Finally, here it is! As I mentioned earlier, this 1930 Bill Terry card should have been one of the first posted. Pastor Rich Zawadski had even forwarded it to me. But for months, I was under the assumption I had featured him. Now, Terry finally gets his due. Those who…
With the less than formidable cards you saw with the Terribles secondbasemen, you’ll be happy to see the choices for the Monsters. They were so good, I actually included one player twice for two different seasons. I’m sure Pastor Rich knows who I’m talking about (more info here on my…
Sometimes even I am amazed by what happens when APBA fans get together. When faced with a pretty major setback, a group of baseball fans will find a way to get things done. The Boys of Summer APBA Online League, spearheaded by commissioner Shawn Baier, were ready to draft for…
Jason sent me a question which really deserves an article: He asks: Do you have any guides, tips, hints, plug and play templates, magic wands, etc for helping me create and maintain a league? I admit, that’s quite a question with a lot of answers. I did check back with…
Amado Samuel’s card from 1962 was suggested by Scott Veatch. Samuel was an infielder for three years in the early 60s for the Milwaukee Braves. This 1962 card represents Samuel’s rookie year for the Braves. He actually got in over 200 at-bats that season and hit three homers with a…
It looks like a lot of you had fun with the Monsters firstbasemen poll. Now get ready for some weak hitting middle infielders as we head into the second basemen and shortstops. We’ll start with the Terribles’ secondbasemen (more info here on the TCT-MCM project). It’s an interesting field with…
“Solo homers usually come with no one on base.” -Ralph Kiner Yes, I know. I promised I’d do Bill Terry. That will have to wait for another week. With the recent passing of slugger Ralph Kiner at the age of 91, I thought it was appropriate that he would get…
I finally got around to updating the Illowa APBA League website. It pales compared to some of the league websites I’ve seen (there are some fantastic ones out there!) but the relevant info is up for you to see. The biggest updates I’ve made are to the all-time registry and…
For this week’s Flashback Friday, we’re heading back into Scott Veatch’s Vault. This time, we’re going to find a 1964 APBA Golf brochure from 1964. For the time, these 1964 brochures looked pretty snazzy with full-color photos of the game This brochure follows the same format as the other glossy…
Hank Konkel emails The APBA Blog with some details on Legends of the Game. LotG is unique in that it’s a retro BBW league. The league itself started in 2012 but chronologically, the seasons they played started in 1961. They are now beginning the 1963 season this year. You can…