70 years of Legion Baseball rule books now available on Digital Archive

Learn about American Legion Baseball with more than 70 years of digitized rule books, starting with the 1928 season. The newly available books demonstrate changes in Legion Baseball over the last nearly 100 years.

The national youth program was founded in 1926 as American Legion Junior Baseball. In 1961, the name was changed to American Legion Baseball to differentiate the program from other youth baseball programs. Details of the name change can be found on page 64 of the May 1961 Proceedings of the National Executive Committee.

The books include the rules for the upcoming year and information on national and regional games from the previous season including activity highlights, winner lists and team photos. Regular features include Players of the Year and alumni who are members of a Major League team.

Visit the Digital Archive to discover something new about American Legion Baseball.