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The New Jersey franchise disbanded at the end of the 1979 season. [29] Joe Pepitone went on to serve as team president and played first base for the Chicago team in the North American Softball League (NASL) in 1980. [30] [31] Jim Galloway of the Statesmen is a member of the American Softball Association Hall of Fame, inducted in 1985. [32]
Over that last weekend of August 1968, the first USSSA world softball tournament was played in West Allis, Wisconsin. Over the past 40 years USSSA has grown from a couple of thousand slow-pitch softball players to over 3.5 million participants playing 13 primary sports. In fact, USSSA sanctions teams and individuals in 38 sports.
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]
The USA Softball adult program began in 1934. With over 170,000 teams, 2.5 million players, and 500,000 coaches involved on an annual basis, the adult program is the largest USA Softball program. USA Softball provides programs of competition for adults including fast pitch, slow pitch and modified pitch for men and women.
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.
The Monuments finished the 1977 season in first place of the Eastern Division with a record of 33-20 (.623). They defeated the New York Clippers in the first round of the playoffs 2-0 (15-14, 10-9), advancing to the next round where they defeated the Kentucky Bourbons 2-1 (6-17, 10-4, 15-10).
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