Last updated 2/10/2025
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2025 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT WINNERS
Congratulations to all the 2025 Regional Tournament Champions. Get out and play in a Regional Tournament and maybe your name will appear here!
IT’S MORE THAN A GAME, IT’S A COMMUNITY!
Tournament / Winner / Championship Team / Number of Tournament Participants
1. Thx for the Memories Tournament – Jim Fraasch – 1968 Detroit Tigers – 16
Running total of Regional Tournament Participants – 16
Thx for The Memories Tournament
2/10/25 – The 1968 Tigers Roar with Fraasch!
Sixteen players chose sixteen different teams, honoring 30 former MLB players who passed away in 2024, in the most unique APBA regional baseball tournament of the year. Five new players (Jim Fraasch, Jim Saska, Bob Brennan, Jack Dolan, and Rodney Woodward) joined the tournament this year. Pete Rose, Luis Tiant, Merv Rettenmund, Orlando Cepeda, and Rocky Colavito were honored by two teams each. The 1954 NY Giants (Mays/Alton) and the 1985 LA Dodgers (Valenzuela/Woodward) were represented in the tournament. The 1969 New York Mets had the most honored players with five (DiLauro, Harrelson, Grote, Kranepool, and McAndrew).
This year saw each team play 17 games from the comfort of their own APBA room. The 1962 San Francisco Giants (12-5, veteran Bill Geresy), 1968 Detroit Tigers (12-4, Jim Fraasch), 1969 Baltimore Orioles (12-5, Bill Sagle), and the 1977 Kansas City Royals (9-8, Bob Brennan) won their divisions and advanced into the playoffs. The Tigers swept the Royals and the Giants (last year’s tournament winners) beat the Orioles in 4 games. The finals were set. The 1962 San Francisco Giants would return to the finals for a second consecutive year. They won the tournament last year, honoring pitcher Bob Bolin, to take home the Memories Memorial Cup. The 1968 Detroit Tigers had the best winning percentage of any team in the tournament. The finals series was played on a paid Zoom account and opened to all tournament members who wanted to watch. Bill Geresy has played in every TFTM tournament and this was the first time he reached the playoffs.
The finals saw the Tiger first baseman Norm Cash win the MVP and Manager Jim Fraasch walk away with a 4-2 series win. Somehow, the 1962 San Francisco Giants slapped around starting pitcher Denny McLain twice, but struggled against starting pitchers Wilson and Lolich.
Congratulations to Jim Fraasch and his 1968 Detroit Tigers for winning the tournament and a special thank you to Tony Stevens for coordinating and directing the event. Anyone interested in knowing more about next year’s Thanks For The Memories Tournament, please feel free to contact Tony at apbatony@gmail.com.
SIM AUCTION TOURNAMENTS
On December 22, 2024, five General Managers met via ZOOM to conduct an auction based on the players from the best 5 teams of 1977 – the Yankees, Royals, Red Sox, Phillies and Dodgers. A few days after the auction BBW was used to run simulations of entire seasons with the newly created teams. The team that wins four seasons wins the Sim Auction World Series! Andy Palomino’s team emerged victorious, winning 4 seasons and averaging 95 wins per season. Congratulations to Paul Gilbert who finished a strong second, averaging 88 wins in only his 2nd Sim Auction.
If you are interested in participating in one of these sim auctions (which will be held about every two weeks through February 2025), please contact Andy at baseballsimauctions@yahoo.com.
DELAWARE VALLEY APBA BASEBALL (DVAL) TOURNAMENT
On a beautiful Saturday morning in the Delaware Valley, Twenty-four participants arrived at The Concordia Lutheran Church in Wilmington, DE for the 4th Annual DVAL Tournament.
The 24 teams were divided into 4 divisions and played 9 games each in pool play. Team selection for the DVAL tournament was any team from 1946 to present, except for 1981, 1994 and 2020. The division winners were as follows:
CHRIS SHORT DIVISION – Conrad Judy, who went 7-2 with the 2017 Washington Nationals
DALLAS GREEN DIVISION – Bob Brennan who went 8-1 with the 1948 Cleveland Indians
DAVE & DERRICK MAY DIVISION – Eric Moore who went 6-3 with the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals
DELINO DeSHIELDS DIVISION – Bob DeMarco who went 6-3 with the 1977 Philadelphia Phillies, winning on a tie breaker over B.J. Wanlund’s 2016 Chicago Cubs.
In the first semi-final, the 2017 Nationals and the 1948 Indians battled to a scoreless tie through 11 innings until the Nationals pushed 2 runs across in the top of the 12th. In the other semi-final, the 1977 Phillies topped the 2004 Cardinals 6-2.
The 2017 Nationals and 1977 Phillies split the first two games of the World Series with the Nationals winning game 1 by a score of 8-3 and the 1977 Phillies extending the series to game 3 courtesy of a 7-3 win. The deciding World Series game was an 8-7 Washington Nationals win and the DVAL championship title.
Congratulations to Conrad Judy and the 2017 Nationals for winning the 2024 DVAL Tournament Trophy and to Bob DeMarco and the 1977 Phillies for their deep tournament run.
Lastly, and most importantly, between donations and matching gifts, a total of $580 was raised for the ALS Foundation.
2024 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT WINNERS
Tournament / Winner / Championship Team / Number of Tournament Participants
1. APBA at Sea Tournament – Don Rankle – 1984 New York Yankees – 9
2. TFTMABT – Randy Alton – 1962 San Francisco Giants – 12
3. Charlie Fouche Shootout – Ken Wyks – 1958 Chicago White Sox – 21
4. Greater Michigan (GMABT) – Patrick Cox – 1969 Baltimore Orioles – 62
5. Twin Cities (TCABT-XXI) – Jeff Boeding – 1961 Cincinnati Reds – 37
6. Ed Zack Memorial – Ryan Morrison – 2004 St. Louis Cardinals – 20
7. Charm City Classic – Brian Hall – 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers – 22
8. Toronto Classic – George Kaldis – 1976 Athletics – 11
9. KC Tournament – Johnny Davis – 1998 Yankees – 20
10. South Bend Tournament – Aaron Purnell – 1982 Brewers – 28
11. APBA National Baseball Tournament – Glenn Jackson – 1968 Tigers – 66
12. APBA Over the Fence Tournament – Pete Simonelli – 1954 Gil Hodges – 46
13. APBA National Football Tournament – Ray Dunlap – 2022 Bills – 11
14. APBA National Hockey Tournament – Steve Skoff – 2022/23 Bruins – 14
15. APBA National Soccer Tournament – Craig Musselman – 2015-16 Real Madrid – 6
16. APBA National Par 3 Golf Tournament – Steve Schmidt – (-6) – 10
17. Robert Henry Memorial Tournament – Evan Davis – 2007 Colorado Rockies – 22
18. Chicagoland Summer Tournament – Alex Dunning – 1911 New York Giants – 50
19. Las Vegas Tournament – Randy Bragg – 1976 Cincinnati Reds – 19
20. Toledo Glass City Tournament – Phil Vento – 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates – 32
21. GridIron Games at Pro Football HOF – All Who Attended – 31
22. Shoeless Joe Jackson Tournament – Tony Stevens – 1902 Pirates – 28
23. RollAPBAlooza – Chuck Sorce – 1982 Brewers – 6 (Hurricane Helene)
24. TCABT XXII – Gregg Nelson – 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers – 28
25. Old Dominion Tournament – Bob Brennen – 1978 Boston Red Sox – 18
26. Linda B. Schulz Memorial Tournament – Greg Wells – 1968 Giants – 50
27. DVAL Tournament – Conrad Judy – 2017 Washington Nationals – 24
28. APBA Sim Auction Tournament 11/9 – Andy Palomino – Draft Team – 4
29. APBA Sim Auction Tournament 11/24 – Steve Andrusko – Draft Team – 4
30. APBA Sim Auction Tournament 12/22 – Andy Palomino – Draft Team – 5
Running total of Regional Tournament Participants – 716
