Monster Card Monday: 1950 Clint Hartung
Clint Hartung was billed to be the “biggest thing to hit New York baseball since Babe Ruth”. He could pitch and hit homeruns.
Monster Card Monday: 1883 Charles “Old Hoss” Radbourn
Rich Zawadzki suggested this truly monster card. These days when a few pitchers struggle to reach 200 innings in a season (five did in 2023), what Charles Radbourn did in 1883 seems impossible. Yet, the stats bear it out. And indeed make this a monster card.
Have I been calculating earned runs wrong all this time?
Our league, the Illowa APBA League, communicates largely by group text. Topics range greatly but tend to stick to sports, and mostly baseball. This year, it has been a good source of breaking news on who’s injured, traded or DFAed.
The 2024 TBL Annual is out! This one is worth the read!
Walter Hunt sent me the new 2024 Transcontinental Baseball League Annual that has just been released. As always, it is impeccably packaged and well worth the read.
Monster Card Monday: 1980 Willie Wilson
Rich Zawadzki helped me out with Monster Monday this week with two cards… of the same player from the same season. Right here, we’re looking at the original 1980 Willie Wilson of the Kansas City Royals.
APBA 101: How to buy card sets from the APBA Company
I know some of you are reading the headline and probably thinking, ‘of course, every APBA fan knows how to order cards from APBA, right?’
George Kaldis wins inaugural Toronto APBA Baseball Classic
What a great day for an APBA Baseball Tournament! Eleven players played in the 1st Annual Toronto APBA Baseball Classic!
Monster Card Monday: 1973 Cesar Cedeno
Pastor Rich helped with this one. I was never aware Cesar Cedeno had such a good card. In his fourth year with Houston, Cedeno had established himself as their centerfielder and a very good one at that.
Check out Don George’s single-season 1927 Cubs replay
Don George is continuing his series of single-team APBA replays. This time, he has replayed the 1927 Chicago Cubs full season. The Cubs finished at 76-77, a few games shy of their real life record in 1927. Slugger Hack Wilson hit .321 with 32 dingers. Here are a few words…
Monster Card Monday: 1908 Sam Crawford
This suggestion of 1908 Sam Crawford comes from Scott Fennessy, I believe. As Ty Cobb’s teammate, Crawford really held his own during his career. His stats are littered with bold marks showing he could best the Georgia Peach. In 1908, Crawford hit .311 and led the AL with seven homeruns.…