| The American Baseball Congress was founded in March, 1935. Its
first national tournament was conducted in Dayton, Ohio, in September of 1935.
Since that time, the American Amateur Baseball Congress has been a ladder on
which hundreds of players have climbed to professional baseball fame. But
primarily, it has remained a means of stimulating better hometown or
neighborhood baseball. The Corporation name was amended to the American Amateur
Baseball Congress in December, 1955. American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC) is the largest
amateur baseball organization in the United States for players above junior
baseball age and the only amateur baseball program, which provides progressive
and continuous organized competition - sub teens through adults. It is
coordinated with other programs through USA Baseball and the American Baseball
Coaches Association.
It is composed of seven (7) different age divisions in the states, Puerto Rico
and Canada. Play is also conducted in four (4) single age divisions; 9's, 11,s,
13's and 15's.
The American Amateur Baseball Congress operates under a league concept as
opposed to an all star concept. A league is composed of at least three (3) teams
playing a minimum of six (6) league games. The winner of each league advances on
to state tournament play. The winner from the state tournament advances on to
regional play and world series play.
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