Babe Ruth Baseball was founded in 1951 in
Hamilton Township, a suburb of Trenton, New Jersey, to provide
wholesome amateur baseball for 13, 14 and 15-year-old players. It
all started out with a four-team league that was designed to follow
Little League Baseball, which at that time was only involved with
the 5-12 age category. In 1953 the Pacific Northwest Region of Babe
Ruth Baseball was established with the formation of a 13 –15 Year
Old Division.
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1953 |
Pacific Northwest Region was established with the formation
of a
13 –15 Year-Old Division. John Laxson of Portland, Oregon
elected as the First Regional Director. First Regional Tournament
Champion was Seattle, Washington. |
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1959 |
George D. Wyse of Seattle, Washington elected Regional
Director.
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1961 |
Ira W. Decker of Billings, Montana elected Regional
Director. |
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1963 |
Floyd Markham of Portland, Oregon elected Regional Director. |
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1966 |
Gene Wood of Casper, Wyoming elected Regional Director. |
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1967 |
Wilf Sadler of Victoria, B. C. elected Regional Director. |
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1971 |
Duane Ward of Wheatland, Wyoming elected Regional Director. |
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1972 |
16-18-Year-Old Division established. First Regional
Tournament Champion was Chinook, Washington. |
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1978 |
Regional Director title changed to Regional Commissioner. |
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1980 |
13-Year-Old Division established. Oregon State boundary
split into North and South. First Regional Tournament
Champion was Ketzer-Salem, North Oregon. |
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1983 |
Jim Lemp of Cheyenne, Wyoming elected
Regional Commissioner. |
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1984 |
Bambino Division for player’s ages 5-12 established. First
Regional Champion was Helena, Montana.
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1988 |
Washington State split into North and South. |
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1994
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16-Year-Old Division established. First Regional Tournament
Champion was Portland-Metro, North Oregon. |
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1996 |
11-Year-Old Division established. First Regional Tournament
Champion was Western Youth, South Washington. |
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1999 |
14-Year-Old Division established. First Regional Tournament
Champion was Rexburg, Idaho. |
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2000 |
Bambino Division renamed Cal Ripken Baseball, a Division of
Babe Ruth League, Incorporated. Gord Welbourne of Surrey,
B.C. elected Regional Commissioner. |
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2001 |
10 and Under Division established. First Regional Tournament
Champion was Kennewick Americans, South Washington.
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2002 |
Pacific Northwest Region’s Roll of Honor was established |
| 2007 |
Cal Ripken
Major 70-foot Division established, first Tournament was
held in Nampa, ID. First Regional Champion was Olympia/Black
Hills, South Washington. |
