It’s draft time now in many APBA baseball leagues. The Roberto Clemente Memorial Baseball Association is no exception as they conducted their annual draft last weekend. When rumors of their top picks spread among my league’s email list, I contacted John Briggs of the RCMBA. John responded by not only…
Kevin Burghardt is back. I posted his NL update of his Great Teams of the 70s project last week. Now, as he promised, it’s time to present the AL side. Kevin is 108 games through his project. Besides, it gives me another chance to post a photo of Kevin with one…
I forgot who suggested this 1956 Paul Minner card (if you’re reading this, ‘fess up!) but it’s a good one. Rather unusual too. Lefty Minner finished out his career with the Cubs in ‘56 and didn’t do so hot from the bump. He had a 2-5 record with a 6.89…
Rod Caborn submits this “stranger than fiction item” as he puts it, from his 1911 National League replay: Giants Christy Mathewson has started out 7-0 (NY Giants are 22-6 and running away with the NL race) and just completed second of two consecutive one-hit shutouts. On May 8, Mathewson one-hit…
Beau Lofgren rolls his APBA dice in the cold, frozen town of Hawley, Minnesota. When he’s not playing APBA Master Baseball Game replaying the 1989 Oakland A’s season or writing about it on his new blog, Minnesota APBA, he coaches baseball at the local high school. Beau loves sports and…
It seems that APBA tournaments have really blossomed in the last few years. With the success of the Chicagoland Tournaments and now, Pastor Rich Zawadzki’s Greater Michigan APBA Baseball tournament, APBA fans just want to connect with others to play the game they love even if it’s for just one…
This timely piece was written by commissioner G.F. Korreck of the Grand Rapids APBA League (GRAPBA) and was forwarded on by Dick Butler. -Tom In last week’s Grand Rapids APBA League (GRAPBA) World Series Ernie Banks, playing for the eventual champion Bats, hit a three-run homer in his first at…
That card nestled in Ken Schulz’ fingers is Matt Alexander 1979 APBA published in last year. Alexander played for the Pirates in 1979 and if it wasn’t already apparent from his stats (16 runs scored and 13 steals but only 13 at-bats), his primary role was being a pinch runner. …
It’s All-Star break in the Boys of Summer APBA Online League. After the voting was tabulated, Adrian Beltre was tabbed as the lone Urbana Locomotive representative, a 180 degree difference from last year when we dominated. To be fair, even I didn’t vote for any other Urbana player and I…
According to Rich Zawadzki, registration is closed and the divisions are now official for the 1st Annual Greater Michigan APBA Baseball Basic Tournament. The tourney will take place on March 7th in Jackson, Michigan. Here’s his announcement: WE HAVE 32 TEAMS SELECTED FOR THE 1ST ANNUAL GREATER MICHIGAN APBA…