APBA documentarian and “Replay Insider” columnist Rod Caborn has come through again. Rod has recently sent me information on his 1912 NL replay. As always, his detailed recap is without comparison. It is aesthetically pleasing, thoroughly complete and overall enjoyable to read. It includes stats, highlights, boxscores not to mention…
Reader Bob Haider presents a card published in 2012 which belongs to Dave Johnson of the Baltimore Orioles. Yes, the same Davey Johnson who hit 43 dingers in 1973. This card looks pretty standard at first glance. However after a couple more moments, something doesn’t look right. There is the…
Darren Schulz passed on this 1977 Roger Freed card for Monster Monday. Nifty numbers on this card! Between 1970-1979, Freed played for five teams in eight seasons as a first baseman and an outfielder. He never got a whole lot of playing time except for perhaps 1971 when he collected…
It’s Thanksgiving holiday and I’m visiting my family in Quad Cities area. So what do I do on Black Friday while my wife and daughter go shopping? Play APBA, of course! The first place Moline Upperdeckers were on the Illowa APBA League schedule for November so manager Marcus Bunch (left)…
This week’s Weird Wednesday card comes from Scott Fennessy. Check out Steve Yeager’s 1974 card which was published in 2012. With power numbers 1-4-6 and a 44-7, Yeager’s card wouldn’t be so bad except for his 22-12. Yikes! The anomaly is pretty obvious to spot since the number below it…
At the recent Chicagoland tournament, I had a chance to talk to former Chicagoland champion Gary Lindley. Now Gary may come off as a quiet man but once you start chatting with him, especially about baseball, he is very opinionated and will not hesitate to give you his perspective on…
Reader Jerry Hill writes: Is every thing OK with you and the APBA Blog? I admit I’ve slacked off a bit lately. A job transition/promotion, focusing on my family (my youngest is in her senior year of high school) and working on some other projects has taken a little of…
Q: How does an APBA card reproduce 14 steals in just 6 plate appearances? A: Any way that it can. Season Totals Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG 1967 Totals 34 0 6 6 7 1…
On Saturday, a total of 34 APBA fans descended onto the Comfort Inn-O’Hare in Des Plaines, Illinois to play APBA, talk baseball and have some fun. Thanks to the tireless efforts of organizer Rob Spatz this tourney could not have happened. APBA fans came as far as Michigan, Iowa and…
Thanks to Kevin Burghardt for submitting this article! It really hit home. -TN So many of us that play this wonderful game called APBA Baseball have stated how it’s changed our lives for the better. I was thinking the other day just how true that is for me personally. As…