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.…
It’s hard to believe that after all these years this card hasn’t been posted yet. I’m talking about Honus Wagner’s 1908 APBA card.
Friend and frequent contributor Scott Fennessy has finished his 1908 National League replay! He emailed me and wanted to share with The APBA Blog audience.
Here’s 1908 Adrian “Addie” Joss with a 1.16 ERA and he does not get the coveted A&B pitching grade like his rival Ed Walsh did in the same year. Walsh did win 40 games would probably gave him the edge but Joss’ 1.16 mark is one of the lowest of all times.
As promised by Scott Fennessy in his World Series recap of his 1908 replay, here is his team-by-team summary of the replay. — As you can see while my final order was different, it was indeed every bit a 4 team race until the end.The Red Sox were the leaders…
I heard from long time friend and contributor Scott Fennessy during the break. He just finished his 1908 replay! Scott has always been a deadball devotee so this is a big deal.
The Twin City APBA Baseball Tournament-XVII has come and gone and we have winner. Jim Fraasch sent me a recap and I’m happy to announce that Garth Andersen has piloted his 1908 Chicago Cubs to victory. The TCABT-VII took place April 2 in near Minneapolis-St. Paul area. As you can…
As we say here at The APBA Blog, every card tells a story. Recently, I was rolling some games in my 1908 Detroit Tigers single-team replay when I came across this Tris Speaker card. I noticed that The Gray Eagle was only 19-years old during most of the 1908 campaign.…
By Scott Fennessy Today’s Terrible Tuesday comes from the 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs. Floyd “Rube” Kroh. It seems like every team had a “Rube” on it at that time and Floyd was the Cubs version. Floyd must have been a late season addition to the roster as he appeared…
This is a Monster Card that is well overdue. The pitcher who all pitchers are compared. It’s Ed Walsh of 1908. In 1908, ‘Big Ed’ went 40-15 with the Chicago White Stockings. In 464 innings, 66 games and 49 starts, he compiled 269 strikeouts, 42 complete games, and 11 shutouts,…