5’ 11” leftfielder Gerald McQuaig from 1934 has one of the worst hitting cards I’ve ever seen for an outfielder. The fact that it comes from the hard hitting era of the 30s is pretty ironic. True, McQuaig didn’t play much in 1934 for the Philadelphia Athletics; he came to…
Rich Zawadzki puts 1994 Albert Belle in pretty good company. He’s among the very few starters out there who has a power number at 55. Here’s his list and you can see that Belle is hanging with some pretty good hitters. Belle had his detractors due to his attitude, that…
by Scott Fennessy North Side Park, Chicago, IL 6/10/1905 The Cubs homestand continues today with the Braves playing the Cubs. Vic Willis against Jake Weimer I had high hopes going in as Weimer was 11-1 and the Braves are not playing well at this point. The Braves showed up early…
A few days ago, I got an email from my cross-town buddy John Brandeberry asking if I could come over today and help him with some computer problems. I texted him back with the obvious logical question… “Shall I bring my dice?” APBA was indeed on the agenda (once computer…
by Scott Fennessy Chicago, IL 6/8/1905 North Side Park The Cubs continue their home stand against the Braves today. Chick Fraser against the red hot Ed Reulbach. The Braves are currently in 6th place but just percentage points behind the surging Reds, but the Cardinals with some roster changes are…
From the sound of it, John Herson is just as mystified how this got missed as you probably are. There are no Master Game symbols on the 2012 baseball XC set. For those who want them, you can download them from the APBA website. They are in pdf form. Here…
by Scott Fennessy Chicago, IL 6/7/1905 North Side Park The Cubs continue their home stand against the visiting Braves today. The Braves have been near the cellar all season. The Cubs still stinging from yesterday’s brutal showing against the Pirates are looking for vengeance. Vic Willis against Jake Weimer today.…
Stray Corrado, commissioner of the MWBL sent out this press release announcing their draft day. -Tom On Saturday February 16th, 2013 the Mid-West Baseball League will be holding its 16th annual Draft Day in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Please take a moment to read about the Mid-West Baseball League, and the…
I guess you could call this Terrible Terrell? Minnesota native and journeyman infielder Jerry Terrell’s 1978 card has a few good qualities but you can’t escape the perils of his 51-13. Terrell played for eight years exclusively in the AL and was known for dividing his time equally between third,…
John Mates on The APBA Blog Facebook page has a simple question: Need some help folks……..In YOUR opinion…….list the top ten APBA baseball cards put out for this year……excluding XB’s and XC’s Sounds like someone is getting ready for a draft ;-) I was going to answer this myself but…