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LEAGUE NOTES
2025
November 9
Amsterdam dropped Las Vegas back to the .500 mark as they defeated the Crazy Horse 3-2.

November 8
In a Section 3 match-up between Las Vegas and Philadelphia with the series all tied up at two games apiece, the finale went scoreless into the bottom half of the 11th inning until the Black Sox's Masataka Yoshida walked it off with a 2-run homer.

November 1
Cleveland shocked Amsterdam, who currently own the Best Record in Baseball, by a 3-2 count. According to the Bulldog manager, "they rolled out their _ss".

October 25
Sherwood topped Norfolk 3-2 to tie Las Vegas for 3rd place in the East. Game #4 was a 16 inning affair with the Neptunes coming out on top by a 5-3 count.

October 23
In what was described as a "surprise series", Billings defeated Chicago by a 3-2 score.

October 21
Hartford lost the opener and the finale but came away with a 3-2 victory over Sherwood. The Machine high-light saw Justin Steele throw eight no-hit innings in Game #1 until the Hurricanes Bobby Witt Jr, doubled to lead off the bottom of the ninth, it would be the only safety Steele allowed, as he completed the stanza without any more drama for a 2-0 triumph. Hartford's big moment came in Game #3 when they were stymied for seven innings by C-Z Andrew Heaney, who advanced to an "A", but was nicked for a run in the 8th inning. He took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth but Bobby Witt Jr. led off with a homer and then Tyler O'Neill pinch-hit a dinger to knot the score. Luke Raley followed with a walk and then Romy Gonzalez drilled a double to plate him and give the "Canes" an improbable 4-3 victory.

October 20
Queen City defeated Cleveland 4-1 to get to the .500 mark and the periphery of the Western Division playoff race. 
The highlight of the series was in the opener when the Naps took an 8-4 lead into the 9th until the Rojo's erupted for nine runs and a 13-8 victory.

October 19
Sherwood knocked off Memphis 3-2 to tie Las Vegas for 3rd place in the East.

October 13 (Late Edition)
Cleveland completed Section Two of the schedule, dropping New York by a 3-2 score.

October 13
In a Section Three match-up, Las Vegas handed Rochester their fifth consecutive series loss by a 3-2 count.

October 12
In some Section Three action, Philadelphia edged Rochester 3-2.

October 11
Amsterdam completed Section Two of the schedule with a 3-2 verdict over San Diego. The Bulldogs wasted no time moving on to Section Three as they rolled over Rochester by a 4-1 count dropping the Rockers into the basement of the Eastern Division.

October 9
In unreported action from yesterday, Memphis scored a 3-2 decision over Las Vegas. The Crazy Horse have now completed Section Two but the loss dropped them into a 3rd place tie in the East with Sherwood.

October 4
Philadelphia completed Section Two of the schedule with a 4-1 victory over Memphis. In sending the results, Manager Abrams commented that "Nothing stood out to report". The 2nd place Black Sox are 9.5 games behind the Eastern Division leading Amsterdam Bulldogs.

October 2
Las Vegas after being shutout in the opener and according to the Neptune's skipper "The Crazy Horse bats {then} awoke" to propel the "Crazy Ones" to a 3-2 triumph and move them into 3rd place in the East.

September 30
The 2026 ZSABL rosters have been updated. Click the Roster Tab and then select 2026 Rosters from the drop down menu on the left hand side. It is imperative that you check your individual team for typos. My eyesight continues to be a burden and I have a low degree of confidence that all the numbers are accurate. All errors will be corrected when discovered or reported so before you make a trade be absolutely sure everything is copacetic because a "Trade is a Trade".

September 29
Chicago reached the .500 mark with a 4-1 victory over Cleveland. The Hawks captured the first two contests via the "walk-off". In other action Rochester completed Section Two of the schedule but they dropped a 3-2 decision to San Diego. The 76er's reclaimed 3rd place in the West with a 17 inning triumph in the series finale.
After the results were posted the following after series report was sent in by the 76er skipper.  
"An excruciating series. Very little hitting.The highlight being me falling off my chair trying to pick up a card I dropped on the floor. I leaned over and the chair just went. Luckily thanks to my agility I was able to escape uninjured. Sam rushed over to pick me up. It was quite a thud. When I left, I asked Sam's wife if she heard it and she did. She wondered if I was OK. We all got quite a laugh out of it."


September 29
Memphis has published the preliminary pitching grades for the up coming season. Pitchers in "red" could be awarded a Grade C by APBA. The Sound issued the caveat "Not responsible for errors". Pitching 2025

September 27
Philadelphia cracked Cleveland 4-1. 

September 25
Las Vegas snapped San Diego's seven series winning streak by taking the first three contests before being stymied by a quartet of 76er hurlers who threw a combined no-hitter in Game #4 and then they dropped the finale but the 3-2 victory moved the Crazy Horse into a 3rd place tie in the East with Sherwood. The loss placed San Diego into a tie for the 3rd spot in the West with Norfolk.

September 14
San Diego took over sole possession of 3rd place in the West by dropping Philadelphia 3-2. The Black Sox four series win streak was snapped but they were not betrayed by their glove work as they rolled four 66's to take away potential errors.

September 13
In some early Saturday action, Amsterdam nipped Memphis 3-2 and in an afternoon match-up, Norfolk rolled over Rochester 4-1 to tie San Diego for 3rd place in the West.

September 6
Hartford's Reynaldo Lopez spun a five hit shutout in the finale, his league leading third such effort, to earn the Hurricanes a 3-2 decision over Amsterdam. It was just the second series loss of the year for the Bulldogs.

September 2
Section One of the schedule is now complete as San Diego took down Chicago by a 4-1 count to take over sole possession of third place in the West. The 76er's had all the APBA gods on their side in today's match-up as they manufactured three runs in Game #4 without the benefit of a hit using six walks and a sacrifice fly versus the Hawk's Max Fried.

September 1
It was a banner Labor Day for the East. In early morning action, Chicago climbed to the .500 plateau with a 5-0 sweep over Memphis as the Sound finished Section One of the schedule. The Hawk's Marcell Ozuna hammered a trio of homers in the finale enabling Chicago to tie Las Vegas for fourth place, a half-game out of the last post season berth in the East.
An afternoon match-up saw Amsterdam run their record to 58-28, for an impressive 12 game lead over 2nd place Philadelphia, with a 5-0 broom job over Norfolk. The Nep's dropped their 3rd straight series, falling to .500 and a 3rd place deadlock with San Diego in the post season chase in the West. In the FWIW department, when reporting the result, the Bulldog skipper said that they had more hits in two games than the Neptunes did in the entire series.

August 31
Hartford rolled over Las Vegas 4-1 to reclaim 2nd place in the West, dropping the Crazy Horse into 4th place in the East.

August 30
Philadelphia tallied 3x in the 9th inning of the finale to overcome a 3-2 deficit and defeat Hartford 3-2 in the series.

August 25
Rochester rolled over Hartford 4-1. A very nondescript series with little high lights except a Rocker grand slam by Brian Reynolds.

August 24
Chicago used five pitchers to no-hit Hartford in the opener but the Hurricanes then reeled off four straight wins to complete their Section One part of the schedule and move into second place in the West as they ended a three series skid.

August 6
Cleveland edged Sherwood 3-2.

August 4
Lots of rare Monday action. Billings extended their lead in the West with a 4-1 victory over Rochester. Queen City in a not so surprising development, became the first team to finish Section Two of the schedule by knocking off Sherwood 4-1 with the Rojo's closer Blake Treinen picking up four saves. The loss dropped the Machine into 4th place in the East as their offense betrayed them, mustering only 24 hits in the series. In the finale of the day, Chicago nipped Norfolk 3-2 with all five games being decided by one run. It was the Section One finale for the Neptunes.

August 2
In more Section Two action, Las Vegas squeaked by Queen City 3-2.

July 28
More Section Two action as Queen City handed New York their sixth consecutive loss by a 4-1 score in a match-up described as a "funky-board series" with numerous references to the Unusual Play Board. The Metropolitan's lone victory came in Game # 3 with an 11th inning result from the aforementioned funky-board, plating the winning run.

July 26
In more Section Two action, Philadelphia got by Billings 3-2. The Mustang won the bookend contests, the opener and the finale.

July 23
In Section Two action, Las Vegas climbed over the .500 mark with a 4-1 victory over Cleveland and Sherwood finished their Section One of the schedule by edging Norfolk 3-2.

July 20
In a Section Two battle between the Division leaders, Amsterdam prevailed over Billings by a 3-2 score.

July 17
In Section Two action, Cleveland nipped Rochester 3-2 with all five contests being decided by one run, including a Nap victory via a "walk-off" balk.
  
July 13
In an incredible series San Diego nipped New York 3-2. All five contests went extra innings including a 17 inning affair. The 76er's slugged exactly "zero" home runs in the match-up while the Metropolitans could only connect for three long balls. The "Sixers" have now run their series winning streak to five.
New York after dropping a twin-bill yesterday engaged in another one today but it ended with the same result as Cleveland came out on top by a 3-2 score in the nite-cap. The "Met's" have now suffered five consecutive series defeats. Both clubs, New York and the Naps, have now completed Section One of the schedule.

July 12
Lots of Saturday action today. Las Vegas edged Hartford 3-2 as the Crazy Horse completed Section One. New York then took on some double-header play, falling to Memphis by a 4-1 score in the opener and then dropping the nite-cap to Norfolk by the same 4-1 count. The Neptunes with the victory moved into 2nd place in the West.

July 3
Queen City snapped a six series losing streak by edging Rochester 3-2.

July 2
Billings concluded their Section One part of the schedule with a 5-1 triumph over Memphis to pad their lead in the West to four games. The match-up was the final six game series of the season.

June 30
Rochester completed Section One of the Schedule, powering fourteen home runs to drop Norfolk 3-2.

June 29
Sherwood and Las Vegas battled to a 3-3 split with most of the theatrics coming in the Game # 6 finale. The Machine's Aaron Judge slugged a two run homer to spoil Tarik Skubals's no-hit bid only to see "Vegas" tie it in the bottom of the 9th on a Juan Soto dinger. The Crazy Horse then walked it off in the 10th inning on a Travis D'Arnaud home run. Judge blasted six long balls in the series.
In Section Two action, Amsterdam defeated Queen City 3-2 with the Rojo's capturing the book-end games #1 and #5.

June 27
San Diego captured all the odd numbered games including a 16 inning affair in Game # 3, en-route to a 3-2 decision over Sherwood.

June 22
Amsterdam completed Section One of the schedule as they rolled over Norfolk 4-1. The Bulldogs now enjoy a nine game lead in the East.

June 20
The Negro League Baseball night at Penn Medicine Park last evening was well attended by the ZSABL. In addition to former Pittsburgh Crawford GM/Manager Ted Knorr's exhibit in the concourse, former Dawson City Dreg manager, Dave "Frenchie" Bauman was called in to provide the PA duties. Current ZSABL managers, Billy Groff, John Heiselman, Phil and George Zangari were also in attendance as was former Dallas Texan GM/Manager, Dave Buller.

June 19
San Diego knocked Norfolk out of first place in the West as the 76er's downed the Neptunes 4-2. In other action, Sherwood moved into 2nd place in the East with a 4-1 victory over Cleveland.

June 17
Memphis was a 3-2 winner over Rochester. Game # 1, a Sound 5-1 victory, saw all the scoring via solo home runs, three by Memphis's Pete Alonso.

June 15
Amsterdam topped Chicago 4-2. The Hawks were plagued by numerous injuries throughout the series as well as having a potential rally snuffed out by hitting into a triple play.

June 14
This Friday, June 20th, the Lancaster Stormers will host a "Negro League Night" at Penn Medicine Park (Formerly Clipper Stadium). Gates open at 5:45. Ted Knorr, retired GM/Manager of the Pittsburgh Crawfords from the Zangari's South APBA Baseball League, will have an exhibit in the concourse area of the park.

June 1
Amsterdam, despite dropping the first two contests, came back to defeat Sherwood 4-2 to increase their lead in the East to seven games.

May 31
New York split a double header in today's action, dispatching Hartford 3-2 in the opener behind J.T.Realmuto's four home runs and then fell to Billings in the nite-cap by the same 3-2 score.

May 28
San Diego, sparked by Jarren Durans's 13 RBI's, rallied from being down two games to one, to take a 4-2 decision over Memphis.

May 26
Section Two of the schedule got underway with Philly holding on to defeat Queen City 3-2, despite the Rojo's running "wild" by swiping 18 bases. The finale saw the Black Sox with a 4-1 lead until Queen City erupted for four runs in the top of the ninth to snatch the victory.

May 22
In late action from yesterday, Las Vegas knocked off Billings 3-2.

May 20
Norfolk stormed into first place in the West with a 4-1 victory over Las Vegas.

May 18
The East continued their inter-division dominance with Philly romping over Memphis 4-1, the Black Sox have now completed Section one of the schedule. In other action Amsterdam used two 9th inning walk-offs to top Hartford 3-2. The Hurricanes smacked eleven home runs but ten of them were of the solo variety.

May 17
This is on the APBA Games web site.
4th Annual Charm City Classic.

May 13
Memphis entered the Western Division playoff picture with a 6-0 sweep over Cleveland as it appears the Nap's Manager John Heiselman's "plan" has failed spectacularly. Sound Manager Ed Kachnoskie has resisted the calls for him to go to OfficeMax to get playoff tickets printed,  down playing his success due to Cleveland "rolling like crap". Unconfirmed sources say that the Nap's skipper was seen at AAA procuring alternate routes to Chiques Rock.


A couple of ex-ZSABLer's comparing girths at Penn Medicine Park.
John Valori and Mel Smith.

May 11
Philly and Sherwood split 3-3.

Carl's Trophy

May 10
It was an all ZSABL final at the Charm City Classic in Timonium, Maryland today. The theme was Born4Baseball. You had to have a player born on your birthday on the team you selected to compete in the tourny. The two finalists were Carl Swift who chose the 1923 Reds and Bill Groff with the 1952 NY Yankees. Carl went 7-3 in the pre-lims to earn a bye while Bill went 6-4 and had to battle his way into the Championship round. It was a best of three and Carl prevailed by taking the first two games. Pictures

May 6
Las Vegas reached the .500 mark and tied Philadelphia for third place in the East by defeating New York 4-2.

May 3
Today's action saw all three match-ups end with a 3-2 result.
Sherwood prevailed over Billings with the Mustang's Oneil Cruz hitting for the cycle in Game # 2. Las Vegas was the winner over Queen City as the Rojo's become the first team to complete Section One of the schedule and in the finale of the day Hartford edged Philadelphia, sparked by the C-Z Ryne Nelson's one hit shutout in Game # 4.

April 28
In reporting the result of today's action, the Neptune skipper issued the following quote, "Norfolk salvages a 3-3 split with the awakened Naps."

April 27
In some Sunday action, Chicago led New York 3 games to one before the "Met's" rallied to take Game #4 and then rode Matt Chapman's three consecutive home runs, including a 10th inning walk off to earn a 3-3 split. Another match-up saw Philadelphia edge Cleveland 3-2 with both "Nap" victories coming via Manager Heiselman's "plan" of using his pitching staff for combined shutouts.

April 26
New York defeated Queen City 3-2. Offense was non-existent in the final two games of the series with the Rojo's taking one contest 2-0 and the Metropolitans winning the other 1-0, as the two clubs combined for just eleven hits in the two games.
 
April 19
Lots of "Pre-Easter" action today. Memphis cooled off Amsterdam 4-1 in which the Bulldog skipper claimed that the Sound were a "wolf in sheep's clothing".
San Diego notched their first series win of the year by topping Philadelphia 3-2. The Black Sox suffered a crushing Game # 3 loss when the 76er's erupted for six runs in the top of the ninth for a 9-7 victory.
Hartford and Norfolk battled to a 3-3 draw with the Neptunes twice snatching victories with walk off home runs, one by Brandon Lowe and the other by Yordan Alvarez.
In the finale of the day, Sherwood edged Hartford 3-2, taking Game #2 on a walk-off dinger by Ryan McMahon.

April 16
In some action from the "rural" part of the county, Chicago and Sherwood split 3-3.

April 12
It was all intra-division play today. Amsterdam increased their lead in the East to eight games as they swept a double-header, defeating Philadelphia 4-2 and then cruising past Las Vegas 5-1. In the West, Hartford rolled over Cleveland 5-1 with the Naps capturing the finale to avert the sweep.

April 10
Billings kept their hold on first place in the West with a 4-2 triumph over Hartford. Game # 5 saw four Mustang pitchers, Ranger Suarez, Andres Munoz, Grayson Rodriguez and Bryan Hudson combine to no-hit the Hurricanes. A Luke Raley's HBP was the only "Cane" base runner.

April 9
In a nondescript series, Hartford was a 3-2 winner over Rochester.

April 7
Amsterdam got by San Diego 3-2.

April 6
Billings topped Chicago 3-2 sparked by a come from behind 20 inning marathon in Game # 4, holding the Hawks scoreless for the last 24 innings of the match-up. In other action, New York defeated Philadelphia 4-2 but the Metropolitans dropped the night cap of their double-header, falling to Amsterdam by the same 4-2 score.

April 5
Philadelphia and Chicago split 3-3.

April 4
Billings swept their way into a first place tie in the West with Norfolk, blanking Queen City 6-0.

April 3
In some Western Division action, Memphis cooled off Queen City 4-2 with the Sound coming away with a 17 inning victory in the finale and Norfolk padded their lead in the "holier than thou" by topping Billings with the same 4-2 score.

April 2
Cleveland snapped a five series losing streak by prevailing over Las Vegas 3-2.

March 31
The red-hot Queen City Rojo's sparked by the nine stolen bases of Elly de la Cruz and their fourth straight series with 50+ hits, defeated San Diego 4-2.

March 30
Philadelphia spotted Billings the opener and then came back to take the next four contests. Meat Bingo results saw no one take home any beef,chicken or sausage but some US currency found their way into the pockets of former Seattle Scout Manager Woody Kleinhaus to the tune of $50+ while Hartford and Rochester split the 50-50 worth $140.

March 29
In some Saturday matinee action, Sherwood squeaked by Memphis 3-2 and Queen City climbed over the .500 mark by topping Cleveland 5-1, the Rojo's threatened to complete the sweep in the finale but Luis Arraez and Lourdes Gurriel could not come through with the sacks loaded and one out in the 8th inning, denying them the "blank job".

March 28
Queen City jumped out to a 3-0 lead against Sherwood before settling for a 3-2 triumph.

March 27
Hartford and Memphis played to a 3-3 draw.

March 26
Billings charged into first place in the West with a 4-2 victory over San Diego.

March 24
Emmanuel Clase secured five saves and Billings went on to blank Cleveland 6-0.

March 22
In Saturday action, Amsterdam rolled over Cleveland 4-1 and Norfolk and Queen City battled to a 3-3 draw.

March 20
San Diego and Hartford split 3-3. The 76er's Salvador Perez, who was homer-less in 143 at bats last season and in his first 60 this year, hit a walk-off tater in the 12th inning to win the opener. In late action, Rochester dealt Chicago a 4-2 loss.

March 19
Sherwood topped New York 4-2 and Las Vegas defeated Memphis 4-1.
 
March 17
Queen City rode Lourdes Gurriel's four home runs, three in one game, to a 3-2 victory over Chicago.

March 16
Rochester ekes by San Diego 3-2.
Philadelphia topped Rochester 4-2 and Chicago knocked off Las Vegas 4-2, leading Crazy Horse skipper Billy Bell to exclaim, although several teams will dispute it, "I got to be the worst "roller" in the league".

March 15
Lots of action today, Rochester edged Cleveland 3-2, Amsterdam got by Billings also by 3-2, high-lighted by a no hit bid by Paul Skenes who went 8.2 before Josh Lowe broke it up with a base hit, Norfolk was a 3-2 winner versus Philadelphia which did feature a no hitter, this by the Black Sox's Chris Sale, and in the finale of the day, Hartford paced by 5 home runs and 5 steals from Bobby Witt Jr. defeated Queen City 5-1.

March 13
Chicago opened their 2025 season with a 3-2 victory over Cleveland. Both of the Hawk's losses came at the expense of their closer, Ryan Walker.

March 12
Las Vegas edged San Diego 3-2 and Norfolk got off to a good start with a 5-1 victory over Memphis.

 March 10
Cleveland captured the first three contests but San Diego stormed back to earn a 3-3 draw.

March 9
Queen City defeated Philadelphia 3-2. Meat Bingo at the Club was attended by Rochester, Hartford, Billings, Billings wife Donna, former Seattle Scout Manager Woody Kleinhaus and the Lottery Mistress.
The winners were Hartford and Billings wife,Donna. Each won a pack of New York Strip Steaks.

March 8
There was a mini APBA-Mania today, Philadelphia defeated Las Vegas 4-2. Rochester and Amsterdam split 3-3 and then the Rockers broke the ice taking their first series win of the year by defeating Billings 3-2.

March 7
Rochester continues to struggle, going 26 innings without scoring, as they dropped a 4-2 decision to New York. The Rockers pace of play has been at a mercuric level in anticipation of a hectic schedule coming up with his son Luke's participation in the Cooperstown Dreams Park Tournament.

March 6
Today my favorite event in American History, the Fall of the Alamo, occurred 189 years ago.

In ZSABL news, the ink was hardly dry on the draft grid when the 2025 regular season commenced play. This Office is too over-whelmed with rosters and the draft order to comment on each individual series. Here were the early results, Amsterdam 5-0 over Queen City, the Rojos bounced back and defeated Rochester 4-1 who had dropped a 4-2 decision to Las Vegas earlier and then Sherwood and the Rockers played to a 3-3 draw.
The Standings and Results pages are up to date, individual stats will have to wait until all the rosters are complete.

February 26
As is customary a Moratorium on all transactions will go into effect, Thursday, February 27th at 7:00 PM.

Rumor Mill
Unconfirmed sources say that New York Metropolitan Manager, Dave Turner, known for his "thinking outside the box" is contemplating selecting 12 year old Luke Schall, son of Rochester skipper Sam Schall, with their final pick in the ZSABL draft on March 1st.

February 15
The ZSABL congratulates Rochester's Sam Schall's son, Luke, who received word today, his 12th birthday, that he has made the squad that will travel to Cooperstown this summer to compete in the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Invitational Tournament.

February 5
The ZSABL extends their condolences to Chet Lutz on the recent passing of his mother. May she RIP.

February 1
Philadelphia was crowned the 2024 ZSABL league champion with a come from behind victory in seven games over the Hartford Hurricanes. The Black Sox fell behind 3 games to 1 and trailed by a 5-0 score in Game # 5 before they began their rally, taking that contest by a 7-6 score and then recorded wins in Game # 6 with a 5-1 decision and hanging on in the finale for a 3-2 triumph. It was Philly Manager Steve Abrams first title.

January 26
Philadelphia will represent the East in the league's 47th World Series as they defeated Sherwood in six games in action at the Club this morning. The Black Sox will be making their 2nd appearance in the ZSABL Classic after marking their debut in the Championship Match-up with a loss to San Diego in 2018.
Their opponent will be the Western Division pennant winner, the Hartford Hurricanes, which will be their 6th attempt at capturing the ZSABL Title. They were successful three times but the "Canes" last hoisted the Championship Trophy nineteen years ago in 2005.

Blast from the Past
Although this is on the ZSABL document page, I had completely forgot about it until it came across my feed today. It is from Ted Knorr, April, 1992.

January 21
Hartford, for the 2nd time in three years, has advanced to the ZSABL World Series with a 4-2 victory over Billings. The Mustang were vying to become the first regular season sub-.500 team to appear in the Championship game. Hurricane starter Matt Strahm picked up a pair of wins hurling 16 innings allowing only one earned run. George Kirby had the highlight for Billings with a one hit shutout in Game # 5.

January 15
News out of Sherwood
Manager Tarantino, citing conflicts with hockey and work obligations along with the long trek from East Earl to play during the week, has hired former USMC skipper Mel Smith as an Assistant Manager, to facilitate the regular season schedule in non-weekend match-ups. The lofty titles of "Youth Development and Scouting Department Team Leader" have also been bestowed on him. He will be in attendance at the draft on March 1st.