I saw Jack Morris pitch three times at Tiger Stadium, all in the mid-1980s. The first time I saw him, he went nine innings, gave up an unearned run, and got the win. The second time, Morris went eight, gave up five earned runs, and got a no-decision (though…
Thanks to Darren Schulz for submitting this recap of the Linda b. Schulz Memorial APBA Tournament! -Tom Linda B. Schulz Memorial APBA Baseball Tournament IV – Slippery Rock PA – July 7, 2018 Once again, Slippery Rock was home to the 4th annual Linda B. Schulz Memorial APBA Baseball tournament.…
Cleveland was a surprise winner in Rod Caborn’s 1913 American League replay, completed this past June. The AL replay was pitcher-centric with the league ERA of 2.62 and average team batting average of .216 (v. .256 in real life). Caborn reports that while the batting stats were underwhelming because of…
When I think of Jim Thome, I picture a lefty slugger, taking up most of the batter’s box, with the biggest barreled bat I’ve ever seen. It seemed like Thome’s bat covered every part of the strike zone and he couldn’t possibly miss the ball. Maybe I picture this…
The APBA Game Company is now offering single baseball teams and from what I have seen, the response is quite favorable. Perhaps because of the popularity of competitive tournaments, the sale of single teams do not require buying a whole set to use one team from that particular season. First,…
Editor’s note: Congratulations to Joe Schall for winning the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. This comes on the heel of Joe winning the Prairieland 3 tournament earlier this year! Nice work, Joe! Congrats also to runner-up, Zach Zavela Now, here is Scott Fennessy’s writeup on his teams’s experience at the Tournament. This…
This has been a busy week in the APBA community (and I will get that soon) but let me tell you about fun meeting I had last week. My wife and I took our daughter to her new college in Massachusetts for freshman orientation. From Illinois to New England, it…
Of the thirty-three Hall of Famers I’ve had the privilege to see play in person, I saw Alan Trammell play the most. When I think of Alan Trammell, three things immediately pop into my mind: class, consistency, and professionalism. From 1977-1995 with Lou Whitaker, Alan Trammell was part of…
Some players are like shooting-stars, springing on the scene for a season or two and then disappearing into obscurity. Each generation of baseball seems to have a handful of such players: Lyman Bostock, J.R. Richard, Mark Fidrych, Bo Jackson, Dwight Golden, Mo Vaughn, Mark Prior, and Josh Hamilton are a few…
This comes from Kevin Burghardt… yeah, the cap guy who loves 70’s baseball. While there certainly may be an abundance of them out there, I can’t recall off hand seeing shortstops rated (S) in speed. This is the reason I did a double take when checking (Roger) Metzger’s speed rating during…