Even though there are still a couple of weeks before pitchers & catchers report for spring training, and an additional month before my beloved Illowa APBA League kicks off its season with playoffs, the World Series, the rookie draft, & the start of another season, I’ve got baseball on the …
NOTE: In 2010 Roberto Alomar was voted into the IAL Hall of Fame. Despite posting Hall of Fame statistics over his 17 year Illowa APBA League career with the Northside Hitmen, Roberto Alomar has failed for the second consecutive year to get the votes needed to get in, and there …
I have been playing APBA baseball since 1970, more than forty years, and have never reached the 100 win plateau in any format. I’ve managed the Chicago Champions in the Illowa APBA League since the 2nd season of the league, more than 35 years, and have never gotten 100 wins, …
First, you all about might be interested in this post about how pitchers get their strikeout and control letters. It’s not the official APBA formula but it looks complicated enough to for me to buy it. Thanks to Steve Stein for supplying the numbers. Also, Brando and I got together …
I’m finished updating the all-time records for the Illowa APBA League through the 2009 season. It’s a fun process and I’d thought I’d share some notes. Hitting By virtue of being the career leader in at-bats (by some 1000 ab), Cal Ripken finds himself on a lot of all time …
Roger Clemens inducted in 2010 In his 23 years on the hill, Roger “Rocket” Clemens amassed some very impressive statistics, he finished – 2nd in wins with 314, 2nd in starts with 699, 2nd in innings 4,894 2/3, 2nd in complete games 183, 1st in strikeouts 4,449, 1st in walks …
John Smoltz inducted in 2010 In 19 years pitching exclusively for the Hitmen, John Smoltz finished his career, 3rd with 247 wins, 3rd with 2873 strikeouts, 5th with 1181 walks, 4th with 3439 2/3 innings pitched, & 8th with 451 starts. From 1995-98 his record was 81-25. In 1997 Smoltz …
Mike Piazza Catcher inducted in 2010 Mike Piazza was the greatest offensive catcher in league history, hitting 416 homers, driving in 1,257. With the Posse, Mike posted these numbers, in 1995 – .327 33 HRs 119 RBIs, in 1996 – .350 35 HRs 97 RBIs, in 1997 – .329 42 …
Roberto Alomar Secondbaseman inducted in 2010 Roberto Alomar played his entire career for the Northside Hitmen. From 1989-2004 the Hitmen made the playoffs every year with Robby as their starting secondbaseman, nine times finishing 1st, 100+ wins five years, with four straight championships. From 1992-94 he stole 57, 54, & …
This is the fourth in a series of articles about candidates for the Illowa League Hall of Fame. Now we move on to the first player in our series who seems like a real slam-dunk first ballot Hall of Famer. Over 15 years, Mike Piazza was the best offensive catcher in …
