Baseball in Ireland 1942-1988

This is the Eirball Index Page to All-Time Results and Standings of Irish Baseball Leagues (1961 to 1988) and other Baseball Leagues in Ireland such as the WW2 League among US and Canadian Soldiers stationed in Northern Ireland for the duration of the War.

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Cadet Baseball Leagues

Baseball has been played in Ireland since the first visiting American Major League teams in the 1870s, and the first Leagues in Ireland were played by American and Canadian Baseball playersstationed in Northern Ireland during the Second World War. In the 1960s the Youth first teams in Ireland were formed in Dublin and Waterford, and the Irish Baseball Association was formed by these teams. In 1982 the first Dublin Softball League (Softball is a recreational version of Baseball) season was played (the League is still in existence as the Leinster Softball League) 1988 the Donegal Baseball and Softball Association played a Youth Baseball season

Northern Ireland Baseball Championship

From 1942, when US Soldiers, Navy & Airmen stationed in Northern Ireland during World War II played in the Northern Ireland Baseball League and 8th US Air Corps Baseball Championship, to the Youth Baseball Championships played in Waterford & Dublin in the 1960s (The Irish Baseball Association) and Donegal (The Donegal Baseball & Softball Association) there have been Baseball Leagues in Ireland.

Irish Baseball Leagues 1942-1988

WW2 US Armed Forces Leagues 1942-1943; Cadet Baseball Leagues 1961-1988.

Cadet Baseball Leagues Finals

Irish Baseball Association | Championship 1961-1966

Cadet Baseball Leagues Results

Donegal Baseball & Softball Asociation (Seasons): 1988

Tuam (Galway) Cadet Baseball (Seasons): 1970

Irish Baseball Association (Seasons): 1961

Northern Ireland Baseball League 1942-1943

8th US Air Corps v NIBL Championship Series (Seasons): 1943

Northern Ireland Baseball League (Seasons): 1943 1942 

8th US Air Corps Baseball Championship (Seasons): 1943