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The Lakers Babe Ruth Baseball team history can only be traced back to the late 80's. Because it was in 1988 when Coach Billy began playing on the Lakers. In 1989, current Babe Ruth President Doug Brookes joined the team. And in 1990, current Manager, Bill Wingren became the teams coach. From 1986-1988, the team was managed by Joe Rossi, who's son Joe played on the team. And from somewhere in the mid-80's until 1990, Bill Lanfrank was a coach for the team. Doug Brookes, former president of Babe Ruth and father of current president Doug Brookes, was also a coach for 10 years. In 2000 Coach Billy Wingren re-joined the team, this time as a coach. There have been a great deal of players from the Lakers who have gone on to excellent careers in baseball. Many people ask why our team name is the only one that is not named after an existing professional team, like all of the other teams, currently. When Bill Wingren took over the team in 1990, the teams were sponsored by local businesses and had all kinds of names. The North Stars, The Flyers, The Bombers (who Coach Matt Played for), The Pirates, to name a few. And of course, the Lakers. Our uniforms were very different then (see the photo section). We were sponsored by Rockaway Mall Exxon and our uniforms were baby blue. We had mesh hats with a felt "L" on them. Eventually in the early 90's, the teams were not sponsored anymore and the uniforms were changed. And so did the team names. As kids left the teams, so did the coaches. But on the Lakers, we have been continuously coached by the same person for all of these years. So, the team name has never changed. Although, we have been asked a number of times to change, Coach always declines. It is a tradition we hold on to. The Lakers have had some very successful seasons in
the past, winning the championships a number of times. We
have been in a number of championship series games and have been in the
playoffs consistently throughout the years. We have had some awful
seasons as well. But as Coach Bill always says, the point is to have fun
and learn this great game of baseball. Did you play for the Lakers? If so see if you can find yourself on here. If you are here, please drop an e-mail to Coach Wingren. Be sure to add your e-mail so we can add you to our database. Stay in touch with other players. What year did YOU play for the Lakers? 2008 2009 Ode to the Lakers Picture two young men behind the backstop, watching a team
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