It’s about time to put this card up on Monday. It’s Roger Maris’ record-breaking 1961 card for the Yankees. That was the year, of course, he overtook Mickey Mantle in the race for the homerun title and ended up breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time record with 61. Aside from leading the…
Rod Caborn emails us about the futile attempt of the rest of the OAPBA League in keeping Joe Passiatore down. Passiatore’s Platoon won their sixth straight OAPBA title. Rod reports: Joe Passiatore’s Platoon (44-36) battled their way to their sixth consecutive OAPBA title in 2013, rebounding from a horrible start…
This contribution from Scott Veatch’s vault is quite a treat. Released in 1965, it’s a sleek, colorful brochure touting the fun you can have with APBA Football. This engaging piece uses catchy phrases like “Now The Pro League Comes To You” and “The Passing Averages Are Unbelievably Similar” and “Every…
Weird Card Wednesday? Yeah, don’t get used to it. It’s probably a one time thing (unless y’all help out). When two people email me about an APBA card in two days, I guess it’s worthy of posting about. Both Steve Ryan and Jerry Hill contacted me asking me if I’ve…
I’m throwing this out to those in APBA leagues for any helpful input. Our league (10 team, F-T-F. Basic Game Baseball) is now entertaining a proposal to allow in-season trades which would start next year if passed. To date, we have never allowed trades during the season. Mostly, I think…
Courtesy of Scott Veatch, here is Chicago Cub Randy Bobb’s 1968 APBA card. I was only four years old at the time but I was a little surprised that I hadn’t heard of this Northside catcher. Then again, manager Leo Durocher had a penchant for overusing Randy Hundley behind the…
Have I really not done a Chuck Klein Monster Card yet? Really? I found that hard to believe when I looked back to check. I know I’ve written about him when Brando and I played his 1930 replay and I know Pastor Rich did his duty by recommending him. But…
For a good while now, there’s been a flurry of comments on one of Scott Fennessy’s columns and a good APBA/deadball discussion is brewing. There was talk of season compatibility and even adjustments to pitchers’ ratings to make them more accurate and realistic. Chris Witt provides a tangible outcome from…
On Friday morning, my long time friend Don Smith and his Molly Putts Marauders came by Friday to play a late season Illowa APBA League series. My family was staying at a cabin on a lake on my Mom’s farm near where Don lives so he drove over and we…
“Your insidious products are more habit forming than cigarettes, more home-wrecking than other women. For six years I have been in the clutches of your baseball game and now I’m back for seconds on football, after holding out until opening day, nearly. There should be a Congressional investigation.” a testimonial…