INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 125TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON - 2008

7/23/07
During a press conference held at Frontier Field in Rochester, NY, the International League announced plans for the League to celebrate its Quasquicentennial Season (125th Anniversary) in 2008.

The International League traces its roots back to 1884 which makes it the second oldest League in all of professional sports, second only to the National Baseball League which began in 1876. Fifty-nine different cities including seven major league cities have fielded IL clubs over the years. A total of 97 former International League players, managers, umpires and club executives are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, including 2007 inductee Cal Ripken, Jr.

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