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In 1981 the APSPL merged with NASL to create the United Professional Softball League (UPSL), but only the Milwaukee franchise came from the NASL to the new league as the other NASL teams folded. [17] [18] The merged league competed for two seasons, before disbanding after the 1982 season, ending the pro era of men's softball. [19] [20] [21]
Men's professional softball teams from the American-Professional Softball League (APSPL) (1977-80); North American Softball League (NASL) (1980); United Professional Softball League (UPSL) (1981-82) Pages in category "Men's professional softball teams"
This is a list of professional sports leagues.. A sports league is a professional body that governs the competition of its teams. [clarification needed] They make the rules for competition and behavior and disciplines its members as necessary.
The merged league competed for two seasons, before disbanding after the 1982 season, ending the pro era of men's softball. [12] [13] [14] Lima Steele's, named for the Steele's Sports Company, was a long-time power in amateur softball and entered the professional ranks in 1982, the last season of the USPL. [15] [16] [17]
The merged league competed for two seasons, before disbanding after the 1982 season, ending the pro era of men's softball. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Salts part-owner AJ Kalil had paid a $25,000 entry fee for the league but ended up resigning as team President in June, turning over the role to part-owner Peter Silvanic, father of catcher-pitcher-part ...
A rival league, the North American Softball League (NASL), was formed in 1980 by Cleveland Competitors owner Ted Stepien. [34] Stepien owned a franchise, the Cincinnati Rivermen, that played at the Newport Recreation Center in Newport, Kentucky, and lured several players away from the Suds, including Mike LaFever, who served as team General Manager.
The Minnesota Norsemen were a professional softball team that played in the American Professional Slo-Pitch League (APSPL) during the 1978 and 1979 seasons. The team had played as the Minnesota Goofy's in the 1977 season, changing names for 1978. They played their home games at Midway Stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota. [1]
The Athletics moved to New Jersey in 1981 and became the South Jersey Athletics. The merged league competed for two seasons, before disbanding after the 1982 season, ending the pro era of men's softball. [14] [15] [16] The Athletics had a nomadic existence, starting play in 1978 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia with a capacity of over 60,000.