Home of more Minnesota
State Champions than any other District in the State!
We
Take Great Pride in our Legion Baseball on the East Side!
Important Notice:
Due
to the pandemic, we are sad to report that the National
(and Minnesota)
2020 American Legion Baseball Program has been canclled.
We hope to be back for the 2021 Season,
and we wish all of our participants and fans good health
in the coming months!
Please enjoy 2019's season information until we return!
Congrat's
to All of Our 2019 District 4 Teams on a Great Season !
ROSETOWN (Sub-State 7 Playoff Tournament Champ), and
TRI-CITY RED (Sub-State 8 Playoff Tournament Champ)
Will Represent District 4 in the
2019 Minnesota State Tournament,
hosted by Cold Spring !!!
COACHES:PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE WINNER
IS TO TEXT SCORES TO ME AFTER EACH GAME
(!!); in addition, notify the newspapers.
The
above schedule is not updated on an
hour-to-hour basis to reflect last minute
scheule changes, postponements due to
weather, etc. Therefore, for the most
up-to-date schedule information, contact
the applicable team directly.
Note
to Friends/Fans: Although provided to
them, the St. Paul paper has not been
publishing the daily game schedule,
citing lack of space. We anticipate the
same this year. If you, as a newspaper
subscriber, find this disappointing,
please contact
the newspaper to express your
opinion.
Photos
of Select 4th District Legion Games
(including prior seasons)
Courtesy of Legionnaire and
Baseball Fan Extraordinaire,
Lou Michaels,
"The Photo Guy!"
In particular, look for Lou at this
year's
games at CHS, as he is roving with his
camera,
and say "Hi Lou!"
Ticket Information:
If you are associated with a District 4
team,
and you would like to purchase a ticket,
please contact your team's
parent banquet coordinator
(or your team manager,
as listed in the section below.)
If you are a 4th
District Legion Baseball fan
who is not necessarily associated with a
team,
walk-in tickets will be
available for sale at the door.
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MN Ranks #1
Nationally !!
For the past five years, Minnesota has
ranked #1 in the Nation, with respect to
having the highest number of registered
teams.
(Minnesota had 351 teams in 2018.)
While exact figures were not provided by
National for 2015-2018, in 2014,
Minnesota led with 306. Pennsylvania,
which had held the #1 spot for many
years, came in second, with 299. Nebraska
followed with 281. Wisconsin (207) and
Illinois (163) rounded out the top five.
Because MN is one of the leaders, in
terms of the number of registered teams,
it retains its distinction of being one
of the few States that is designated to
send two teams to
Division I Regional competition. View
2014 list of all 50 states.
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4th
District Teams: If you would like to list your
team's fundraiser on this web page,
please send an email,
with all of the pertinent info
regarding the event.
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Season Standings
FINAL 2019
4th District American Legion Baseball
Division I, Through Friday, 7/19/19
Place
Team
Win
Loss
Percent
GB
LTP
1
Tri-City Red
9
3
.750
--
0
2**
Tri-City Maroon (13 RA)
8
4
.667
1.0
0
3**
Rosetown (17 RA)
8
4
.667
1.0
0
4**
North St. Paul (18 RA)
8
4
.667
1.0
0
5
Arcade-Phalen
4
8
.333
5.0
0
6
Hamline Red
3
9
.250
6.0
0
7
Hamline Purple
2
10
.167
7.0
0
Tie-Breakers: (1)*
Head-to-head; (2) **Least RA/innings
played in head-to-head games; (3)***Most
RS/innings played in head-to-head games;
(4)**** Coin flip.
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State and National
Division I Tournament Info
2019
94th Annual MN Division I State
Tournament: - Hosted by Cold Spring
- Team Reporting & Banquet:
Wednesday, July 31
- Games: Thursday, Aug 1 - Sunday, Aug. 4
2019
Central Plains Region 6 Tournament: - Hosted by Sioux Falls, SD
- Team Reporting Date & Banquet:
Tuesday, August 6
- Games: Wed. August 7 - Sunday, August
11
2019 93rd
Annual American Legion World Series - Hosted by Shelby, NC
- Team Reporting & Events: Tuesday,
August 13
- Games: Thurs. August 15 - Tues. August
20 (pool play)
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Attention,
Coaches!!
2019 District Deadlines and Requirements:
All
teams must register for 2019 by
completing their Team Application on the
National site by April 15th.*
Team
Insurance must be in force by date of
first practice, or May 15th, whichever is
earlier. A $200 late fee will be assessed
by National, if insurance is purchased
after 5/15.
All Team
Rosters, Form 2's, Form 76's, Form 77's,
Concussion Training Certificates** (for
new coaches, and for those whose prior
certifications have expired) and
Double-Rostered Player Lists must be in
District Director's hands no later than
June 20. (A Roster
Packet Cover Sheet
must accompany your submittal.)
Team
rosters must also be submitted "as
final" within the National System by
June 15.
*All coaches (and
adult staff / volunteers who are in a
position of authority and who have
regular contact with players) must
complete an annual background
check prior to
participating in any team activity in
which players / prospective players are
present. View
SAMPLE background screen application
**Free Concussion
Training (video) is available on the CDC web
site. Those who have
completed training through the MSHSL may
submit that certificate, in lieu of the
CDC certificate.)
COACHES
& TEAM MANAGERS:
IMPORTANT ALERT
REGARDING PLAYER FORM 2 The
2019 Form 2 published by National STILL
contains the same error as in 2018:
The Form 2 that is available within your
team account
in the registration system does NOT
request that players fill in their FULL
date of birth
(only "Month / Year")
Therefore, if your player's have not yet
completed Form 2, have them complete the Form
2 that is posted here
(which I had edited, to correct
National's form.)
For general
information regarding American Legion
Baseball and player eligibility, please feel
free to review the information
available on the MN
American Legion Baseball Home Page.
For help in determining the American Legion
Baseball team for which you are eligible to
play, please contact
us.
2019 Divsion I
Sub-State Playoff Tournament Information
Fifteen
"Sub-State Playoff Tournaments"
will be held across Minnesota. In
addition to the 15 Sub-State Champions,
the State Tournament Host team, Cold
Spring in 2019, automatically receives a
berth, which rounds the State Tournament
field out to 16 teams.
Division I 4th
District teams have been assigned to two
different Sub-State playoff tournaments:
Sub-State
8 participants (8 teams) include:
Tri-City Red, Tri-City Maroon, and
Arcade-Phalen -- along with Lino
Lakes (Centennial), Tri-City Blue
(St. Anthony), and Chisago Lakes from
the 10th District -- and Stillwater
and Forest Lake from the 3rd
District. (The Tournament Director is
Gail
Kalata. The seeding
for the tournament completed by the
participating coaches, on Saturday
July 20th.)
Sub-State
7 participants (8 teams) include:
North St. Paul 39ers, Hamline Purple,
Hamline Red and Rosetown, along with
Oakdale, Mahtomedi, and West St. Paul
from District 3, and Fridley Eagle
Gold (Totino-Grace) from District 10.
(The Tournament Director is Ron
Adams.)
CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL PARTICIPATING TEAMS ON A FINE
SEASON -- AND TO TRI-CITY RED, WHO WILL
REPRESENT DISTRICT 4 AND SUB-STATE 8 IN
THE 2019 STATE TOURNAMENT!
**NOTE:
Game 13 was suspended in 5th inning due
to lightning, with Oakdale leading 12-3;
the game was continued Saturday at 10:45
a.m.
14 - Satruday, July
27, 2019 (Championship)
Winner of Game 13 -
(5) Oakdale
10
Winner of Game 11 -
(2) Rosetown
4
Noon, North St.
Paul (championship)
15 - Satruday, July
27, 2019
(If Necessary)
Loser of Game 14 -
(2) Rosetown
4
Winner of Game 14 -
(5) Oakdale
0
3:00, North St.
Paul, if necessary
Tournament
Notes:
CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL PARTICIPATING TEAMS ON A FINE
SEASON -- AND TO ROSETOWN, WHO WILL
REPRESENT DISTRICT 4 AND SUB-STATE 7 IN
THE 2019 STATE TOURNAMENT!
The 2019 end-of-season
4th District Banquet will be held as follows:
- Tuesday, July 30th
- Arcade-Phalen Post 577 1129 Arcade
Street, St. Paul 55106
- 6:00 p.m. - Social Hour
- 7:00 p.m. - Dinner and Program*
The banquet features an annual player awards
program*, honoring season participants.
For ticket / attendance information, please
contact your team's parent banquet
coordinator (or team mananger.)
2016 District MVP: Honorees Announced at Annual 4th
District Banquet at end of regular season) 4th District MVP is Honored each year at
the St. Paul
Old-Timer's Hot Stove League Banquet
Ryan
Nickel
Tri-City
Red, Post 513
2nd Base /
Shortstop
2016 Jim Bass Award
(Coach of the Year) This award was presented
for the first time in 2010. Jim Bass was a
legendary coach on the East Side of St. Paul,
who was heavily involved in coaching many youth
sports, in addition to baseball. Awarded the
Purple Heart for service to his country in
Vietnam (wounded three separate times), his
injuries ultimately led to significant health
problems, resulting in his premature death at the
age
of 58 in 2000. As Manager and Head Coach of the
Arcade-Phalen American Legion Baseball team, Jim
led the team to a State Championship title
in 1979, a State Runner-up title in 1980, as well
as numerous 4th District Championships during his
tenure.
4th District Coaches determine the recipient of
this award through a blind vote.;
the honor of receiving this award signifies the
great respect held for a coach by his peers --
for his service to his players, his community,
and the game in general, both on and off the
field.
