The American Circuit

Welcome to the American Circuits

This is a fictional OOTP league based very loosely on Major League Baseball, but with some twists. We simmed 70 years of A.I.-run “pre-history” to establish a context for our first season with human GMs, which was 1946. The buttons on the left provide more detailed information about the league’s concepts and history.

1955 Season

Standings prior to the games of August 29, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	70	60	.538	—	New York	86	44	.662	—
Dallas	70	60	.538	—	Cleveland	78	52	.600	8
Cincinnati	62	68	.477	8	Brooklyn	74	56	.569	12
St. Louis	58	72	.446	12	Washington	68	62	.523	18
Detroit	57	73	.438	13	Philadelphia	63	67	.485	23
Kansas City	50	80	.385	20	Pittsburgh	44	86	.338	42

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	70	60	.538	—	New York	74	56	.569	—
Houston	67	63	.515	3	Toronto	72	58	.554	2
Seattle	67	63	.515	3	Baltimore	66	64	.508	8
Chicago	61	69	.469	9	Montreal	62	68	.477	12
San Francisco	58	72	.446	12	Boston	53	77	.408	21

Standings prior to the games of August 22, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	67	56	.545	—	New York	83	40	.675	—
Chicago	65	58	.528	2	Cleveland	72	51	.585	11
Cincinnati	59	64	.480	8	Brooklyn	71	52	.577	12
St. Louis	57	66	.463	10	Washington	62	61	.504	21
Detroit	55	68	.447	12	Philadelphia	59	64	.480	24
Kansas City	47	76	.382	20	Pittsburgh	41	82	.333	42

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	66	57	.537	—	New York	69	54	.561	—
Seattle	63	60	.512	3	Toronto	69	54	.561	—
Houston	62	61	.504	4	Baltimore	65	58	.528	4
Chicago	58	65	.472	8	Montreal	57	66	.463	12
San Francisco	55	68	.447	11	Boston	51	72	.415	18

Standings prior to the games of August 15, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	63	54	.538	—	New York	79	38	.675	—
Dallas	63	54	.538	—	Cleveland	69	48	.590	10
Cincinnati	55	62	.470	8	Brooklyn	69	48	.590	10
St. Louis	55	62	.470	8	Washington	61	56	.521	18
Detroit	53	64	.453	10	Philadelphia	53	64	.453	26
Kansas City	44	73	.376	19	Pittsburgh	38	79	.325	41

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	62	55	.530	—	New York	66	51	.564	—
Houston	61	56	.521	1	Toronto	66	51	.564	—
Seattle	60	57	.513	2	Baltimore	60	57	.513	6
Chicago	55	62	.470	7	Montreal	53	64	.453	13
San Francisco	51	66	.436	11	Boston	51	66	.436	15

Standings prior to the games of August 8, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	60	49	.550	—	New York	73	36	.670	—
Chicago	56	53	.514	4	Cleveland	65	44	.596	8
Cincinnati	52	57	.477	8	Brooklyn	61	48	.560	12
Detroit	50	59	.459	10	Washington	56	53	.514	17
St. Louis	49	60	.450	11	Philadelphia	53	56	.486	20
Kansas City	42	67	.385	18	Pittsburgh	37	72	.339	36

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	58	51	.532	—	New York	62	47	.569	—
Los Angeles	58	51	.532	—	Toronto	61	48	.560	1
Houston	57	52	.523	1	Baltimore	55	54	.505	7
Chicago	53	56	.486	5	Boston	48	61	.440	14
San Francisco	47	62	.431	11	Montreal	46	63	.422	16

Standings prior to the games of August 1, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	55	47	.539	—	New York	69	33	.676	—
Cincinnati	52	50	.510	3	Cleveland	60	42	.588	9
Chicago	50	52	.490	5	Brooklyn	57	45	.559	12
Detroit	46	56	.451	9	Washington	52	50	.510	17
St. Louis	44	58	.431	11	Philadelphia	51	51	.500	18
Kansas City	41	61	.402	14	Pittsburgh	35	67	.343	34

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	55	47	.539	—	New York	57	45	.559	—
Houston	54	48	.529	1	Toronto	57	45	.559	—
Los Angeles	53	49	.520	2	Baltimore	50	52	.490	7
Chicago	50	52	.490	5	Boston	46	56	.451	11
San Francisco	46	56	.451	9	Montreal	42	60	.412	15

Standings prior to the games of July 25, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	51	45	.545	—	New York	65	31	.677	—
Cincinnati	48	48	.500	3	Cleveland	57	39	.594	8
Chicago	47	49	.490	4	Brooklyn	54	42	.562	11
Detroit	44	52	.458	7	Philadelphia	48	48	.500	17
St. Louis	42	54	.438	9	Washington	48	48	.500	17
Kansas City	38	58	.396	13	Pittsburgh	34	62	.354	31

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	51	45	.531	—	New York	55	41	.573	—
Los Angeles	51	45	.531	—	Toronto	53	43	.552	2
Houston	50	46	.521	1	Baltimore	47	49	.490	8
Chicago	48	48	.500	3	Boston	43	53	.448	12
San Francisco	42	54	.438	9	Montreal	40	56	.417	15

Standings prior to the games of July 18, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	48	40	.545	—	New York	59	29	.670	—
Chicago	44	44	.500	4	Cleveland	53	35	.602	6
Cincinnati	43	45	.489	5	Brooklyn	49	39	.557	10
Detroit	41	47	.466	7	Philadelphia	44	44	.500	15
St. Louis	40	48	.455	8	Washington	43	45	.489	16
Kansas City	34	54	.386	14	Pittsburgh	30	58	.341	29

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	47	41	.534	—	New York	52	36	.591	—
Houston	46	42	.523	1	Toronto	50	38	.568	2
Chicago	45	43	.511	2	Baltimore	42	46	.477	10
Los Angeles	45	43	.511	2	Boston	39	49	.443	13
San Francisco	37	51	.420	10	Montreal	37	51	.420	15

Standings prior to the games of July 11, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	44	40	.524	—	New York	55	29	.655	—
Cincinnati	42	42	.500	2	Cleveland	51	33	.607	4
Chicago	41	43	.488	3	Brooklyn	47	37	.560	8
Detroit	40	44	.476	4	Washington	42	42	.500	13
St. Louis	39	45	.464	5	Philadelphia	40	44	.476	15
Kansas City	33	51	.393	11	Pittsburgh	30	54	.357	25

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	44	40	.524	—	Toronto	49	35	.583	—
Los Angeles	44	40	.524	—	New York	48	36	.571	1
Seattle	43	41	.512	1	Baltimore	42	42	.500	7
Houston	42	42	.500	2	Boston	38	46	.452	11
San Francisco	35	49	.417	9	Montreal	35	49	.417	14

Standings prior to the games of July 4, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	39	36	.520	—	New York	50	25	.667	—
Cincinnati	38	37	.507	1	Cleveland	45	30	.600	5
Chicago	37	38	.493	2	Brooklyn	44	31	.587	6
Detroit	35	40	.467	4	Washington	37	38	.493	13
St. Louis	34	41	.453	5	Philadelphia	36	39	.480	14
Kansas City	29	46	.387	10	Pittsburgh	26	49	.347	24

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	39	36	.520	—	New York	44	31	.587	—
Chicago	38	37	.507	1	Toronto	44	31	.587	—
Houston	38	37	.507	1	Baltimore	37	38	.493	7
Los Angeles	38	37	.507	1	Montreal	33	42	.440	11
San Francisco	32	43	.427	7	Boston	32	43	.427	12

Standings prior to the games of June 27, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	37	32	.536	—	New York	45	24	.652	—
Cincinnati	34	35	.493	3	Cleveland	44	25	.638	1
Chicago	33	36	.478	4	Brooklyn	41	28	.594	4
Detroit	32	37	.464	5	Washington	34	35	.493	11
St. Louis	32	37	.464	5	Philadelphia	33	36	.478	12
Kansas City	26	43	.366	11	Pittsburgh	23	46	.333	22

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	37	32	.535	—	New York	41	28	.594	—
Chicago	35	34	.507	2	Toronto	40	29	.580	1
Houston	35	34	.507	2	Baltimore	32	37	.464	9
Los Angeles	35	34	.507	2	Boston	31	38	.449	10
San Francisco	30	39	.435	7	Montreal	29	40	.420	12

Standings prior to the games of June 20, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	35	28	.556	—	New York	40	23	.635	—
Chicago	31	32	.492	4	Cleveland	39	24	.619	1
Cincinnati	31	32	.492	4	Brooklyn	38	25	.603	2
Detroit	29	34	.460	6	Washington	33	30	.524	7
St. Louis	29	34	.460	6	Philadelphia	28	35	.444	12
Kansas City	24	39	.381	11	Pittsburgh	21	42	.344	19

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	34	29	.540	—	Toronto	38	25	.603	—
Seattle	34	29	.540	—	New York	36	27	.571	2
Los Angeles	32	31	.508	2	Baltimore	29	34	.460	9
Chicago	31	32	.492	3	Boston	28	35	.444	10
San Francisco	27	36	.429	7	Montreal	26	37	.413	12

Standings prior to the games of June 13, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	31	26	.544	—	New York	36	21	.632	—
Cincinnati	31	26	.544	—	Cleveland	34	23	.596	2
Chicago	29	28	.509	2	Brooklyn	33	24	.579	3
St. Louis	26	31	.456	5	Washington	30	27	.526	6
Detroit	25	31	.439	6	Philadelphia	27	30	.474	9
Kansas City	22	35	.386	9	Pittsburgh	18	39	.316	18

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	32	25	.561	—	Toronto	35	21	.625	—
Houston	30	26	.536	1.5	New York	33	23	.589	2
Los Angeles	28	29	.491	4	Baltimore	26	31	.456	9.5
Chicago	27	29	.482	4.5	Boston	25	31	.446	10
San Francisco	24	33	.421	8	Montreal	22	34	.393	13

Standings prior to the games of June 6, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	29	21	.580	—	New York	31	19	.620	—
Cincinnati	28	22	.560	1	Cleveland	28	22	.560	3
Chicago	24	26	.480	5	Washington	27	22	.551	3.5
Detroit	24	26	.480	5	Brooklyn	27	23	.540	4
St. Louis	21	28	.429	7.5	Philadelphia	25	25	.500	6
Kansas City	19	30	.388	9.5	Pittsburgh	15	34	.306	15.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	26	24	.520	—	Toronto	31	19	.620	—
Seattle	26	24	.520	—	New York	29	21	.580	2
Chicago	25	25	.500	1	Baltimore	23	27	.460	8
Los Angeles	25	25	.500	1	Boston	22	28	.440	9
San Francisco	23	27	.460	3	Montreal	20	30	.400	11

Standings prior to the games of May 30, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	26	16	.619	—	New York	25	17	.595	—
Cincinnati	23	19	.548	3	Washington	25	17	.595	—
Chicago	20	22	.476	6	Brooklyn	23	19	.548	2
Detroit	20	22	.476	6	Cleveland	22	20	.524	3
St. Louis	17	25	.405	9	Philadelphia	21	21	.500	4
Kansas City	16	26	.381	10	Pittsburgh	14	28	.333	11

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	25	17	.595	—	Toronto	25	17	.595	—
Chicago	23	19	.548	2	New York	22	20	.524	3
Seattle	22	20	.524	3	Baltimore	21	21	.500	4
Los Angeles	20	22	.476	5	Boston	18	24	.429	7
San Francisco	18	24	.429	7	Montreal	16	26	.381	9

Standings prior to the games of May 23, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	22	14	.611	—	Washington	24	12	.667	—
Cincinnati	20	16	.556	2	New York	20	16	.556	4
Chicago	17	19	.472	5	Philadelphia	19	17	.528	5
Detroit	16	20	.444	6	Cleveland	18	18	.500	6
St. Louis	15	21	.417	7	Brooklyn	17	19	.472	7
Kansas City	14	22	.389	8	Pittsburgh	14	22	.389	10

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	21	15	.583	—	Toronto	21	15	.583	—
Chicago	19	17	.528	2	New York	19	17	.528	2
Seattle	19	17	.528	2	Baltimore	18	18	.500	3
Los Angeles	17	19	.472	4	Boston	16	20	.444	5
San Francisco	17	19	.472	4	Montreal	13	23	.361	8

Standings prior to the games of May 16, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	19	11	.633	—	Washington	21	9	.700	—
Dallas	19	11	.633	—	New York	16	14	.533	5
Chicago	14	16	.467	5	Brooklyn	15	15	.500	6
Detroit	13	17	.433	6	Cleveland	14	16	.467	7
Kansas City	12	18	.400	7	Philadelphia	14	16	.467	7
St. Louis	12	18	.400	7	Pittsburgh	11	19	.367	10

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	17	13	.567	—	Toronto	18	12	.600	—
Houston	17	13	.567	—	New York	17	13	.567	1
Seattle	15	15	.500	2	Baltimore	14	16	.467	4
Los Angeles	14	16	.467	3	Boston	14	16	.467	4
San Francisco	14	16	.467	3	Montreal	10	20	.333	8

Standings prior to the games of May 9, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	16	8	.667	—	Washington	16	8	.667	—
Chicago	13	11	.542	3	Cleveland	13	11	.542	3
Dallas	13	11	.542	3	New York	12	12	.500	4
Detroit	12	12	.500	4	Brooklyn	11	13	.458	5
Kansas City	9	15	.375	7	Philadelphia	11	13	.458	5
St. Louis	9	15	.375	7	Pittsburgh	9	15	.375	7

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	14	10	.583	—	New York	15	9	.625	—
Houston	13	11	.542	1	Toronto	14	10	.583	1
Chicago	12	12	.500	2	Baltimore	12	12	.500	3
San Francisco	11	13	.458	3	Boston	12	12	.500	3
Los Angeles	9	15	.375	5	Montreal	8	16	.333	7

Standings prior to the games of May 2, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	11	7	.611	—	Cleveland	11	7	.611	—
Cincinnati	11	7	.611	—	New York	11	7	.611	—
Dallas	10	8	.556	1	Washington	10	8	.556	1
St. Louis	8	10	.444	3	Brooklyn	8	10	.444	3
Detroit	7	11	.389	4	Philadelphia	8	10	.444	3
Kansas City	7	11	.389	4	Pittsburgh	6	12	.333	5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	12	6	.667	—	New York	12	6	.667	—
Chicago	11	7	.611	1	Baltimore	9	9	.500	3
Houston	9	9	.500	3	Boston	9	9	.500	3
San Francisco	8	10	.444	4	Toronto	8	10	.444	4
Los Angeles	7	11	.389	5	Montreal	5	13	.278	7

Standings prior to the games of April 25, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	8	4	.667	—	Cleveland	8	4	.667	—
Cincinnati	7	5	.583	1	Washington	8	4	.667	—
St. Louis	7	5	.583	1	Brooklyn	6	6	.500	2
Dallas	5	7	.417	3	New York	6	6	.500	2
Kansas City	5	7	.417	3	Philadelphia	5	7	.417	3
Detroit	4	8	.333	4	Pittsburgh	3	9	.250	5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	8	4	.667	—	Baltimore	7	5	.583	—
Seattle	8	4	.667	—	New York	7	5	.583	—
San Francisco	6	6	.500	2	Boston	6	6	.500	1
Houston	4	8	.333	4	Toronto	6	6	.500	1
Los Angeles	3	9	.250	5	Montreal	5	7	.417	2

Standings prior to the games of April 18, 1955

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	5	1	.833	—	Cleveland	4	2	.667	—
Cincinnati	3	3	.500	2	Washington	4	2	.667	—
Kansas City	3	3	.500	2	Brooklyn	3	3	.500	1
St. Louis	3	3	.500	2	New York	3	3	.500	1
Dallas	2	4	.333	3	Philadelphia	3	3	.500	1
Detroit	2	4	.333	3	Pittsburgh	1	5	.167	3

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	4	2	.667	—	Baltimore	5	1	.833	—
Seattle	3	3	.500	1	Toronto	4	2	.667	1
San Francisco	3	3	.500	1	Boston	3	3	.500	2
Houston	1	5	.167	3	Montreal	3	3	.500	2
Los Angeles	1	5	.167	3	New York	3	3	.500	2

◀ 1954 weekly standings