The Prairieland 3 APBA Baseball Tournament is three weeks away! This year’s tournament theme is the Golden Age Participants can select any team from 1920 to 1960 which did not participate in the World Series. April 28th, 2018 9:00am Location: The Ramada Inn, Springfield Illinois 3281 Northfield Drive, Springfield,…
For me, baseball cards and APBA are connected. When I first became interested in baseball, Topps lost its monopoly on manufacturing baseball cards. In 1980, Fleer and Donruss were given permission from Major League Baseball to produce their first sets. During the two years I lived in Fern…
Scott Fennessy sent in this 1974 Herb Washington APBA card. The “weird” thing about this card is that all things considered, it’s not that weird at all. As most baseball historians know, Washington was used by Oakland A’s owner purely as a pinch runner in 1974. For his original card,…
On the evening of October 11, 1972 in front of 41,887 spectators, Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds hit a dramatic home run off Dave Giusti of the Pittsburgh Pirates to tie the deciding game of the NLCS. A few minutes later, the Reds would win the pennant on a…
Last weekend, the Transcontinental Baseball League held their draft not in the freezing cold of the Northeast but rather in Phoenix, Arizona where there are fun distractions such as baseball spring training. Great idea! It was Cody Bellinger who topped the TBL draft (just like the Illowa APBA League and…
On the same weekend as the Illowa APBA League postseason and draft, the Transcontinental Baseball League World Series was taking place. Let’s give some congrats to Brobdingnag Barbarians manager, Joe Auletta, the new reigning TBL champion! He defeated Mark Bloom’s Grand Cayman Havens in a seven game series. Barbarian Sean…
To me, Ted Williams is the John Wayne of baseball. He was a hero on and off the baseball diamond. In many ways, his life played out like a movie script. From the sandlots of Southern California, he became the greatest hitter to ever live. At the height of…
My Twin City Thunderchickens didn’t know what they were getting into when sat down for the very first game of the Illowa APBA League season. By the time we were done, my guys needed a nap. Facing off against Keith Smith’s Kentucky Kernels at last weekend IAL draft weekend, we…
John Brandeberry traveled 1,582 miles to get to the 44th Illowa APBA League convention but it was well worth it. Last weekend, Brando who manages the Missoula Rattlesnakes flew into Chicago O’Hare airport and won the Illowa APBA League Championship over runner-up Marcus Bunch’s Moline Upperdeckers. Ryan Schimpf was a…
Good morning APBA Fan. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to discover the most interesting baseball player in history. As always, should you or any of your team be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This post will self-destruct when you finish reading it. If Ethan…