In light of his recent induction to the Hall of Fame, here is Greg Maddux’ 1994 APBA card. In 1994, Maddux went 16-6 which would be great in any year but that was the strike-shortened season and his Braves had only played 114 games as a team that year. Maddux’…
Both the Monsters and the Terribles were looking forward to the Midseason Doubleheader Gala at Winners Park. However, ‘22 Rogers Hornsby and ‘13 Walter Johnson gave the Monsters fans something to remember the day. It was business as usual for Johnson as he pitched his second consecutive no-hitter in Game…
Hope those are all 66s, Doug!
There’s nothing too odd about the numbers on this 1966 David Dowling card… until you look at his stats. Dowling pitched just one game for the ‘66 Cubs. Not only that, it was a complete game win. He gave up ten hits but gave up just two runs and walked…
Cy Perkins was a useful, if not spectacular catcher who played 15 seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics during his career that lasted from 1915 to 1934. This card represents his last season with the A’s in 1930. While Bill Terry, Chuck Klein and Hack Wilson were racking up stats for…
With the Chicagoland Summer APBA Tournament behind us, APBA fans are looking ahead to the future. First of all, there will be another Chicagoland tournament in Woodstock scheduled for November. Now it looks like Pastor Rich Zawadzki is seeing what kind of interest there is for a similar tournament in…
Today’s Monster Card selection hits close to home for me. Dave Smith was my very first draft pick in Illowa APBA League. This is Smith’s 1987 card for the Astros. Despite ‘87 being a hitters’ year, Smith had a great year on mound with a a career low 1.65 ERA. …
Just a few more photos from the Chicagoland Summer APBA Tournament that took place in Woodstock on Saturday. Nuts and bolts details of the tournament on this page. [click on each photo to enlarge] Group photo! Squeeze in there, Doug! They were smart not to include me. From left…
James Welch took the 1968 St Louis Cardinals to the finals by winning his division. Craig Christian finished the job. On Saturday July 19th in Woodstock, Illinois, the 1968 St Louis Cardinals defeated the 2001 Seattle Mariners in the final game to win the 2014 Chicagoland Summer APBA World Series…
Rod Caborn must know about my thing for an APBA league’s historical stats. He sent me the yearly leaders for the Orlando APBA Association. It’s quite an archive going back to when Tony Gwynn won the batting title in 1988 with a .350 average. Rod notes: Thought the attached might…