It’s playoff time. The Urbana Locomotives will take on the Portland Microbrewers in the Boys of Summer APBA League National League Championship Series. Perhaps it was appropriate or even destiny that brought Portland and Urbana to BoS NLCS. The fans certainly have something in common. The city of the Microbrewers…
Reader Steve Ryan sent this Chicago Cubs 1975 Bob Locker card to me. At first glance, I thought “yeah, a D*ZZ is pretty rare” until Steve pointed out Locker’s stats to me. Then it hit me. It’s probably a mistake on the card. Baseball Reference confirms that Bob Locker walked…
In my spare time when I’m out with my laptop, I’ve been playing the 1961 season via APBA Baseball for Windows. It’s a no-frills set-up that I did real quickly. While I manage the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees teams, the computer plays the other teams. Mel Roach…
APBA released anther update for APBA Baseball for Windows 5.75. Here’s the link to download it. It’s simple enough to do. Just run the file once you download it. Here is what it fixed according to APBA: League Manager: Injury report displaying incorrect number of days if player was moved…
Historically, there are very few 1B-5 out there. To find one with a 15-7 on his card is even more rare. Yankee Don Mattingly of 1985 fits the bill. In 1985, Don Mattingly not only hit .324 with 35 homers but he also led the AL with 48 doubles, 145…
Maybe my Illowa APBA League got wind of the success of their Urbana Locomotives counterparts in the Boys of Summer APBA League. Or maybe I just took advantage of a last place team down on their luck. Either way, my Twin City Thunderchickens shook off a 6-12 August to begin…
If you had done a search previously on The APBA Blog, Carl Furillo’s name wouldn’t have shown up. I aim to rectify that today. Carl Furillo was a key part of the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers lineup. As a right fielder, his cannon arm gunned down 11 unsuspecting base runners while…
Put it in the books. The regular season of the first year of the Boys of Summer APBA League (BBW, based on 2012 season) is now over. Fortunately for my Urbana Locomotives, there’s more work to be done. Finishing at 104-58, we took first place in the National League East…
Brian Cavanaugh of The Bridesburg APBA League took on a solo replay project, one that involved his beloved Phillies. Here’s his recap. -Tom I have never been more excited to play a replay than I was to replay the 1993 Phillies season. This team is my all-time favorite Phillies team,…
This Joe Hoerner card from my 1966 season set is pretty much all or nothing. With hit numbers 1-1-8-8-9-9, Hoerner gets his double ones from one homerun in 13 plate appearances for St Louis. That homerun was Joe’s only hit of the year, too. Of course, Hoerner’s true value was…