by Scott Fennessy The AL was a slugger’s league for sure. Unlike my dead ball era teams where just hitting near .300 was good enough to win the batting title, anything under .350 was not even considered. 4 hitters topped the .400 mark, and the bambino, in his first FLB…
There was a discussion on Facebook’s APBA Baseball group recently regarding where people would like to have the result number 12 if it wasn’t on 23. I’m guessing 22 wasn’t top of anyone’s list. Thanks, Kevin!
by Scott Fennessy The senior circuit was pretty much dominated the Giants. The Reds were a solid team and the Pirates were respectable, but the lower division was awful. New York Giants (81-59) The Giants were a loaded team and filled the leaderboards with their roster. The catching duo of…
By Scott Fennessy Today’s Terrible Tuesday comes from the 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs. Floyd “Rube” Kroh. It seems like every team had a “Rube” on it at that time and Floyd was the Cubs version. Floyd must have been a late season addition to the roster as he appeared…
MONSTER CARD MONDAY: 1903 Cy Young By Scott Fennessy I know everyone thought with Tom being away there would not be a Monster Monday card, but surprise! Here we go. Today’s card is the legend himself, Cy Young. This is from his 1903 season where he went 28-9 with a…
By Scott Fennessy To quote the legendary Harry Cary “Hello Everybody…” I wanted to have a more in depth report, but was not quite able to get as much info as possible, but I will make do with what I can. The top two teams in each division after all…
The results are back and I’ve been reading the Facebook APBA Baseball group’s updates on this past weekend’s Chicagoland World Series Tournament in Grayslake, Illinois. It’s a little bittersweet since I couldn’t make it and it looked like everyone had such a great time. I have to admit, I’m a…
As of Monday, I may be out of contact for a couple weeks as I will be on a family vacation. I may check in if I find a wireless access point now and then. For now though, I’m leaving capable Scott Fennessy in charge of The APBA Blog. I…
In the 60s and 70s, Nate Colbert was a three time All-Star slugging first baseman who played six years for the San Diego Padres. Between 1969 and 1973 he averaged 30 homers a season for the Pads. But all good things had to climb out of the slime. In this…
I did a Willie Mays card not too long ago but when Robert Hutchings posted this on Facebook a couple days ago, I couldn’t resist. This is Mays’ 1957 reprint card and it is quite fun to look at. Mays hit .333 with 35 homeruns and 26 doubles but he…