Brian Bishop write in about the United States Baseball League. The USBL has a lofty goal; starting with the 1903 season, they want to get through 100 years of baseball. Sounds tough but they have already progressed to 1930 in nine years. Info on the USBL: League Name United States…
As you may have already heard, the Illowa APBA League is in a state of transition. A long time manager and friend has resigned and we’re in the process of looking for a replacement. It’s somewhat unfamiliar territory for the IAL as we have only had one new manager in…
Rod Caborn sends in an update on postseason action from OAPBA! -Tom Defeat Beefers in six games to capture crown for 10th time In a World Series win that confirmed his team as an OAPBA dynasty, Joe Passiatore’s Platoon took the measure of Rod Caborn’s Beefers in six games…
Seems that lately, the big news with leagues on this blog is historical record keeping. With Stray Corrado informing us about Derek Jeter’s run for 3000 hits in the MWBL, John Briggs telling us about the lifetime records for the RCMBA and the IAL updating their historical records once again,…
APBA Company CEO John Herson has agreed to do an interview before the holidays. I’m open to any ideas for anything you might want to know about APBA (the games, the company, whatever). A quick note about my thought process when formulating questions to ask Mr Herson: When I make…
Mom told me when I wanted APBA Baseball for Christmas 1970 that it was just a phase I was going through, and that I’d tire of it before long. Well Mom was right! After 42 years of playing APBA Baseball, more than 35 years in the Illowa APBA League,…
by Scott Fennessy The Cubs continue their home stand with game two against the hated Cardinals. Good news for the cards as reserve utility man Arthur Hoelskoetter who had missed most of the young season after injuring his ankle breaking up a double play has come back, allowing them the…
Two no-hitters in APBA-land… one replay and one in league play. First, Mel M wrote in before the holidays about a Earl Wilson no-no during his 1967 replay: June 4, 1967. Detroit at New York, game 1 of a Sunday twin bill. Earl Wilson no hits the Yankees. Wilson walked…
by Scott Fennessy The Cubs start their next road trip to Cincinnati and the presently struggling Reds. This brings them to the “Palace of the Fans” Ballpark. This had stalls for the carriages to be parked at the stadium. They were located directly under the grandstands making them basically the…
When word got out at the Illowa APBA League All-Star weekend about this Terrible Card Tuesday feature, our commissioner, Mike Bunch, got inspired. He started flipping out cards from his Green Rock Bombers team saying they would make good candidates. Indeed, he came up with four or five possibilities. It…