It’s tough to announce the death of any APBA fan. When it’s someone like Howard Ahlskog, it’s like losing an APBA All-Star. Howard passed away this week at the age of 74. I was texted about it by Don Smith today. In his words, Ahlskog was a “legend among APBA…
October 12, 1902 Philadelphia, PA One would expect a manager who has a 3-0 lead in the championship series to be a bit more relaxed than normal, but Pirates manager Fred Clarke seemed a bit subdued prior to today’s game four matchup in Philadelphia this morning. Clarke will be among…
If a player’s slugging percentage is in four digits, it’s sure to be a winner. It’s 1992 Domingo Martinez and comes from Howie Mooney. See, Howie and I are both attending Doug Schuyler’s Chicagoland Summer Fantasy World Series tournament next month. Howie is bringing the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays and…
In the past few blogs, we have stress the importance of organizing and maintaining accuracy in recording game scores on a day-by-day basis and keeping one’s standings up to date and accurate. Fall short in either area and count on eventually having to pore through your records trying to accurately…
October 11, 1902 Philadelphia, PA The series shifts to Philadelphia as the Pirates look to take advantage of the biggest hole in the Philadelphia armor; pitching depth. While Rube Waddell and Eddie Plank are true aces, Bert Husting is at best an innings eater. Rated as a CW he struggled…
I wrote this league profile about the A.P.B.A.L not too long ago. It turns out they are now looking for a new manager. Hugh Brown says: The APBA League is seeking a manager for its 2016-17 season (September-March). The league plays a 66 game schedule with series scheduled once a…
With Jake Arrieta now 9-0 with a tasty 1.56 ERA. He’s coming off a 2015 season where he went 22-6 and a similar 1.77. Barring injury, there’s nothing indicating he won’t duplicate these numbers again. Yet, Arrieta isn’t on any of the rosters of the Illowa APBA League. Why? Like…
There have been multiple calls by APBA fans for a comprehensive list of pitchers who were rated A&C or A&B. I don’t claim to have that list but Pastor Rich Zawadzki got me started with the pitchers below. Let’s consider this a working list. If anyone knows of any more…
October 8, 1902 Pittsburgh, PA The A’s faced the Pirates again today after being shutout in game 1. Pirates player-manager Fred Clarke was feeling extremely confident as his ace hurler, Charles “Deacon” Phillippe takes the mound today. Charles is an AYZ who won 33 games during the regular season. His…
When Pastor Rich Zawadzki suggested 1922 Ty Cobb for Monster Monday, I thought surely I had already done this one. I mean it’s a .400 hitting card of the Georgia Peach. I should know better than to doubt Pastor Rich though. He’s done his homework. I’ve done a few Ty…