WL World League Teams
WL World League Caribbean Division 1982
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Havana | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mexico City | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WL World League Pacific Division 1982
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honolulu | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vancouver | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UL United League Teams
UL United League Atlantic Division 1982
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Jersey | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington DC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UL United League Central Division 1982
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Orleans | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
About the ILB
IN 1981, Charlie Finley, ex-Owner of the Oakland Athletics Baseball Team determined to get vengeance on Major League Baseball, teaming up with none other than the now infamous Donald Trump to announce plans for the IL – International League Baseball to start play in 1982. The IL never got off the ground. Finley and Trump’s league was to have 12 teams: Mexico City, Havana (Cuba), Caracas (Venezuela), Tokyo (Japan), Honolulu, Vancouver, Washington DC, Chicago, Denver, Miami, New Orleans and East Rutherford, NJ. [References: 1]
The teams could have been evenly split between a United States League (with two three team Divisions: Atlantic and Central) and a World League (with Caribbean and Pacific Divisions) with the winners of the two playing off for the International Series. This would have mirrored Major League Baseball’s American League and National League playing off for the World Series, and Finley intended it to be fully a Major League rival to the American and National Leagues. [References: 1]
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References
[1] UPI (1981) Charlie Finley wants to form International League [Internet] Available from: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/23/Charlie-Finley-wants-to-form-International-League/7704638780760/ [Accessed 15 April 2023]
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