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FuzzyRussianHat · 01-22-2026, 06:22 AM

The 50^th Arab League Championship was guaranteed to have the 18^th different franchise to win its first title. Alexandria had been there in 2002, 2011, and 2013, but lost each time. The Egyptian teams were 1-10 all-time in the finals entering the event with the lone win by Cairo in 1996. Saudi Arabia had ten titles split between Medina and Jeddah. The Astronauts hosted the Marksmen for three games in mid-May with Mecca taking two of three.

Alexandria opened with a 2-1 home win with both runs on solo homers in the fourth inning. Mecca rolled 9-3 in game two to even it heading home. In game three tied 2-2, MVP Hamdi Bahri had a leadoff double for the Marksmen. After an intentional walk and two flyouts, 3B Alfio Palmiteri had the walkoff RBI to score Bahri in a 3-2 win. The Astronauts evened the series right back up though the next night on a 4-2 road win.

A five-run sixth inning propelled Mecca to an 8-3 win in game five, putting them up 3-2 needing one more win back in Egypt. They got it as the entire lineup contributed to 18 hits in game six, outracing Alexandria in an 11-7 win. SS Thorsten Witzmann was finals MVP, a 34-year old Austrian who was a free agent signing in 2039. He came to ALB with Medina in 2035 after starting in MLB with Albuquerque. Witzmann was 10-20 with two RBI, leading in hits from the #9 hole.

Other notes: In his 19^th and final season, 2B Hassan Shanshol became the world leader for stolen bases. He only played 88 games and started 36 in his one year with Tripoli, but his 34 swipes got him to 2025 steals. Shanshol is the only player to crack 2000 swipes, passing the old world record of 1995 set by EBF’s Carsten Dal. Shanshol also finished with 3246 hits, 1806 runs, 545 doubles, 262 triples, 151 homers, 1020 RBI, .122 wRC+, and 89.5 WAR. At retirement, he ranks 7^th in ALB for hits and runs as well as 2^nd in triples.

In other milestones, Khali Allawi and Abdullah Al-Hatifh became the 12^th and 13^th members of the 700 home run club. Allawi and Ahmed Yasser Basha both breached 2000 career RBI, a mark met by five in ALB and 80 players in world history through 2039. Both are still far from the ALB record of 2518 RBI by Nordine Soule.

It was the final season for Allawi, who finished with 3316 hits, 1763 runs, 697 doubles, 727 homers, 2012 RBI, 1.011 OPS, 158 wRC+, and 93.8 WAR. At retirement on the ALB leaderboards, he’s 9^th in runs, 4^th in hits, 11^th in doubles, 11^th in homers, 5^th in RBI, and 12^th in WAR for position players. He also ranks 39^th in OPS among world Hall of Famers and retired locks and his .631 slugging is tied for 45^th. Mohamed Neen was another notable retirement, ending at 2668 hits, 1556 runs, 627 doubles, 642 homers, 1758 RBI, .947 OPS, 138 wRC+, and 61.8 WAR.

Basha also became the 3^rd in ALB to score 2000 runs, one of only 41 in world history to do so. He sits at 2011 with Soule’s 2162 as the top mark. Basha was already ALB’s hit king and now has 3825, ranking 21^st in the world. He now has 746 doubles (12^th in the world), in striking distance of Abdul Rahman Abu Hamal’s ALB record of 773. Basha is now at 588 homers, 1499 steals, and 133.6 career WAR. He also won his 11^th Silver Slugger in RF.

In other milestones, Mokhtar Bouziane was the 12^th to reach 3000 hits and Abdullah Al-Hafith was the 47^th to 2500 hits. Walid Habib and Alaa Khalii grew the 500 homer club to 52 members. Abdul Jalil Dahir was the 29^th to 1500 runs scored and Musa Isse was the 38^th to 1500 RBI. Kamal Qasim is also now at 732 doubles, putting him 15^th on the world leaderboard. C Oussama El-Batal won his 8^th Silver Slugger. Al-Hafith won his 7^th at 1B and Mohammed Jamil his 7^th at 2B.

Nathan Nasreddine won his 17^th consecutive Gold Glove in right field at age 40 for Basra. This ties EAB’s Jae-Won Park (SS) and OBA/MLB’s Jimmy Caliw (2B/SS) as the only 17-time winners at any position in world history. Park’s 17 wins also came consecutively. Nasreddine is under contract for one more year and has 2850 hits, 1441 runs, 114 wRC+, and 46.6 WAR in his career.

Damascus was a lousy 50-112 and had a team 5.62 ERA, 952 runs allowed, and 894 earned runs. Each run mark was the 2^nd-worst in Western Conference history. Beirut’s Abdul Muhaimin Akbar had the year’s only no-hitter and became ALB’s 8^th pitcher with multiple no-nos, having also done it in 2031.

Arab League Baseball’s scoring was similar in the 2030s as it was in the 2020s. The conferences had an ERA around 4.47, which ranks as very high on the historical scale and behind only AAB and WAB in the 2030s. ALB’s batting average was .271, also quite high historically.

01-22-2026, 06:22 AM	#2681
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,090	2039 Arab League Championship The 50^th Arab League Championship was guaranteed to have the 18^th different franchise to win its first title. Alexandria had been there in 2002, 2011, and 2013, but lost each time. The Egyptian teams were 1-10 all-time in the finals entering the event with the lone win by Cairo in 1996. Saudi Arabia had ten titles split between Medina and Jeddah. The Astronauts hosted the Marksmen for three games in mid-May with Mecca taking two of three. Alexandria opened with a 2-1 home win with both runs on solo homers in the fourth inning. Mecca rolled 9-3 in game two to even it heading home. In game three tied 2-2, MVP Hamdi Bahri had a leadoff double for the Marksmen. After an intentional walk and two flyouts, 3B Alfio Palmiteri had the walkoff RBI to score Bahri in a 3-2 win. The Astronauts evened the series right back up though the next night on a 4-2 road win. A five-run sixth inning propelled Mecca to an 8-3 win in game five, putting them up 3-2 needing one more win back in Egypt. They got it as the entire lineup contributed to 18 hits in game six, outracing Alexandria in an 11-7 win. SS Thorsten Witzmann was finals MVP, a 34-year old Austrian who was a free agent signing in 2039. He came to ALB with Medina in 2035 after starting in MLB with Albuquerque. Witzmann was 10-20 with two RBI, leading in hits from the #9 hole. Other notes: In his 19^th and final season, 2B Hassan Shanshol became the world leader for stolen bases. He only played 88 games and started 36 in his one year with Tripoli, but his 34 swipes got him to 2025 steals. Shanshol is the only player to crack 2000 swipes, passing the old world record of 1995 set by EBF’s Carsten Dal. Shanshol also finished with 3246 hits, 1806 runs, 545 doubles, 262 triples, 151 homers, 1020 RBI, .122 wRC+, and 89.5 WAR. At retirement, he ranks 7^th in ALB for hits and runs as well as 2^nd in triples. In other milestones, Khali Allawi and Abdullah Al-Hatifh became the 12^th and 13^th members of the 700 home run club. Allawi and Ahmed Yasser Basha both breached 2000 career RBI, a mark met by five in ALB and 80 players in world history through 2039. Both are still far from the ALB record of 2518 RBI by Nordine Soule. It was the final season for Allawi, who finished with 3316 hits, 1763 runs, 697 doubles, 727 homers, 2012 RBI, 1.011 OPS, 158 wRC+, and 93.8 WAR. At retirement on the ALB leaderboards, he’s 9^th in runs, 4^th in hits, 11^th in doubles, 11^th in homers, 5^th in RBI, and 12^th in WAR for position players. He also ranks 39^th in OPS among world Hall of Famers and retired locks and his .631 slugging is tied for 45^th. Mohamed Neen was another notable retirement, ending at 2668 hits, 1556 runs, 627 doubles, 642 homers, 1758 RBI, .947 OPS, 138 wRC+, and 61.8 WAR. Basha also became the 3^rd in ALB to score 2000 runs, one of only 41 in world history to do so. He sits at 2011 with Soule’s 2162 as the top mark. Basha was already ALB’s hit king and now has 3825, ranking 21^st in the world. He now has 746 doubles (12^th in the world), in striking distance of Abdul Rahman Abu Hamal’s ALB record of 773. Basha is now at 588 homers, 1499 steals, and 133.6 career WAR. He also won his 11^th Silver Slugger in RF. In other milestones, Mokhtar Bouziane was the 12^th to reach 3000 hits and Abdullah Al-Hafith was the 47^th to 2500 hits. Walid Habib and Alaa Khalii grew the 500 homer club to 52 members. Abdul Jalil Dahir was the 29^th to 1500 runs scored and Musa Isse was the 38^th to 1500 RBI. Kamal Qasim is also now at 732 doubles, putting him 15^th on the world leaderboard. C Oussama El-Batal won his 8^th Silver Slugger. Al-Hafith won his 7^th at 1B and Mohammed Jamil his 7^th at 2B. Nathan Nasreddine won his 17^th consecutive Gold Glove in right field at age 40 for Basra. This ties EAB’s Jae-Won Park (SS) and OBA/MLB’s Jimmy Caliw (2B/SS) as the only 17-time winners at any position in world history. Park’s 17 wins also came consecutively. Nasreddine is under contract for one more year and has 2850 hits, 1441 runs, 114 wRC+, and 46.6 WAR in his career. Damascus was a lousy 50-112 and had a team 5.62 ERA, 952 runs allowed, and 894 earned runs. Each run mark was the 2^nd-worst in Western Conference history. Beirut’s Abdul Muhaimin Akbar had the year’s only no-hitter and became ALB’s 8^th pitcher with multiple no-nos, having also done it in 2031. Arab League Baseball’s scoring was similar in the 2030s as it was in the 2020s. The conferences had an ERA around 4.47, which ranks as very high on the historical scale and behind only AAB and WAB in the 2030s. ALB’s batting average was .271, also quite high historically. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)