Word came down from IAL vice-commissioner Rob Moore on the results of the Illowa APBA League Hall of Fame ballot. “Please welcome your new Illowa League Hall of Fame members: Pedro Martinez (unanimous) Ken Griffey Jr. (unanimous) Carlos Delgado (7 votes) Nomar Garciaparra, Mike Mussina, and Gary Sheffield …
Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder inducted in 2012 The consummate slugger and great fielder, Ken Griffey Jr was inducted into the Illowa APBA League Hall of Fame by a unanimous vote. Griffey has the unique distinction of being one of only three hitters with over 1500 rbis and runs. His mark …
Pedro Martinez inducted in 2012 Hard throwing Pedro Martinez was inducted into the Illowa APBA League Hall of Fame by a unanimous vote at the 2012 All-Star weekend. Martinez was drafted by the Northside Hitmen and spent his sixteen year career with them. In the process, he led them to …
Carlos Delgado Firstbaseman inducted in 2012 Slugger Carlos Delgado who spent the bulk of his career with the Northside Hitmen, had a propensity for offense. To this day, he still holds the single season record for runs scored with 167 which he accomplished in the Hitmen’s 2001 championship season. That …
Mom told me when I wanted APBA Baseball for Christmas 1970 that it was just a phase I was going through, and that I’d tire of it before long. Well Mom was right! After 42 years of playing APBA Baseball, more than 35 years in the Illowa APBA League, I’ve …
The list of eligible rookies for the 2013 IAL Draft is out. Note that for pitchers, Mike has added an extra field indicating whether they use the Pitchers’ Hitting Card (thanks, Mike!) Updated 11/24/12 Rookie Position Players Catcher POS G AB AB/G POS POS POS POS Montero J …
Middle infielders carry the weight Division manager Rob Moore and Hitmen Interim Manager Mike Raisanen pose with MVP Elvis Andrus Thanks to Northside Hitmen shortstop Elvis Andrus who hit a solo homerun in the sixth inning, the City Boys Division defeated the Country Gents Division in the 2012 All-Star Game. …
# indicates player who carried over from prior year IAL managers may vote for up to 7 players. 7 votes needed for election. Pitchers G GS CG ShO W-L Sv IP BB K ERA Pedro Martinez# 452 376 76 16 200-130 7 2740 952 2767 3.72 Mike Mussina# 525 499 …
Elvis Andrus: 18 rbis is all-time low for starters Aaron Hill: .189 average is 6th on all-time list Every year when I calculate the al-time league leaders for the IAL, the temptation is too great for me to continue and figure out who was the best at being the worst. …
Derek Jeter: 2644 career hits is good for 3rd place Adam Wainwright: 2011 ERA of 1.96 is 8th best all-time I’ve updated the all-time IAL career and single season records page. It’s one of my favorite tasks I do for the league. Here are the links to the leaderboards: All-time …
