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.

1949 Season

Standings after the games of August 28, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	87	41	.680	—	Philadelphia	63	64	.496	—
Cincinnati	72	56	.562	15	New York	60	68	.469	3.5
Detroit	71	58	.550	16.5	Pittsburgh	60	69	.465	4
St. Louis	63	65	.492	24	Buffalo	59	70	.457	5
Cleveland	49	80	.380	38.5	Brooklyn	58	71	.450	6

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	70	59	.543	—	Boston	79	50	.612	—
Chicago	66	63	.512	4	Baltimore	73	56	.566	6
Houston	64	65	.496	6	Toronto	67	62	.519	12
Los Angeles	64	65	.496	6	New York	59	70	.457	20
Seattle	50	79	.388	20	Montreal	53	76	.411	26

Standings after the games of August 21, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	81	38	.681	—	Philadelphia	60	60	.500	—
Cincinnati	68	53	.566	14	Pittsburgh	57	64	.471	3.5
Detroit	66	55	.545	16	New York	56	65	.463	4.5
St. Louis	60	61	.496	22	Brooklyn	55	67	.451	6
Cleveland	46	74	.383	35.5	Buffalo	55	67	.451	6

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	67	55	.549	—	Boston	75	47	.615	—
Chicago	63	59	.516	4	Baltimore	69	53	.566	6
Houston	61	61	.500	6	Toronto	64	58	.525	11
Los Angeles	58	64	.475	9	New York	54	68	.443	21
Seattle	48	74	.393	19	Montreal	51	71	.418	24

Standings after the games of August 14, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	75	35	.682	—	Philadelphia	55	57	.491	—
Detroit	64	49	.566	12.5	New York	53	60	.466	2.5
Cincinnati	63	50	.547	13.5	Pittsburgh	53	61	.465	3
St. Louis	55	57	.491	21	Brooklyn	51	63	.447	5
Cleveland	44	69	.389	32.5	Buffalo	51	63	.447	5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	64	50	.561	—	Boston	70	44	.614	—
Houston	60	54	.526	4	Baltimore	61	52	.540	8.5
Chicago	59	55	.518	5	Toronto	60	53	.531	9.5
Los Angeles	54	60	.474	10	New York	49	65	.430	21
Seattle	45	69	.395	19	Montreal	47	67	.412	23

Standings after the games of August 7, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	69	34	.670	—	Philadelphia	53	52	.505	—
Detroit	60	46	.566	10.5	Pittsburgh	50	57	.467	4
Cincinnati	58	48	.547	12.5	New York	49	57	.462	4.5
St. Louis	54	51	.514	16	Brooklyn	47	60	.439	7
Cleveland	42	64	.396	28.5	Buffalo	47	60	.439	7

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	60	47	.561	—	Boston	64	43	.598	—
Houston	57	50	.533	3	Baltimore	58	48	.547	5.5
Chicago	56	51	.523	4	Toronto	56	50	.528	7.5
Los Angeles	50	57	.467	10	New York	47	60	.439	17
Seattle	41	66	.383	19	Montreal	45	62	.421	19

Standings after the games of July 31, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	61	33	.649	—	Philadelphia	52	44	.542	—
Detroit	56	41	.577	6.5	New York	46	51	.474	6.5
Cincinnati	52	45	.536	10.5	Buffalo	45	53	.459	8
St. Louis	49	47	.510	13	Pittsburgh	44	54	.449	9
Cleveland	38	59	.392	24.5	Brooklyn	41	57	.418	12

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	55	43	.561	—	Boston	57	41	.582	—
San Francisco	54	44	.551	1	Toronto	51	46	.526	5.5
Chicago	51	47	.520	4	Baltimore	50	47	.515	6.5
Los Angeles	46	52	.469	9	Montreal	44	54	.449	13
Seattle	38	60	.388	17	New York	43	55	.439	14

Standings after the games of July 24, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	56	33	.629	—	Philadelphia	51	40	.560	—
Detroit	54	37	.593	3	New York	43	48	.473	8
St. Louis	47	43	.522	9.5	Buffalo	43	49	.467	8.5
Cincinnati	47	44	.516	10	Pittsburgh	41	51	.446	10.5
Cleveland	37	54	.407	20	Brooklyn	36	56	.391	15.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	52	40	.565	—	Boston	53	39	.576	—
San Francisco	51	41	.554	1	Toronto	49	42	.538	3.5
Chicago	46	46	.500	6	Baltimore	48	43	.527	4.5
Los Angeles	44	48	.478	8	Montreal	41	51	.446	12
Seattle	36	56	.391	16	New York	39	53	.424	14

Standings after the games of July 17, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	52	31	.627	—	Philadelphia	47	37	.560	—
Detroit	51	34	.600	2	New York	42	42	.500	5
St. Louis	44	39	.530	8	Buffalo	41	44	.482	6.5
Cincinnati	42	42	.500	10.5	Pittsburgh	36	49	.424	11.5
Cleveland	32	52	.381	20.5	Brooklyn	34	51	.400	13.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	50	35	.588	—	Boston	49	36	.576	—
San Francisco	45	40	.529	5	Toronto	45	40	.529	4
Chicago	44	41	.518	6	Baltimore	44	41	.518	5
Los Angeles	41	44	.482	9	Montreal	38	47	.447	11
Seattle	32	53	.376	18	New York	37	48	.435	12

Standings after the games of July 10, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	49	30	.620	—	Philadelphia	44	36	.550	—
Detroit	49	32	.605	1	New York	40	40	.500	4
St. Louis	41	38	.519	8	Buffalo	40	41	.494	4.5
Cincinnati	39	41	.487	10.5	Pittsburgh	36	45	.444	8.5
Cleveland	30	50	.375	19.5	Brooklyn	33	48	.407	11.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	48	33	.593	—	Boston	46	35	.568	—
San Francisco	44	37	.543	4	Baltimore	43	38	.531	3
Chicago	42	39	.519	6	Toronto	43	38	.531	3
Los Angeles	38	43	.469	10	Montreal	36	45	.444	10
Seattle	31	50	.383	17	New York	34	47	.420	12

Standings after the games of July 3, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Detroit	48	25	.657	—	Philadelphia	40	32	.556	—
Chicago	45	27	.625	2.5	Buffalo	36	37	.493	4.5
St. Louis	37	35	.514	10.5	New York	34	38	.472	6
Cincinnati	34	38	.472	13.5	Pittsburgh	32	41	.438	8.5
Cleveland	25	47	.347	22.5	Brooklyn	31	42	.425	9.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	43	30	.589	—	Boston	43	30	.589	—
Chicago	40	33	.548	3	Baltimore	39	34	.534	4
San Francisco	39	34	.534	4	Toronto	39	34	.534	4
Los Angeles	34	39	.466	9	Montreal	31	42	.425	12
Seattle	26	47	.356	17	New York	31	42	.425	12

Standings after the games of June 26, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Detroit	45	22	.672	—	Philadelphia	37	30	.552	—
Chicago	43	24	.642	2	Buffalo	33	34	.493	4
St. Louis	34	33	.507	11	New York	31	36	.463	6
Cincinnati	29	38	.433	16	Brooklyn	30	37	.448	7
Cleveland	24	43	.358	21	Pittsburgh	29	38	.433	8

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	40	27	.597	—	Boston	38	29	.567	—
Chicago	36	31	.537	4	Toronto	37	30	.552	1
San Francisco	36	31	.537	4	Baltimore	35	32	.522	3
Los Angeles	32	35	.478	8	Montreal	29	38	.433	9
Seattle	23	44	.343	18	New York	29	38	.433	9

Standings after the games of June 19, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Detroit	39	22	.639	—	Philadelphia	33	28	.541	—
Chicago	38	23	.623	1	New York	30	30	.500	2.5
St. Louis	33	28	.541	6	Buffalo	29	32	.475	4
Cincinnati	24	36	.400	14.5	Pittsburgh	28	33	.459	5
Cleveland	23	38	.377	16	Brooklyn	27	34	.443	6

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	37	24	.607	—	Boston	34	27	.557	—
Chicago	34	27	.557	3	Baltimore	33	28	.541	1
San Francisco	33	28	.541	4	Toronto	33	28	.541	1
Los Angeles	29	32	.475	8	Montreal	27	34	.443	7
Seattle	19	42	.311	18	New York	26	35	.426	8

Standings after the games of June 12, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Detroit	35	20	.636	—	Philadelphia	29	26	.527	—
Chicago	34	21	.618	1	Buffalo	26	28	.481	2.5
St. Louis	32	23	.582	3	New York	25	28	.472	3
Cincinnati	22	32	.407	12.5	Brooklyn	25	30	.455	4
Cleveland	20	35	.364	15	Pittsburgh	25	30	.455	4

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	34	21	.618	—	Boston	32	23	.582	—
Chicago	32	23	.582	2	Baltimore	29	26	.527	3
San Francisco	30	25	.545	4	Toronto	27	28	.491	5
Los Angeles	27	28	.491	7	Montreal	24	31	.436	8
Seattle	16	39	.291	18	New York	24	31	.436	8

Standings after the games of June 5, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	30	19	.612	—	New York	25	23	.521	—
Detroit	29	20	.592	1	Buffalo	25	24	.510	.5
St. Louis	29	20	.592	1	Philadelphia	24	25	.490	1.5
Cincinnati	20	28	.417	9.5	Brooklyn	23	26	.469	2.5
Cleveland	17	32	.347	13	Pittsburgh	22	27	.449	3.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	30	19	.612	—	Boston	29	20	.592	—
Chicago	27	22	.551	3	Toronto	26	23	.531	3
San Francisco	25	24	.510	5	Baltimore	24	25	.490	5
Los Angeles	24	25	.490	6	Montreal	24	25	.490	5
Seattle	14	35	.286	16	New York	22	27	.449	7

Standings after the games of May 29, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	26	16	.619	—	Philadelphia	22	20	.524	—
Detroit	26	16	.619	—	New York	21	20	.512	.5
St. Louis	25	17	.595	1	Buffalo	20	22	.476	2
Cincinnati	17	24	.415	8.5	Brooklyn	20	22	.476	2
Cleveland	15	27	.357	11	Pittsburgh	17	25	.405	5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	27	15	.643	—	Boston	25	17	.595	—
Chicago	22	20	.524	5	Baltimore	22	20	.524	3
San Francisco	22	20	.524	5	Toronto	22	20	.524	3
Los Angeles	20	22	.476	7	Montreal	20	22	.476	5
Seattle	12	30	.286	15	New York	18	24	.429	7

Standings after the games of May 22, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	22	14	.611	—	New York	19	16	.543	—
Detroit	22	14	.611	—	Brooklyn	18	18	.500	1.5
St. Louis	21	15	.583	1	Philadelphia	18	18	.500	1.5
Cincinnati	14	21	.400	7.5	Buffalo	17	19	.472	2.5
Cleveland	13	23	.361	9	Pittsburgh	15	21	.417	4.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	25	11	.694	—	Boston	24	12	.667	—
Chicago	19	17	.528	6	Toronto	19	17	.528	5
San Francisco	18	18	.500	7	Baltimore	18	18	.500	6
Los Angeles	17	19	.472	8	Montreal	16	20	.444	8
Seattle	10	26	.278	15	New York	14	22	.389	10

Standings after the games of May 15, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	19	11	.633	—	New York	16	13	.552	—
St. Louis	18	12	.600	1	Brooklyn	15	15	.500	1.5
Detroit	17	13	.567	2	Philadelphia	14	16	.467	2.5
Cincinnati	13	16	.448	5.5	Buffalo	13	17	.433	3.5
Cleveland	11	19	.367	8	Pittsburgh	13	17	.433	3.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	22	8	.733	—	Boston	20	10	.667	—
San Francisco	17	13	.567	5	Toronto	15	15	.500	5
Chicago	16	14	.533	6	Baltimore	14	16	.467	6
Los Angeles	14	16	.467	8	New York	12	18	.400	8
Seattle	9	21	.300	13	Montreal	11	19	.367	9

Standings after the games of May 8, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Detroit	16	8	.667	—	New York	12	11	.522	—
Chicago	15	9	.625	1	Philadelphia	11	13	.458	1.5
St. Louis	14	10	.583	2	Pittsburgh	11	13	.458	1.5
Cincinnati	11	12	.478	4.5	Buffalo	10	14	.417	2.5
Cleveland	10	14	.417	6	Brooklyn	9	15	.375	3.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	16	8	.667	—	Boston	16	8	.667	—
San Francisco	15	9	.625	1	Baltimore	10	14	.417	6
Chicago	14	10	.583	2	Toronto	10	14	.417	6
Los Angeles	13	11	.542	3	Montreal	9	15	.375	7
Seattle	8	16	.333	8	New York	9	15	.375	7

Standings after the games of May 1, 1949

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Detroit	11	7	.611	—	New York	9	8	.529	—
Chicago	11	7	.611	—	Buffalo	9	9	.500	.5
St. Louis	10	8	.556	1	Philadelphia	9	9	.500	.5
Cincinnati	7	10	.412	3.5	Pittsburgh	9	9	.417	.5
Cleveland	6	12	.333	5	Brooklyn	8	10	.417	1.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	12	6	.667	—	Boston	12	6	.667	—
San Francisco	12	6	.667	—	Baltimore	9	9	.500	3
Los Angeles	10	8	.556	2	New York	8	10	.444	4
Chicago	9	9	.500	3	Toronto	7	11	.389	5
Seattle	5	13	.278	7	Montreal	6	12	.333	6

Standings after the games of April 24, 1949

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

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

Standings after the games of April 17, 1949

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

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	4	2	.667	—	Baltimore	4	2	.667	—
San Francisco	4	2	.667	—	Boston	4	2	.667	—
Chicago	2	4	.333	2	New York	4	2	.667	—
Los Angeles	2	4	.333	2	Montreal	2	4	.333	2
Seattle	2	4	.333	2	Toronto	2	4	.333	2

◀ 1948 weekly standings