How will APBA cardmakers handle LA Angel Shohei Ohtani? A player in his situation has not occurred in recent memory. I know the Illowa APBA League group text has been chatting about this all season. For those not following the Angels, Ohtani is a rookie pitcher who also performs the…
Ron Emch graciously provided this wrap-up of the Toledo Glass City APBA Baseball Tournament IV. Congratulations to Tucker McBride!! When I was talking to Tucker McBride at the 2018 Linda B. Schulz APBA tournament in early July, he wasn’t sure he would be able to make the Glass City Tournament…
One-time batting leader Ron Santo has now been pushed off of the top ten batting leaderboard in my 1966 National League replay. Is it because he’s doing poorly now? Well, partially. He has gone 1 for 19 in his last five games and is now batting .308. He also just…
Thanks to Scott Fennessy for passing on this Sherry Magee card from the 1904 season set which was published in 2013. Magee had a pretty decent year in part-time work for the last place Phils in 1904. Standard Batting Year G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB…
The following comes from Stray Corrado. Good luck in finding a manager, guys! –Tom The Mid-West Winter League has at least two OPEN TEAMS. We are completing the 1994 Strike shortened Season & will soon turn our attention to 1995. Do the following statements describe you? Passionate about the…
Let me tell you a story about Don Smith and his Illowa APBA League team, the Molly Putts Marauders. Don and his Marauders came to the cabin by the lake to play my Twin City Thunderchickens while I visited my mom last weekend (I’m glad Mom didn’t witness the thrashing…
June 21 has been an odd date in my 1966 NL replay (Basic Game, actual lineups and rotations, actual games played). Two games in particular stand out. Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati Perhaps spurred on by the hot Braves who are right behind them in the standings, Pittsburgh put their foot down…
APBA Blog reader Martin posed a question: I have a question: According to Zach’s handbook, the 1912 GTOP VOL.2 New York Giants Christy Mathewson has an AYZZ (310 IP 34W). Yet, The 1902 Pirates GTOP Vol.3 has; Tannehill 231IP 25W, Phillippe 272 IP 26W!!!, Leever 221 IP 31W as AYZ,…
In a group text, fellow Illowa League member Dennis Jennings noted that Tony Cloninger passed away last week. I didn’t see Cloninger pitch in real life but I still felt a twinge of sadness. As a CYW, Cloninger is a workhorse starter for the Atlanta Braves in my 1966 NL…
Thanks to Darren Schulz for submitting this recap of the Linda b. Schulz Memorial APBA Tournament! -Tom Linda B. Schulz Memorial APBA Baseball Tournament IV – Slippery Rock PA – July 7, 2018 Once again, Slippery Rock was home to the 4th annual Linda B. Schulz Memorial APBA Baseball tournament.…