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…
Maintaining an accurate record of the daily won-lost standings is a must. For keeping basic W-L standings and percentages, I record my standings in a simple 11 x 8 inch college ruled notebook, on a day-by-day basis, For a regular eight-team replay, you will need around 30-40 pages to record…
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,…
October 6, 1903 Boston, MA This year’s World Series features two teams that took completely different paths to October. The Red Sox dominated from opening day on and were never challenged, and the Pirates who started off slow and had to endure a grueling battle with the Giants that was…
Recording the score of each game seems obvious. But you need to have a well- organized system that will enable you go far beyond simply keeping scores. Once you get rolling you will want insights into each team’s performances. Home and away? Extra-inning games? One-run games? How many shutouts has…
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.