HR 219 — A Resolution designating July 17, 2025, as "100th anniversary of American Legion Baseball Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   1555

                    THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 219
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY HADDOCK, DONAHUE, BURGOS, HARKINS, GREINER, GIRAL,
        SANCHEZ, NEILSON, COOK, STAATS, FREEMAN, VENKAT, BRENNAN,
        HILL-EVANS, MENTZER, M. JONES, SCHLOSSBERG, KENYATTA, DALEY,
        GREEN, MADDEN AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, APRIL 30, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND
        OPERATIONS, APRIL 30, 2025


                                A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating July 17, 2025, as "100th anniversary of American
 2      Legion Baseball Day" in Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, American Legion Baseball is one of the most
 4   successful amateur sports leagues in the country, surviving
 5   through World War II and other national tragedies; and
 6      WHEREAS, Players between 13 and 19 years of age, in all 50
 7   states and Canada, can compete in this league with the hopes of
 8   eventually playing college or professional baseball; and
 9      WHEREAS, By participating in American Legion Baseball,
10   players learn about teamwork, discipline, good sportsmanship and
11   leadership, encouraging today's youth to become tomorrow's
12   leaders; and
13      WHEREAS, The league awards more than $25,000 in college
14   scholarships to its players each year based off of their
15   character, leadership, scholarship and financial need; and
16      WHEREAS, Over the last 100 years, 82 former American Legion
 1   Baseball players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of
 2   Fame; and
 3         WHEREAS, The first American Legion Baseball World Series took
 4   place in Philadelphia in 1926, including teams from 15 states;
 5   and
 6         WHEREAS, In 1982, Boyertown became the first American Legion
 7   Baseball World Series Champion from Pennsylvania, and the team's
 8   1987 win continues to be the second-most dominant championship
 9   run in the league's history; and
10         WHEREAS, As of 2024, there are 305 American Legion Baseball
11   teams in Pennsylvania, which is the second-highest number of
12   teams compared to all states across the country; and
13         WHEREAS, It is important for all Pennsylvanians to recognize
14   the value of American Legion Baseball to this Commonwealth and
15   our nation's pastime; therefore be it
16         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate July
17   17, 2025, as "100th anniversary of American Legion Baseball Day"
18   in Pennsylvania.




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