Final League Table
| P | W | L | FF | GB | Pts | |
| *Spartans | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | – | 63 |
| Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Black Sox | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2.7 | 55 |
| Panthers | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
| Belfast NorthStars | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9.7 | 19 |
| Greystones Mariners | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Blue Devils | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 3 |
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| C – Champions / 4 pts Win / 1 pt Loss / -1 pt Forfeit # |
Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | ||||
| 13.04.2002 | Panthers | 5 | Spartans | 19 |
| 13.04.2002 | Black Sox | 27 | Blue Devils | 4 |
| Week 2 | ||||
| 20.04.2002 | Hurricanes | 14 | Blue Devils | 2 |
| 20.04.2002 | Blue Devils | 4 | Hurricanes | 14 |
| 20.04.2002 | Belfast North Stars | 4 | Black Sox | 18 |
| 20.04.2002 | Belfast North Stars | 0 | Black Sox | 8 |
| Week 3 | ||||
| 27.04.2002 | Hurricanes | 16 | Black Sox | 5 |
| 27.04.2002 | Panthers | 16 | Blue Devils | 6 |
| 28.04.2002 | Spartans | 35 | Belfast North Stars | 4 |
| 28.04.2002 | Spartans | 18 | Belfast North Stars | 9 |
| Week 4 | ||||
| 04.05.2002 | Hurricanes | 21 | Greystones Mariners | 3 |
| 04.05.2002 | Black Sox | 23 | Greystones Mariners | 11 |
| 04.05.2002 | Belfast North Stars | p | Blue Devils | p |
| 04.05.2002 | Belfast North Stars | p | Blue Devils | p |
| Week 5 | ||||
| 12.05.2002 | Hurricanes | 24 | Belfast North Stars | 0 |
| Week 6 | ||||
| 18.05.2002 | Belfast North Stars | 13 | Greystones Mariners | 9 |
| Week 7 | ||||
| 25.05.2002 | Greystones Mariners | 23 | Blue Devils | 8 |
| 25.05.2002 | Greystones Mariners | s | Blue Devils | s |
| 25.05.2002 | Spartans | 7 | Black Sox | 0 # |
| 01.06.2002 | Blue Devils | 6 | Black Sox | 12 |
| 01.06.2002 | Greystones Mariners | 10 | Panthers | 21 |
| 01.06.2002 | Greystones Mariners | 9 | Panthers | 12 |
| Week 8 | ||||
| 08.06.2002 | Spartans | 6 | Hurricanes | 5 |
| 08.06.2002 | Blue Devils | 0 # | Panthers | 7 |
| 09.06.2002 | Black Sox | 8 | Greystones Mariners | 6 |
| 09.06.2002 | Black Sox | 10 | Greystones Mariners | 8 |
| Week 9 | ||||
| 15.06.2002 | Panthers | 0 # | Black Sox | 7 |
| 15.06.2002 | Spartans | 14 | Greystones Mariners | 2 |
| Week 11 | ||||
| 29.06.2002 | Hurricanes | 7 | Blue Devils | 0 # |
| 29.06.2002 | Greystones Mariners @ | 0 | Belfast North Stars | 0 |
| 30.06.2002 | Spartans | 8 | Panthers | 6 |
| Week 12 | ||||
| 13.07.2002 | Hurricanes | 7 | Panthers | 0 # |
| 13.07.2002 | Blue Devils | 0 # | Spartans | 7 |
| Week 13 | ||||
| 20.07.2002 | Hurricanes | 3 | Black Sox | 11 |
| 20.07.2002 | Blue Devils | 0 # | Greystones Mariners | 7 |
| 20.07.2002 | Belfast North Stars | 4 | Panthers | 12 |
| 20.07.2002 | Belfast North Stars | 9 | Panthers | 10 |
| Week 14 | ||||
| 10.08.2002 | Black Sox | 4 | Blue Devils | 0 |
| 10.08.2002 | Black Sox | 7 | Belfast North Stars | 1 |
| 10.08.2002 | Greystones Mariners | 13 | Hurricanes | 14 |
| 10.08.2002 | Greystones Mariners | 5 | Hurricanes | 8 |
| Week 15 | ||||
| 17.08.2002 | Spartans | 9 | Blue Devils | 1 |
| 17.08.2002 | Spartans | 7 | Belfast North Stars | 0 # |
| Week 16 | ||||
| 24.08.2002 | Panthers | 17 | Hurricanes | 4 |
| Week 17 | ||||
| 31.08.2002 | Hurricanes | 8 | Spartans | 1 |
| 31.08.2002 | Blue Devils | 0 # | Belfast North Stars | 7 |
| 01.09.2002 | Panthers | 0 # | Black Sox | 7 |
| 01.09.2002 | Black Sox | 7 | Panthers | 0 # |
| Week 18 | ||||
| 14.09.2002 | Spartans | 1 | Black Sox | 0 |
| 14.09.2002 | Panthers | 7 | Blue Devils | 0 # |
| 14.09.2002 | Belfast North Stars | 0 | Greystones Mariners | 0 |
| Week 19 | ||||
| 21.09.2002 | Panthers | 0 # | Spartans | 7 |
| 21.09.2002 | Panthers | 9 | Greystones Mariners | 8 |
| Week 20 | ||||
| 28.09.2002 | Hurricanes | 20 | Black Sox | 3 |
| 28.09.2002 | Panthers | 10 | Belfast North Stars | 4 |
| 28.09.2002 | Spartans ^ | 1 | Greystones Mariners | 2 |
| 28.09.2002 | Greystones Mariners | 3 | Spartans | 14 |
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Home Venues
| Team | Home Field |
| Belfast NorthStars ~ | Belfast |
| Black Sox | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Blue Devils | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Hurricanes | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Panthers | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Spartans | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Greystones Mariners ^ | Greystones, Co. Wicklow |
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Report
The Spartans won the Irish Baseball League in 2002, by one game from the Hurricanes, finishing on a 15-3 Win-Loss Record. The Black Sox were a further 2 and 2/3 games back having forfeited one game. Defendinf Champions the Panthers finished in fourth place with 10 wins and 2 losses, although they forfeited a further 6 games. Belfast North Stars and Greystones Mariners each won 3 games and the Blue Devils brought up the rear, losing all games and forfeiting 6.
Websites
[2] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Irish Baseball & Softball Federation (2017) The 2002 Irish Baseball League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030110141248/http://www.ibsf.ie:80/baseball/adult_league.htm [Accessed 7 May 2017]
[3] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Irish Baseball & Softball Federation (2017) 2002 Irish Baseball League Results to Date – Final Season Results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20031121094249/http://www.ibsf.ie:80/baseball/adult_league_past.htm [Accessed 7 May 2017]
Images
[1] Irish Baseball and Softball Federation (1999) IBSF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.geocities.ws/dbpackers/images/ibsf_logo_99.jpg [Accessed 11 May 2017]
[4] Baseball Ireland (2019) Spartans 2002 Irish League Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/images/spartans_2002_small.gif [Accessed 2 December 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Brian Connolly (Panthers) & Peter Mullen (Black Sox)
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 2 December 2019
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