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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 College Football 2015 Playoffs Player Cards (2017 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (College)

APBA Football 1953 Super Bowl Teams

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG+)

APBA Football 1955 Player Cards (1979 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

APBA Football 1958 Player Cards (1960 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(card backs notated, no roster sheets)
(envelopes fair, card backs notated)

APBA Football 1958 Player Cards (1988 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

APBA Football 1959 Player Cards (1961 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes Fair, envelopes and card backs notated)
(envelopes VG)

APBA Football 1960 Player Cards (1962 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG)

APBA Football 1960 Super Bowl Teams

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG+)

APBA Football 1961 Player Cards (1963 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG)

APBA Football 1962 Player Cards (1964 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes fair)

APBA Football 1962 Player Cards (2008 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes notated)

APBA Football 1963 Super Bowl Teams

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG+)

APBA Football 1964 AFL Player Cards (1966 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

APBA Football 1965 AFL Player Cards (1967 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG,includes card corrections sheet)

APBA Football 1965 Super Bowl Teams

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG+)

APBA Football 1966 NFL Player Cards (1968 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes notated)

APBA Football 1968 NFL Player Cards (1970 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG+ & notated)

APBA Football 1969 NFL Player Cards (1971 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes notated, includes extra players)

APBA Football 1970 Player Cards (1972 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

APBA Football 1972 Extra Player Cards

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

APBA Football 1972 Player Cards (1974 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG+, notated)

APBA Football 1974 Player Cards (1976 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

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

APBA Football 1975 Player Cards (1977 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

APBA Football 1976 Player Cards (1978 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes Fair and notated, includes roster sheet)
(envelopes notated VG+)
(envelopes & roster sheet lightly notated)
(includes extra players!)

APBA Football 1977 Player Cards (1979 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

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

APBA Football 1978 Player Cards (1980 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

APBA Football 1979 Player Cards (1981 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(missing 1 team, envelopes notated VG+, includes XBs)
(includes XBs)

APBA Football 1980 NFC Player Cards (1982 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes notated VG)

APBA Football 1980 Player Cards (1982 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes & roster sheet lightly notated)

APBA Football 1981 Player Cards

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG+ and notated)

APBA Football 1982 AFC Player Cards (1984 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes notated VG, includes XBs)

APBA Football 1982 Player Cards (1984 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG and notated)
(includes extra players!)

APBA Football 1983 Player Cards (1985 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG)
(envelopes fair, includes extra players)
(includes uncut extra players!)

APBA Football 1984 Player Cards (1986 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes notated VG+)
(includes extra players!)

APBA Football 1986 Player Cards (1987 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes Fair)
(envelopes Fair+, includes extra players!)

APBA Football 1987 Player Cards (1988 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes Fair+, includes XFs!)
(includes uncut XFs!)

APBA Football 1989 Player Cards (1990 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

APBA Football 1990 Player Cards

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes VG+, includes bonus players!)

APBA Football 1991 Player Cards (1993 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

APBA Football 1992 Player Cards

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(includes extra players!)

APBA Football 2000 Pro Bowl Edition

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(cards sealed)

APBA Football 2014 Player Cards (1st Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

APBA Football 2018 Player Cards

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(envelopes notated)

APBA Football Collection #1 - 4 Classic Teams!

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football - Collections

APBA Golf

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Golf

(no score sheets)

APBA Golf - "Firestone" Firestone Country Club

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Golf - Courses

(notated)

APBA Golf - "Merion" Merion Golf Club

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Golf - Courses

(notated)

APBA Golf - "Pebble Beach" Pebble Beach Course

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Golf - Courses

(notated)

APBA Golf - "Pine Valley" Pine Valley Club

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Golf - Courses

(notated)

APBA Golf - "The Masters" Augusta National Course

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Golf - Courses

APBA Golf - Badger Links (2nd Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Golf - Courses

MSRP $30.00

APBA Hockey Collection #1 - 9 Teams!

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Hockey - Collections

APBA Hockey Franchise All-Stars

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Hockey

APBA Major League Baseball (1st Edition) w/National League Finalists 1951

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Base Games & Supplies

APBA Major League Baseball - All Star Edition

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Base Games & Supplies

APBA Negro League Card Set (1994 Printing)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Baseball - Card Sets, Special Sets

(notated)
(includes roster, envelopes notated)

APBA Pro Basketball (1972/73 Teams)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Basketball

(includes custom envelopes, originals included)

APBA Pro Basketball (1974/75 Teams)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Basketball

APBA Pro Football (1995 Edition)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)

(#2608 of 12000)

APBA Pro Football (1996 Edition)

By: APBA Games

Product Line: APBA Football (Professional Leagues)