I really have to hand it to people like Scott Fennessy, my friend John Brandeberry and every else who has the patience to do a APBA replay. There are lots of games to play and stats to keep but the rewards are there too.
Brando is a fellow manager in the Illowa APBA League but I knew he was working on a 1930 replay as well. I knew that because occasionally, I’d help him play the games. I asked if he’s be willing to send me what stats he had to this point to share. I have to say it’s quite fun to look through the leaderboards and standings.
| NL | W | L | Pct |
| Chicago | 48 | 31 | .608 |
| Brooklyn | 45 | 30 | .600 |
| St Louis | 44 | 32 | .579 |
| Pittsburgh | 44 | 32 | .579 |
| New York | 43 | 35 | .551 |
| Philadelphia | 35 | 38 | .479 |
| Boston | 23 | 53 | .303 |
| Cincinnati | 22 | 53 | .293 |
As some of you know, Scott Fennessy is doing a 1905 replay, focusing on the Cubs-Giants rivalry. If I had to pick an era diametrically opposed to the 1905 deadball, it would probably be 1930. Hitting was up. Runs were being scored. Stolen bases were down. And homeruns were finally being hit!
I’m posting a smattering of the stats from Brando’s NL portion of his replay. FYI… he’s playing Basic Game and pretty much out of the box if I’m not mistaken. As you can see he’s played just about half the season and has done so for the AL as well. I’ll post some those stats a little later.
| BA | R | |||
| O’Doul, L (Phi) | .441 | Klein, C (Phi) | 95 | |
| Stephenson, R (Cub) | .427 | English, W (Cub) | 91 | |
| Klein, C (Phi) | .427 | Wilson, H (Cub) | 85 | |
| Lindstrom, F (NYG) | .426 | O’Doul, L (Phi) | 84 | |
| Frisch, F (StL) | .425 | Cuyler, K (Cub) | 81 | |
| Terry, B (NYG) | .417 | Terry, B (NYG) | 80 | |
| Waner, P (Pit) | .415 | Herman, B (Brk) | 77 | |
| Watkins, G (StL) | .412 | Grantham, G (Pit) | 72 | |
| Cuyler, K (Cub) | .400 | Douthit, T (StL) | 71 | |
| Herman, B (Brk) | .399 | Frederick, J (Brk) | 69 | |
| HR | RBI | |||
| Klein, C (Phi) | 33 | Wilson, H (Cub) | 113 | |
| Wilson, H (Cub) | 30 | Klein, C (Phi) | 99 | |
| Berger, W (Cin) | 15 | Suhr, G (Pit) | 73 | |
| Grantham, G (Pit) | 14 | Frisch, F (StL) | 73 | |
| Suhr, G (Pit) | 14 | Lindstrom, F (NYG) | 71 | |
| Hartnett, G (Cub) | 14 | Terry, B (NYG) | 69 | |
| Watkins, G (StL) | 13 | Grantham, G (Pit) | 68 | |
| Herman, B (Brk) | 12 | Cuyler, K (Cub) | 68 | |
| Ott, M (NYG) | 12 | Herman, B (Brk) | 63 | |
| Wright, G (Brk) | 12 | Jackson, T (NYG) | 62 | |
| Whitney, A (Phi) | 62 |
Nine .400 hitters in just one league after the halfway mark. John must be having a lot of fun!
Whenever I see him, he tells me about Hack Wilson’s rbi totals in his replay. Indeed, after 79 games, Wilson has an incredible 113 runs driven in. It probably helps him to have baserunners on. The Phillies’ Chuck Klein has more homeruns and a higher batting and slugging average but lags behind in the rbi category.
| OBP | SLUG | |||
| O’Doul, L (Phi) | .500 | Klein, C (Phi) | .835 | |
| Stephenson, R (Cub) | .484 | Wilson, H (Cub) | .754 | |
| Herman, B (Brk) | .482 | Watkins, G (StL) | .747 | |
| Klein, C (Phi) | .466 | Herman, B (Brk) | .656 | |
| Cuyler, K (Cub) | .465 | Lindstrom, F (NYG) | .653 | |
| Frisch, F (StL) | .464 | Frisch, F (StL) | .652 | |
| Grantham, G (Pit) | .459 | Grantham, G (Pit) | .629 | |
| Wilson, H (Cub) | .458 | O’Doul, L (Phi) | .617 | |
| Hartnett, G (Cub) | .457 | Hartnett, G (Cub) | .597 | |
| Lindstrom, F (NYG) | .456 | Terry, B (NYG) | .594 |
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| W | ||
| BYZ | Malone, P (Cub) | 16 |
| BZ | Kremer, R (Pit) | 13 |
| BYZ | Root, C (Cub) | 12 |
| AYZ | Vance, D (Brk) | 12 |
| CZ | French, L (Pit) | 11 |
| B | Walker, B (NYG) | 11 |
| CZ | Clark, W (Brk) | 10 |
| BZ | Hubbell, C (NYG) | 10 |
| C(B)Z | Bell, H (StL) | 8 |
| C | Collins, P (Phi) | 8 |
| CZ | Elliott, J (Brk) | 8 |
| ERA | |
| Vance, D (Brk) | 2.71 |
| Malone, P (Cub) | 3.10 |
| Kremer, R (Pit) | 3.26 |
| Walker, B (NYG) | 3.59 |
| Clark, W (Brk) | 3.69 |
| Grimes, B (StL) | 3.72 |
| Root, C (Cub) | 3.77 |
| Elliott, J (Brk) | 3.97 |
| Haines, J (StL) | 4.08 |
| Hubbell, C (NYG) | 4.11 |
If I remember correctly, Dazzy Vance is the only A starter in the NL in 1930.
As dissimilar as 1905 and 1930 are, they do have one similarity. The Chicago Cubs have great teams in both years. For Scott’s 1905 season, they did it with pitching. Brando’s 1930 Cubs it’s all about the offense.
I should note that Brando is a old Brooklyn Dodger fan (though it tends to lean toward the 1950s blend). John, I don’t want to see Dem Bums of 1930 make any sort of miracle comeback here, ok?
Great stuff Brando! Thanks!
Always nice to see the Cubs doing well. My grandfather was a huge Kiki Cuyler fan and I got to hear all about him as a kid.
Love It!!! I remember the whole entire reason I made the APBA purchase was to do replays…. My favorite feature in the APBA Journal were about the replays people were doing. As a matter of fact, I was baffled about the league news. I just didn’t get it…. I mean why would people break up the sets??? LOL I have yet to do a complete full season replay, but I absolutely will someday!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Hi Dan,
I have to admit that at times during my first replay it felt like a chore and I actually stopped for about a month.
Once I came back the passion for the game was there and when I finally finished the season and played my first championship series it was very rewarding to me personally.
I actually find myself wanting to do this year quickly so I can move on to the 1903 season which was not avaialable at the time. Also considering getting the CPU version to do the seasons that don’t exist and can get those done quickly.
You should consider doing a replay but possibly do a shorter season. I will do 140 as that is what the 1901 full season replay was and I want to keep things the same for all seasons. Perhaps do a 100 game season as that is challenge enough. Then you can do more if you want to push through.
Man, that is some heavy hitting. I wonder what your scorecards look like.
GREAT SEASON FOR A REPLAY! ..Rolled a 1930 CUBBIES replay many years ago…Hack hit #56/RIXEY/FINAL DAY!..was historical. ..didn’t get the (190/1)..Malone went 27-10!..Root 23-13..They went 82-72… Thanks for posting the replay!
All the best!
Jim