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.

1956 Season

Standings prior to the games of July 30, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	60	42	.588	—	New York	68	34	.667	—
Chicago	59	43	.578	1	Cleveland	65	37	.637	3
Cincinnati	54	48	.529	6	Brooklyn	60	42	.588	8
Dallas	47	55	.461	13	Washington	49	53	.480	19
St. Louis	38	64	.373	22	Philadelphia	46	56	.451	22
Kansas City	31	71	.304	29	Pittsburgh	35	67	.343	33

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	66	36	.647	—	New York	67	35	.657	—
Los Angeles	64	38	.627	2	Baltimore	62	40	.608	5
Seattle	53	49	.520	13	Toronto	51	51	.500	16
Twin Cities	51	51	.500	15	Montreal	44	58	.431	23
Chicago	46	56	.451	20	Detroit	41	61	.402	26
Houston	40	62	.392	26	Boston	27	75	.265	40

Standings prior to the games of July 23, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	56	39	.589	—	New York	64	32	.667	—
Chicago	55	41	.573	1.5	Cleveland	59	36	.621	4.5
Cincinnati	50	45	.526	6	Brooklyn	58	38	.604	6
Dallas	45	50	.474	11	Washington	46	50	.479	18
St. Louis	36	60	.375	20.5	Philadelphia	42	53	.442	21.5
Kansas City	28	68	.292	28.5	Pittsburgh	34	61	.358	29.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	61	35	.635	—	New York	61	35	.635	—
Los Angeles	60	36	.625	1	Baltimore	59	36	.621	1.5
Seattle	50	45	.526	10.5	Toronto	49	47	.510	12
Twin Cities	46	50	.479	15	Montreal	42	54	.438	19
Chicago	44	51	.463	16.5	Detroit	41	55	.427	20
Houston	36	60	.375	25	Boston	25	70	.263	35.5

Standings prior to the games of July 16, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	54	34	.614	—	New York	57	31	.648	—
Milwaukee	54	35	.607	.5	Cleveland	55	34	.618	2.5
Cincinnati	47	42	.528	7.5	Brooklyn	51	37	.580	6
Dallas	41	48	.461	13.5	Washington	41	47	.466	16
St. Louis	33	55	.375	21	Philadelphia	40	49	.449	17.5
Kansas City	27	61	.307	27	Pittsburgh	31	58	.348	26.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	56	32	.636	—	New York	57	32	.640	—
San Francisco	56	32	.636	—	Baltimore	55	33	.625	1.5
Seattle	48	41	.539	8.5	Toronto	43	45	.489	13.5
Twin Cities	43	45	.489	13	Detroit	38	50	.432	18.5
Chicago	41	48	.461	15.5	Montreal	37	51	.420	19.5
Houston	34	54	.386	22	Boston	22	67	.247	36

Standings prior to the games of July 9, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	52	32	.619	—	New York	53	31	.631	—
Milwaukee	50	34	.595	2	Cleveland	52	32	.619	1
Cincinnati	46	38	.548	6	Brooklyn	49	35	.583	4
Dallas	38	46	.452	14	Washington	39	45	.464	14
St. Louis	32	52	.381	20	Philadelphia	38	46	.452	15
Kansas City	26	58	.310	26	Pittsburgh	29	55	.345	24

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	56	28	.667	—	New York	52	32	.619	—
San Francisco	52	32	.619	4	Baltimore	51	33	.607	1
Seattle	45	39	.536	11	Toronto	40	44	.476	12
Twin Cities	42	42	.500	14	Detroit	37	47	.440	15
Chicago	39	45	.464	17	Montreal	35	49	.417	17
Houston	33	51	.393	23	Boston	22	62	.262	30

Standings prior to the games of July 2, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	47	30	.610	—	Cleveland	50	27	.649	—
Chicago	46	31	.597	1	New York	49	28	.636	1
Cincinnati	41	36	.532	6	Brooklyn	45	32	.584	5
Dallas	34	43	.442	13	Philadelphia	35	42	.455	15
St. Louis	30	47	.390	17	Washington	33	44	.429	17
Kansas City	25	52	.325	22	Pittsburgh	27	50	.351	23

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	51	26	.662	—	New York	49	27	.645	—
San Francisco	46	31	.597	5	Baltimore	47	30	.610	2.5
Seattle	41	36	.532	10	Toronto	35	42	.455	14.5
Twin Cities	41	36	.532	10	Detroit	32	45	.416	17.5
Chicago	37	40	.481	14	Montreal	32	45	.416	17.5
Houston	30	47	.390	21	Boston	20	56	.263	29

Standings prior to the games of June 25, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	42	27	.609	—	Cleveland	46	23	.667	—
Chicago	40	29	.580	2	New York	45	24	.652	1
Cincinnati	36	33	.522	6	Brooklyn	40	29	.580	6
Dallas	32	37	.464	10	Philadelphia	31	38	.449	15
St. Louis	28	41	.406	14	Washington	30	39	.435	16
Kansas City	21	48	.304	21	Pittsburgh	23	46	.333	23

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	45	24	.652	—	New York	43	26	.623	—
San Francisco	43	26	.623	2	Baltimore	40	29	.580	2
Chicago	36	33	.522	9	Toronto	32	37	.464	11
Seattle	36	33	.522	9	Detroit	29	40	.420	14
Twin Cities	36	33	.522	9	Montreal	29	40	.420	14
Houston	26	43	.377	19	Boston	19	50	.275	24

Standings prior to the games of June 18, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	40	23	.635	—	Cleveland	42	21	.667	—
Chicago	36	27	.571	4	Brooklyn	40	23	.635	2
Cincinnati	31	32	.492	9	New York	40	23	.635	2
Dallas	28	35	.444	12	Washington	29	34	.460	13
St. Louis	25	38	.397	15	Philadelphia	27	36	.429	15
Kansas City	19	44	.302	21	Pittsburgh	21	42	.333	21

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	40	23	.635	—	Baltimore	38	25	.603	—
San Francisco	38	25	.603	2	New York	38	25	.603	—
Twin Cities	34	29	.540	6	Detroit	29	34	.460	9
Chicago	33	30	.524	7	Toronto	28	35	.444	10
Seattle	32	31	.508	8	Montreal	27	36	.429	11
Houston	23	40	.365	17	Boston	18	45	.286	20

Standings prior to the games of June 11, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	36	21	.632	—	Brooklyn	39	18	.684	—
Chicago	33	24	.579	3	Cleveland	38	19	.667	1
Cincinnati	28	29	.491	8	New York	36	21	.632	3
Dallas	25	32	.439	11	Washington	26	31	.456	13
St. Louis	22	35	.386	14	Philadelphia	23	34	.405	16
Kansas City	16	41	.281	20	Pittsburgh	20	37	.351	19

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	37	20	.649	—	Baltimore	35	22	.614	—
San Francisco	35	22	.614	2	New York	35	22	.614	—
Twin Cities	32	25	.561	5	Montreal	25	32	.439	10
Chicago	31	26	.544	6	Toronto	24	33	.421	11
Seattle	30	27	.526	7	Detroit	24	33	.421	11
Houston	19	38	.333	18	Boston	15	42	.263	20

Standings prior to the games of June 4, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	33	17	.600	—	Brooklyn	34	16	.680	—
Chicago	26	24	.520	7	Cleveland	33	17	.660	1
Cincinnati	25	25	.500	8	New York	30	20	.600	4
Dallas	24	26	.480	9	Washington	23	27	.460	11
St. Louis	20	30	.400	13	Philadelphia	20	30	.409	14
Kansas City	16	34	.320	17	Pittsburgh	16	34	.320	18

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	32	18	.620	—	Baltimore	31	19	.620	—
Los Angeles	31	19	.600	1	New York	30	20	.600	1
Seattle	28	22	.440	9	Montreal	22	28	.440	9
Twin Cities	28	22	.440	9	Toronto	22	28	.440	9
Chicago	26	24	.420	10	Detroit	21	29	.420	10
Houston	16	34	.260	18	Boston	13	37	.260	18

Standings prior to the games of May 28, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	27	15	.643	—	Brooklyn	29	13	.690	—
Cincinnati	23	19	.548	4	Cleveland	28	14	.667	1
Chicago	20	22	.476	7	New York	25	17	.595	4
Dallas	20	22	.476	7	Washington	20	22	.476	9
Kansas City	17	25	.405	10	Philadelphia	17	25	.405	12
St. Louis	13	29	.310	14	Pittsburgh	13	29	.310	16

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	29	13	.690	—	Baltimore	27	15	.643	—
Los Angeles	26	16	.619	3	New York	25	17	.595	2
Seattle	22	20	.524	7	Detroit	19	23	.452	8
Twin Cities	22	20	.524	7	Toronto	19	23	.452	8
Chicago	21	21	.500	8	Montreal	16	26	.381	11
Houston	14	28	.333	15	Boston	12	30	.286	15

Standings prior to the games of May 21, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	23	13	.639	—	Brooklyn	24	12	.667	—
Cincinnati	21	15	.583	2	Cleveland	23	13	.639	1
Chicago	16	20	.444	7	New York	20	16	.556	4
Dallas	16	20	.444	7	Washington	19	17	.528	5
Kansas City	13	23	.361	10	Philadelphia	16	20	.444	8
St. Louis	13	23	.361	10	Pittsburgh	12	24	.333	12

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	26	10	.722	—	Baltimore	23	13	.639	—
Los Angeles	22	14	.611	4	New York	22	14	.611	1
Seattle	20	16	.556	6	Detroit	17	19	.472	6
Chicago	18	18	.500	8	Toronto	17	19	.472	6
Twin Cities	18	18	.500	8	Montreal	12	24	.333	11
Houston	12	24	.333	14	Boston	9	27	.250	14

Standings prior to the games of May 14, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	18	12	.600	—	Cleveland	20	10	.667	—
Cincinnati	16	14	.533	2	Brooklyn	18	12	.600	2
Chicago	15	15	.500	3	New York	16	14	.533	4
Dallas	13	17	.433	5	Philadelphia	15	15	.500	5
Kansas City	12	18	.400	6	Washington	14	16	.467	6
St. Louis	12	18	.400	6	Pittsburgh	11	19	.367	9

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	22	8	.733	—	Baltimore	20	10	.667	—
Los Angeles	17	13	.567	5	New York	18	12	.600	2
Seattle	17	13	.567	5	Toronto	16	14	.533	4
Twin Cities	16	14	.533	6	Detroit	12	18	.400	8
Chicago	15	15	.500	7	Boston	9	21	.300	11
Houston	9	21	.300	13	Montreal	9	21	.300	11

Standings prior to the games of May 7, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	14	10	.583	—	Cleveland	17	7	.708	—
Milwaukee	14	10	.583	—	Brooklyn	14	10	.583	3
Chicago	13	11	.542	1	New York	11	13	.458	6
Kansas City	12	12	.500	2	Philadelphia	11	13	.458	6
Dallas	10	14	.417	4	Washington	10	14	.417	7
St. Louis	9	15	.375	5	Pittsburgh	9	15	.375	8

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	16	8	.667	—	New York	17	7	.708	—
Los Angeles	13	11	.542	3	Baltimore	16	8	.667	1
Seattle	13	11	.542	3	Toronto	12	12	.500	5
Chicago	12	12	.500	4	Detroit	10	14	.417	7
Twin Cities	12	12	.500	4	Montreal	8	16	.333	9
Houston	8	16	.333	8	Boston	7	17	.292	10

Standings prior to the games of April 30, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Kansas City	11	7	.611	—	Cleveland	15	3	.833	—
Milwaukee	11	7	.611	—	Brooklyn	10	8	.556	5
Chicago	10	8	.556	2	Philadelphia	9	9	.500	6
Cincinnati	9	9	.500	2	New York	7	11	.389	8
Dallas	7	11	.389	4	Washington	7	11	.389	8
St. Louis	6	12	.333	5	Pittsburgh	6	12	.333	9

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	13	5	.722	—	Baltimore	14	4	.778	—
Los Angeles	12	6	.667	1	New York	13	5	.722	1
Twin Cities	9	9	.500	4	Detroit	9	9	.500	5
Chicago	8	10	.444	5	Toronto	8	10	.444	6
Seattle	8	10	.444	5	Boston	5	13	.278	9
Houston	4	14	.222	9	Montreal	5	13	.278	9

Standings prior to the games of April 23, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	9	3	.750	—	Cleveland	10	2	.833	—
Chicago	8	4	.667	1	Brooklyn	7	5	.583	3
Cincinnati	6	6	.500	3	Philadelphia	6	6	.500	4
St. Louis	5	7	.417	4	Washington	6	6	.500	4
Kansas City	5	7	.417	4	New York	4	8	.333	6
Dallas	3	9	.250	6	Pittsburgh	3	9	.250	7

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	9	3	.750	—	Baltimore	10	2	.833	—
San Francisco	8	4	.667	1	New York	10	2	.833	—
Seattle	6	6	.500	3	Toronto	6	6	.500	4
Twin Cities	6	6	.500	3	Detroit	5	7	.417	5
Chicago	5	7	.417	4	Montreal	3	9	.250	7
Houston	2	10	.167	7	Boston	2	10	.167	8

Standings prior to the games of April 16, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	6	0	1.000	—	Cleveland	5	1	.833	—
Milwaukee	5	1	.833	1	Philadelphia	4	2	.667	1
Cincinnati	3	3	.500	3	Brooklyn	3	3	.500	2
St. Louis	3	3	.500	3	Washington	3	3	.500	2
Kansas City	1	5	.167	5	New York	2	4	.333	3
Dallas	0	6	.000	6	Pittsburgh	1	5	.167	4

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	5	1	.833	—	Baltimore	6	0	1.000	—
San Francisco	5	1	.833	—	New York	5	1	.833	1
Chicago	3	3	.500	2	Detroit	4	2	.667	2
Twin Cities	3	3	.500	2	Boston	1	5	.167	5
Seattle	2	4	.333	3	Montreal	1	5	.167	5
Houston	0	6	.000	5	Toronto	1	5	.167	5

◀ 1955 weekly standings