Roger's 1938 APBA Replay Blog

St. Louis (AL) Manager Gabby Street Week Two of the 1938 BBW replay is in the books, and another exciting week it was. As expected, some teams are off to a hot start, some not so much, but it is early.  Of course, the season is only two weeks old, but so far it has been a confusing mix of offense outbursts and pitching excellence. We have had plenty of blowouts and big innings, but we have also had plenty of strong pitching performances as well. That is what makes a season like this so fun to play - ya' never know what you're gonna get.  In the AL, the surprise of the replay so far is the start of the St. Louis Browns, in first place with a 9-4 record. Led by Beau Bell (.262, 6 HR, 13 RBI's) and first baseman George McQuinn ( .568, 11 RBI's), St. Louis leads the AL in homeruns (15) and is second in runs scored (76), trailing only the Yankees (91). The Browns pitching may leave much to be desired, but Bobo Newsom (3-0, 0.94) is off to a great start and the rest of th...

Monday, April 25, 1938 Transactions   Cincinnati outfielder Nino Bongiovanni made his Season Finale on 04/24/1938. Bongiovanni was later sent out to Syracuse (IL). Cincinnati pitcher Jim Weaver (Team Debut 05/05/1938) was acquired from St. Louis (AL) (Team Finale 04/20/1938) on 04/25/1938   Washington first baseman Jimmy Wasdell was sent out to Indianapolis (AA) after 04/24/1938   New York (AL) pitcher Kemp Wicker made his Season Finale on 04/24/1938. Wicker was later sent out to Kansas City (AA) after 04/24/1938   Brooklyn infielder Pete Coscarart made his Major League Debut on 04/26/1938   Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Ed Heusser (Season Debut 04/26/1938) was signed as a free agent on 03/31/1938.   Chicago (AL) infielder Jesse Landrum made his Major League Debut on 04/26/1938   Cleveland infielder Lloyd Russell made his Major League Debut on 04/26/1938   Philadelphia (AL) (H) 8 New York (AL) 7   Phi...