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.

1962 Season

Standings prior to the games of July 16, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	47	42	.528	—	Cleveland	65	24	.730	—
Milwaukee	44	45	.494	3	New York	52	37	.584	13
Dallas	43	46	.483	4	Pittsburgh	45	44	.506	20
St. Louis	43	46	.483	4	Brooklyn	40	49	.449	25
Chicago	42	47	.472	5	Washington	38	51	.427	27
Kansas City	42	47	.472	5	Philadelphia	33	56	.371	32

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	57	32	.640	—	Detroit	52	37	.584	—
Los Angeles	51	38	.573	6	Boston	48	41	.539	4
Chicago	48	41	.539	9	Montreal	45	44	.506	7
Seattle	47	42	.528	10	New York	45	44	.506	7
Twin Cities	30	59	.337	27	Baltimore	43	46	.483	9
Houston	28	61	.315	29	Toronto	40	49	.449	12

Standings prior to the games of July 9, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	43	41	.512	—	Cleveland	62	22	.738	—
Dallas	42	42	.500	1	New York	49	35	.583	13
Milwaukee	41	43	.488	2	Pittsburgh	42	42	.500	20
Chicago	40	44	.476	3	Brooklyn	38	46	.452	24
St. Louis	40	44	.476	3	Washington	37	47	.440	25
Kansas City	39	45	.464	4	Philadelphia	31	53	.369	31

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	53	31	.631	—	Detroit	48	36	.571	—
Los Angeles	48	36	.571	5	Boston	45	39	.536	3
Chicago	44	40	.524	9	Montreal	43	41	.512	5
Seattle	44	40	.524	9	New York	43	41	.512	5
Twin Cities	28	56	.333	25	Baltimore	42	42	.500	6
Houston	27	57	.321	26	Toronto	39	45	.464	9

Standings prior to the games of July 2, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	42	35	.545	—	Cleveland	55	22	.714	—
Dallas	38	39	.494	4	New York	42	35	.545	13
Chicago	37	40	.481	5	Pittsburgh	42	35	.545	13
Milwaukee	37	40	.481	5	Brooklyn	36	41	.468	19
Kansas City	36	41	.468	6	Washington	33	44	.429	22
St. Louis	34	43	.442	8	Philadelphia	30	47	.390	25

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	47	30	.610	—	Detroit	45	33	.577	—
Los Angeles	45	32	.584	2	Montreal	42	36	.538	3
Seattle	40	37	.519	7	Boston	41	36	.532	3.5
Chicago	39	38	.506	8	New York	41	37	.526	4
Houston	26	51	.338	21	Baltimore	38	39	.494	6.5
Twin Cities	26	51	.338	21	Toronto	34	44	.436	11

Standings prior to the games of June 25, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	39	32	.549	—	Cleveland	51	20	.718	—
Chicago	35	36	.493	4	Pittsburgh	40	31	.563	11
Dallas	35	36	.493	4	New York	38	33	.535	13
Kansas City	33	38	.465	6	Washington	33	38	.465	18
Milwaukee	33	38	.465	6	Brooklyn	32	39	.451	19
St. Louis	31	40	.437	8	Philadelphia	26	45	.366	25

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	42	29	.592	—	Detroit	41	31	.569	—
Los Angeles	40	31	.563	2	New York	39	33	.542	2
Chicago	38	33	.535	4	Boston	38	33	.535	2.5
Seattle	36	35	.507	6	Montreal	37	34	.521	3.5
Twin Cities	25	46	.352	17	Baltimore	35	36	.493	5.5
Houston	24	47	.338	18	Toronto	32	39	.451	8.5

Standings prior to the games of June 18, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	36	29	.554	—	Cleveland	46	19	.708	—
Chicago	33	32	.508	3	Pittsburgh	38	27	.585	8
Milwaukee	32	33	.492	4	New York	33	32	.508	13
Dallas	31	34	.477	5	Washington	32	33	.492	14
Kansas City	30	35	.462	6	Brooklyn	30	35	.462	18
St. Louis	26	39	.400	10	Philadelphia	23	42	.354	23

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	38	27	.585	—	Detroit	40	26	.606	—
Chicago	37	28	.569	1	New York	35	31	.530	5
San Francisco	36	29	.554	2	Boston	34	31	.523	5.5
Seattle	32	33	.492	6	Montreal	33	32	.508	6.5
Houston	23	42	.354	15	Baltimore	32	33	.492	7.5
Twin Cities	21	44	.323	17	Toronto	30	35	.462	9.5

Standings prior to the games of June 11, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	33	26	.559	—	Cleveland	41	18	.695	—
Chicago	31	28	.525	2	Pittsburgh	34	24	.586	6.5
Dallas	28	30	.483	4.5	New York	29	29	.500	11.5
Kansas City	28	30	.483	4.5	Washington	29	29	.500	11.5
Milwaukee	27	31	.466	5.5	Brooklyn	26	32	.448	14.5
St. Louis	24	34	.414	8.5	Philadelphia	20	39	.339	21

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	35	23	.603	—	Detroit	36	24	.600	—
San Francisco	34	25	.576	1.5	New York	31	28	.525	4.5
Chicago	33	26	.559	2.5	Baltimore	29	29	.500	6
Seattle	27	31	.466	8	Boston	29	29	.500	6
Houston	22	36	.379	13	Montreal	28	31	.475	7.5
Twin Cities	20	38	.345	15	Toronto	27	31	.466	8

Standings prior to the games of June 4, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	29	22	.569	—	Cleveland	35	16	.686	—
Cincinnati	29	23	.558	.5	Pittsburgh	31	21	.596	4.5
Kansas City	27	25	.519	2.5	New York	27	25	.519	8.5
Dallas	25	27	.481	4.5	Washington	25	27	.481	10.5
Milwaukee	23	29	.442	6.5	Brooklyn	22	30	.423	13.5
St. Louis	22	30	.423	7.5	Philadelphia	16	36	.308	19.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	32	20	.615	—	Detroit	33	19	.635	—
San Francisco	29	23	.558	3	New York	27	26	.509	6.5
Chicago	28	23	.549	3.5	Baltimore	26	26	.500	7
Seattle	24	28	.462	8	Boston	26	26	.500	7
Houston	18	34	.346	14	Toronto	26	26	.500	7
Twin Cities	18	34	.346	14	Montreal	25	27	.481	8

Standings prior to the games of May 28, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	25	19	.568	—	Cleveland	29	15	.659	—
Chicago	24	20	.545	1	Pittsburgh	24	20	.545	5
Kansas City	23	21	.523	2	Washington	24	20	.545	5
Dallas	20	24	.455	5	New York	23	21	.523	6
St. Louis	20	24	.455	5	Brooklyn	18	26	.409	11
Milwaukee	19	25	.432	6	Philadelphia	15	29	.341	14

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	25	19	.568	—	Detroit	29	16	.644	—
San Francisco	25	19	.568	—	Boston	23	21	.523	5.5
Chicago	24	20	.545	1	New York	23	22	.511	6
Seattle	20	24	.455	5	Montreal	22	22	.500	6.5
Houston	16	28	.364	9	Toronto	22	22	.500	6.5
Twin Cities	16	28	.364	9	Baltimore	20	24	.455	8.5

Standings prior to the games of May 21, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	21	17	.553	—	Cleveland	26	12	.684	—
Kansas City	21	17	.553	—	Washington	22	16	.579	4
Chicago	20	18	.526	1	Pittsburgh	21	17	.553	5
Dallas	19	19	.500	2	New York	20	18	.526	6
St. Louis	17	21	.447	4	Brooklyn	14	24	.368	12
Milwaukee	15	23	.395	6	Philadelphia	12	26	.316	14

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	22	16	.579	—	Detroit	27	12	.692	—
San Francisco	22	16	.579	—	Toronto	21	17	.553	5.5
Chicago	20	18	.526	2	Boston	19	19	.500	7.5
Seattle	17	21	.447	5	Montreal	19	19	.500	7.5
Houston	14	24	.368	8	New York	19	20	.487	8
Twin Cities	13	25	.342	9	Baltimore	16	22	.421	10.5

Standings prior to the games of May 14, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	18	14	.563	—	Cleveland	23	9	.719	—
Kansas City	18	14	.563	—	Washington	18	14	.563	5
Chicago	17	15	.531	1	Pittsburgh	17	15	.531	6
Dallas	16	16	.500	2	New York	15	17	.469	8
St. Louis	15	17	.469	3	Brooklyn	12	20	.375	11
Milwaukee	13	19	.406	5	Philadelphia	10	22	.313	13

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	19	13	.594	—	Detroit	21	12	.636	—
San Francisco	18	14	.563	1	Toronto	18	14	.563	2.5
Chicago	17	15	.531	2	Boston	17	15	.531	3.5
Seattle	14	18	.438	5	New York	16	17	.485	5
Twin Cities	12	20	.375	7	Baltimore	15	17	.469	5.5
Houston	11	21	.344	8	Montreal	15	17	.469	5.5

Standings prior to the games of May 7, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	14	12	.538	—	Cleveland	18	8	.692	—
Dallas	14	12	.538	—	Washington	15	11	.577	3
Kansas City	14	12	.538	—	New York	14	12	.538	4
Cincinnati	13	13	.500	1	Pittsburgh	13	13	.500	5
St. Louis	13	13	.500	1	Philadelphia	9	17	.346	9
Milwaukee	11	15	.423	3	Brooklyn	8	18	.308	10

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	18	8	.692	—	Detroit	15	12	.556	—
Chicago	14	12	.538	4	Boston	14	12	.538	.5
San Francisco	14	12	.538	4	Toronto	14	12	.538	.5
Seattle	12	14	.462	6	Baltimore	13	13	.500	1.5
Twin Cities	9	17	.346	9	Montreal	13	13	.500	1.5
Houston	8	18	.308	10	New York	13	14	.481	2

Standings prior to the games of April 30, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	11	8	.579	—	Cleveland	17	3	.850	—
Chicago	10	10	.500	1.5	Washington	12	7	.632	4.5
Dallas	10	10	.500	1.5	New York	9	11	.450	8
Kansas City	10	10	.500	1.5	Pittsburgh	9	11	.450	8
St. Louis	10	10	.500	1.5	Philadelphia	6	13	.316	10.5
Milwaukee	8	11	.421	3	Brooklyn	6	14	.300	11

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	14	5	.737	—	Boston	13	7	.650	—
Chicago	11	8	.579	3	Detroit	11	9	.550	2
San Francisco	9	11	.450	5.5	Montreal	11	9	.550	2
Seattle	9	11	.450	5.5	Toronto	10	9	.526	2.5
Twin Cities	6	13	.316	8	New York	10	10	.500	3
Houston	5	15	.250	9.5	Baltimore	9	11	.450	4

Standings prior to the games of April 23, 1962

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
St. Louis	8	4	.667	—	Cleveland	12	0	1.000	—
Dallas	7	5	.583	1	New York	8	4	.667	4
Cincinnati	7	6	.538	1.5	Washington	7	6	.538	5.5
Kansas City	6	6	.500	2	Philadelphia	5	8	.385	7.5
Milwaukee	5	8	.385	3.5	Pittsburgh	3	9	.250	9
Chicago	4	8	.333	4	Brooklyn	2	10	.167	10

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	10	3	.769	—	Boston	8	5	.615	—
Chicago	8	5	.615	2	Montreal	7	5	.583	.5
Seattle	7	5	.583	2.5	Toronto	7	6	.538	1
San Francisco	6	6	.500	3.5	Detroit	7	7	.500	1.5
Houston	4	8	.333	5.5	New York	6	8	.429	2.5
Twin Cities	2	10	.167	7.5	Baltimore	4	8	.333	3.5

Standings prior to the games of April 16, 1962

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

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	5	1	.833	—	Montreal	5	0	1.000	—
San Francisco	4	2	.667	1	Boston	4	2	.667	1.5
Chicago	3	3	.500	2	Detroit	3	3	.500	2.5
Seattle	3	3	.500	2	New York	3	3	.500	2.5
Houston	2	4	.333	3	Toronto	1	4	.200	4
Twin Cities	1	5	.167	4	Baltimore	1	4	.167	4.5

◀ 1961 weekly standings