I love seeing APBA in the news. APBA fans Ted Knorr and Fred Walker made the local TV news in Wormleyburg, Pennsylvania when they replayed the famous Game 7 of the 1960 World Series between the Pirates and the Yankees. That’s a risky move. Hate to see the Bronx Bombers…
This oddly-photographed card belongs to 2013 Dan Uggla of Don Smith’s Molly Putts Marauders from the Illowa APBA League (as well as the Atlanta Braves). When I encountered Molly at the IAL All-Star weekend and found out he had a 15-14, out came my camera. This is an action shot…
With the 2014 MLB regular season over, APBA fans are wanting to know what the upcoming cards will look like. I know I do. Fortunately for us, there are couple people who pull out their formulas (and crystal balls) on yearly basis and help us get through the lean weeks…
When Pastor Rich suggested Babe Ruth’s 1924 APBA card for today’s column, I told him, “He really doesn’t run out of Monster cards, does he?”. I’ve already featured his 1920 card, his 1921 card, his 1927 card as well as his 1930 card. This will be his fifth. Rich reminded…
A little over a month away, the date for the next Chicagoland World Series APBA Tournament is rapidly approaching. By my count, it will be the fourth one and I’ve attended two of the three so far. They’re a lot of fun. It’s a great way to meet and re-connect…
The Midwest Baseball League has just come out with this year’s award winners. Check them out on MWBL’s web page. I couldn’t help but notice that Carlos Santana was tops in the AL’s All-Star catcher category. He’s been making the news a lot lately in APBA leagues. Special congrats to…
Whatever happened to the C(A*) pitcher? Or for that matter, the D(B*)? Tom Zuppa sent me this 1978 John D’Acquisto APBA card as a reminder that these cards weren’t all that uncommon in the 1970s. Usually, these cards were given to relievers with appropriately low ERAs. However, these relievers managed…
On October 3-5 in Downers Grove, Illinois, the Illowa APBA League had their 2014 All-Star Game weekend. That included the IAL All-Star Game itself plus four regular season six-game series… not to mention a lot of fun. We also had the pleasure of Scott Fennsessy’s presence on Saturday. Scott, who…
Ken Heard, fellow blogger over at his thoughtful site Love, Life, and APBA Baseball, asked me a couple days ago if I had read The Golden Era Cubs by Eddie Gold and Art Ahrens. He knew of of my status as a long-suffering Cubs fan and wanted to send the…
When Dave Stapleton came up in 1980 with the Red Sox, he was a promising infielder prospect batting .321 in his rookie year. By 1986, he left baseball with a dying gasp. In 1986, Stapleton batted only accumulated 39 at-bats. It was third year in a row he batted less…