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 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