Another one from Scott Veach’s vault. He’s got some good ones. This week it’s an APBA mailing notice from 1971 telling fans about the new APBA World Series Baseball Game. I can relate to this since I got a version of this game a year or two later.
Twelve teams were included in the set, the league champs from 1912, 1921, 1925, 1925, 1930, 1942, and 1952. It was a ground breaking set in that it was one of the first times we could see full teams from the past. With the ‘12 Giants and Red Sox, it was my first look at a deadball APBA team. I remember seeing Smokey Joe Wood’s A&B pitching grade as a starter with the 1912 Red Sox and being quite impressed. Then taking a look at Philadelphia A’s of 1930! Wow! I was hooked on past years of APBA. It wasn’t long after that when APBA made the 1949 season available and I immediately ordered it.
How many of us have recalled APBA’s famous slogan, “YOU be the manager” from when we first got into the game? Yes, they implemented that in this brochure, as well, encouraging us to “change the batting orders if you wish”. I asked Scott Veatch if he had bought the APBA World Series set at any time. Indeed he did.
“I jumped at the chance to buy the WS set the moment it was released. It was my first chance to see some of my favorite BROOKLYN Dodgers cards — Jackie, Campy, Duke and Pee Wee. I wished it would have been the 1953 season but a lot of fun just the same.”
Aloysius “Al” Simmons of the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics was featured with a card that every APBA fan could drool over. His power numbers were 1-1-2-6-6-6 and he had a 51-7. Monster Card!!
In all, the APBA baseball game and the twelve teams that were included went for a nifty price of $10.95.
You can see the entire World Series brochure mailing from 1971 here.
From now on I’m going to be tagging posts that include Scott Veatch’s brochure and mailing scans that venture into APBA’s past. You’ll be able to see them at Scott Veatch’s Vault. Scott told me on the night we first started talking that he had no idea that anyone would be interested in seeing these APBA brochures that he saved over decades. When I saw the sampling that he had, I knew the treasure that he had.
Thanks again, Scott!!
