At the last Illowa APBA League All-Star weekend, fellow manager, CLuke told me of this cool website he ran across that makes available team rosters, transactions, lineups and pitching rotations for pretty much every year of modern baseball. He said he used it to help with his 1959 APBA replay.
Then just yesterday I ran across a link for Mark Miller’s Baseball Goodies web site. And lo and behold, that website certainly does deliver for the APBA baseball replayer! With the help of Retrosheet, Miller has been able to glean valuable info that is helpful for anyone who wants to simulate an accurate replay. His site includes:
- Rosters (both opening days and complete)
- “as-played” lineup files
- transaction lists
On top of that he includes “Auto-play” excel files which aid in replaying seasons. In Miller’s words:
Use Auto-Play to determine winners and losers for as-played and as-scheduled schedules. You can roll some games and let Auto-Play play the others. You have the option of using actual results or Log5 method to determine who wins.
Mark Miller’s Baseball Goodies is definitely worth a look for anyone who is into APBA replays.
On a related note, we at Baseball Zealot Radio did an interview with Mark Pankin from Retrosheet. A good interview to listen to get a inside look at the how the organization works.
[Update 7-05-10] I’ve updated the url to Mark’s website. You can find it here now.
After playing and collecting APBA baseball since 1953, I’m paring down my stock of singles, teams and sets. The “cardfather” is making deals you can’t refuse. APBA roster sheets available to help you find what cards you need. I’ll answer your requests and questions.
Could I possibly get Jack Kohn’s email address?
Regards,
Ken
Always happy to help with APBA baseball wants. Try me….no obligation.