All-American Association

The All-American Association was an independent minor league

Minor league baseball

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 that existed in the southern United States

Southern United States

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...

 in 2001. Total attendance in 2001 was 200,970. The league folded after the end of the season and four of the league's six teams joined other leagues. The Fort Worth Cats

Fort Worth Cats

The Fort Worth Cats are a professional baseball team based in Fort Worth, Texas, in the United States. The Cats are a member of the South Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Since the 2002 season the Cats...

 and Tyler Roughnecks joined the Central Baseball League

Central Baseball League

The Central Baseball League, formerly the Texas-Louisiana League, was a minor league whose member teams were independent of any Major League Baseball affiliations.In 1991, potential owners, Dallas businessman Byron Pierce and U. S...

 (Tyler relocated to Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...

 in January 2002 and became the Jackson Senators

Jackson Senators

The Jackson Senators was the name of at least two minor league baseball teams that played in Jackson, Mississippi.-First team:The first known Jackson Senators club competed in the Cotton States League before 1953...

). The Baton Rouge Blue Marlins (renamed "River Bats") and Montgomery Wings joined the Southeastern League

Southeastern League

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.

2001 Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Manager	Attendance
Albany Alligators	Albany, Georgia Albany, Georgia Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...	Paul Eames Sports Complex Paul Eames Sports Complex The Paul Eames Sports Complex is a minor league baseball stadium, located in Albany, Georgia. The stadium is the home of the South Georgia Peanuts, of the South Coast League. It was the former home of the Albany Polecats, the Albany Alligators and the South Georgia Waves before the team moved to...	Tom Waelchli Eddie Dixon	26,543
Baton Rouge Blue Marlins Baton Rouge Blue Marlins The Baton Rouge Blue Marlins, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and managed by Scott Bethea, were a professional baseball team in the All-American Association. Both the team and the league existed for only one season, 2001. They played their home games at Pete Goldsby Field...	Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...	Pete Goldsby Field	Scott Bethea	16,616
Fort Worth Cats Fort Worth Cats The Fort Worth Cats are a professional baseball team based in Fort Worth, Texas, in the United States. The Cats are a member of the South Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Since the 2002 season the Cats...	Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...	Lon Goldstein Field Lon Goldstein Field Lon Goldstein Field is an approximately 2,000 seat baseball park located in Fort Worth, Texas.The ballpark was opened in 1974, as part of the athletic field for the Fort Worth Independent School District....	Jim Gentile Jim Gentile James Edward Gentile , also nicknamed "Diamond Jim", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and left-handed batter who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers ; Baltimore Orioles , Kansas City Athletics , Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians .A powerful slugger listed at 6' 4",...	50,426
Montgomery Wings	Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...	Paterson Field Paterson Field Paterson Field is a baseball stadium in Montgomery, Alabama. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people and was opened in 1949. Paterson Field has played host to, among other professional teams, the Montgomery Rebels, a AA-class minor-league team affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, and the...	Lou Thornton	78,069
Tennessee T's	Winchester, Tennessee Winchester, Tennessee Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...	Loel E. Bennett Stadium Loel E. Bennett Stadium Loel E. Bennett Stadium is a stadium in Winchester, Tennessee. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of Tennessee T's of the All-American Association as well as the Tennessee Tomahawks of the Heartland League and Big South Leagues. The ballpark has a capacity of 2,500 people and...	Jay Hemond	10,343
Tyler Roughnecks	Tyler, Texas Tyler, Texas Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...	Mike Carter Field Mike Carter Field Mike Carter Field is a stadium in Tyler, Texas. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of Tyler Wildcatters. The ballpark has a capacity of 4,000 people and opened in 1941. The field is the home of the Tyler Junior College Apaches baseball team....	Steve Maddock	18,973

2001 Final Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Baton Rouge Blue Marlins	44	28	.611	--
Albany Alligators	41	31	.569	3
Tyler Roughnecks	40	32	.556	4
Fort Worth Cats	37	35	.514	7
Montgomery Wings	34	38	.472	10
Tennessee T's	20	52	.278	24

2001 Post-Season

Semifinals (best-of-3)

• Baton Rouge defeated Fort Worth, 2 games to 0
• Albany defeated Tyler, 2 games to 1

2001 All-American Association Championship Series (best-of-5)

• Baton Rouge defeated Albany, 3 games to 2

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com

• Independent Baseball Leagues