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Just like modern day baseball, although for different reasons, the National League will play as a pitchers league while the American will be a hitters league.

Here's how the park factors stack up for each league (#'s are Lefty/Righty)

The NL does increase singles at the rate of 2-3% above normal while the AL reduces singles by about the same margin, but AL teams will see enormous increases in triples and home runs.

AL batters will enjoy a 27% increase in the long ball while in the NL, the same batter would see their production cut by 10% - in all a 37% swing.  Lefty batters will see a 30% swing between the leagues.

The Hitters Division is undoubtedly the AL West.  Shotgun, Gary, and Jason B all chose extreme hitters parks that increase home runs by 200-300%, though only Gary's Coors Field increases all aspects of hitting across the board.  Here's the list of real life home run leaders that will play home games in the AL West

70 - Mark McGwire (Fanclub)
61 - Roger Maris (All Stars)
57 - Luis Gonzalez (Beau Brummels)
54 - Babe Ruth (Green Sox)
52 - George Foster (Green Sox)
49 - Harmon Killebrew (Beau Brummels)

Interestingly, ATB best pitchers league is also in the AL.  In the East all aspects of batting are suppressed - singles  by 1%, doubles by 3%, and home runs by about 32%.  Key pitchers in this division include:

Greg Maddux (Hoplites)
Eric Gagne (Hoplites)
Randy Johnson (Brews)
Cy Blanton (Wildlings)
Jonathan Papelbon (Wildlings)
Red Ryan ("Mechanics)

Across ATB, the most extreme pitchers park is the infamous 1939 Bee Hive - 96 / 74 / 48 / 26.  There the Otherton Fishbiscuits will send out the best 1-2 combination in the game, Pedro Martinez and Bill Bernhard.  Can't wait to see their ERA's.

All the divisional and park to park details can be found here.