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.

1951 Season

Standings after the games of July 29, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	62	35	.639	—	Philadelphia	52	46	.531	—
St. Louis	60	38	.612	2.5	New York	48	49	.495	3.5
Detroit	51	46	.526	11	Pittsburgh	44	53	.454	7.5
Cincinnati	49	47	.510	12.5	Buffalo	41	56	.423	10.5
Cleveland	38	59	.392	24	Brooklyn	41	57	.418	11

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	53	45	.541	—	New York	56	42	.571	—
Chicago	48	50	.490	5	Boston	53	44	.546	2.5
Los Angeles	47	51	.480	6	Montreal	52	46	.531	4
Seattle	45	53	.459	8	Baltimore	49	49	.500	7
Houston	39	58	.402	13.5	Toronto	47	51	.480	9

Standings after the games of July 22, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	58	31	.652	—	Philadelphia	47	43	.522	—
St. Louis	53	37	.589	5.5	New York	46	43	.517	.5
Detroit	47	42	.528	11	Pittsburgh	40	49	.449	6.5
Cincinnati	45	43	.511	12.5	Buffalo	38	51	.427	8.5
Cleveland	35	54	.393	23	Brooklyn	37	53	.411	10

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	50	40	.556	—	New York	49	41	.544	—
Chicago	45	45	.500	5	Montreal	48	42	.533	1
Los Angeles	45	45	.500	5	Boston	47	42	.528	1.5
Seattle	43	47	.478	7	Baltimore	46	44	.511	3
Houston	33	56	.371	16.5	Toronto	43	47	.478	6

Standings after the games of July 15, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	53	28	.654	—	New York	43	38	.531	—
St. Louis	48	34	.585	5.5	Philadelphia	42	40	.512	1.5
Cincinnati	45	35	.562	7.5	Pittsburgh	37	44	.457	6
Detroit	41	40	.506	12	Buffalo	33	48	.407	10
Cleveland	31	50	.383	22	Brooklyn	33	49	.402	10.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	48	34	.585	—	New York	45	37	.549	—
Chicago	41	41	.500	7	Montreal	45	38	.542	.5
Los Angeles	41	42	.494	7.5	Baltimore	42	40	.512	3
Seattle	39	44	.470	9.5	Boston	42	40	.512	3
Houston	30	52	.366	18	Toronto	39	44	.470	6.5

Standings after the games of July 8, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	50	27	.649	—	New York	43	34	.558	—
St. Louis	47	31	.603	3.5	Philadelphia	38	40	.487	5.5
Cincinnati	43	34	.558	7	Pittsburgh	35	43	.449	8.5
Detroit	40	38	.513	10.5	Buffalo	32	46	.410	11.5
Cleveland	30	47	.390	20	Brooklyn	30	48	.385	13.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	46	32	.590	—	New York	43	35	.551	—
Los Angeles	40	38	.513	6	Montreal	42	36	.538	1
Chicago	39	39	.500	7	Baltimore	39	38	.506	3.5
Seattle	38	40	.487	8	Boston	39	39	.500	4
Houston	27	50	.351	18.5	Toronto	36	42	.462	7

Standings after the games of July 1, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	46	25	.648	—	New York	39	32	.549	—
St. Louis	45	27	.625	1.5	Pittsburgh	34	38	.472	5.5
Cincinnati	40	31	.563	6	Philadelphia	33	39	.458	6.5
Detroit	40	32	.556	6.5	Buffalo	29	42	.408	10
Cleveland	25	46	.352	21	Brooklyn	26	45	.366	13

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	44	28	.611	—	New York	40	32	.556	—
Los Angeles	37	35	.514	7	Montreal	39	33	.542	1
Chicago	36	36	.500	8	Baltimore	36	36	.500	4
Seattle	36	36	.500	8	Boston	34	37	.479	5.5
Houston	23	48	.324	20.5	Toronto	34	38	.472	6

Standings after the games of June 24, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	42	24	.636	—	New York	36	29	.554	—
St. Louis	41	25	.621	1	Pittsburgh	32	34	.485	4.5
Cincinnati	38	28	.576	4	Philadelphia	29	37	.439	7.5
Detroit	37	29	.561	5	Buffalo	26	39	.400	10
Cleveland	23	42	.354	18.5	Brooklyn	24	41	.369	12

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	40	26	.606	—	Montreal	39	27	.591	—
Los Angeles	34	32	.515	6	New York	35	31	.530	4
Seattle	34	32	.515	6	Baltimore	32	34	.485	7
Chicago	33	33	.500	7	Boston	31	34	.477	7.5
Houston	20	45	.308	19.5	Toronto	31	35	.470	8

Standings after the games of June 17, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	39	21	.650	—	New York	32	27	.542	—
St. Louis	37	23	.617	2	Pittsburgh	29	31	.483	3.5
Cincinnati	35	25	.583	4	Philadelphia	27	33	.450	5.5
Detroit	33	27	.550	6	Buffalo	25	34	.424	7
Cleveland	20	39	.339	18.5	Brooklyn	21	38	.356	11

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	36	24	.600	—	Montreal	35	25	.583	—
Seattle	32	28	.533	4	New York	31	29	.517	4
Chicago	30	30	.500	6	Boston	29	30	.492	5.5
Los Angeles	30	30	.500	6	Baltimore	29	31	.483	6
Houston	18	41	.305	17.5	Toronto	29	31	.483	6

Standings after the games of June 10, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	34	20	.630	—	New York	30	23	.566	—
Detroit	31	23	.574	3	Philadelphia	27	27	.500	3.5
St. Louis	31	23	.574	3	Pittsburgh	25	29	.463	5.5
Cincinnati	30	24	.556	4	Buffalo	24	29	.453	6
Cleveland	17	36	.321	16.5	Brooklyn	19	34	.358	11

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	33	21	.611	—	Montreal	30	24	.556	—
Seattle	31	23	.574	2	New York	28	26	.519	2
Chicago	28	26	.519	5	Boston	26	27	.491	3.5
Los Angeles	26	28	.481	7	Baltimore	25	29	.463	5
Houston	17	36	.321	15.5	Toronto	25	29	.463	5

Standings after the games of June 3, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	32	16	.667	—	New York	26	21	.553	—
Detroit	28	20	.583	4	Philadelphia	24	24	.500	2.5
St. Louis	28	20	.583	4	Buffalo	22	25	.468	4
Cincinnati	27	21	.562	5	Pittsburgh	20	28	.417	6.5
Cleveland	16	31	.340	15.5	Brooklyn	15	32	.319	11

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	28	20	.583	—	Montreal	27	21	.562	—
Chicago	26	22	.542	2	New York	27	21	.562	—
Seattle	26	22	.542	2	Boston	24	23	.511	2.5
Los Angeles	22	26	.458	6	Baltimore	22	26	.458	5
Houston	15	32	.319	12.5	Toronto	22	26	.458	5

Standings after the games of May 27, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	28	14	.667	—	New York	24	17	.585	—
Detroit	26	16	.619	2	Buffalo	19	22	.463	5
St. Louis	26	16	.619	2	Philadelphia	19	23	.452	5.5
Cincinnati	22	20	.524	6	Pittsburgh	18	24	.429	6.5
Cleveland	15	26	.366	12.5	Brooklyn	11	30	.268	13

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	25	17	.595	—	Montreal	24	18	.571	—
Chicago	23	19	.548	2	New York	23	19	.548	1
Seattle	23	19	.548	2	Baltimore	20	22	.476	4
Los Angeles	21	21	.500	4	Boston	19	22	.463	4.5
Houston	12	29	.293	12.5	Toronto	19	23	.452	5

Standings after the games of May 20, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	24	12	.667	—	New York	20	15	.571	—
Detroit	22	14	.611	2	Buffalo	17	19	.472	3.5
St. Louis	22	14	.611	2	Philadelphia	16	20	.444	4.5
Cincinnati	19	17	.528	5	Pittsburgh	14	22	.389	6.5
Cleveland	15	20	.429	8.5	Brooklyn	10	26	.278	10.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	20	16	.556	—	New York	21	15	.583	—
San Francisco	19	17	.528	1	Montreal	20	16	.556	1
Seattle	19	17	.528	1	Baltimore	19	17	.528	3
Los Angeles	17	19	.472	3	Toronto	17	19	.472	4
Houston	11	24	.314	8.5	Boston	16	19	.457	4.5

Standings after the games of May 13, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	20	10	.667	—	New York	16	10	.615	—
St. Louis	16	11	.593	2.5	Buffalo	14	16	.467	4
Cincinnati	17	13	.567	3	Pittsburgh	14	16	.467	4
Detroit	17	13	.567	3	Philadelphia	12	18	.400	6
Cleveland	12	17	.414	7.5	Brooklyn	8	22	.267	10

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	18	12	.600	—	New York	17	13	.567	—
Chicago	17	13	.567	1	Montreal	16	14	.533	1
Los Angeles	16	14	.533	2	Baltimore	14	16	.467	3
Seattle	16	14	.533	2	Boston	13	16	.448	3.5
Houston	10	19	.345	7.5	Toronto	12	18	.400	5

Standings after the games of May 6, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	17	7	.708	—	New York	14	9	.609	—
Detroit	14	10	.583	3	Pittsburgh	14	11	.542	1.5
St. Louis	13	11	.542	4	Buffalo	11	13	.458	3.5
Cincinnati	12	12	.500	5	Philadelphia	9	15	.375	5.5
Cleveland	9	14	.333	7.5	Brooklyn	7	17	.292	7.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	16	8	.667	—	New York	14	10	.583	—
Seattle	14	10	.583	2	Montreal	13	11	.542	1
San Francisco	13	11	.542	3	Boston	10	13	.435	3.5
Los Angeles	12	12	.500	4	Baltimore	10	14	.417	4
Houston	8	15	.348	7.5	Toronto	9	15	.375	5

Standings after the games of April 29, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	12	6	.667	—	New York	11	7	.611	—
Detroit	12	6	.667	—	Buffalo	10	8	.556	1
Cincinnati	10	8	.556	2	Pittsburgh	9	9	.500	2
St. Louis	8	10	.444	4	Brooklyn	6	12	.333	5
Cleveland	6	12	.333	6	Philadelphia	6	12	.333	5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	12	6	.667	—	New York	11	7	.611	—
Seattle	10	8	.556	2	Montreal	10	8	.556	1
Los Angeles	9	9	.500	3	Boston	9	9	.500	2
San Francisco	9	9	.500	3	Toronto	8	10	.444	3
Houston	5	13	.278	7	Baltimore	7	11	.389	4

Standings after the games of April 22, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	8	4	.667	—	New York	7	5	.583	—
St. Louis	8	4	.667	—	Brooklyn	5	7	.417	2
Detroit	7	5	.593	1	Buffalo	5	7	.417	2
Cincinnati	6	6	.500	2	Philadelphia	5	7	.417	2
Cleveland	4	8	.333	4	Pittsburgh	5	7	.417	2

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	8	4	.667	—	New York	8	4	.667	—
Los Angeles	6	6	.500	2	Toronto	7	5	.583	1
San Francisco	6	6	.500	2	Boston	6	6	.500	2
Seattle	5	7	.417	3	Montreal	6	6	.500	2
Houston	3	9	.250	5	Baltimore	5	7	.417	3

Standings after the games of April 15, 1951

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

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

◀ 1950 weekly standings