Hitting galore in Brando’s 1930 replay

image_1359164442993591Earlier 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. 

1930-Homer-PeelSpeaking 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! 

Thomas Nelshoppen

I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA. I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as a frequent participant of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.

3 Comments:

  1. 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.

  2. Ah yes, “the count” Puccinelli. Have you ever thought about a contest to pick the greatest monster card ever?

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