The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) is an independent baseball league located in the Canadian province of Ontario. The league was formed in 1919.
Teams are run similar to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions, using wooden bats and minor league specification baseballs. Teams play 36 games scheduled over a 88-day season running from May to late-August.
The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) was founded in 1919 with just four cities represented — Galt, Guelph, Stratford and Kitchener, and is the oldest amateur men's league in Canada. During the early years, the league expanded to include the cities of Waterloo, Brantford, Preston, and St. Thomas.
It was previously known as the Intercounty Major Baseball League and the Senior Intercounty Baseball League. Teams compete for the Jack and Lynne Dominico Trophy, which is awarded to the league champions. The trophy is named for Jack Dominico, owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team and his late wife Lynne.
On July 8, 2006, in Barrie, the league's New Era IBL All-Star Classic game between the Barrie Baycats and the IBL All-Stars; Barrie won 7–2.
On August 21 and 22, 2010 in Ottawa, the Fat Cats hosted the New Era All-Star Classic between the IBL All-Stars and the All-Stars from Ligue de Baseball Senior Élite du Québec (LBSEQ).
Barrie hosted the league's All-Star Game on July 11, 2015 with the IBL All-Stars defeating Barrie Baycats 13–4.
Commissioner: John Kastner
Registrar: Jason Little
Treasurer/Statistician: Herb Morell
Umpire in Chief: Andy Herrington
Marketing Manager: Ryan Harrison
Media Relations Manager: Cory Smith
The winning team is awarded the Jack and Lynne Dominico Trophy.
Other awards presented include:
Rawlings IBL Player of the Year Award/John Bell Memorial Trophy
IBL Rookie of the Year/Brian Kerr Memorial Trophy
John Axford (Brantford Red Sox) – Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians
Don Beaupre (Waterloo Tigers) – Minnesota North Stars
Rich Butler (Toronto Maple Leafs) – Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays
Rob Butler (Toronto Maple Leafs) – Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies
Frank Colman (London Majors) – Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees
Scott Diamond (Guelph Royals) – Minnesota Twins
Rob Ducey (Cambridge) Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Anaheim Angels 1987–2001
Wilmer Fields (Brantford Red Sox) 1939–50 – Homestead Grays
Mike Gardiner (Stratford Hillers) Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners 1990–1995
Ferguson Jenkins (London Majors) Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox (1991 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee)
Mike Kilkenny (London Majors) – Detroit Tigers
Joe Krakauskas (Brantford Red Sox) 1937–46 – Washington Senators & Cleveland Indians
Larry Landreth (Stratford Hillers) – Montreal Expos
Lester Lockett (Kitchener) – Baltimore Elite Giants
Roy McKay (London Majors) – Detroit Tigers
Denny McLain (London Majors) – Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves
Jesse Orosco (Galt Terriers) – New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins
Pete Orr (Toronto Maple Leafs) – Atlanta Braves
Lester B. Pearson (Guelph Maple Leafs) – Prime Minister of Canada (22 April 1963 – 20 April 1968)
Dave Rozema (London Majors) – Detroit Tigers
Chris Speier (Stratford) – San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs & Montreal Expos
Paul Spoljaric (Toronto Maple Leafs, Barrie Baycats) – Toronto Blue Jays
Rob Thomson (Stratford Hillers) – New York Yankees
Scott Thorman (Brantford Red Sox) – Atlanta Braves
Jimmy Wilkes (Brantford Red Sox) – Negro League: Newark Eagles, Houston Eagles, Indianapolis Clowns
