Okay, 2017 Cody Bellinger may not be 1941 Ted Williams or 1911 Ty Cobb but for a draftable rookie, he’s a monster. In honor of the Boys of Summer 2018 draft which happened Sunday, he’s my pick for Monster Monday. For the Dodger, Bellinger hit 39 homeruns in 548 plate…
On Sunday, the Boys of Summer APBA League conducted their 2018 draft. The BOS league is a 16-team which uses APBA Baseball for Windows. Put very simply, the rules of the drafts are any player that isn’t already on a BOS team is eligible to be picked. Thanks to Brad…
The initial team selection draft for Prairieland 3 is finished and 23 APBA fans have chosen their teams for the April 28th tourney which will take place at the Ramada Inn Springfield (IL). We certainly have more room if you weren’t part of the draft. If you would like to…
Season Totals I Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP 1935 Totals 28 26 92 72 13 13 0 0 6 12 0 20 24 .181 .359 .431 .789 31 1 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original…
I was speaking with my brother, Kirk, after Saturday’s 4th Annual Greater Michigan APBA Baseball Tournament and I came to a conclusion. After going 3-5 in pool play last year with the 1904 New York Giants and then 6-2 this year with the 1977 New York Yankees, I think tournament…
When I was growing up, my twin brother Kirk’s favorite player was Johnny Bench; mine was Reggie Jackson. I’m not sure why we picked them, but we both have many 1970s and 1980s era baseball cards to prove it. When we were nine years old, we lived in Florida for…
Hi APBA Fans, The Prairieland 3 APBA Baseball Tournament team selection draft order is set! First, the 411 on the tourney: April 28th, 2018 9:00am Location: The Ramada Inn, Springfield Illinois 3281 Northfield Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62704 Conference room, second floor. First Pitch: 9am Phone # 217-523-4000 Cost: $20 …
Pastor Rich Zawadzki who not only is a Red Sox fan but is almost ready for his famous Greater Michigan APBA Baseball Tournament this weekend, made a fine suggestion for the Monster Card Monday feature today. In fact, it was the very first Grade A&B pitcher I saw in…
The Fielding Range Chart does more than identify the three different Fielding ratings. It also tracks RP results on Bases Empty and Catcher wild throws on safe steals. For the more ambitious, it also tracks Dropped Throws on Stealing Tags. First the RP Bases Empty. This saves having to consult…
Hey APBA Fans, I’ve posted 2017 by the Numbers: Fielding last week and earlier this week, we saw 2017 by the Numbers: Pitching. It’s time to look at the hitting numbers of the 2017 APBA set! This one is especially fun because well, everyone enjoys looking at APBA cards and…