Maybe it’s just from where I’m sitting but it seems that Michigan has a high density of APBA players. I just seem to know a lot of them from that fair state. Now, here’s a league based from there.
John Modzinski just emailed the APBA Blog about the Motor City League. The MCL is a hybrid league using a combination of APBA’s baseball games. Three divisions and 23 teams make up the Motor City League.
More info on the Motor City League:
League Name |
Motor City League |
| Contact Person |
John Modzinski |
| Sport | Baseball |
| # of teams | 23 |
| Year of inception | 1971 |
| Basic/Master/Computer/ Combination | Combination |
| Geographic location | SE Michigan |
John’s notes:
The league has three divisions, West South and East. 8 teams make the playoffs.
We have a ‘Constitution’ for rules regarding drafting, trading, raiding at the draft, signing player to 1-3 yr contracts; team revenue; error rates for fielding (die 20); fielding grade determines severity of error; hit chances to positions; fielding grade adjusts probability of a hit or catch.
And a large collection of "weird plays" that come up from time to time.
Thanks to John for passing on info about the Motor City League!!
If you want to brag about your league, we’re listening! Tell us all about the league you are in and we’ll post a profile about it. In the meantime, read about other leagues who have written in.
I believe APBA is definitely a Midwest thing, I know a lot from my state as well, ad your state of Illinois, Wisconsin seems to have quite a few fans as well with Minnesota. Then there is California, and the two eastern states of Pennsylvania & New York — who have an abundance of fans as well.