The American Circuit

American Circuit OOTP League

Welcome to the American Circuit

The American Circuit is a fictional 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.

1948 Season

Standings after the games of October 3 , 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	115	43	.728	—	Philadelphia	90	68	.570	—
Cincinnati	94	64	.595	21	Brooklyn	87	71	.551	3
Detroit	78	80	.494	37	New York	86	72	.544	4
Pittsburgh	64	94	.405	51	Boston	78	80	.494	12
St. Louis	63	95	.399	52	Buffalo	69	89	.437	21
Cleveland	59	99	.373	56	Baltimore	65	93	.411	25

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	87	74	.544	—	Toronto	95	65	.594	—
Seattle	85	75	.531	2	Montreal	87	73	.544	8
Los Angeles	77	83	.481	10	Chicago	79	81	.494	16
Houston	65	95	.406	22	New York	65	95	.406	30

Standings after the games of September 26 , 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	111	41	.733	—	Philadelphia	87	65	.572	—
Cincinnati	91	61	.599	20	Brooklyn	83	69	.546	4
Detroit	75	77	.493	36	New York	81	71	.533	6
St. Louis	60	91	.397	50.5	Boston	77	75	.507	10
Pittsburgh	60	92	.395	51	Buffalo	67	85	.441	20
Cleveland	57	94	.377	53.5	Baltimore	62	90	.408	25

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	82	72	.532	—	Toronto	91	62	.595	—
Seattle	82	72	.532	—	Montreal	85	69	.552	6.5
Los Angeles	74	80	.481	8	Chicago	75	78	.490	16
Houston	64	90	.416	18	New York	62	92	.403	29.5

Standings after the games of September 19 , 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	107	39	.733	—	Philadelphia	84	62	.575	—
Cincinnati	88	58	.603	19	Brooklyn	80	66	.548	4
Detroit	71	75	.486	36	New York	78	68	.534	6
St. Louis	59	86	.407	47.5	Boston	73	73	.500	11
Pittsburgh	56	90	.384	51	Buffalo	64	82	.438	20
Cleveland	55	90	.379	51.5	Baltimore	60	86	.411	24

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	79	68	.537	—	Toronto	85	61	.582	—
Seattle	78	69	.531	1	Montreal	81	66	.551	4.5
Los Angeles	72	75	.490	7	Chicago	73	73	.500	12
Houston	60	87	.408	19	New York	59	88	.401	26.5

Standings after the games of September 12 , 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	101	39	.721	—	Brooklyn	79	61	.564	—
Cincinnati	83	57	.593	18	Philadelphia	78	62	.557	1
Detroit	69	71	.493	32	New York	75	65	.536	4
Pittsburgh	56	84	.400	45	Boston	71	69	.507	8
St. Louis	56	84	.400	45	Buffalo	61	79	.436	18
Cleveland	54	86	.386	47	Baltimore	57	83	.407	22

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	75	65	.536	—	Toronto	80	59	.576	—
Seattle	74	66	.529	1	Montreal	79	61	.564	1.5
Los Angeles	69	71	.493	6	Chicago	68	71	.493	12
Houston	58	82	.414	17	New York	56	84	.400	24.5

Standings after the games of September 5 , 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	97	36	.729	—	Philadelphia	75	58	.564	—
Cincinnati	80	53	.602	17	Brooklyn	74	59	.556	1
Detroit	65	68	.489	32	New York	71	62	.534	4
St. Louis	53	80	.398	44	Boston	69	64	.519	6
Cleveland	52	81	.391	45	Buffalo	56	77	.421	19
Pittsburgh	51	82	.383	46	Baltimore	55	78	.414	20

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	73	61	.545	—	Toronto	72	57	.571	—
San Francisco	72	62	.537	1	Montreal	74	60	.552	2.5
Los Angeles	67	67	.500	6	Chicago	65	68	.489	11
Houston	54	80	.403	19	New York	54	80	.403	22.5

Standings after the games of August 29 , 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	95	32	.748	—	Brooklyn	73	54	.575	—
Cincinnati	74	53	.583	21	Philadelphia	72	55	.567	1
Detroit	61	66	.480	34	New York	69	58	.543	4
Cleveland	52	75	.409	43	Boston	66	61	.520	7
St. Louis	50	77	.394	45	Baltimore	51	76	.402	22
Pittsburgh	48	79	.378	47	Buffalo	51	76	.402	22

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	72	56	.562	—	Toronto	72	55	.567	—
San Francisco	67	61	.523	5	Montreal	68	60	.531	4.5
Los Angeles	63	65	.492	9	Chicago	65	62	.512	7
Houston	52	76	.406	20	New York	52	76	.406	20.5

Standings after the games of August 22 , 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	89	32	.736	—	Brooklyn	68	53	.562	—
Cincinnati	69	52	.570	20	New York	67	54	.554	1
Detroit	59	62	.488	30	Philadelphia	67	54	.554	1
Cleveland	51	70	.421	38	Boston	65	56	.537	3
St. Louis	50	71	.413	39	Buffalo	49	72	.405	19
Pittsburgh	44	77	.364	45	Baltimore	48	73	.397	20

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	67	54	.554	—	Toronto	71	50	.587	—
San Francisco	62	60	.508	5.5	Montreal	63	59	.516	8.5
Los Angeles	61	61	.500	6.5	Chicago	60	60	.500	10.5
Houston	52	70	.426	15.5	New York	50	72	.410	21.5

Standings after the games of August 15, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	86	27	.761	—	Brooklyn	63	50	.558	—
Cincinnati	66	47	.584	20	Philadelphia	63	50	.558	—
Detroit	53	60	.469	33	New York	62	51	.549	1
Cleveland	47	66	.416	39	Boston	61	52	.540	2
St. Louis	46	67	.407	40	Buffalo	47	66	.416	16
Pittsburgh	42	71	.372	44	Baltimore	42	71	.372	21

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	63	52	.548	—	Toronto	67	48	.583	—
Los Angeles	59	57	.509	4.5	Chicago	58	57	.504	9
San Francisco	59	57	.509	4.5	Montreal	58	58	.500	9.5
Houston	51	65	.440	12.5	New York	47	68	.409	20

Standings after the games of August 8, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	82	25	.766	—	New York	60	47	.570	—
Cincinnati	63	44	.589	19	Philadelphia	59	48	.551	1
Detroit	50	57	.467	32	Brooklyn	59	48	.551	1
Cleveland	46	61	.430	36	Boston	57	50	.533	3
St. Louis	44	63	.411	38	Buffalo	44	63	.411	16
Pittsburgh	38	69	.355	44	Baltimore	40	67	.374	20

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	60	49	.550	—	Toronto	62	46	.574	—
San Francisco	56	53	.514	4	Montreal	56	53	.514	6.5
Los Angeles	55	54	.505	5	Chicago	55	53	.509	7
Houston	47	62	.431	13	New York	44	65	.404	18.5

Standings after the games of August 1, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	76	24	.760	—	New York	57	43	.570	—
Cincinnati	57	43	.570	19	Boston	56	44	.560	1
Detroit	46	54	.460	30	Philadelphia	55	45	.550	2
Cleveland	44	56	.440	32	Brooklyn	54	46	.540	3
St. Louis	38	62	.380	38	Buffalo	43	57	.430	14
Pittsburgh	35	65	.350	41	Baltimore	39	61	.390	18

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	56	46	.549	—	Toronto	58	44	.569	—
Los Angeles	53	49	.520	3	Montreal	51	50	.505	6.5
San Francisco	53	49	.520	3	Chicago	51	51	.500	7
Houston	45	57	.441	11	New York	40	61	.396	17.5

Standings after the games of July 25, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	72	22	.766	—	New York	54	40	.574	—
Cincinnati	53	41	.564	19	Boston	53	41	.564	1
Detroit	44	50	.468	28	Philadelphia	51	43	.543	3
Cleveland	41	53	.436	31	Brooklyn	50	44	.532	4
St. Louis	37	57	.394	35	Buffalo	40	54	.426	14
Pittsburgh	33	61	.351	39	Baltimore	36	58	.383	18

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	52	43	.547	—	Toronto	54	41	.568	—
San Francisco	49	46	.516	3	Montreal	47	47	.500	6.5
Los Angeles	48	47	.505	4	Chicago	47	48	.495	7
Houston	44	51	.463	8	New York	38	56	.404	15.5

Standings after the games of July 18, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	67	19	.779	—	New York	49	37	.570	—
Cincinnati	50	36	.581	17	Boston	48	38	.558	1
Detroit	41	45	.477	26	Philadelphia	48	38	.558	1
Cleveland	37	49	.430	30	Brooklyn	44	42	.512	5
St. Louis	34	52	.395	33	Buffalo	38	48	.442	11
Pittsburgh	27	59	.314	40	Baltimore	33	53	.384	16

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	46	42	.523	—	Toronto	50	38	.568	—
Seattle	46	42	.523	—	Chicago	44	44	.500	6
Los Angeles	45	43	.511	1	Montreal	42	45	.483	7.5
Houston	42	46	.477	4	New York	36	51	.414	13.5

Standings after the games of July 11, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	64	18	.780	—	New York	47	35	.573	—
Cincinnati	49	33	.598	15	Boston	46	36	.561	1
Detroit	38	44	.463	26	Philadelphia	46	36	.561	1
Cleveland	37	45	.451	27	Brooklyn	42	40	.512	5
St. Louis	30	52	.366	34	Buffalo	35	47	.427	12
Pittsburgh	26	56	.317	38	Baltimore	32	50	.390	15

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	45	39	.536	—	Toronto	48	36	.571	—
Seattle	43	41	.512	2	Chicago	41	43	.488	7
Los Angeles	42	42	.500	3	Montreal	40	43	.482	7.5
Houston	41	43	.488	4	New York	35	48	.422	12.5

Standings after the games of July 4, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	59	15	.797	—	New York	43	33	.566	—
Cincinnati	44	30	.595	15	Philadelphia	43	33	.566	—
Cleveland	34	42	.447	26	Boston	40	35	.533	2.5
Detroit	34	42	.447	26	Brooklyn	40	36	.526	3
St. Louis	27	49	.355	33	Buffalo	33	43	.434	10
Pittsburgh	26	50	.342	34	Baltimore	30	45	.400	12.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	43	35	.551	—	Toronto	45	32	.584	—
Seattle	41	37	.526	2	Chicago	39	38	.506	6
Los Angeles	38	40	.487	5	Montreal	36	42	.437	9.5
Houston	37	41	.474	6	New York	32	46	.410	13.5

Standings after the games of June 27, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	54	14	.794	—	Philadelphia	40	29	.580	—
Cincinnati	41	27	.603	13	New York	38	30	.550	1.5
Cleveland	31	38	.449	23.5	Boston	37	31	.544	2.5
Detroit	31	38	.449	23.5	Brooklyn	36	33	.522	4
Pittsburgh	25	44	.362	29.5	Buffalo	30	39	.435	10
St. Louis	22	47	.319	32.5	Baltimore	27	42	.391	13

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	40	31	.563	—	Toronto	41	29	.586	—
Seattle	36	35	.507	4	Chicago	39	31	.557	2
Houston	35	36	.493	5	Montreal	31	40	.437	10.5
Los Angeles	34	37	.479	6	New York	27	44	.380	14.5

Standings after the games of June 20, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	49	13	.790	—	Philadelphia	38	25	.603	—
Cincinnati	36	25	.590	12.5	Boston	35	27	.565	2.5
Detroit	29	34	.460	20.5	New York	34	28	.548	3.5
Cleveland	28	35	.444	21.5	Brooklyn	31	32	.492	7
Pittsburgh	22	40	.355	27	Buffalo	27	36	.429	11
St. Louis	21	42	.333	28.5	Baltimore	25	38	.397	13

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	38	27	.585	—	Toronto	39	25	.609	—
Houston	34	31	.523	4	Chicago	36	28	.562	3
Seattle	31	34	.477	7	Montreal	29	36	.446	10.5
Los Angeles	29	36	.446	9	New York	23	42	.354	16.5

Standings after the games of June 13, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	45	11	.804	—	Philadelphia	37	20	.649	—
Cincinnati	32	23	.582	12.5	New York	30	26	.536	6.5
Detroit	25	31	.446	20	Boston	29	27	.518	7.5
Cleveland	25	32	.439	20.5	Brooklyn	28	29	.491	9
St. Louis	20	37	.351	25.5	Baltimore	24	33	.421	13
Pittsburgh	19	36	.345	25.5	Buffalo	24	33	.421	13

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	33	26	.559	—	Toronto	36	22	.621	—
Houston	31	28	.525	2	Chicago	33	25	.569	3
Seattle	28	31	.475	5	Montreal	27	32	.458	9.5
Los Angeles	25	34	.424	8	New York	22	37	.373	14.5

Standings after the games of June 6, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	41	8	.837	—	Philadelphia	32	18	.640	—
Cincinnati	29	19	.604	11.5	Boston	27	22	.551	4.5
Cleveland	22	28	.440	19.5	New York	25	24	.510	6.5
Detroit	21	28	.429	20	Brooklyn	25	25	.500	7
St. Louis	19	31	.380	22.5	Baltimore	20	30	.400	12
Pittsburgh	16	32	.333	24.5	Buffalo	19	31	.380	13

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	29	23	.558	—	Toronto	32	19	.627	—
Houston	27	25	.519	2	Chicago	28	23	.549	4
Seattle	25	27	.481	4	Montreal	24	28	.462	8.5
Los Angeles	21	31	.404	8	New York	21	31	.404	11.5

Standings after the games of May 30, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	38	5	.884	—	Philadelphia	28	16	.636	—
Cincinnati	25	17	.595	12.5	Boston	25	18	.581	2.5
Detroit	18	25	.419	20	New York	24	19	.558	3.5
Cleveland	18	26	.409	20.5	Brooklyn	22	22	.500	6
St. Louis	17	27	.386	21.5	Baltimore	18	26	.409	10
Pittsburgh	12	30	.286	25.5	Buffalo	15	29	.341	13

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	26	20	.565	—	Toronto	28	17	.622	—
Houston	25	21	.543	1	Chicago	25	20	.556	3
Seattle	23	23	.500	3	Montreal	22	24	.478	6.5
Los Angeles	16	30	.348	10	New York	18	28	.391	10.5

Standings after the games of May 23, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	32	4	.889	—	Philadelphia	23	14	.622	—
Cincinnati	21	14	.600	10.5	Boston	22	14	.611	.5
Detroit	15	21	.417	17	New York	20	16	.556	2.5
Cleveland	15	22	.405	17.5	Baltimore	17	20	.459	6
St. Louis	14	23	.378	18.5	Brooklyn	17	20	.459	6
Pittsburgh	11	24	.314	20.5	Buffalo	11	26	.297	12

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	23	16	.590	—	Toronto	24	14	.632	—
Houston	22	17	.564	1	Chicago	21	17	.553	3
Seattle	18	21	.462	5	Montreal	19	20	.487	5.5
Los Angeles	15	24	.385	8	New York	13	26	.333	11.5

Standings after the games of May 16, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	27	3	.900	—	Boston	19	11	.633	—
Cincinnati	16	13	.552	10.5	Philadelphia	18	13	.581	1.5
Detroit	13	17	.433	14	New York	17	13	.567	2
Cleveland	12	19	.387	15.5	Brooklyn	14	17	.452	5.5
St. Louis	12	19	.387	15.5	Baltimore	13	18	.419	6.5
Pittsburgh	10	19	.345	16.5	Buffalo	11	20	.355	8.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	22	12	.647	—	Toronto	20	13	.606	—
Houston	20	14	.588	2	Chicago	18	15	.545	2
Seattle	14	20	.412	8	Montreal	16	18	.471	4.5
Los Angeles	12	22	.353	10	New York	13	21	.382	7.5

Standings after the games of May 9, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	20	3	.870	—	Philadelphia	15	9	.625	—
Detroit	11	12	.478	9	Boston	13	10	.565	1.5
Cleveland	11	13	.458	9.5	New York	12	11	.522	2.5
St. Louis	11	13	.458	9.5	Brooklyn	12	12	.500	3
Cincinnati	10	12	.455	9.5	Buffalo	10	14	.417	5
Pittsburgh	6	16	.273	13.5	Baltimore	9	15	.375	6

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	19	9	.679	—	Toronto	16	11	.593	—
Houston	17	11	.607	2	Chicago	15	12	.556	1
Seattle	10	18	.357	9	Montreal	14	14	.500	2.5
Los Angeles	9	19	.321	10	New York	11	17	.393	5.5

Standings after the games of May 2, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	15	3	.833	—	Buffalo	10	8	.556	—
Cleveland	9	9	.500	6	Philadelphia	10	8	.556	—
Detroit	9	9	.500	6	Boston	9	8	.529	.5
St. Louis	9	9	.500	6	Baltimore	9	9	.500	1
Cincinnati	8	9	.471	6.5	Brooklyn	8	10	.444	2
Pittsburgh	3	14	.176	11.5	New York	7	10	.412	2.5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	14	6	.700	—	Toronto	13	7	.650	—
San Francisco	14	6	.700	—	Chicago	11	9	.550	2
Los Angeles	7	13	.350	7	Montreal	9	11	.450	4
Seattle	5	15	.250	9	New York	7	13	.350	6

Standings after the games of April 25, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	10	2	.833	—	Buffalo	8	4	.667	—
Detroit	7	5	.583	3	New York	7	5	.583	1
St. Louis	7	5	.583	3	Brooklyn	6	6	.500	2
Cincinnati	6	6	.500	4	Philadelphia	6	6	.500	2
Cleveland	3	9	.250	7	Baltimore	5	7	.417	3
Pittsburgh	3	9	.250	7	Boston	4	8	.333	4

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	10	4	.714	—	Toronto	10	4	.714	—
San Francisco	10	4	.714	—	Chicago	9	5	.643	1
Los Angeles	6	8	.429	4	Montreal	5	9	.357	5
Seattle	2	12	.143	8	New York	4	10	.286	6

Standings after the games of April 18, 1948

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	6	0	1.000	—	Philadelphia	5	1	.833	—
Cincinnati	4	2	.667	2	Buffalo	4	2	.667	1
St. Louis	4	2	.667	2	Boston	3	3	.500	2
Detroit	2	4	.333	4	Brooklyn	3	3	.500	2
Cleveland	1	5	.167	5	New York	3	3	.500	2
Pittsburgh	1	5	.167	5	Baltimore	0	6	.000	5

AABC West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	AABC East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	6	1	.857	—	Chicago	6	1	.857	—
San Francisco	6	1	.857	—	Toronto	5	2	.714	1
Los Angeles	1	6	.143	5	Montreal	3	4	.429	3
Seattle	1	6	.143	5	New York	0	7	.000	6

◀ 1947 weekly standings