Earlier this week, I got an email from my buddy John “Brando” Brandeberry asking if I wanted to come over this weekend and help play a few games in his 1930 APBA replay. Kind of like a middle aged booty-call except better, because you know, it’s APBA.
So I went over today and 1930 was on the menu. Brando is about 100 games into the ‘30 season for both leagues. He’s using the APBA Basic Game out of the box and is using actual lineups. As you’ll see below, he’s getting some fantastic results and having lots of fun.
Here’s a quick wrap of our action today:
His Cleveland Indians managed to beat my Detroit Tigers 6-4 thanks to the Tribe’s Wes Farrell who is an AZ, one of the few A starters in the 30 set. In Game 2, I took the good fielding Washington Senators against the Philadelphia A’s and their well-stocked lineup. Even without Tilly Bishop and Mule Haas in the lineup, John’s A’s won 7-5. Monster Card Al Simmons contributed a three-run homer in the effort. George Earnshaw who got the win helped himself with a two-run triple.
Speaking of Monster Cards, I took Hack Wilson’s Cubs in Game 3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Between drinks, Wilson added two more rbis to his total with a double and a triple and the Cubs defeated the Bucs 10-5. Our last game was between the Cincinnati Reds and the St Louis Cardinals. I knew what I was I was getting myself into when I chose the Reds but I always love an underdog. The Red Lucas/Wild Bill Hallahan matchup was close till the ninth when the Cards put together a six-run rally in the ninth inning sparked by a “Sunny Jim” Bottomley homer. The Cards won 14-5.
The highlight for me? When in need of a pinch hitter, Brando passed by Monster Card George Puccinelli and instead chose one time Terrible Card Tuesday entry, Homer Peel. Bless your heart, John.
Brando sent me some selected highlights (stats not including our games today). Keep in mind, that these stats are through only about 98-99 games per team.
| Hitting streaks | |
| Brk | Johnny Frederick 51 games active |
| Phi | Al Simmons 44 games active |
| Best 1-2 Punch | |
| PhN | Chuck Klein .442 121 R 44 HR 124 Rbi |
| Lefty O’Doul .440 110 R 12 HR 68 Rbi | |
| Noteworthy | |
| ChN | Hack Wilson .378 38 HR 146 Rbi |
| Cycles | |
| CWS | Jolley 2 |
| StB | Melillo |
| NL | |
| Cin | Sukeforth |
| Pit | Suhr |
| StL | Bottomley |
| Chicago Cubs "The Grand Slam Team" | |
| Wilson 2 | |
| Beck 2 | |
| Cuyler 1 |
| BA Qualifiers | |||
| AL | |||
| Phi | Simmons | .423 | |
| Phi | Cochrane | .398 | |
| CWS | Reynolds | .393 | |
| NYY | Gehrig | .381 | |
| NL | |||
| Phi | Klein | .442 | |
| Phi | O’Doul | .440 | |
| NYG | Lindstrom | .435 | |
| NYG | Terry | .426 | |
| Pit | P Waner | .414 | |
| StL | Frisch | .411 | |
| Chi | Cuyler | .400 | |
| Wins AL | |||
| Phi | Grove | 19-5 | 2.12 |
| Phi | Earnshaw | 18-7 | 3.47 |
| Cle | Ferrell | 16-8 | 2.53 |
| CWS | Lyons | 16-10 | 3.08 |
| Was | Hadley | 15-4 | 3.44 |
| Wins NL | |||
| Chi | Malone | 18-4 | 3.25 |
| Pit | Kremer | 16-5 | 3.60 |
| Brk | Vance | 15-4 | 2.66 |
| NYG | Hubbell | 14-8 | 3.50 |
| NYG | Walker | 13-7 | 3.44 |
FYI… Brando extended his streak for Al Simmons to 45 games against me today. Also, Hack Wilson added two more rbis.
…and wow, Clyde Beck has two homeruns (let alone grandslams)??
thanks Brando!
My wife and I got a good laugh – middle age booty call – but better.
How many games do you play a week?
Did you ever finish your 79 replay?
heh, Brando has a code. He tells me he “needs help with his computer”. I usually do help clean it up a bit when I go over there but we end up playing APBA for most of the time. :)
My wife is on to it. She doesn’t care. :)
oh, the 79 NL season is on indefinite hiatus for the time being. Still have the stats archived. one of these days, one of us will pick it up again.
Ah yes, “the count” Puccinelli. Have you ever thought about a contest to pick the greatest monster card ever?