APBA Blog reader Martin posed a question: I have a question: According to Zach’s handbook, the 1912 GTOP VOL.2 New York Giants Christy Mathewson has an AYZZ (310 IP 34W). Yet, The 1902 Pirates GTOP Vol.3 has; Tannehill 231IP 25W, Phillippe 272 IP 26W!!!, Leever 221 IP 31W as AYZ,…
In a group text, fellow Illowa League member Dennis Jennings noted that Tony Cloninger passed away last week. I didn’t see Cloninger pitch in real life but I still felt a twinge of sadness. As a CYW, Cloninger is a workhorse starter for the Atlanta Braves in my 1966 NL…
Thanks to Darren Schulz for submitting this recap of the Linda b. Schulz Memorial APBA Tournament! -Tom Linda B. Schulz Memorial APBA Baseball Tournament IV – Slippery Rock PA – July 7, 2018 Once again, Slippery Rock was home to the 4th annual Linda B. Schulz Memorial APBA Baseball tournament.…
Cleveland was a surprise winner in Rod Caborn’s 1913 American League replay, completed this past June. The AL replay was pitcher-centric with the league ERA of 2.62 and average team batting average of .216 (v. .256 in real life). Caborn reports that while the batting stats were underwhelming because of…
The APBA Game Company is now offering single baseball teams and from what I have seen, the response is quite favorable. Perhaps because of the popularity of competitive tournaments, the sale of single teams do not require buying a whole set to use one team from that particular season. First,…
This has been a busy week in the APBA community (and I will get that soon) but let me tell you about fun meeting I had last week. My wife and I took our daughter to her new college in Massachusetts for freshman orientation. From Illinois to New England, it…
This comes from Kevin Burghardt… yeah, the cap guy who loves 70’s baseball. While there certainly may be an abundance of them out there, I can’t recall off hand seeing shortstops rated (S) in speed. This is the reason I did a double take when checking (Roger) Metzger’s speed rating during…
Darren and Ken Schulz (shown right) sent in an update for the upcoming Linda B. Schulz Memorial APBA Baseball Tournament. It’s hard to believe that it’s the fourth tournament in Slippery Rock, PA! Forty participants will gather for fun and APBA on July 7, 2018. As APBA tournaments near their…
The Chicago Cubs were ahead for just one at bat in their June 19th doubleheader against the Houston Astros but they made it count. Game 1 Going into the 9th inning in Game 1, the Northsiders were down 4-0 thanks to a brilliant effort by Astros hurler Miguel Cuellar. Miggy…
According to the APBA Newsletter, a total of 65 APBA fans attended the 2018 National APBA Convention in Alpharetta, Georgia on June 21-24. A LOT of congratulations are in order. Tourney winners First, it seems like the Wells Dynasty is alive kicking. Greg Wells won the APBA Baseball tourney with…