'Thanks,' uncredited (a thank you to AJ contributors).'Yearbook,' uncredited (discussing yearbook released by CANAM eague for its 1963 season).'Another Journal,' uncredited (discussing Wall Street Journal article on APBA).'From Us to You,' Leonard Gaydos (commenting on the illicit trafficing in photocopied APBA cards).Full page ad for APBA Innings, Carmen Zarelli.'Marathon,' uncredited (game report from 1966 replay of David Calkins).Wetzel, David Bedingfield, John Brodak, Richard J. 'Fair Distribution of Unusual Plays: New System Developed by AJ,' uncredited (unusual play card game variant).'Special Notice: Card Errors in 1969 Edition,' uncredited (errors in cards of Steve Carlton and Manny Mota).'Cards Lead,' Richard Williams (cross-era tournament report).'Exciting Moments,' Rob Ciandella (1967 replay report).Hensler (replay involving 1927 Yankees, 1934 Tigers and 1967 Cardinals) 'Harper Woods,' David Ouellette (1967 NL replay league report).'UBL,' uncredited (report of league run by David Bridge).

'NAPA,' uncredited (report of league consisting of 1967 teams and various ATA and ATB players, run by Bob Derendal).McLaughlin, Michael King, Alan Hutchins, Harold S. 'Trnascontinental,' John Wright (report on combined GTOP and modern team league).'65-67 Composite,' uncredited (replay of Charles Nelson using cards from 1965-67).'From Us to You,' Leonard Gaydos (letter from the editor reviewing two recent fan publications).'Drysdale No-Hitter,' uncredited (game report of Tommy L.'BAABC Makes Debut,' uncredited (described newly formed league).Howard Ahlskog: Jan 85 - Jan 93 (83 issues)Įric Naftaly: Feb 93 - Jul 02 (95 issues) Tom Heiderscheit: Jan 77 - Dec 84 (107 issues) The following is a list of Journal editors and their tenures:īen Weiser: Oct 73 - Nov/Dec 76 (37 issues) A commemorative issue marking the 70th anniversary of the APBA Game Co. The Journal assumed its final full-sized magazine form in Issue 4-4 (Feb 1971). Beginning with Issue 1-5 (Apr 68), the format changed to booklet form, consisting of 8.5' x 11' sheets folded in half. The first several issues were printed in mimeograph on 8.5' x 11' sheets. The Journal was founded in 1967 by Len and Ron Gaydos, and eventually ran for 362 issues and comprised 8686 pages. Popular articles and features included league reports, strategy discussions, game variants, player card analysis, replay reports, product reviews, and rumors of future releases. Although it was published with the permission of the APBA Game Company, editorial control was independent of the game publisher.

The APBA Journal was the voice of the APBA sports game hobby during its publication run from 1967 to 2002. Article Edit | History | Editors Action Page

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