Past Seasons

2010-2011

The A.P.B.A.L. changed from a dice league to a BBW computer league and expanded to ten teams. Atlanta won the Wasatch pennant by beating New York in a playoff game. The L.A. Dodgers went 17-5 to close the season and pass Philadelphia for the final playoff spot in the Wasatch Division. Jon Waldram won his first pennant with Boston, Hugh Brown played his 3000^th regular season game, Travis Ewing won his 500^th game, and Harley Gold won his 300^th. San Francisco’s Matt Cain (14) threw the first BBW no-hitter.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
09 Atlanta	Haas	42-25	.627	--
09 New York-A	J.Gold	41-26	.612	1
09 Los Angeles-N	T.Ewing	36-30	.545	5.5
09 Philadelphia	H.Gold	35-31	.530	6.5
09 San Francisco	Somers	22-43	.338	19
OQUIRRH
09 Boston	Jo.Waldram	38-28	.576	--
09 St. Louis	Brown	35-30	.538	2.5
09 Minnesota	Farmer	35-31	.530	3
09 Los Angeles-A	Eddy	23-43	.348	15
09 Tampa Bay	Weiler	23-43	.348	15

LEADERS:
BA - Escobar,StL (.343); Mauer,Min (.341); M.Ramirez,LAN (.337)
HR - Fielder,Bos (24); Rodriquez,NY & Pujols,StL (22)
RBI - Rodriquez,NY (66); D.Lee,Atl (63); Fielder,Bos (61)
R - Jeter,NY & Pierre,Atl (54); Ellsbury,Bos (53)
SB - Ellsbury,Bos (40); Crawford,TB (32); Two with (22)
ERA - Carpenter,StL (2.09); Sabathia,NY (2.35); Lincecum,Atl (2.67)
W - Beckett,Bos (10); Jurrjens,NY (9); Two with (8)
SO - Lincecum,Atl (123); Carpenter,StL (116); Vazquez,Atl (113)
SV - Papelbon,Bos (17); Franklin,Atl & Oliver,LAA (15)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
New York over Los Angeles-N 3-0
Minnesota over St. Louis 3-1
Divisional
New York over Atlanta 3-0
Minnesota over Boston 3-1
Championship
New York over Minnesota 4-1

2009-2010

The league expanded back to seven clubs and the playoffs expanded to include the top four teams. Philadelphia, picked to finish sixth with two D starting pitchers, jumped off to an incredible start. The Phils had a 33-13 record (.717) and led by 8 games on July 25, then went into a total collapse, losing 17 of their final 20 contests. St. Louis overtook them and captured the pennant, then swept their way to the championship. The Cards Adam Wainwright (BYZ) and Boston's Jon Lester (BY) threw no hitters. Wainwright's was a 1-0 win over Chicago's Jim Harden, who threw a 1 hitter in the loss.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
08 St. Louis	J.Ewing	39-27	.591	--
08 Philadelphia	H.Gold	36-30	.545	3
08 Los Angeles-A	H.Brown/Eddy	34-32	.515	5
08 Los Angeles-N	T.Ewing	34-32	.515	5
08 Chicago	Jo.Waldram	33-33	.500	6
08 Boston	Ja.Waldram	29-37	.439	10
08 New York-A	J.Gold	26-40	.394	13

BA - Ethier,LAD (.370); Teixeira,LAA (.354); Damon,NY (.336)
HR - Soriano,Chi (24); Ortiz,LAD & A.Rodriquez,Phl (23)
RBI - Ortiz,LAD (63); Ludwick,StL (61); Two with (60)
R - Bradley,StL (58); Fontenot,LAD (57); Ethier,LAD (56)
SB - Victorino,Phl (29); Rollins,Phl (28); Pierre,LAD (26)
ERA - Lidge,Phl (2.60); Harden,Chi (2.77); Moyer,Phl (2.98)
W - Hamels,Phl (11); Dempster,Chi (10); Santana,LAA (9)
SO - Harden,Chi (147); Santana,LAA (122); Matsuzaka,Bos (115)
SV - Rivera,StL (10); Marmol,Chi (9); Two with (8)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
St. Louis over Los Angeles-N 3-0
Los Angeles-A over Philadelphia 3-2
Championship
St. Louis over Los Angeles-A 4-0

2008-2009

The A.P.B.A.L. was forced to reduce to a six team league. Manager Harley Gold stunned the league by taking the Florida Marlins and then trading so that he started a C and three D's with all C's in the bullpen. Despite being picked to set a new record for losses, the Marlin's offense kept them in games. Atlanta set the modern record with a .290 team BA and Florida broke the mark for the worst team ERA. The Braves' Chipper Jones (.337 1-0-0-0-0) set a new RBI record, while Detroit's Placido Polanco (.341 0-0-0) shattered the high's for hits and BA. The Dodgers' Brad Penny (AX) had an ERA more than 1.00 below the next best pitcher. Both Jones and the Tigers' Gary Sheffield (.265 1-0-0) hit four homeruns in a single game.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
07 Atlanta	T.Ewing	39-26	.600	--
07 New York-N	J.Ewing/Wooley	37-28	.569	2
07 Los Angeles-N	Ja.Waldram	32-33	.492	7
07 Los Angeles-A	H.Brown/Eddy	31-34	.477	8
07 Detroit	Jo.Waldram	28-37	.431	11
07 Florida	Golds	28-37	.431	11

BA - Polonco,Det (.419); C.Jones,Atl (.339); Y.Escobar,Atl (.337)
HR - C.Pena,NY (27); C.Ross,Fla (25), Holliday,Fla (23)
RBI - C.Jones,Atl (82); Braun,LAD (75); Holliday,Fla (73)
R - Wright,NY (65); C.Jones,Atl (63); Y.Escobar,Atl (62)
SB - Figgins,Fla (28); Ramirez,Fla & Reyes,NY (27)
ERA - Penny,LAD (2.88); Saito,LAD (3.92); Hudson,Atl (3.92)
W - O.Perez,NY & Penny,LAD (11); Smoltz,Atl (10)
SO - O.Perez,NY (115); Hernandez,NY (110); Smoltz,Atl (99)
SV - Wagner,NY (12); Seay,Det (11); Moylan,Atl (9)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
New York over Los Angeles-N 3-2
Championship
Atlanta over New York 4-2

2007-2008

Minnesota, bolstered by trades from the previous season and boasting a team of all .300+ hitters with an A,A,B,B pitching staff, ran away with all the honors despite numerous injuries and suspensions. Atlanta won the Oquirrh Division in a playoff while posting the lowest W-L percentage ever for a pennant winner. The Padres’ Chris Young (BX) threw a no hitter against the Braves. The Twins’ Francisco Liriano (AYZ) finished 12-1 to set a new won-lost winning percentage for a pitcher. The Yankees also set a new record for runs and RBI in a single game when they destroyed the Mets 31-2.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
06 Minnesota	Ja.Waldram	41-22	.651	--
06 Los Angeles-A	Brown & Eddy	32-31	.508	9
06 Toronto	Jc.Ewing	31-33	.484	10.5
06 New York-A	H & J Gold	29-35	.453	12.5
OQUIRRH
06 Atlanta	T.Ewing	33-32	.508	--
06 San Diego	Leckie	32-33	.492	1
06 New York-N	Woolley & Jk.Ewing	31-34	.469	2.5
06 Detroit	Jo.Waldram	28-36	.438	4.5

BA - M.Cabrera,Min (.368); Mauer,Min (.349); Gonzalez,SD (.326)
HR - Pujols,Tor (26); Berkman,Min & Inge,Det (22)
RBI - Pujols,Tor (68); Gonzalez,SD & Morneau,Min (64)
R - Berkman,Min &Mauer,Min (59); Morneau,Min (54)
SB - Theriot,Min (31); Reyes,Mts (26); Roberts,SD (21)
ERA - Lackey,LA (2.77); J.Santana,Min (2.82); Peavy,Mts (2.86)
W - Liriano,Min (12); J.Santana,Min (10); Verlander,Tor (11)
SO - Liriano,Min (168); J.Santana,Min (130); Peavy,Mts (127)
SV - Hoffman,SD (16); Wickman,Atl (13); Two with (10)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Toronto over Los Angeles 3-1
New York over San Diego 3-0
Divisional
Minnesota over Toronto 3-0
New York over Atlanta 3-0
Championship
Minnesota over New York 4-2

2006-2007

The A.P.B.A.L. expanded to a three division, nine team league for one season. The three pennant winners, with the top two teams receiving first round byes, were joined by three wild card teams in the playoffs. New York defeated Boston in a playoff game for the last wild card spot. Due to trades, David Ortiz set a league record by appearing in 70 games. Atlanta began its season at 6-14 and rallied to win 40 games and the Wasatch pennant. Cleveland started 10-20 and came back to finish with a winning record and a wild card berth. Los Angeles came from 6 games back on July 25 to edge Houston, and their three starting “A” pitchers, for the Oquirrh pennant. The Braves scored 10 runs in one inning against St. Louis after there were two out and lost a game 1-0 to a DZ Cleveland pitcher when their starter threw a perfect game for 8 2/3 innings before giving up a homerun.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
05 Atlanta	T.Ewing	40-26	.606	--
05 Boston	Jo.Waldram	31-36	.463	9.5
05 St.Louis	Woolley	27-39	.409	13
OQUIRRH
05 Los Angeles-A	Brown	38-28	.576	--
05 Houston	Mizerak	37-29	.561	1
05 Chicago-A	Ja.Waldram	20-46	.303	18
VALLEY
05 Florida	J.Ewing	39-27	.591	--
05 Cleveland	Leckie	34-32	.515	5
05 New York-A	H & J Gold	32-35	.478	7.5

BA - Pujols,Cle (.378); Roberts,Fla (.354); Damon,Bos (.331)
HR - A.Rodriquez,NY (25); A.Jones,Hou (24); Two with (21)
RBI - Sanders,Cle (63); Francoeur,Atl (58); Anderson,Cle (55)
R - D.Lee,Atl (55); Three with (51)
SB - Figgins,Cle (30); Podsednik,LA (27); Furcal (26)
ERA - Oswalt,LA (2.77); Willis,Hou (2.82); Clement,Bos (2.86)
W - J.Sosa,Atl (11); Clemens,Hou (10); Three with (9)
SO - Carpenter,Bos (132); Beckett,Fla (119); Johnson,NY (106)
SV - Wickman,Cle (11); Four with (10)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Los Angeles over New York 3-2
Houston over Cleveland 3-2
2nd Round
Florida over Los Angeles 3-2
Atlanta over Houston 3-0
Championship
Florida over Atlanta 4-2

2005-2006

Barry Bonds (.362 1-1-1-6-6) was traded by Florida to Boston at the All Star Game and a week later the Marlin manager announced he was leaving the league. The Yankees scored a new team record 25 runs against the White Sox as every starter had a hit, run, and RBI. Ichiro Suzuki (.372 0-0) had a bunt single then sat out the next two games to become the first player to hit .400. San Diego set new team records with 409 runs and 171 doubles. A.J. Mizerak became the first manager to have a 3-1 lead in the Championship Series and lose it, as Boston fell to New York. The Yankees were the first team to win all three championship playoff contests by a single game. The league had the most runs scored per team/per game in the modern era.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
04 Chicago-N	Brown	39-25	.609	--
04 Boston	Mizerak	34-30	.531	5
04 St.Louis	Woolley	28-36	.438	11
04 Florida	Leckie	23-41	.359	16
OQUIRRH
04 San Diego	J.Ewing	41-23	.641	--
04 New York-A	H.Gold	33-31	.516	8
04 Chicago-A	J.Waldram	30-35	.462	11.5
04 Atlanta	T.Ewing	29-36	.446	12.5

BA - Suzuki,Cub (.400); Gload,WS (.370); Loretta,SD (.361)
HR - Guerrero,StL (24); Bonds,Bos (22); Two with (21)
RBI - Bonds,Bos (58); D.Ortiz,Atl (57); Two with (54)
R - Abreu,SD (66); Bonds,Bos (60); Helton,NY (59)
SB - Pierra,Fla & Suzuki,Cub (22); Roberts,Bos (16)
ERA - Hoffman,SD (2.74); Rivera,NY (3.48); P.Martinez,Cub (3.50)
W - Lieber,NY (9); Schilling,Cub (8); Many with (7)
SO - Peavy,Cub (119); Carpenter,St.L (105); Schilling,Cub (104)
SV - Hoffman,SD & Foulke,Atl & Rivera,NY (12)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Boston over St.Louis 3-1
New York over Chicago-A 3-2
Divisional
Boston over Chicago-N 3-2
New York over San Diego 3-2
Championship
New York over Boston 4-3

2004-2005

The "Hudson Rule" was replaced by a rule allowing a batter to get a hit with a 35 and the basis empty if he is hitting from the opposite site of the plate as the pitcher's throwing arm. Frank Eddy retired citing an inability to roll the dice. In his last game his Marlins were 2 hitted by a "C". A new unofficial record was set with 23 trades involving 189 player transactions. Barry Bonds also set a new record for walks received. The Cardinals captured the Oquirrh pennant on the last day of the season when Pedro Martinez (AXY) threw a no hitter (one man got on via an error) while fanning a record tying 17 batters. Three Athletics hit more than 20 HRs and Alex Rodriquez (.298 1-1-0-6) posted the worst stats by a quality selection - .195 with 10 HRs in 64 games.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
03 Atlanta	T.Ewing	38-26	.594	--
03 Los Angeles	J.Ewing	34-30	.531	4
03 Oakland	Mizerak	34-30	.531	4
03 Florida	Adams*	29-35	.453	9
OQUIRRH
03 St. Louis	Woolley	36-28	.563	--
03 New York-A	H.Gold	35-29	.547	1
03 Boston	J.Gold	31-33	.484	3
03 Arizona	Brown	19-45	.297	17

*Replaced Eddy after 46 games

BA - Bonds,Min (.350); Tejada,LA (.336); C.Jones,Bos (.323)
HR - Thome,LA (24); Durazo,Arz (23); L.Gonzalez,Arz (21)
RBI - L.Gonzalez,Arz & Thome,LA (61); Durazo,Arz (59)
R - Bonds,Min (66); L.Gonzalez,Arz & Tejada,LA (51)
SB - D.Roberts,LA (39); Guerrero,Bos (19); Lofton,SF (14)
ERA - P.Martinez,Bos (1.89); Lowe,Bos (2.07); Hammond,LA (2.31)
W - Reed,Min (11); Rueter,Min (10); Four with (9)
SO - R.Johnson,Arz (146); P.Martinez,Bos (137); Two with (106)
SV - Hawkins,Min (16); Three with (9)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Los Angeles over Oakland 3-1
New York over Boston 3-2
Divisional
Los Angeles over Atlanta 3-0
St.Louis over New York 3-2
Championship
St.Louis over Los Angeles 4-1

2003-2004

The league adopted uniform playing boards in 2003-04. Minnesota won their division and then rallied to win their last 3 games to edge San Francisco and become the first non Ewing coached team in 6 years to take the A.P.B.A.L. championship. Boston closed the season with a 26-9 to take the Wasatch Division pennant. Jason Schmidt (BX) of the Giants became the first pitcher in the league's history to throw a perfect game. Boston's Pedro Martinez (AXYZ) threw a no hitter for the second consecutive year. Arizona's Randy Johnson fanned 17 batters in a 10 inning game. The Red Sox set a record with 7 errors in a game and, at one point, San Francisco played 23 consecutive games in the road.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
02 Boston	J.Gold	38-26	.594	--
02 San Francisco	Mizerak	31-33	.484	7
02 New York-A	H.Gold	29-35	.460	9
02 Anaheim	Eddy	27-36	.429	11
OQUIRRH
02 Minnesota	Brown	40-24	.625	--
02 Atlanta	T.Ewing	31-33	.484	9
02 Los Angeles	J.Ewing	39-34	.469	10
02 Arizona	Woolley	29-35	.453	11

LEADERS:
BA - M.Ramirez,Bos (.370); Cintron,Oak (.328); Helton,StL (.327)
HR - Guillen,StL (32); Giambi,NY(26); Lopez,Oak (25)
RBI – Guillen,StL (69); Giambi,NY (61); Three with (58)
R - Bonds,LA (73); Cintron,Oak & Guerrero,NY (57)
SB - Pierre,Arz (29); Jackson,LA (26); Soriano,Bos (17)
ERA – Smoltz,Atl (1.97); Rivera,NY (2.72); Hudson,StL (2.97)
W - Hudson,StL (10); Brown,Bos & Schilling,Atl (9)
SO - P.Martinez,Bos (136); Beckett,Fla (121); Brown,Bos (118)
SV - Smoltz,Atl (13); Foulke,Oak and Urbina,Fla (10)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
San Francisco over New York 3-1
Los Angeles over Atlanta 3-0
Divisional
San Francisco over Boston 3-1
Minnesota over Los Angeles 3-0
Championship
Minnesota over San Francisco 4-3

2002-2003

It was the year of Barry Bonds (.328 1-1-1-0-0-0) as the Seattle outfielder shattered the slugging percentage record (.981) that had been held by Willie Mays and the on base percentage record (.542) that had been held by Lou Gehrig. Bonds also set new league records for homeruns, runs scored, walks, and total bases while winning a gold glove and a pennant. N.Y.'s Mike Stanton (A*XZ) also set a new mark by appearing in 49 games in relief. No hitters were thrown by Atlanta's Kevin Millwood (CY), Seattle's Aaron Sele (BZ) and Boston's Pedro Martinez (AXYZ). Millwood lost his in the 10th and Sele was pulled for a pinch runner after 10 innings of no hit ball. Martinez also set a new record with 17 strikeouts for a 9 inning game. Boston's Jermaine Dye (1-5-6) also entered the books by hitting a record tying 4 homeruns in a single game. A Ewing won the Championship Series for the 6th consecutive year as Jackson downed Travis.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
01 Seattle	J.Ewing	38-26	.594	--
01 New York-A	H.Gold	31-33	.484	7
01 Houston	Hedman	29-35	.460	9
01 Boston	J.Gold*	27-36	.429	11
OQUIRRH
01 Colorado	T.Ewing	40-24	.625	--
01 Oakland	Brown	31-33	.484	9
01 St. Louis	Leckie	39-34	.469	10
01 Atlanta	Mizerak	29-35	.453	11

* Replaced Eddy after 46 games who had replaced Newman after 32 games

LEADERS:
BA - Bonds,Sea (.379); C.Jones,Atl (.354); Alomar,NY (.342)
HR - Bonds,Sea (38); Sosa,Sea (25); Ramirez,Oak (23)
RBI - Ja.Giambi,NY (71); Bonds,Sea (67); Sosa,Sea (66)
R - Bonds,Sea (79); Ramirez,Oak (63); Two with (60)
SB - Cameron,Col & McLemore,Sea (22); Pierre,Col (18)
ERA - Kline,StL (1.95); Sele,Sea (2.22); Pettitte,Oak (2.84)
W - Mulder,Oak & Sele,Sea (11); Two with (9)
SO - P.Martinez,Bos (161); Oswalt,Hou (128); Dotel,Hou (125)
SV - Karsay,Atl (13); Magnante,Oak (12); Two with (11)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
New York over Houston 3-2
St.Louis over Oakland 3-0
Divisional
Seattle over New York 3-2
Colorado over St.Louis 3-1
Championship
Seattle over Colorado 4-2

2001-2002

Three managers left at mid-season to be replaced by one new and two former owners. The Mets held off the surging Giants and took the Wasatch pennant in a playoff game. The Yankees came back from 3 out with 10 to play to capture the Oquirrh Division on the final day. Carlos Delgado (.344 1-1-6-6-6) broke Willie Mays's 28 year RBI record and Duke Sniders 22 year Runs Produced mark. Orlando Hernandez (CYZ) threw a no hitter as the Yanks blasted Atlanta 21-0. Jim Edmonds destroyed the record for striking out and Fernandez Vina set a new HBP mark. Tom Glavine won 14 games. Two brothers, Orlando and Livan Hernandez, combined to post a 20-3 record for the Yanks and Jays.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
00 New York-N	Haas	41-26	.612	--
00 San Francisco	J.Ewing	40-27	.597	1
00 Cleveland	Cwik	32-34	.485	8.5
00 Atlanta	Mazerak*	29-37	.439	11.5
00 Arizona	Jesson	19-47	.288	21.5
OQUIRRH
00 New York-A	Leckie	38-28	.578	--
00 Chicago-A	Eddy@	37-29	.561	1
00 Toronto	Brown	37-29	.561	1
00 St. Louis	H.Gold	30-36	.455	8
00 Seattle	Davis#	28-38	.424	10

@ Replaced T.Ewing after 30 games

* Replaced Dillon after 33 games

# Replaced Simmons after 42 games

LEADERS:
BA - Alfonzo,Mts (.358); Garciaparra,SF (.353); Erstad,Chi (.353)
HR - McGwire,StL (33); Justice,Yks (30); A.Jones,Mts (28)
RBI - Delgado,Yks (80); Justice,Yks (76); McGwire,StL (70)
R - Delgado,Yks (69); Bonds,SF (68); Jeter,Yks (65)
SB - Mondesi,Tor (23); Fucal,Mts & Veras,Atl (22)
ERA - F.Rodriquez,SF (1.54); Glavine,Mts (2.69); Hampton,Mts (3.08)
W - Glavine,Mts (14); Three with (10)
SO - Glavine,Mts (132); Ra.Johnson,Arz (121); Ankiel,Stl (111)
SV - Foulke,Chi (15); Koch,Tor (12); Nen,SF (11)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
San Francisco over Cleveland 3-2
Toronto over Chicago 3-1
Divisional
NY Yanks over Toronto 3-2
San Francisco over NY Mets 3-1
Championship
San Francisco over NY Yanks 4-0

2000-2001

Boston set a new record for victories during the season, but then fell to the curse of the Bambino as they were upset by Arizona in the first round of the playoffs. Manager Chris Dillon jumped ship during the season, leaving the Mets and taking over the reigns of the Braves. Manny Ramirez (.299 1-1-0-0-0) had 10 RBI in a single game. The Red Sox duo of Bret Saberhagen (BYZZ) and Pedro Martinez (ACXYZ) went 27-5. Saberhagen tied the record for wins, while Martinez' ERA was more than a full point better than the next best pitcher in the league. Jose Lima (BYZ) won 12 straight games for Houston. Barry Bonds set a new season record with 77 runs scored and passed Willie Mays for lifetime homeruns.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
99 Houston	T,Ewing	40-26	.606	--
99 Atlanta	Dillon*	38-28	.575	2
99 New York-A	Leckie	31-35	.470	9
99 Texas	H & J Gold	30-36	.455	10
99 San Francisco	J.Ewing	27-39	.409	13
OQUIRRH
99 Boston	Brown	47-19	.712	--
99 Arizona	Simmons	35-31	.530	12
99 Cleveland	Cwik	34-32	.515	13
99 New York-N	Haas@	26-40	.394	21
99 Toronto	Osborne	22-44	.333	25

@ Replaced Dillon after 36 games

* Replaced Gilson after 57 games

LEADERS:
BA - Garciaparra,Bos (.372); Shumpert,Bos (.346); R.Alomar,Cle(.343)
HR - Bonds,SF (31); Griffey,Tex (28); V.Guerrero.Arz (25)
RBI - Ramirez,Cle (76); L.Gonzalez,Hou (65); Two with (62)
R - Bonds,SF (77); Bagwell,Hou (70); Shumpert,Bos (67)
SB - Cedeno,Mts (45); Womack,Arz (27); Two with (24)
ERA - P.Martinez,Bos (1.77); Lima,Hou (2.87); Saberhagen,Bos (2.95)
W - Saberhagen,Bos (14); Lima,Hou & P.Martinez,Bos (13)
SO - P.Martinez,Bos (164); Millwood,Atl (127); Johnson,Arz (124)
SV - Lowe,Bos (11); Rocker,Mts (9); Rivera,Tor (8)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Atlanta over NY Yankees 3-0
Arizona over Cleveland 3-0
Divisional
Houston over Atlanta 3-2
Arizona over Boston 3-1
Championship
- Houston over Arizona 4-3

1999-2000

An expanded league witnessed two tremendous pennant races as the Yankees swept the Atros in their final series for the Wasatch pennant and four teams went down to their final series in the Oquirrh Division before Cleveland won their flag on the final day of the season. The Astros shattered all kinds of team offensive records. Colorado won 13 consecutive games to roar back from last place and make a bid for a playoff position. Atlanta lost its manager, and 10 of its final 14 games, to fall from first to fourth. New records included Mark McGwire's 73 walks, Jeff Bagwell's 75 runs scores, and Al Leiter'ss 182 K’s. Greg Maddux set a new lifetime record for wins.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
98 New York-A	J,Ewing	42-24	.636	--
98 Houston	T.Ewing	39-27	.591	3
98 Chicago-N	Leckie	29-37	.439	13
98 Texas	Eddy	25-41	.379	17
98 Los Angeles	Brown	17-49	.258	25
OQUIRRH
98 Cleveland	Cwik	38-28	.576	--
98 New York-N	Dillon	37-29	.561	1
98 San Diego	Osborne	36-30	.545	2
98 Atlanta	Ott/Gilson	35-31	.530	3
98 Colorado	Simmons	32-34	.485	6

LEADERS:
BA - Olerud,Mts (.383); Walker,Col (.351); Gwynn,SD (.328)
HR - McGwire,Col (28); Bagwell,Hou (25); Two with (24)
RBI - Olerud,Mts (68); Belle,Mts & Garciaparra,Chi (66)
R - Bagwell,Hou (75); Garciaparra,Chi (73); Jeter,Yks (63)
SB - Young,LA (23); A.Rodriquez,Hou (21); Vina,Atl (20)
ERA - Glavine,Atl (2.83); Maddux,Atl (2.87); Johnson,Col (2.94)
W - Wells,Yks (13); Reynolds,Hou (12); Three with (10)
SO - Leiter,Mts (182); K.Brown,SD (154); Maddux,Atl (149)
SV - Mendoza,Hou (12); Hoffman, SD (10); M.Rivera,Yks (9)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Houston over Chicago 3-0
San Diego over NY Mets 3-1
Divisional
Houston over NY Yankees 3-2
Cleveland over San Diego 3-2
Championship
Houston over Cleveland 4-2

1998-1999

The Yankees made numerous pre-season trades and, as a result, fielded a club that ran away with the Wasatch pennant by a record 14 games. Glendon Rusch (DYZ) tossed a no hitter and Andy Pettitte (AYZ) threw a one hitter as New York swept a double header from the Giants. Randy Johnson (AXY) fanned ten consecutive batters versus Cleveland, had 16 K's in 8 innings against Atlanta, and set a new record with 166 strikeouts for the year. Michael Tucker set a record with 6 runs scored in a single game. After scoring 43 runs in their first 17 contests, Houston scored 47 in their next three.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
97 New York-A	J.Ewing	42-22	.656	--
97 Atlanta	Ott	28-36	.438	14
97 Seattle	Osborne	28-36	.438	14
97 Cleveland	Cwik	27-37	.422	15
OQUIRRH
97 Los Angeles	Brown	38-26	.594	--
97 Houston	T,Ewing	33-31	.516	5
97 San Francisco	Dillon	32-32	.500	6
97 Baltimore	Eddy	28-36	.438	10

LEADERS:

BA - B.Williams,NY (.370); Walker,NY (.331), Piazza,LA (.311)
HR - Griffey,Sea (24); Three with (22)
RBI - Griffey,Sea & Walker,NY (60); Piazza,LA (57)
R - Biggio,NY (69); Bagwell,Hou (65); Walker,NY (49)
SB - Young,LA (27); Amaral,Sea (22); Biggio,NY (19)
ERA - Mussina,Blt (2.51); Rueter,SF (2.54); Kile,Hou (2.71)
W - Pettitte,NY (12); Park,LA (11); Three with (9)
SO - Johnson,Sea (166); Kile,Hou (123); Maddux,Atl (122)
SV - Beck,Hou (13); Three with (9)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Atlanta over Seattle 3-0
San Francisco over Houston 3-1
Divisional
New York over Seattle 3-0
San Francisco over Los Angeles 3-2
Championship
New York over San Francisco 4-1

1997-1998

1997-98 was labeled the "tumultuous season" as three different managers piolted the Yankees before New York righted itself and went on to capture the league championship. In a season that established a new mark for league homeruns, three no hitters were tossed: two by Los Angeles' pitchers Ramon Martinez (BYW) and Ismael Valdes (BYZ) and one by Chicago's Kevin Tapani (CYZ). Texas shattered the league record for total bases and slugging percentage and Baltimore's futility included new lows in won-loss percentage and team batting average (.197). Atlanta went the entire season without a successful sacrifice bunt.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
96 Seattle	Osborne	40-23	.635	--
96 Cleveland	Cwik	37-26	.587	3
96 New York-A	J.Ewing*	32-32	.500	8.5
96 Los Angeles	Dillon	26-38	.406	14.5
OQUIRRH
96 Texas	T.Ewing	38-26	.594	--
96 Atlanta	Ott	34-30	.531	4
96 Chicago-A	Brown	32-32	.500	6
96 Baltimore	Eddy	16-48	.250	22

* Gilson (16 games), Cornell (33 games)

LEADERS:
BA - E.Martinez,Sea (.335); A.Rodriquez,Sea,Hollansworth,Chi(.321)
HR - Griffey,Sea (26); Larkin,Tex (23); Buhner,Sea (22)
RBI - Buhner,Sea (71); Griffey,Sea (67); J.Gonzalez,Tex (62)
R - Larkin,Tex (65); A.Rodriques,Sea (64); Two with (55)
SB - Lofton,Cle (44); Amaral,LA (33); Nonds,NY (22)
ERA - Maddux,Atl (2.32); Smoltz,Atl (2.61); Hernandez,Chi (2.90)
W - Astacio,NY, Smoltz,Atl & R.Wells,Sea (11)
SO - Smoltz,Atl (152); Mussina,Tex (110); Astacio,NY (97)
SV - Assenmacher,Cle (11); Stanton,Tex (9); A,Castillo,Chi (8)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
New York over Cleveland 3-1
Atlanta over Chicago 3-1
Divisional
New York over Seattle 3-0
Atlanta over Texas 3-1
Championship
New York over Atlanta 4-1

1996-1997

Claude "Jayhawk" Owens (.244 1-1-5-5) broke Fred Allen Green's thirty six year old record by hitting 36 homeruns. Greg Maddux (ACXZZ) tossed an opening day no hitter, only walked 7 batters in 142 innings pitched, and fanned 9 consecutive batters in one game. Andy Fraher left Cincinnati after posting a 10-25 record and was replaced at the Reds' helm by Joe Brown. The Rockies hit 111 team homeruns, Gary Sheffield scored 5 runs in a game, Shawon Dunston had six hits in a single contest and Edgar Martinez reached based in 12 consecutive plate appearances.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
95 Cleveland	Cwik	39-25	.609	--
95 Los Angeles	Dillon	38-26	.594	1
95 Houston	H.Brown	35-29	.547	4
95 Cincinnati	J.Brown*	22-42	.344	17
OQUIRRH
95 Atlanta	Ott	38-26	.594	--
95 Chicago-N	T.Ewing	34-30	.531	4
95 Colorado	Gilson	31-33	.484	7
95 Seattle	Osborne	19-45	.297	19

* Replaced Fraher after 35 games

LEADERS:
BA - Dunston,Chi (.355); E.Martinez,Sea (.341); Gwynn,Cle (.339)
HR - Owens,Col (36); McGwire,Hou (26); Belle,Cle (22)
RBI - Owens,Col (70); Bichette,Chi (68); McGwire,Hou (58)
R - Sheffield,LA (63); Larkin,Cle & Sanders,Hou (53) SB - Larkin,Cle (34); Lofton,Cle (31); Coleman,Sea (28)
ERA - Mesa,Cle (1.87); Maddux,Atl (1.96); Navarro,Chi (2.46)
W - Maddux,Atl & Navarro,Chi (12); Two with (10)
SO - R.Johnson,Sea (155); Maddux,Atl (151); Nomo,LA (143)
SV - Mesa,Cle (19); Perez,Chi (13); Henneman,Hou (12)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Houston over Los Angeles 3-0
Chicago over Colorado 3-2
Divisional
Cleveland over Houston 3-2
Atlanta over Chicago 3-1
Championship
Atlanta over Cleveland 4-1

1995-1996

Chicago opened the year with a 16-3 record and closed it at 11-2 (going 8-24 in between) to capture the Oquirrh pennant. The White Sox were aided by Boston's 12 game losing streak to close the season. Cleveland's Mark Guthrie became the first D pitcher to throw a no hitter, downing New York. He also defeated Cincinnati 1-0 in 10 innings. Andre Dawson set new lifetime records for at bats and games played, surpassing Willie Mays, and Roger Clemens moved ahead of Steve Carlton in lifetime strikeouts.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
94 Montreal	Ewing	39-25	.609	--
94 Cleveland	Cwik	37-27	.578	2
94 Atlanta	Ott	29-35	.453	10
94 Houston	J.Brown	23-41	.359	16
OQUIRRH
94 Chicago-A	H.Brown	35-29	.547	--
94 Cincinnati	Fraher	34-30	.531	1
94 Boston	Osborne	30-34	.469	5
94 New York-A	Dillon	29-35	.453	6

LEADERS:
BA - Gwynn,Cle (.342); Brogna,Mnt (.332); Lofton,Cle (.330)
HR - Burks,Chi (24); McGriff,Atl (23); Bagwell,Hou (22)
RBI - Burks,Chi (70) ; Belle,Cle & Brogna,Mnt (58)
R - Thomas,Chi (52); Three with (51)
SB - Lofton,Cle (43); Nixon,Bos & D.Sanders,Cin (31)
ERA - McDowell,Chi (2.69); Reynolds,Hou (2.94); Fassero,Mnt (3.02)
W - McDowell,Chi (12); Fassero,Mnt (10); Clark,Cle (9)
SO - Maddux,Atl (125)); Reynolds,Hou (112); Clemens,Bos (105)
SV - Howard,Chi & Howe,Mnt & Wetteland,NY (11)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Cleveland over Atlanta 3-1
Cincinnati over Boston 3-0
Divisional
Cleveland over Montreal 3-1
Chicago over Cincinnati 3-1
Championship
Cleveland over Chicago 4-2

1994-1995

Atlanta lost to Chicago in a playoff for the Wasatch pennant, thwarting the Braves record bid for three consecutive flags. Rebuilding Montreal stunned the league by winning the Oquirrh Division and then coming from 1 game to 3 to win the league championship. New records included Deion Sanders' 9 RBI in a game and Kansas City's 15 consecutive game losing streak to close the season. Scott Sanderson (CYZ) went 12-2 with a 1.66 ERA.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
93 Chicago-A	H.Brown	39-26	.600	--
93 Atlanta	Ott	38-27	.585	1
93 Philadelphia	J.Brown	30-34	.469	8.5
93 Kansas City	Fraher	22-42	.344	16.5
OQUIRRH
93 Montreal	Ewing	36-28	.563	--
93 San Francisco	Dillon	33-31	.516	3
93 Los Angeles	Osborne	30-34	.469	6
93 Toronto	Cwik	29-35	.453	7

LEADERS:
BA - Griffey,LA (.335); T.Gwynn,Tor (.328); Olerud,Tor (.326)
HR - McGriff,Atl (22); Gonzalez,KC & Justice,LA (21)
RBI - Griffey,LA (58); McGriff,Atl (54); Olerud,Tor (51)
R - McGriff,Atl (59); Henderson,Tor (52); Alomar,Tor (51)
SB - Alomar,Tor & Nixon,Chi (38); Henderson,Tor (30)
ERA - Sanderson,SF (1.66); Maddux,Atl (2.03); Bere,Chi (2.09)
W - Sanderson,SF (12); Avery,Atl (10); Two with (9)
SO - Alvarez,Chi (112); Maddux,Atl (109); Three with (104)
SV - Beck,Mnt (16); Howe,Atl (10); Ward,Tor (8)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Atlanta over Philadelphia 3-2
Los Angeles over San Francisco 3-2
Divisional
Atlanta over Chicago 3-2
Montreal over Los Angeles 3-2
Championship
Montreal over Atlanta 4-3

1993-1994

Atlanta repeated as the Wasatch Division champions, but fell to the resurgent Pittsburgh Pirates in the Championship Series. The Bucs were 25-8 at the close of the season and in the playoffs. The year was highlighted by Deion Sanders' record breaking 23 triples and an 11 inning no hitter thrown by the Cubs' Greg Maddux (Chicago lost 2-1 in 12 innings). Pittsburgh also set a new record when the Pirates drew 293 team walks.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
92 Atlanta	Ott	38-25	.603	--
92 St. Louis	Hudson	35-28	.556	3
92 Milwaukee	Cwik	32-32	.500	6.5
92 Toronto	J.Brown	28-36	.438	10.5
OQUIRRH
92 Pittsburgh	Ewing	37-27	.578	--
92 Chicago-N	H.Brown	31-33	.484	6
92 Minnesota	Osborne	30-34	.469	7
92 Oakland	Dillon	24-40	.375	13

LEADERS:
BA - Martinez,StL (.341); Alomar,Pit (.340); Jose,StL (.340)
HR - McGwire,Oak (20); Bonds,Pit (19); Daulton,Atl (16)
RBI - Bonds,Pit (53); Sierra,Pit (52); Griffey,Min (50)
R - Bonds,Pit & Henderson,Pit (55); Grace,Chi & Sanders,Atl (50)
SB - Hamilton,Mil & Nixon,Chi (33); Henderson,Pit (29)
ERA - Maddux,Chi (2.43); Z.Smith,Mil (2.51); Key,Tor (2.72)
W - Tewksbury,StL (11); Avery,Atl & Key,Tor (9)
SO - Cone,Tor & Maddux,Chi (132); Smoltz,Alt (129)
SV - Russell,Chi (10); Aguilera,Min (9); Two with (8)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Milwaukee over St.Louis 3-1
Minnesota over Chicago 3-1
Divisional
Atlanta over Milwaukee 3-2
Pittsburgh over Minnesota 3-1
Championship
Pittsburgh over Atlanta 4-0

1992-1993

Atlanta fell one short of the league record for most wins for a season as they won the Wasatch Division by ten games. The Braves were led by Tom Glavine (AYZ) who established a new mark with twelve consecutive wins on his way to capturing the Lew Burdette Award. Alejandro Pena tied another record with 19 saves. Atlanta laid claim to being one of the best teams in A.P.B.A.L. history by downing the overachieving Cardinals in seven games for the league championship. St.Louis was led by Milt Thompson, winner of both the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player Awards, and in the top three in seven offensive categories.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
91 Atlanta	Ott	45-19	.703	--
91 Pittsburgh	J.Brown	35-29	.547	10
91 San Diego	H.Brown	27-37	.422	18
91 Toronto	Cwik	25-39	.391	20
OQUIRRH
91 St. Louis	Hudson	37-27	.578	--
91 Cincinnati	Dillon	31-33	.484	6
91 Minnesota	Osborne	30-34	.469	7
91 Los Angeles	Ewing	26-38	.406	11

LEADERS:

BA - Butler,LA (.354); Thompson,StL (.345); Barberie,Pit(.336)
HR - Clark,StL & Mack,Min (19); Macfarlane,LA (17)
RBI - Clark,StL (54); Tartabull,Pit (53); Sabo,Cin (50)
R - Thompson,StL (55); R.Alomar,Pit (54); Mack,Min (52)
SB - Nixon,Atl (50); R.Alomar,Pit (26); Thompson,StL (21)
ERA - Glavine,Atl (1.96); Hurst,SD (2.62); Avery,Atl (2.63)
W - Glavine,Atl (13); Drabek,Pit (10); Two with (9)
SO - Rijo,Cin (121); Glavine,Atl (114); Two with (95)
SV - Pena,Atl (19); L.Smith,StL (13); Eckersley,Min (11)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Pittsburgh over San Diego 3-0
Cincinnati over Minnesota 3-1
Divisional
Atlanta over Pittsburgh 3-2
St.Louis over Cincinnati 3-0
Championship
Atlanta over St.Louis 4-3

1991-1992

The league briefly experimented with a Random Error Distribution Card, but it was discontinued at mid-season. Bob Welch (AZ) threw a 9 inning no hitter before being pulled for a pinch hitter in the 10th. Dave Stewart (AZ) tossed a no hitter. Cincinnati went 17-3 to open the season, but were then involved in an automobile accident. Nevertheless, they coasted into the pennant by playing .500 ball the rest of the way. Oakland defeated Toronto 6-4 in a single game playoff for the Oquirrh Division pennant. Dennis Eckersley (ABXZZ*) set records with 45 relief appearances and 19 saves.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
90 Oakland	Cwik	39-26	.600	--
90 Toronto	Ewing	38-27	.585	1
90 New York-N	Osborne	30-34	.469	8.5
90 Chicago-A	Ott	21-43	.328	17.5
OQUIRRH
90 Cincinnati	Dillon	39-25	.609	--
90 San Diego	H.Brown	37-26	.587	1.5
90 Pittsburgh	Blain	30-34	.469	9
90 Boston	J.Brown	22-41	.349	16.5

LEADERS:
BA - Gwynn,SD (.316); Morris,Cin (.302); Magadan,NY (.299)
HR - Davis,Cin (22); Gruber,Tor (16); Four with (15)
RBI - McReynolds,SD (58); Davis,Cin (53); Dawson,Tor (49)
R - McReynolds,SD (48); Davis,Cin (47); Two with (44)
SB - Henderson,Oak (37); Bonds,Pit (36); Roberts,SD (32)
ERA - Eckerslry,Oak (1.41); Nelson,Oak (2.08); Welch,Tor (2.16)
W - Drabek,Oak (12); Three with (9)
SO - Clemens,Cin (127); Smith,Tor (122); Two with (94)
SV - Eckersley,Oak (19); Henke,Tor (10); Franco,NY (9)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
New York over Toronto 3-1
San Diego over Pittsburgh 3-2
Divisional
New York over Oakland 3-2
Cincinnati over San Diego 3-2
Championship
New York over Cincinnati 4-3

1990-1991

Defensive ratings for catchers was first utilized in determining stolen base effectiveness. Pre-season dealing netted Los Angeles four first round player picks. Boston was shutout for thirty consecutive innings early in the season. Carney Lansford (.336 0-0) hit safely in 25 straight games. Oakland pitchers threw 36 2/3 consecutive innings of shutout ball and hurled a record 12 shutout contests. Hugh Brown won his 1000th game as a manager. The Dodgers won 40 games, but finished second to the Athletics. San Francisco saw seven different players go down due to injuries. Bo Jackson struck out a record 86 times.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
89 Oakland	Cwik	42-22	.656	--
89 Los Angeles	Gilson	40-24	.625	2
89 Chicago-N	Ewing	32-32	.500	10
89 Toronto	Blain	29-35	.453	13
OQUIRRH
89 Kansas City	Brown	35-29	.547	--
89 Cincinnati	Dillon	30-34	.469	5
89 San Francisco	Ott	27-37	.422	8
89 Boston	Osborne	21-43	.328	14

LEADERS:
BA - Puckett,Oak (.357); Clark,SF (.350); Larkin,LA (.347)
HR - McGriff,Tor (20); Jackson,LA (17); Two with (16)
RBI - Yount,LA (52); McGriff,Tor (51); Johnson,LA (49)
R - Larkin,LA (59); Davis,Cin (54); McGriff,Tor (52)
SB - Henderson,Oak (37); Johnson,LA (20); Two with (17)
ERA - Morgan,LA (1.94); Hershiser,KC (2.14); Saberhagen,Oak (2.37)
W - Morgan,LA (13); Moore,Oak (10); Four with (9)
SO - Hershiser,KC (107); Moore,Oak (106); Garrelts,SF (103)
SV - Eckersley,Oak (17); Dibble,Chi (11); Two with (8)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Los Angeles over Chicago 3-1
San Francisco over Cincinnati 3-2
Divisional
Oakland over Los Angeles 3-2
San Francisco over Kansas City 3-0
Championship
Oakland over San Francisco 4-3

1989-1990

Roger Clemens (BXYZ) and David Cone (AXZ) threw no hitters. Jeff Reardon (AXZ*) was 5-0, having allowed just 5 hits and no runs in 25 innings of relief, at the All Star break. Boston won 14 of their first 19 games, but were once again overtaken in their quest for the pennant - this year by Los Angeles. The Dodgers finished first for their fourth consecutive season of competition dating back to 1984. The New York Mets became the first team to win successive pennants and league championships. Terry Puhl broke Smokey Burgess' 29 year old record for most plate appearances without a homerun. Mike Greenwell became the first player to win back to back batting titles.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
88 Los Angeles	Ewing	37-27	.578	--
88 Boston	Osborne	32-32	.500	5
88 Houston	Gilson	30-34	.469	7
88 Oakland	Hudson	29-35	.453	8
OQUIRRH
88 New York-N	Brown	39-25	.609	--
88 Minnesota	Dillon	37-27	.578	2
88 San Francisco	Ott	27-37	.422	12
88 Montreal	Cwik	25-39	.391	14

LEADERS:
BA - Greenwell,Bos (.363); Boggs,Bos (.347); Galarraga,LA (.313)
HR - Strawberry,NY (25); Gaetti,NY (17); Davis,Hou (16)
RBI - Strawberry,NY (57); Davis,Hou (55); Galarraga,LA (52)
R - Boggs,Bos (59); Strawberry,NY (53); Greenwell,Bos (52)
SB - R.Henderson,SF (41); Hudler,Mon (39); Puhl,Hou (32)
ERA - D.Robinson,SF (1.93); Cone,NY (2.02); Hershiser,LA (2.02)
W - Anderson,Min (12); Cone,NY (11); Gooden,NY (10)
SO - Ryan,Min (114); Clemens,Bos (112); Leary,LA (111)
SV - Agosto,Bos & Eckersley,Oak & Myers,NY (8)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Houston over Boston 3-2
Minnesota over San Francisco 3-1
Divisional
Los Angeles over Houston 3-2
New York-N over Minnesota 3-2
Championship
New York-N over Los Angeles 4-0

1988-1989

The A.P.B.A. League briefly experimented with a "mystery play" adaptation to the Unusual Play Appendix. Forty year old Darrell Evans (.256 1-1-6) put together a phenomenal year, hitting 27 homeruns and amassing a .768 slugging percentage. Wade Boggs .363 1-4-5-6) suffered through three separate injuries and then checked into a Drug and Alcohol Abuse Center just before the playoffs. Boston, despite posting a 21-11 record at mid-season, was overtaken by the Mets in the Wasatch Division. Red Sox pitchers did fan a record 510 batters, however. Houston set team records with 137 stolen bases and 64 sacrifice bunts.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
87 New York-N	Brown	38-26	.594	--
87 Boston	Osborne	35-29	.547	3
87 San Francisco	Hudson	31-33	.489	7
87 Detroit	Haas	24-40	.375	14
OQUIRRH
87 Houston	Gilson	35-29	.547	--
87 Milwaukee	Dillon	33-31	.516	2
87 Toronto	Ott	32-32	.500	3
87 Pittsburgh	Ewing	28-36	.438	7

LEADERS:
BA - Greenwell,Bos (.364); Molitor,Mil (.361); Aldrete,SF (.360)
HR - Evans,Det (27); Dawson,SF (25); McGwire,Pit (24)
RBI - Schroeder,Hou (64); Evans,Det (60)
R - Cangelosi,Mil (63); Yount,Mil (57)
SB - Cangelosi,Mil (43); Young,Pit (38); Reynolds,Det (36)
ERA - D.Smith,Mil (2.07); Key,Tor (2.48); Wegman,Mil (2.54)
W - Gooden,NY (11); Hurst,Bos (10)
SO - Clemens,Bos (129); Hurst,Bos (117); Morris,Det (115)
SV - Robinson,SF (10); Smith,Bos (9)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Toronto over Milwaukee 3-0
Divisional
New York-N over Boston 3-1
Houston over Toronto 3-0
Championship
New York-N over Houston 4-1

1987-1988

The bull pen warm up rule was introduced. Eric Davis stole a record 65 bases. Seven hurlers struck out 100 batters or more. Mike Scott (AXYZ) fanned a record 158 hitters during the season while teammate Kirk McCaskill (BX) struck out a record 16 batters in a 9 inning game. Bob Forsch (BZ) tossed a no hitter. Boston won their opener 2-1, despite being no hitted by the Mets. The Red Sox went on to capture the Wasatch Division pennant while New York, favored in the preseason polls, finished last. California outclassed the league, winning 41 games and the championship,as Neil Gilson guided his fifth consecutive team to a .600 or better finish.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
86 Boston	Osborne	34-30	.531	--
86 Detroit	Haas	31-33	.484	3
86 San Francisco	Hudson	31-33	.484	3
86 New York-N	Brown	30-34	.469	4
OQUIRRH
86 California	Gilson	41-23	.641	--
86 Toronto	Ott	33-31	.516	8
86 Houston	Dillon	29-35	.453	12
86 St. Louis	Hosick	27-37	.422	14

LEADERS:
BA - Joyner,Det (.355); Raines,Cal (.337); Puckett,SF (.329)
HR - Puckett,SF (21); Baylor,Bos (18); Grubb,NY (16)
RBI - Puckett,SF (64); Baylor,Bos (55); Barfield,Tor (48)
R - Davis,Tor (54); Brooks,Det (45); Joyner,Det (44)
SB - Davis,Tor (65); Raines,Cal (33); Wilson,StL (29)
ERA - Clemens,Bos (1.92); Ojeda,NY (2.25); Scott,Hou (2.78)
W - Cox,Cal (11); Key,Tor (10)
SO - Scott,Hou (158); Clemens,Bos (138); Ryan,Cal (120)
SV - Eichhorn,Tor (16); Hernandez,Det (10); Worrell,StL (7)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
San Francisco over Detroit 3-1
Toronto over Houston 3-1
Divisional
California over Toronto 3-0
Championship
California over San Francisco 4-1

1986-1987

Neil Gilson developed the concept of trading for the future. Hugh Brown traded away Ron Darling for the rights to the New York Mets. Dwight Gooden (ACXYZ) threw a no hitter. John Tudor (AYZ) and Fernando Valenzuela (AX) pitched against one another on the last day of the season with the ERA title up for grabs. Both pitchers left the game after 10 innings of a scoreless tie. Los Angeles won 10 of their first 11 contests and captured the Wasatch Division flag. The New York Yankees won the Oquirrh Division pennant by a record 11 games.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
85 Los Angeles	Hudson	39-25	.609	--
85 St. Louis	Davis	32-32	.500	7
85 New York-N	Brown	31-33	.484	8
85 San Diego	Dillon	27-37	.422	13
OQUIRRH
85 New York-A	Gilson	43-21	.672	--
85 Toronto	Hosick	32-32	.500	11
85 Cincinnati	Ott	29-35	.453	14
85 Boston	Osborne	23-41	.359	20

LEADERS:
BA - Brett,SD (.354); Henderson,Yks (.342); Boggs,Bos (.338)
HR - Strawberry,Tor (21); Carter,Mnt (20); Gibson,LA (19)
RBI - Mattingly,Yks (60); Cedeno,StL (53)
R - Henderson,Yks (69); Brett,SD (56)
SB - Redus,Cin (62); Henderson,Yks (46); Coleman,StL (38)
ERA - Tudor,StL (2.35); Valenzuela,LA (2.36); Stieb,Tor (2.67)
W - Hoyt,Yks (12); Four with (10)
SO - Gooden,Mts (145); Stieb,Tor (110); Tudor,StL (107)
SV - Franco,Cin (12); Gossage,Tor & McDowell,Mts (8)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
New York-N over St.Louis 3-1
Toronto over Cincinnati 3-2
Divisional
Los Angeles over New York-N 3-0
New York-A over Toronto 3-2
Championship
New York-A over Los Angeles 4-3

1985-1986

A board change was made for thirty-five (35) with the bases empty. In a hitters' year, Greg Gross (.322 0-0) set league records with a .392 batting average, 104 base hits and a 28 game hitting streak. He also hit safely in 62 of his club's 64 contests. Pittsburgh scored a record 23 runs against Chicago. Dwight Evans (.295 1-3-5-6) hit two homeruns and had 5 RBI in a single inning. Detroit lost a record 13 consecutive games early in the season, but rebounded to win their pennant and capture the league championship. Houston led the Wasatch Division at the All Star break, but went 8-25 to close the season and finish last as Manager Bruce Peeples jumped ship.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
84 Detroit	Hudson	34-30	.531	--
84 Toronto	Hosick	26-38	.406	8
84 Boston	Davis	26-39	.400	8.5
84 Houston	Peeples	25-40	.385	9.5
OQUIRRH
84 Philadelphia	Brown	42-22	.656	--
84 Chicago-N	Gilson	41-23	.641	1
84 Ewing	Ewing	34-30	.531	8
84 New York-A	Ott	29-35	.453	13

LEADERS:
BA - Gross,Phl (.392); Mumphry,Bos (.357); Murray,Tor (.345)
HR - Armas,Chi & Lemon,Det & Jones,Det (18)
RBI - Johnson,Hou (58); Lemon,Det (56)
R - Mathews,Hou (53); Trammell,Det (52); Evans,Bos (51)
SB - Collins,Chi (35); Samuel,Tor (33); Henderson,Chi (27)
ERA - Dawley,NY (2.96); Stieb,Hou (3.02); Rhoden,Pit (3.07)
W - Denny,Phl (10); Three with (9)
SO - Sutcliffe,Chi (100); Ryan,Chi (99); P.Niekro,NY (89)
SV - Righetti,NY (10); Anderson,Phl & Hernandez,Det (8)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Boston over Toronto 3-2
Pittsburgh over Chicago-N 3-1
Divisional
Detroit over Boston 3-0
Philadelphia over Pittsburgh 3-0
Championship
Detroit over Philadelphia 4-2

1984-1985

The Championship Trophy was initiated. The concept of franchise trading was introduced to the A.P.B.A.L. Los Angeles won the Wasatch Division pennant with an unorthodox pitching staff of three grade "C" starters and three grade "A" relievers. Phil Niekro (CY) went 9-1 with a 1.81 ERA for the Dodgers. Tom Neidenfuer (AYZ*) had a record 17 saves and Terry Forster (AYZ*) won 12 games in relief, including 10 in a row. Carlton Fisk (.289 1-5-5-6) hit 4 homeruns in one game. Fernando Valenzuela (BY) and John Denny (AYZ) threw no hitters against Baltimore. Dale Murphy (.302 1-5-5) won the batting title, but the two teams he played with went 26-38 with him in their lineup and 33-31 without him. The Atlanta manager disappeared for two weeks during the season.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
83 Los Angeles	Gilson	39-26	.609	--
83 Philadelphia	Brown	38-27	.585	1
83 Atlanta	Peeples	35-29	.547	3.5
83 Baltimore	Davis	31-33	.484	7.5
OQUIRRH
83 Pittsburgh	Ewing	33-30	.524	--
83 New York-A	Ott	29-35	.453	4.5
83 Detroit	Hudson	27-36	.429	6
83 Toronto	Hosick	24-40	.375	9.5

LEADERS:
BA - Murphy,Tor (.345); Upshaw,LA (.341); Watson,Atl (.334)
HR - Schmidt,LA (21); Barfield,LA (19); Roenicke,Blt (18)
RBI - Barfield,LA & Watson,Atl (56); Baylor,NY (53)
R - Mulliniks,Phl (52); Guerrero,Tor (51); Upshaw,LA (48)
SB - Law,NY (54); Lacy,Phl (22); Butler,Atl (21)
ERA - Niekro,LA (1.81); McMurtry,Pit (1.86); Morris,Det (2.13)
W - Forster,LA (12)
SO - Carlton,Phl (144); Denny,Phl (108); Righetti,NY (95)
SV - Neidenfuer,LA (17); Gossage,NY (9)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Philadelphia over Atlanta 3-2
New York-A over Detroit 3-0
Divisional
Philadelphia over Los Angeles 3-1
New York-A over Pittsburgh 3-1
Championship
Philadelphia over New York-A 4-3

1983-1984

The Golden Glove Award was introduced. Steve Rogers (AYZ) threw a record 6 shutouts and, at one point, hurled 42 consecutive shutout innings. The Expo pitcher also threw a pair of no hitters. The Cards' Bob Forsch (BYZ) retired 32 consecutive batters in the middle of a 13 inning loss to California. Eddie Murray (.316 1-5-5-6) had 6 hits in a single game. Milwaukee went 22-7 after turning to pyramid power. The Brewers won all 12 of their contests against Philadelphia. Los Angeles won the Oquirrh Division pennant and the league championship.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
82 Milwaukee	Gilson	39-25	.609	--
82 California	Brown	35-29	.547	4
82 Montreal	Hosick	32-32	.500	7
82 Philadelphia	Ott	26-38	.406	13
OQUIRRH
82 Los Angeles	Peeples	37-27	.578	--
82 Baltimore	Davis	32-32	.500	5
82 St. Louis	Hudson	30-34	.469	7
82 Pittsburgh	Ewing	25-39	.391	12

LEADERS:
BA - Ro.Jackson,Cal (.346); Oliver,LA (.325); Francona,Pit (.325)
HR - Five with (18)
RBI - Baker,LA (49); Cooper,Mil & Murray,Blt (47)
R - Roenicke,Cal (49); Landreaux,Mil (48); Henderson,Pit (45)
SB - Henderson,Pit (61); Sax,LA (31); Smith,StL (27)
ERA - Rogers,Mnt (1.58); B.Forsch,StL (2.17); Carlton,Cal (2.54)
W - Carlton,Cal & Palmer,Blt & Rogers,Mnt (10)
SO - Carlton,Cal (137); Rogers,Mnt (98); Andujar,StL (89)
SV - Howe,LA (11); Sutter,StL (10); Sanchez,Cal (9)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
California over Montreal 3-1
Baltimore over St.Louis 3-0
Divisional
California over Milwaukee 4-3
Los Angeles over Baltimore 4-2
Championship
Los Angeles over California 4-1

1982-1983

A tiring factor for relief pitchers with asterisks was intro-duced. Individual fielding was adopted. Montreal went 46-18 to set a record .719 seasonal won-lost percentage, despite playing in the same division as Los Angeles with their three "A" starters. The Expos, managed by Jim "Scotch or Coffee?" Flesher, played .813 ball during the first half of the year. Houston overcame a 7-16 start to win the Wasatch Division pennant. Tim Raines stole 5 bases in a single game. Andre Dawson threw out 11 base runners from the outfield. Steve Carlton (AXZ) and Nolan Ryan (ACX) threw no hitters. Bo Diaz became the league's first drug casualty. Philadelphia upset Montreal in the Championship Series.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
81 Houston	Ewing	35-30	.538	--
81 Philadelphia	Ott	34-31	.523	1
81 Milwaukee	Gilson	30-34	.469	4.5
81 St. Louis	Hudson	27-37	.422	7.5
OQUIRRH
81 Montreal	Flesher	46-18	.719	--
81 Los Angeles	Peeples	37-27	.578	9
81 New York-A	Brown	26-38	.406	20
81 Kansas City	Hosick	22-42	.344	24

LEADERS:
BA - Brett,LA (.367); Hendrick,StL (.332); Raines,Mnt (.331)
HR - Schmidt,Phl (20); Dawson,Mnt (17); Kingman,KC (14)
RBI - Dawson,Mnt (60); Evans,Phl (57); Schmidt,Phl (52)
R - Raines,Mnt & Smith,Phl (56); Concepcion,Mnt (52)
SB - Raines,Mnt (59); Smith,Phl (43); Scott,Mnt (24)
ERA - Carlton,Phl (1.76); Hooten,LA (2.44); Reuss,LA (2.52)
W - Carlton,Phl & Knepper,Hou & Sanderson,Mnt (11)
SO - Carlton,Phl (110); Ryan,LA (105); Valenzuela,LA (85)
SV - Fingers,Mil (12); Gossage,NY (11); Fryman,Mnt (7)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Philadelphia over Milwaukee 2-1
Los Angeles over New York-A 2-1
Divisional
Philadelphia over Houston 3-1
Montreal over Los Angeles 3-0
Championship
Philadelphia over Montreal 4-2

1981-1982

The A.P.B.A.L. expanded to a two division format and adopted the policy of continuous franchise ownership, giving its managers the option of retaining their teams for the following year although receiving the new card set. Houston was playing .765 ball at the All Star break and coasted to the Oquirrh Division pennant. In a year of the pitcher, Steve Carlton (AXZ) threw 3 one hitters and 4 two hitters, Dave Smith (AYZ*) had a record 1.36 ERA in relief and Steve Stone (AY) hurled 17 complete games. Baltimore left 18 men on base in a victory over Kansas City. Reggie Jackson (.300 1-1-5-6) had 16 RBI in losing a six game Championship Series.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Wasatch
80 Montreal	Flesher	35-29	.547	--
80 New York-A	Davis	32-33	.492	3.5
80 Kansas City	Brown	31-34	.484	4.5
80 Los Angeles	Peeples	25-39	.390	10
OQUIRRH
80 Houston	Dee	40-24	.625	--
80 Philadelphia	Ott	33-32	.508	7.5
80 Oakland	Hudson	32-33	.492	8.5
80 Baltimore	Ewing	30-34	.469	10

LEADERS:
BA - Cromartie,NY (.354); Brett,KC (.341); Valentine,Mnt (.325)
HR - Schmidt,Hou (18); Jackson,KC (16); Brett,KC (15)
RBI - Armas,KC (50); Valentine,Mnt (48); Revering,Oak (47)
R - Cruz,Hou (53); Henderson,Oak (50); Brett,KC (47)
SB - Henderson,Oak (47); LeFlore,NY (37); Cedeno,Hou (27)
ERA - D.Smith,Hou (1.36); Rogers,Mnt (1.86); May,NY (1.98)
W - Leonard,KC & Rogers,Mnt (11)
SO - Carlton,Phl (131); Stone,Blt (117); Norris,Oak (103)
SV - May,NY (15); Sambito,Hou (8); Fryman,Mnt (7)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Kansas City over New York 2-1
Philadelphia over Oakland 2-1
Divisional
Kansas City over Montreal 3-0
Houston over Philadelphia 3-0
Championship
Houston over Kansas City 4-2

1980-1981

The A.P.B.A.L. expanded to seven teams. St.Louis won 15 consecutive games. Willie Stargell (.281 1-1-5-6) had 8 RBI in a single contest. Houston waited 17 games before pitcher J.R. Richard hit the team's first roundtripper. The Astros finished with a record low 24 team homeruns, one fewer than Stargell hit. Fred Lynn (.333 1-1-6-6-6) had 33 doubles. Steve Rogers (BYZ) went 10-1 to post a .909 won-lost percentage. Gorman Thomas struck out 82 times. The Pirates won a three game playoff for third place from Milwaukee and then went on to capture the league championship.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
79 Montreal	Ott	39-27	.591	--
79 St. Louis	Brown	37-29	.561	2
79 Pittsburgh	Ewing	36-33	.522	4.5
79 Milwaukee	Peeples	35-34	.506	5.5
79 Houston	Flesher	30-36	.455	9
79 New York-A	Davis	29-37	.439	10
79 Boston	Dee	28-38	.424	11

LEADERS:
BA - Walling,Hou (.382); Gamble,StL (.371); Lynn,Bos (.360)
HR - Stargell,Pit (25); Oglive,Mil (23)
RBI - Stargell,Pit (74); Hendrick,StL (68); Rice,Bos (67)
R - Lynn,Bos (67); Gamble,StL (63); Parker,Pit (59)
SB - Moreno,Pit (29); Cruz,Hou (25); Cedeno,Hou (24)
ERA - Sosa,Mnt (1.65); Littell,StL (1.83); Tekulve,Pit (2.41)
W - Rogers,Mnt (10)
SO - Richard,Hou (147); Blyleven,Pit (81); Schatzeder,Mil (80)
SV - Romo,Pit & Sosa,Mnt (8); Littell,StL (5)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Pittsburgh over St.Louis 3-1
Championship
Pittsburgh over Montreal 4-3

1980U
Greg Ott replaced Ernie Sandoval as Brooklyn's manager toward the middle of the season, but the change at the helm had no apparent effect on the Dodgers as they coasted to the pennant by a 10 game margin. Three Bums hit 20 or more homers and drove in 65 or more runs, as Brooklyn posted a .483 team slugging percentage. Hurricane Hazle (.403 1-5-5-6) was limited to just 22 plate appearances against each opposing team. Joe Morgan (.320 1-4-5-6) scored 74 runs, Lou Gehrig (.351 1-5-5-6) had a .498 on base percentage, Duke Snider (.336 1-1-6-6) had 118 runs produced and Joe DiMaggio (.346 1-1-3-4-6) had 17 triples. New York had 27 hits in a single game.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
53 Brooklyn	Ott*	43-23	.652	--
37 New York-A	Davis	33-33	.500	10
76 Cincinnati	Dee	31-35	.470	12
57 Milwaukee	Brown	25-41	.379	18

* Replaced Sandoval after 30 games

LEADERS:
BA - Gehrig,NY (.365); Snider,Bkn (.364); DiMaggio,NY (.345)
HR - Snider,Bkn (24); Covington,NY & Hodges,Bkn (22)
RBI - Foster,Cin (76); Snider,Bkn (69); Furillo,Bkn (68)
R - Morgan,Cin (74); Snider,BKn (73); Selkirk,NY (60)
SB - Morgan,Cin (49); Griffey,Cin (16)
ERA - Gomez,Bkn (2.79); Nolan,Cin (3.74); Ruffing,NY (3.91)
W - Gomez,Bkn (12); Erskine,NY (10)
SO - Erskine,NY (95); Gomez,Bkn (87); McMahon,Mil (66)
SV - Eastwick,Cin (5)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Cincinnati over New York-A 3-1
Championship
Cincinnati over Brooklyn 4-1

1979-1980

Bill Parks and Greg Ott co-managed the Phillies to the league championship. Cincinnati won 9 of their first 10 contests after the All Star break to open up a 5 game lead and eventually capture the pennant. Roy McMillan (.211 0) had 27 sacrifice bunts. Bill Henry (AYZ*) appeared in 42 games in relief. Pete Rose (.269 0) won the batting title with only 157 at bats.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
64 Cincinnati	Davis	40-25	.615	--
64 San Francisco	Dee	38-27	.585	2
64 Philadelphia	Parks & Ott	34-31	.523	6
64 Milwaukee	Sandoval	33-32	.508	7
64 Pittsburgh	Brown	29-36	.446	11
64 St.Louis	Ewing	21-44	.323	19

LEADERS:
BA - Rose,Cin (.350); Groat,Phl (.316); Cline,Mil (.313)
HR - Mays,SF (23); Cepeda,StL (17); Lynch,SF (15)
RBI - Robinson,Cin (53); Mays,SF (48)
R - Aaron,StL (45); Davis,Phl (42); Robinson,Cin (41)
SB - Wills,SF (26); Davis,Phl (22); Brock,StL (17)
ERA - Henry,Cin (1.48); Marichal,SF (1.78); Bunning,Phl (1.93)
W - Marichal,SF (12); Sadecki,Mil (11)
SO - Koufax,Pit (130); Marichal,SF (123); Short,Pit (116)
SV - Henry,Cin (14); McBean,Pit (5)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Philadelphia over San Francisco 3-1
Championship
Philadelphia over Cincinnati 4-3

1979U

The first of two summer leagues, the 1979U campaign proffered a league with only two "B", and no "A", starting pitchers. Cincinnati hit a record .293 as a team. Four "C" starting pitchers were drafted at mid-season as the league hit .286 for the year. Doc Ellis (DZ) won the ERA title. San Diego became the first team with a losing record to win the league championship.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
49 Cincinnati	Brown	42-24	.636	--
75 Houston	Dee	40-26	.606	2
70 San Diego	Sandoval	27-39	.409	15
49 Chicago-A	Davis	23-43	.348	19

LEADERS:
BA - Michaels,Chi (.366); Litwhiler,Cin (.355); Cedeno,Hou (.354)
HR - Zernial,Chi (15); Colbert,SD & Johnson,Hou (12)
RBI - Litwhiler,Cin (65); Johnson,Hou (60); Zernial,Chi (59)
R - Hatton,Cin (61); Kluszewski,SD (57); Howard,Hou (56)
SB - Howard,Hou (33); Cedeno,Hou (30); Andrews,Hou (26)
ERA - Ellis,Cin (2.51); Raffensberger,Cin (2.90); Wight,Hou (3.11)
W - Raffensberger,Cin (12); Wight,Hou (11); Fox,Cin (10)
SO - Raffensberger,Cin (65); Fox,Cin (62); Coombs,SD (54)
SV - Forsch,Hou (11); Erautt,Cin (8); Roberts,SD (6)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
San Diego over Houston 3-0
Championship
San Diego over Cincinnati 4-2

1978-1979

The A.P.B.A.L. played its first winter season, opening play in October and running into March of the following year. The Chicago White Sox went 25-7 over the second half of the season to capture the pennant. The Sox also scored 12 runs in one inning during a 16-4 victory over Boston, and committed only 21 errors all year. Billy Pierce (CYZ) won both the M.V.P. and the Lew Burdette Awards and was one of three Chicago pitchers to win 10 or more games. Pittsburgh finished with a record low .292 won-lost percentage, but the Pirates' season did include an 11-10 victory over San Francisco when the Bucs scored 7 times in the bottom of the 9th inning. Manager David Hudson forfeited his last two games of the season to the Chicago Cubs and then, as a result, was ostracized from the league for the next two years.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
60 Chicago-A	Sandoval	43-22	.662	--
71 Detroit	Brown	39-26	.600	4
72 Chicago-N	Davis	38-27	.585	5
63 San Francisco	Hudson	34-31	.523	9
73 Boston	Dee	22-43	.338	21
70 Pittsburgh	Parks	19-46	.292	24

LEADERS:
BA - Mays,SF (.355); Clemente,Pit (.337); Kuenn,SF (.333)
HR - N.Cash,Sox (25); McCovey,SF (22)
RBI - N.Cash,Sox (53); McCovey,SF (50); Cepeda,SF (49)
R - Brown,Det (51); Kaline,Det (50); Mays,SF (49)
SB - Harper,Bos (26); Aparicio,Sox (21), Cardenal,Cub (17)
ERA - Pierce,Sox (2.45); Marichal,SF (2.52); Lolich,Det (2.67)
W - Marichal,SF (13); Pierce,Sox (12)
SO - Lolich,Det (135); Marichal,SF (97); Coleman,Bos (95)
SV - Staley,Det (11); Scherman,Sox (7); Giusti,Pit (4)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Detroit over Chicago-N 3-1
Championship
Detroit over Chicago-A 4-1

1978

San Diego, led by John "Rubby Grubby" Grubb (.284 0-0-0), ran away with the pennant and the outscored St.Louis 44-14 while sweeping the Championship Series. Joe Cunningham (.345 0-0-0) hit .448 over the second half of the season to win the batting title. Joe Kerrigan (BY*) appeared in 42 games in relief. Bert Blyleven (BXYZ) was 12-3 for last place Montreal.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
76 San Diego	Sandoval	40-26	.606	--
59 St. Louis	Davis	32-34	.485	8
71 Minnesota	Dee	31-35	.470	9
77 Montreal	Brown	29-37	.439	11

LEADERS:
BA - Cunningham,StL (.339); Oliva,Min (.337); Grubb,SD (.325)
HR - Carter,Mnt (19); Crowe,StL (18); Smith,StL (13)
RBI - Crowe,StL (57); Oliva,Min (52); White,StL (42)
R - Grubb,SD (54); Winfield,SD (50); Cunningham,StL (49)
SB - Winfield,SD (16); Dawson,StL (14); Cash,Mnt (13)
ERA - Atkinson,StL (2.46); Strom,SD (2.52); Blyleven,Mnt (2.69)
W - Blyleven,Mnt (12); Jones,SD & Kaat,Min (9)
SO - Blyleven,Mnt (101); Jones,SD (69); Jackson,Mnt (66)
SV - Atkinson,StL (6)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
St.Louis over Minnesota 3-0
Championship
San Diego over St.Louis 4-0

1977F

The Unusual Play Card was modified to create special "unique" situations. The New York Giants hit a record 106 team homeruns. Jim Perry (BYZ) threw 28 consecutive shutout innings. Don Mueller (.342 0-0-0) hit safely in 24 consecutive games. Cleveland won 17 of their final 25 games to overtake Philadelphia and capture the third place playoff position.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
69 Minnesota	Brown	39-26	.600	--
54 New York-N	Hudson	37-28	.569	1
54 Cleveland	Sandoval	34-31	.523	5
76 Philadelphia	Dee	31-34	.477	8
75 Boston	Parks	27-38	.415	12
60 Pittsburgh	Davis	27-38	.415	12

LEADERS:
BA - Mueller,NY (.345); Maddox,Phl (.323); Rhodes,NY (.322)
HR - Mays,NY (24); Rhodes,NY (20); Schmidt,Phl (18)
RBI - Rhodes,NY (61); Mays,NY (58)
R - Mays,NY (58); Rosen,Clv & Carew,Min (53)
SB - Tovar,Pit (19); Carew,Min & Maddox,Phl (18)
ERA - Narleski,Phl (2.05); Boswell,Min (2.49); Perry,Min (2.63)
W - Antonelli,NY (11)
SO - Antonelli,NY (115); Tiant,Bos (76); Boswell,Min (72)
SV - Garber,Clv & Reed,Phl (9); Miller,Min (6)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
New York-N over Cleveland 3-2
Championship
Minnesota over New York-N 4-2

1977S

The MOBORS Factor was added to the pitching rules. Baltimore once again fell apart during the second half of the season,losing 11 straight and finishing in second place. Roy Campanella (.312 1-1-5-6) hit four homeruns in a single game. Jim Palmer (BY) threw his second career no hitter. Joe Morgan walked a record 65 times.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
53 Brooklyn	Brown	37-27	.578	--
69 Baltimore	Parks	34-31	.523	3.5
62 San Francisco	Hudson	33-32	.508	4.5
75 Cincinnati	Dee	31-33	.484	6
61 Louisville*	Davis	26-38	.406	11

* Cincinnati

LEADERS
BA - Pinson,Lou (.344); Morgan,Cin (.329); Campanella,Bkn (.327)
HR - McCovey,Blt (24); Campanella,Bkn (22); Coleman,Lou (19)
RBI - Foster,Cin (57); Snider,Bkn (54); Campanella,Bkn (53)
R - Morgan,Cin (71); Robinson,Bkn (50)
SB - Morgan,Cin (54); Robinson,Bkn (18); Buford,Bkn (16)
ERA - Cuellar,Blt (2.42); Borbon,Cin (2.80); Watt,Blt (3.09)
W - Cuellar,Blt (11); Labine,Bkn (10); Marichal,SF (9)
SO - Cuellar,Blt (97); Henry,Lou (82); Erskine,Bkn (80)
SV - Labine,Bkn (9); Hall,Blt & Henry,Lou (5)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Baltimore over San Francisco 3-2
Championship
Brooklyn over Baltimore 4-2

1976

The A.P.B.A.L. expanded to six teams. The rest requirement for relievers was tightened up. Manager Ed Dee left Bernie Carbo at a bar and then drove over his team when they fell off the roof of his car. Jim Palmer (BY), Steve Blass (A) and Mel Parnell (A) all pitched no hitters. Forty-five players were traded at the All Star Game. Baltimore, 25-10 at the All Star break, traded away 11 players, including league M.V.P. Vern Stephens, and ended up in second place.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
74 Los Angeles	Parks	39-29	.574	--
69 Baltimore	Brown	38-30	.559	1
70 Cincinnati	Dee	35-30	.538	2.5
61 New York-A	Everett	30-35	.462	7.5
72 Pittsburgh	Reid	29-26	.446	8.5
49 Boston-A	Davis	27-38	.415	10.5

LEADERS:
BA - Williams,Bos (.333); Davalillo,Pit (.309); Howard,NY (.307)
HR - Stephens,Cin (23); Maris,NY (21); May,Cin (20)
RBI - Stephens,Cin (72); May,Cin (61); F.Robinson,Blt (56)
R - Lopes,LA (51); Mantle,NY & Pesky,Blt (50)
SB - Lopes,LA (34); Lintz,NY (33); Tolan,Cin (27)
ERA - Carroll,Cin (1.78); Richert,Bos (1.88); Marshall,LA (1.92)
W - Four with (10)
SO - Parnell,Bos (108); Ford,NY (96); Cuellar,Blt (89)
SV - Hall,Blt (12); Marshall,LA (9); Granger,Cin (6)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Baltimore over Cincinnati 3-1
Championship
Baltimore over Los Angeles 4-2

1975F

Three changes were made on the APBA playing boards and hit & run booklet. The league also expanded back to its original five team format. New York lost 9 of their final 10 games to end up in a three way tie for first place. Chicago finished in fourth, one game off the pace. Atlanta then won a roundrobbin playoff for the pennant. Hank Aaron (.300 1-1-1-6) won the triple crown and hit 30 homers. Rick Reichardt (1-6) hit an amazing 17 homeruns. The Braves blasted 7 roundtrippers in a single contest. Pittsburgh committed 88 team errors.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
73 Atlanta	Brown	36-30	.545	--
71 New York-A	Everett	35-31	.530	1
73 St. Louis	Dee	34-32	.515	2
71 Chicago-A	Davis	33-31	.516	2
73 Pittsburgh	Hudson	25-39	.391	10

LEADERS:
BA - Aaron,Atl (.322); Zisk,Pit (.305); Tepedino,Atl (.303)
HR - Aaron,Atl (30); D.Johnson,StL (27); Johnstone,Chi (22)
RBI - Aaron,Atl (61); D.Johnson,StL (58); Johnstone,Chi (56)
R - Aaron,Atl (57); White,NY (52); Johnson,StL (51)
SB - Brock,StL (33); Garr,Atl (22); C.May,Chi (19)
ERA - Wood,Chi (2.02); Giusti,Pit (2.11); Hernandez,Atl (2.15)
W - Hernandez,Atl & Stottlemyre,NY (12); Wood,Chi (10)
SO - Wood,Chi (110); Hernandez,Atl (98); Giusti,Pit (93)
SV - Hrabosky,StL (7); Aker,NY (5); Hernandez,Atl (3)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
St.Louis over New York-A 3-2
Championship
St.Louis over Atlanta 4-3

1975S

The Unusual Play Card was adopted. Trailing Brooklyn by 7 games, St.Louis won 24 of their final 32 contests to force the league's first pennant playoff, which the Cardinals also won. Yogi Berra stole home 3 times during the season. Allie Reynolds (CW) had a record high 8.28 ERA for a qualifying pitcher. The Championship Series was electrifying, with six of the contests being decided by one run and the seventh game going into extra innings.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
49 St. Louis	Davis	40-29	.580	--
49 Brooklyn	Brown	39-30	.565	1
62 San Francisco	Hudson	33-33	.500	5.5
49 New York-A	Everett	23-43	.348	15.5

LEADERS:
BA - Kuenn,SF (.343); DiMaggio,NY (.336); Silvera,StL (.328)
HR - Mays,SF (24); McCovey,StL (14)
RBI - Musial,StL (60); Berra,NY (59); Furillo,Bkn (58)
R - DiMaggio,NY (57); Robinson,Bkn (56); F.Alou,SF (49)
SB - Reese,Bkn (26); Robinson,Bkn (20); Hermanski,StL (14)
ERA - Marichal,SF (2.65); Page,NY (2.94); Newcombe,Bkn (3.32)
W - Pollet,StL (11); Marichal,SF & Newcombe,Bkn (9)
SO - Newcombe,Bkn & Page,NY (67); Breechan,StL (54)
SV - Banta,Bkn (6); Page,NY (5)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Brooklyn over San Francisco 3-0
Championship
Brooklyn over St.Louis 4-3

1974F

Dick Bosman (BZ) pitched 10 1/3 innings of no hit ball before losing to Bobby Shantz (BZ) 1-0 in the 12th. Darold Knowles (AY*) won 14 games in relief. Manager Earl Everett had one of his players, Hank Bauer, partially eaten by his dog, Babe Woof. Stan Musial (.330 1-5-6) was the only player to hit over .300. Ralph Terry (DZ) outdueled Ed Fischer (DZ) 1-0 in 10 innings. Three consecutive games between Washington and Brooklyn went a total of 48 innings. Ted Sizemore went 39 consecutive games at secondbase without an error. A phone threat kept Musial out of the first three games of the Championship Series.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
62 Brooklyn*	Brown	42-24	.636	--
59 New York	Everett	34-32	.515	8
69 Washington	Davis	29-37	.439	13
73 St. Louis	Dee	27-39	.409	15

LEADERS:
BA - Musial,Was (.323); Gotay,Was (.294); White,Bkn (.280)
HR - F.Howard,Bkn (18); Sawatski,Bkn (17); Epstein,Was (16)
RBI - Musial,Was (57); Sawatski,Bkn (55); F.Howard,Bkn (49)
R - Mantle,NY & White,Bkn (48); Flood,Bkn (46)
SB - Brock,StL (35); Javier,Bkn (31); H.Allen,Was (22)
ERA - Knowles,Bkn (1.91); Humphreys,Was (1.93); Hrabosky,StL (2.29)
W - Knowles,Bkn (14); Shantz,NY (9)
SO - Hrabosky,StL (100); Gibson,Bkn (99); Ford,NY (86)
SV - Duren,NY & Shantz,NY & Knowles,Bkn (5)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Washington over New York 3-1
Championship
Brooklyn over Washington 4-0

1974S

The A.P.B.A.L. moved to its present location in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two seasons per year (Spring and Fall) were established. A modification was made to the pitching reduction rule to take into account a tiring factor in extra innings. Willie Mays (.304 1-1-5-6-6) drove in 8 runs in a single game on his way to setting records with 79 RBI and a .783 slugging percentage. The Mets went 21-13 during the second half of the season to capture second place.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
62 San Francisco	Brown	40-26	.606	--
69 New York-N	Dee	32-35	.478	8.5
61 New York-A	Everett	31-36	.463	9.5
61 Cincinnati	Davis	30-36	.455	10

LEADERS:
BA - Mays,SF (.354); Howard,Yks (.348); Mantle,Yks (.310)
HR - Mantle,Yks & Mays,SF (28); Maris,Yks (24)
RBI - Mays,SF (79); Mantle,Yks & Post,Cin (55)
R - Mantle,Yks (69); Jones,SF (64); Mays,SF (63)
SB - Jones,SF (27); Pinson,Cin (22); Robinson,Cin (18)
ERA - Arroyo,Yks (1.83); Taylor,SF (2.44); O'Dell,SF 2.83)
W - Ford,Yks (11); Arroyo,Yks (10)
SO - Ford,Yks (125); Seaver,Mts (113); Koosman,SF (103)
SV - Taylor,SF (9); Henry,Cin & McGraw,Mts (5)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
New York-A over New York-N 3-0
Championship
San Francisco over New York-A 4-3

1972

League headquarters was reestablished in Vermont. Pitching advancement and reduction rules were adopted, as well as base coaching. Teams were selected from 1969 player cards. Steve Carlton (AX) threw the league's first no hitter and tossed 4 one hitters. Don Wilson (CXY) became the only "C" pitcher to throw a no hitter. Ashanti crushed Portland 21-0. Clay Kirby (C) pitched a 28 inning complete game victory while striking out 20 and doubling in the winning run.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Portland	Gunther	36-30	.545	--
Hawaii	Garland	34-32	.515	2
Brooklyn	Brown	32-34	.485	4
Ashanti	Bartlett	30-36	.455	6

LEADERS:
BA - M.Alou,Prt (.338); Mota,Ash (.328); Bando,Bkn (.303)
HR - Allen,Bkn (20); Robinson,Ash (19); Howard,Prt (18)
RBI - Robinson,Ash (57); Allen,Bkn (48); Bando,Bkn (44)
R - Allen,Bkn (63); Brock,Haw (47); Robinson,Ash (44)
SB - Harper,Prt (34); Brock,Haw (31); Cardinal,Bkn (25)
ERA - Bosman,Haw (1.83); Perry,Ash (1.87); Carlton,Haw (2.33)
W - Carlton,Haw (11); Bosman,Haw & Palmer,Prt (10)
SO - Carlton,Haw (114); Wilson,Ash (105); Wise,Bkn (99)
SV - Drabowski,Prt (6); Hartenstein,Haw & Regan,Ash (3)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Hawaii over Brooklyn 3-0
Championship
Hawaii over Portland 4-1

1969

Reduced to a four team league, the A.P.B.A. League initiated the concept of a "scrub" player draft to fill out the team rosters to 25 players. Bobby Shantz (BYZ) pitched a 15 inning 1-0 shutout. Ryne Duren (AXYW*) struck out 13 batters in 8 2/3 innings of relief. Billy Gardner (.217 0-0) hit a record low .107 for a qualifying batter and Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 20-10 in a free swinging contest.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
59 Brooklyn*	Brown	40-26	.606	--
62 Tijuana@	Way	34-33	.508	6.5
59 New York-A	Donaldson	33-34	.493	7.5
61 Cincinnati	Miller	26-40	.394	14

* Milwaukee @ San Francisco

LEADERS:
BA - Pinson,Cin (.331); F.Alou,Tij (.324); Mays,Tij (.311)
HR - Mathews,Bkn (23); Mays,Tij (20); McCovey,Tij (18)
RBI - Mathews,Bkn (54); Mays,Tij & Robinson,Cin (47)
R - Mathews,Bkn (51); Pinson,Cin (50)
SB - Pinson,Cin (13); Bruton,NY & Buddin,Bkn (10)
ERA - Henry,Cin (2.46); O'Dell,Bkn (2.62); Ditmar,NY (2.84)
W - Ditmar,NY (12); Spahn,Bkn (10)
SO - Duren,NY (123); Jay,Cin (82); Rush,Cin (74)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
New York over Tijuana 3-2
Championship
Brooklyn over New York 4-2

1968

The A.P.B.A.L. was re-founded in a fraternity house in Burlington, Vermont with Hugh Brown serving as Commissioner. Players were restricted to performing only at those positions indicated on their cards. Teams were selected from the 1959 American League player cards. Milwaukee, losers of 33 of their first 44 contests, won 18 of their final 20 games, including 14 in a row. At the same time Cleveland lost 12 consecutive games, but the Barons still managed to hold on to the third place playoff position. Al Kaline won the M.V.P. Award despite failing to receive a single first place vote.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn	Brown	40-24	.625	--
Phoenix	Beadle	36-28	.563	4
Cleveland	Bartlett	33-31	.516	7
Milwaukee	Greemore	29-35	.453	11
Portland	Gunther	22-42	.344	18

LEADERS:
BA - Kuenn,Clv (.359); Francona,Prt (.355); Romano,Mil (.349)
HR - Killebrew,Prt & Lemon,Clv (20); Mantle,Bkn (17)
RBI - Mantle,Bkn (54); Kaline,Bkn (49)
R - Lemon,Clv (55); Yost,Bkn (50); Mantle,Bkn (47)
SB - Aparicio,Mil (36); Allison,Mil (16)
ERA - Wilhelm,Phe (2.08); Lown,Bkn (2.83); McLish,Bkn (2.98)
W - McLish,Bkn (12); Wilhelm,Phe (10)
SO - Duren,Mil (94); Pascual,Prt (83); Wilhelm,Phe (81)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
Phoenix over Cleveland 3-2
Championship
Phoenix over Brooklyn 4-0

1961

Given the option, Pittsburgh chose to use Fred Allen Green (BY* .375 1-1-1-1) as an outfielder, rather than a pitcher. Green responded by belting a record 35 homeruns, but, shades of Ralph Kiner, the Pirates still finished out of the playoffs. Los Angeles walked Hank Aaron intentionally all 5 times he came to bat as the Braves left 17 men on base in losing to Larry Sherry (BX) 1-0. Brooklyn was shutout for 39 consecutive innings.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
59 San Francisco	Rose	37-27	.578	--
59 Brooklyn*	Brown	36-28	.563	1
60 New York	Suda	32-32	.500	5
60 Pittsburgh	Keefer	28-36	.438	9
59 Los Angeles	Davis	27-37	.422	10

* Milwaukee

LEADERS:
BA - Aaron,Bkn (.353); Berra,NY (.335); Green,Pit (.318)
HR - Green,Pit (35); Mathews,Bkn (21); Moon,LA (17)
RBI - Green,Pit (61); Mathews,Bkn (59); Araon,Bkn (48)
R - Green,Pit (58); Cepeda,SF (48); Mathews,Bkn (47)
SB - Cepeda,SF & Gilliam,SF (14); Mays,SF (13)
ERA - Rush,Bkn (2.49); Law,Pit (2.51); Antonelli,SF (2.91)
W - Sanford,SF & Sherry,Bkn (11)
SO - Sherry,LA (112); Drysdale,LA (108); Antonelli,SF (82)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
New York over Brooklyn 3-1
Championship
New York over San Francisco 4-2

1960

Hardin Davis, Hugh Brown and Peter Suda founded the A.P.B.A. League in New York. The basic game rules were adopted and additional rest requirements for pitchers established. All the teams were selected from the 1959 National League. Games were played during overnight weekend sessions. H.K. "Trader" Davis sent Jim Pendleton (.257 0-0) to Brooklyn for Larry Sherry (BX). The Cincinnati skipper also began using a pitcher, Bennie Daniels (DY .310 1-2-6-6), in his outfield during the second half of the season. Led by Daniels and Johnny Temple (.311 0-0-0), who hit .381 with 27 extra base hits in his final 35 games, the Reds won 8 of their last 10 games before losing a playoff game to the Giants for the third place playoff spot. Brooklyn, led by Lew Burdette (BZ) - 12-3 2.37 ERA, won the league's first pennant and championship. Cincinnati hurlers posted a record 41 complete games.

TEAM	MGR	W-L	PCT	GB
59 Brooklyn*	Brown	38-26	.594	--
59 St. Louis	Suda	35-29	.547	3
59 San Francisco	Rose	32-35	.478	7.5
59 Cincinnati	Davis	31-36	.463	8.5
59 Pittsburgh	Keefer	27-37	.422	11

* Milwaukee

LEADERS:
BA - McCovey,SF (.331); Temple,Cin (.318); Boyer,StL (.310)
HR - Mathews,Bkn (22); Boyer,StL (19); Banks,Cin (18)
RBI - Mathews,Bkn (60); Boyer,StL (54); Robinson,Cin (52)
R - Boyer,StL (48); Mathews,Bkn (45); Aaron,Bkn (44)
SB - Cepeda,SF & Neal,SF (20)
ERA - Burdette,Bkn (2.37); Roberts,Pit (2.67); Friend,Pit (2.69)
W - Burdette,Bkn (12); Newcombe,Cin (11); Spahn,Bkn (9)
SO - Sherry,Cin (114); Drysdale,Cin (90); Owens,StL (80)

PLAYOFFS:
1st Round
St.Louis over San Francisco 3-0
Championship
Brooklyn over St.Louis 4-0

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