Atlanta Brave infielder Pat Rockett’s nickname was “Rock” obviously derived from his last name. It could also describe his glove as well. In 1977, Rockett made 24 errors in 83 games at short with a .940 fielding percentage. Rockett didn’t fare well in 1978 either, certainly at the plate. He…
I had the chance to talk to Doug Schuyler last week on the phone. Among other things, Doug is responsible for organizing the upcoming 2nd Chicagoland APBA World Series Tournament (along with co-organizer Jim Saska) which is slated for November 16th, 2013. This upcoming tourney seems to be getting a…
[Note: John emailed me and told me this position has been filled. Good luck, RCMBA!!] John Briggs of the RCMBA emailed me with a request to post this ad looking for a new manager. Anybody interested? Roberto Clemente Memorial Baseball Association RCMBA Founded 1975 We are searching for one manager…
The 2000 Nomar Garciaparra card holds a special place in our Illowa APBA League. He’s the only player to hit .400 in our league ever when he did it with a .412 average in 2001. With Boston in real life, he fared pretty well too. He hit .372 with…
by Scott Fennesy Chicago, IL 7/30/1905 The Cubs face the Phillies in the second game of this series. The Cubs continue to chase the Giants and are 6 games out coming into this series. The Phillies have played the Cubs tough all season it seems and todays game should favor…
In a brief announcement, the APBA Game Company have released the 2012 APBA Football rosters. You can view or download the rosters from the Company website at this link. The APBA Company says they will ship the card sets once the APBA Pro Football Games have all been shipped to…
Like the previous Johnny Bench card, this Reggie Jackson card comes from Mel M’s 1967 card set. Jackson came up for the Athletics for the last year they were in existence in Kansas City. Reggie’s card is not near as bad as Bench’s ‘67 card was but obviously still doesn’t…
Brian Cavanaugh sent me a great summary on the Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club APBA League season. The Rockets captained by Dylan H., won the Bridesburg 2013 championship! Brian reports: As the summer of 2013 winds down, so has the 2013 Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club APBA league. This…
I ran across this 1973 Barry Foote card on Facebook. Bruce Pratt posted it. He had just purchased the new 1973 season and is loving Foote’s fantastic albeit limited, card for the Expos. Foote was a late season call-up for the Expos and made the most of his time. He…
Drysdale still made it into the top ten of current ERA leaders Today, I probably played my strangest game in my 1966 NL replay so far. It was an April 24th matchup between the Dodgers and the Cubs. The Northsiders were trying to even the series in Chicago after getting…