Jim Saska sent me a recap of the 2023 Old Dominion APBA Baseball Tournament held on October 14th
Jim writes:
On a rainy and overcast Saturday(October 14th), the 2023 Old Dominion APBA Baseball tournament got underway in Hopewell, Virginia. 22 managers from five different states participated.
The theme of this year’s tournament was any World Series losing team, 1920-1999. Sonny Hall’s 1930 Cardinals defeated Tony Stevens’ 1995 Cleveland Indians for the championship.
The final regular tournament play finished up with the standings below:
Division 1 (Granny Hamner)
Manager Team W L RS RA Differential
Sonny Hall 1930 Cardinals 7 3 73 51 22
Mike Visaggio 1984 Padres 7 3 37 31 6
Conrad Judy 1969 Orioles 6 4 30 34 -4
Ron Grzeskiewicz 1978 Dodgers 5 5 42 56 -14
Jack Dolan 1949 Dodgers 5 5 53 38 15
Jim Saska 1932 Cubs 5 5 28 34 -6
Jeff Powell 1920 Robins 5 5 39 36 3
Rob Wyks 1942 Yankees 4 6 35 35 0
Mark Shelley 1964 Yankees 4 6 39 38 1
Karl Schalk 1979 Orioles 4 6 24 32 -8
Tim Rounds 1929 Cubs 3 7 45 60 -15
Division 2 (Ray Dandridge)
Manager Team W L RS RA Differential
Mitch Tolson 1954 Indians 8 2 35 25 10
Tony Stevens 1995 Indians 7 3 62 42 20
Bob Brennan 1967 Redsox 7 3 62 38 24
Jeb Biscoe 1972 Reds 5 5 32 36 -4
Brian Hall 1977 Dodgers 5 5 39 31 8
Rick Woelfel 1931 A’s 4 6 42 48 -6
Nate Smith 1968 Cardinals 4 6 38 48 -10
Richard Golden 1970 Reds 4 6 37 49 -12
Jim Cicilia 1993 Phillies 4 6 35 48 -13
Marty Benjamin 1986 Redsox 4 6 39 38 1
Todd Smith 1976 Yankees 3 7 41 59 -18
The top two teams, along with 6 runners-up, made the postseason sudden-death playoffs.
In the Quarterfinals:
#8 1949 Dodgers over # 1 1954 Indians 6-2
#2 1995 Indians over #7 1978 Dodgers 5-1
#6 1969 Orioles over #3 1984 Padres 5-3
#5 1930 Cardinals over #4 1967 Red Sox
Congratulations to Sonny! I know the 1930 Cardinals like the back of my hand. I think the 1930 set was the second APBA team of the past I bought. The whole team hit over .300!!
I appreciate Jim Saska. He was the tourney organizer when I first attended Chicagoland. I miss him but he and I stay in touch. I know he has a love and dedication to the APBA community.
