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For 60 years APBA has been the unchallenged King of quality sports simulation products. APBA dates back to the 1930s and a bunch of high-school buddies in Lancaster, PA. The boys played a baseball simulation game invented by one of them, Dick Seitz. His game was loosely based on an old tabletop baseball game called National Pastime. But unlike any previous board game, it combined the randomness of dice with the on-field performances of individual players. The boys called themselves the American Professional Baseball Association. That appellation soon was whittled down to its essential form: APBA. So while APBA is still an acronym for that first baseball simulation league, the word has taken on a meaning of its own. The game is APBA, and the word is pronounced “App’Bah” – a term as slick and condensed as the game. Seitz’s original game went with him to war in the 1940’s. He printed player cards on his own printing press, typed out play charts and played APBA with three comrades in the barracks at Fort Eustis, VA. After the war, Seitz worked as secretary to Lancaster’s mayor and a purchaser for a trucking company, all the while refining APBA and playing the game with a league of friends. The plot twist that took APBA from a handmade diversion to a nationwide phenomenon comes courtesy of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies. The Whiz Kids captured the fancy of Seitz and his wife, Jean, and got them so baseball crazy that they resurrected the game. It played so smoothly that in 1951, Seitz decided to share his creation. The original game offered 20 player cards for each of the 16 major league teams and two play charts. The whole shebang set you back $10. The 150 games sold encouraged Seitz that there was a market for his game so he produced new versions annually from 1952-56. That steady increase in sales encouraged Seitz to quit his job in 1957 to make APBA a career. Year by year, APBA’s fan base grew. As more gamers played exponentially more games, innovations like dual pitcher ratings and double hitting columns were incorporated – but innovations were allowed only to a point. APBA has always trod a fine line between realism and playability, and Seitz stood resolute against wrinkles or gimmicks that would add a smidgen of realism to the game at a cost of five minutes more per played game. As a result, the APBA baseball game played today is not much different than the 1957 version – one played millions of times by players worldwide. APBA changes with the times not only by changing, but by the rolls of the dice.

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APBA Baseball 1994 Player Cards - Complete Set (1994 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1980-1999

(no envelopes!)

APBA Baseball 2012 Player Cards - Complete Set (2012 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 2000-2019

APBA Baseball 1930 Player Cards - Complete Set (1989 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1920-1939

(envelopes VG and notated)
(one envelope notated)

APBA Baseball 1978 Player Cards - Complete Set (1979 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1960-1979

(includes XBs!)

APBA Baseball 1991 Player Cards - Complete Set

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1980-1999

(includes roster, includes XB's!)

Saddle Racing Horses & Jockeys (1970 Season)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Horse Racing

(uncut)

APBA Baseball (2000 Edition)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Base Games & Supplies

APBA Baseball 1930 Player Cards - Complete Set (1979 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1920-1939

(envelopes notated, includes XBs!)

APBA Baseball 1962 Player Cards - Complete Set (1963 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1960-1979

(mssing Philidephia and one Houston card, cards and envelopes lightly notated)

APBA Baseball 1974 Player Cards - Complete Set (1975 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1960-1979

(envelopes notated)

APBA Baseball 1976 Player Cards - Complete Set (1977 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1960-1979

(includes roster sheet)

APBA Baseball 1980 Player Cards - Complete Set (1981 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1980-1999

(missing 4 teams, includes XBs!)
(missing 1 envelope, remaining envelopes Fair)
(includes XBs!)

APBA Football 1972 Player Cards (2011 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

Sacrifice Booklet

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Base Games & Supplies

1985 Golfer Set

By: APBA Games

Stock #: APBA32G85

Product Line: APBA Golf

(cards and envelope only!, notated)
(cards and envelope only!)

2011 Golfer Set

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Golf

APBA Baseball 1908 Player Cards - Complete Set

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1919 and Earlier

(envelopes notated)

APBA Baseball 1913 Player Cards - Complete Set

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1919 and Earlier

(envelopes notated)

APBA Baseball 1922 Player Cards - Complete Set (1978 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1920-1939

APBA Baseball 1924 Player Cards - Complete Set (1982 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1920-1939

(envelopes notated)

APBA Baseball 1934 Player Cards - Complete Set (1981 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1920-1939

APBA Baseball 1938 Player Cards - Complete Set (1978 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1920-1939

(envelopes notated)
(envelopes notated, includes roster sheet)

APBA Baseball 1940 Player Cards - Complete Set (1992 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1940-1959

(no envelopes)
(envelopes notated, includes roster sheet)

APBA Baseball 1948 Player Cards - Complete Set (1980 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1940-1959

(envelopes notated)
(1 card notated, 1 envelope Fair)

APBA Baseball 1957 Player Cards - Complete Set (1986 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1940-1959

(includes notated roster)

APBA Baseball 1969 Player Cards - Complete Set (1970 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1960-1979

APBA Baseball 1977 Player Cards - Complete Set (1978 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1960-1979

(includes XB's)
(includes XBs!)

APBA Baseball 1979 Player Cards - Complete Set (1980 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1960-1979

(no envelopes, stored in plastic cases)
(envelopes notated, includes XBs!)
(includes XBs!)
(includes roster and XBs!)

APBA Baseball 1981 Player Cards - Complete Set (1982 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1980-1999

(missing 2 teams, includes XB's!)
(includes XB's!)

APBA Baseball 1982 Player Cards - Complete Set (1983 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1980-1999

(missing 2 teams, includes XBs!)
(includes XBs!)

APBA Baseball 1983 Player Cards - Complete Set (1984 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1980-1999

(includes XBs!)
(includes roster, includes XBs!)

APBA Baseball 1986 Player Cards - Complete Set (1987 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1980-1999

(includes XBs!)

APBA Baseball 1990 Player Cards - Complete Set (1991 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1980-1999

(missing 2 teams, envelopes notated, includes XBs!)
(includes XB's!, envelopes notated)
(includes XB's!)

APBA Baseball 1992 Player Cards - Complete Set (1993 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1980-1999

(envelopes notated)
(includes XB's!, envelopes notated)

APBA Baseball 1995 Player Cards - Complete Set (1995 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 1980-1999

(enevelopes VG+)
(includes XB's)
(includes roster, includes XB's)

APBA Baseball 2015 Player Cards - Complete Set

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets 2000-2019

MSRP $86.00

(no roster)

APBA Baseball Game (50th Anniversary Edition)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Base Games & Supplies

APBA Bowling

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Bowling

(includes 1990 player cards)
(includes 1978 player cards)

APBA Football 1962 Player Cards (2013 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes notated)

APBA Football 1964 NFL Player Cards (1966 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG and notated)
(envelopes VG+)

APBA Football 1972 Player Cards (1991 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG)
(envelopes VG+, includes extra players)

APBA Football 1973 Player Cards (1975 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG+ and notated)
(envelopes VG+ and notated, includes XFs!)
(envelopes VG+ and notated, includes uncut XFs!)

APBA Golf - "Pinehurst No. 2" Pinehurst Country Club

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Golf - Courses

APBA Superstars Football

By: APBA Games

Product Line: Board Games (APBA Games)

Saddle Racing Horses & Jockeys (1969 Season)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Horse Racing

(uncut)

Saddle Racing Horses & Jockeys (1975 Season)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Horse Racing

(rosters notated)
(uncut)

Volume 10, #4 "The Many Lives of Dave Lionett, 1941 Revisted, New Management"

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Journal

January 1977

Volume 10, #5 "Happy New APBA Year, 1941 Stats, APBA Canadian Football"

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Journal

February 1977

Volume 11, #10 "Carding Japan's Greats, Computerized APBA, Golfing With Royce Sleighter"

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Journal

May 1978

Volume 11, #7 "1938 - Darkness and Pinstripes, Football Innovations Galore, 30 Pitching Grades in the Basic Game"

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Journal

February 1978

Volume 12, #11 "APBA Bowling New Gameco Addition, Drafting from the New Football Set, Flip Rhoads on Basketball"

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Journal

June 1979

Volume 12, #2 "High-Speed Computers and APBA Baseball, Notes from the Gridiron Buffs, The APBA Scene"

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Journal

September 1978

1962 Golfer Set

By: APBA Games

Stock #: APBA32A62

Product Line: APBA Golf

(cards and envelope only!, notated)
(cards and envelope only!, envelope Fair, 1 card laminated)
(cards and envelope only!, envelope VG+)

1966 Season Disk

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football Software (APBA)

PC 5.25"

1971-72 Hockey Player Cards

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Hockey

MSRP $50.00

(envelopes VG+)

1972 Season Disk

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football Software (APBA)

1974-75 Season Team Disk

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Hockey Software (APBA)

PC 5.25"

1978 Golfer Set

By: APBA Games

Stock #: APBA32E78

Product Line: APBA Golf

(cards and envelope only!)

1978 Season Bowler Cards

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Bowling

1981 Golfer Set

By: APBA Games

Stock #: APBA32F81

Product Line: APBA Golf

(cards and envelope only!, notated)