First Card Friday: 1947 Jackie Robinson (RoY)
I urge all of you to celebrate APBA Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, 2020, by playing a game of APBA Baseball with a Jackie Robinson team or card.
First Card Friday: 1964 Dick “Richie” Allen (RoY)
It’s been a while since I’ve contributed to The APBA Blog. I apologize for my absence. With the resent pandemic, I’ve had significantly more free time for all things APBA, so I figured this was as good a time as any to begin contributing again. After speaking with my brother,…
2019 WBO Season Review
Several years ago, the World Baseball Organizations was profiled by Tom Nelshoppen in his APBA League Profile feature. The 14-team league is run efficiently by commissioner Dan Levine from Boca Raton, Florida. However, a couple of other league members do a wonderful job helping the league to run smoothly through…
Preview: Second Annual Furniture City APBA Tournament
Directed by G.F. Korreck, the Second Annual Furniture City APBA Tournament will take place on Saturday, October 26, 2019, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As it was last year, the venue is Legends Sports & Games. The theme of this year’s basic game tournament is a non-pennant winning team from 1920?1972,…
I’m Back!
I know it’s been a while since I’ve published a post for The APBA Blog. For over a year, I produced a Final Card Friday article EVERY week, along with a few other posts. I apologize for my absence. Unfortunately, life frequently gets in the way of APBA. Everything from…
Final Card Friday: 1976 Frank Robinson
In February, we lost one of the most important and influential figures in baseball history…Frank Robinson. Throughout his career, Robinson was frequently overshadowed by Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. However, his prowess as a player and his influence as a manager and executive should never be undervalued. There wasn’t much…
Final Card Friday: 1928 Ty Cobb
I feel like I’ve known Ty Cobb as long as I’ve known baseball. When I was nine years old, I remember reading a book about famous baseball players and being enamored with the Georgia Peach. There were pictures of him with his unique batting grip and sliding with his spike…
Final Card Friday: 1971 Curt Flood
Nearly fifty years ago, Curt Flood changed the landscape of professional sports when he challenged baseball’s reserve clause. On Christmas Eve, 1969, Flood wrote to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, “After 12 years in the major leagues. I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and…
Final Card Friday: 2019 Ichiro Suzuki
Season Totals Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP 2019 Totals 2 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 0 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original…
Final Card Friday: 1956 Bob Feller
For this week’s Final Card Friday, my twin brother, Kirk Weber, is our guest contributor. Thanks, Kirk, for taking the pressure off of me in a busy week of umpiring and teaching. It seems appropriate as we open the 2019 MLB season to look back at some Opening Day greatness…