This year, I drafted rookie infielder Joey Wendle in the Illowa APBA League. So far, he’s doing well. He’s hitting .304 in 148 at-bats while scoring 17 runs and driving in 23. As you can see, Wendle’s APBA card has power numbers 0-6-6 with a 22-7 and a 15-11. Most…
For those wanting some fun Memorial Weekend reading, the Transcontinental Baseball League has just released its 2019 TBL Annual publication. Subtitled “The Rebuild“, the Annual can be read at the TBL website here. As usual, Walter Hunt, Robert Jordan and Mark Bloom have done a great job with this. It…
I have been kinda AWOL lately and I do apologize. As usual, my time in the spring has been taken up with the Illinois Baseball Report. The Illini season is winding to end soon (I will find out for sure at Monday’s NCAA Selection Show). Regardless, I will have more…
I don’t think I have seen this on an APBA card before. Rod Caborn sent this submission of Ed Porray’s 1914 card. It may take a minute or two to find the quirk here. Rod helps us out here: I am not sure where one would categorize the attached card…
Hoosier Dave Chestnut is kicking off the inaugural Indy APBA 500 Baseball Tournament to be held September 14, 2019. I’ve known Dave since last year’s Prairieland tourney. The one thing that struck me about Dave was that he was more than happy to talk about college baseball (one of my…
I’m posting this on behalf of friend Shawn Baier of The Boys of Summer blog. For those that play the APBA Basic Cards with Optional Fielding, the Ultimate APBA League is looking for owners for their 2 open franchises. We play with Games limits on position players, strict innings on…
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…
Posted by Bill Tabor, Dick Hyde’s 1961 APBA card came up on the Facebook APBA Baseball group and caught my eye. Everyone would agree that it falls under the category of “Weird”. Hyde’s 1961 pitching stats for the Orioles are unremarkable. In 15 games, he was 1-2 with a 5.57…
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…
It’s been a couple weeks since the Illowa APBA League Postseason and Draft weekend but things have been so crazy, this is the first time I’ve had a moment to write about it. It was a milestone event for the league. This is the 45th year of the league’s existence!…