After doing The APBA Blog for over ten years, it’s amazing to me that there are still leagues in my general area I don’t know about. Yet, the Indian Hill APBA Baseball Club has operated for over 30 years out of Naperville, Illinois which is the same town that my league held its conventions for years.
Scott Erickson contacted me about the IHABC. Formed in 1981, it is a workplace league based out of the Indian Hill AT&T Bell Labs facility.
Some quick facts on the Indian Hill APBA Baseball Club:
League Name |
Indian Hill APBA Baseball Club |
| Contact Person | Scott Erickson |
| Sport | Baseball |
| # of teams | 10 |
| Year of inception | 1981 |
| Basic/Master/Computer/ Combination | Computer |
| Does your league play… | out of the box |
| Geographic location | Across the U.S. and U.K. |
Scott says:
“The league started with co-workers at the AT&T Bell Labs “Indian Hill” facility in Naperville, IL.
We rolled dice at lunch in a conference room (with the door closed to maintain the appearance of professionalism (we all know what the dice can do to a person). 2 original members are still in the league. 8 of the 10 managers are current or former Bell Labs employees.
Our league is continuous ownership, has a 6-round draft (with 6 non-playoff teams having a lottery-style round 0 and the playoff teams getting a their 6th pick at the end of the draft), and a 33-player roster.
Originally, we played 80 games with dice but have played 162 since the computer version arrived. One interesting note is that we had to add a rule after the first season when a manager intentionally walked 14 straight batters in the final game of the season to ensure a loss and a better draft pick”
Thanks for all the great info, Scott!
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I would like to contact Scott Erickson.