From the second annual Robert Henry Memorial Tournament, held in 2014. Standing facing the camera (L-R) are the late Hall of Famer Veryl Lincoln and Hall of Famer Skeet Carr presenting an APBA Game Company Special Achievement Award to Brian Cavanaugh of the Philadelphia Boys and Girls Club Bridesburg Unit,…
Tom Fulton was pretty impressed by Mike Piazza’s 1997 APBA card. A catcher-8 with double ones and a 25-7? Now I am too. The former Rookie of the Year had his best year with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1997 when he hit .362 with 40 homers, 124 rbis and…
At one point, Ken Schulz was worried about attendance to the Linda B Schulz Memorial APBA Baseball Tournament. Nice turnout! The first time around with our nine tournament organizers, I asked them about the origins of their respective tournaments. If you haven’t read their responses, you really should check out…
October 7, 1903 Boston, MA After a hard fought game one the teams take the field for game two of this series. Today’s game features Ed Doehny (BYW) against Tom Hughes (AY). The Red Sox are hoping to take advantage of Doehny’s lack of control while Pittsburgh hopes to string…
Players compete at the November ’15 Chicagoland APBA Tournament APBA competitive tournaments have been around for years. The APBA Game Company has held them since the 1970’s. The core concept of a tournament is simple. You get APBA fans together in one location and each has a team. Through a…
Regular readers know Rod Caborn from his Replay Insider write-ups. Others may have seen his regular updates on his league, the Orlando APBA Association (OAPBA). Rod obviously has a gift for writing and presentation as his 30-page 2015 OAPBA Yearbook is not only a great read but beautifully designed. The…
Sgt. Dan Velderrain delivers a nice Monster Monday card in 1930 Gabby Hartnett of the Chicago Cubs. Double ones? Check. 15-7? Check. Top fielding? Check. No 24s? Well, no one’s perfect. Hartnett fit in perfectly with the Chicago lineup in 1930. That year, he added some protection for Hack Wilson,…
This 2014 card is from Justin Wray. The card is not much to look at but Ehire Adrianza is doing pretty well to be playing three infield positions at the age of 85.
While Eric Berg, Dave Rueck, Thomas Fulton and I are preparing for next April’s Prairieland tournament here in Champaign, I started to think, “What does it take to run a successful APBA tournament?” With all of the fantastic tournaments that have been held recently, we want to make sure the…
Rick Auerbach began his career in 1971 with Milwaukee two years after they took it over from the failed Seattle Pilots franchise. Appropriately, he ended it Seattle with the Mariners in 1981. I’d like to say he made a huge difference with either team but that just isn’t true. Rick…