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.

1957 Season

Standings prior to the games of July 22, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	48	41	.539	—	Cleveland	59	30	.663	—
Dallas	48	41	.539	—	New York	57	32	.640	2
Chicago	43	46	.483	5	Brooklyn	55	34	.618	4
Milwaukee	37	52	.416	11	Philadelphia	44	45	.494	15
Kansas City	32	57	.360	16	Washington	43	46	.482	16
St. Louis	31	58	.348	17	Pittsburgh	37	52	.416	22

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	53	36	.596	—	Toronto	59	30	.663	—
San Francisco	49	40	.551	4	New York	52	37	.584	7
Chicago	46	43	.517	7	Montreal	47	42	.528	12
Seattle	45	44	.506	8	Baltimore	40	49	.449	19
Twin Cities	42	47	.472	11	Detroit	38	51	.427	21
Houston	29	60	.326	24	Boston	34	55	.382	25

Standings prior to the games of July 15, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	45	39	.536	—	Cleveland	57	27	.679	—
Dallas	45	39	.536	—	New York	53	31	.631	4
Chicago	40	44	.476	5	Brooklyn	50	34	.595	7
Milwaukee	37	47	.440	8	Philadelphia	42	42	.500	15
Kansas City	31	53	.369	14	Washington	39	45	.464	18
St. Louis	30	54	.357	15	Pittsburgh	35	49	.417	22

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	48	36	.571	—	Toronto	55	29	.655	—
San Francisco	44	40	.524	4	New York	52	32	.619	3
Chicago	43	41	.512	5	Montreal	46	38	.548	9
Seattle	42	42	.500	6	Baltimore	38	46	.452	17
Twin Cities	38	46	.452	10	Detroit	36	48	.429	19
Houston	28	56	.333	20	Boston	34	50	.405	21

Standings prior to the games of July 8, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	43	34	.558	—	Cleveland	53	24	.688	—
Dallas	42	35	.545	1	New York	50	27	.649	3
Chicago	35	42	.455	8	Brooklyn	45	32	.584	8
Milwaukee	33	44	.429	10	Philadelphia	40	37	.519	13
Kansas City	28	49	.364	15	Washington	36	41	.468	17
St. Louis	26	51	.338	17	Pittsburgh	31	46	.403	22

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	45	32	.584	—	Toronto	52	25	.675	—
San Francisco	42	35	.545	3	New York	48	29	.623	4
Chicago	41	36	.532	4	Montreal	43	34	.558	9
Seattle	37	40	.481	8	Baltimore	34	43	.442	18
Twin Cities	33	44	.429	12	Detroit	32	45	.416	20
Houston	24	53	.312	21	Boston	31	46	.403	21

Standings prior to the games of July 1, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	38	32	.543	—	Cleveland	47	23	.671	—
Dallas	37	33	.529	1	New York	45	25	.643	2
Chicago	33	37	.471	5	Brooklyn	41	29	.586	6
Milwaukee	32	38	.457	6	Philadelphia	36	34	.514	11
Kansas City	24	46	.343	14	Washington	35	35	.500	12
St. Louis	22	48	.314	16	Pittsburgh	30	40	.429	17

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	41	29	.586	—	Toronto	49	21	.700	—
San Francisco	40	30	.571	1	New York	44	26	.629	5
Chicago	37	33	.529	4	Montreal	38	32	.543	11
Seattle	30	40	.429	11	Baltimore	31	39	.443	18
Twin Cities	29	41	.414	12	Detroit	30	40	.429	19
Houston	24	46	.343	17	Boston	27	43	.386	22

Standings prior to the games of June 24, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	36	27	.571	—	Cleveland	44	19	.698	—
Cincinnati	35	28	.556	1	New York	42	21	.667	2
Milwaukee	30	33	.476	6	Brooklyn	37	26	.587	7
Chicago	27	36	.429	9	Washington	33	30	.524	11
St. Louis	20	43	.317	16	Philadelphia	30	33	.476	14
Kansas City	19	44	.302	17	Pittsburgh	25	38	.397	19

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	37	26	.587	—	Toronto	44	19	.698	—
San Francisco	35	28	.556	2	New York	39	24	.619	5
Chicago	33	30	.524	4	Montreal	34	29	.550	10
Twin Cities	26	37	.413	11	Baltimore	28	35	.444	16
Seattle	25	38	.397	12	Detroit	28	35	.444	16
Houston	23	40	.365	14	Boston	26	37	.413	18

Standings prior to the games of June 17, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	34	23	.596	—	New York	40	17	.702	—
Dallas	32	25	.561	2	Cleveland	39	18	.684	1
Milwaukee	28	29	.491	6	Brooklyn	33	24	.579	7
Chicago	22	35	.386	12	Philadelphia	29	28	.509	11
Kansas City	18	39	.316	16	Washington	28	29	.491	12
St. Louis	18	39	.316	16	Pittsburgh	21	36	.368	19

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	36	21	.632	—	Toronto	39	18	.684	—
San Francisco	31	26	.544	5	New York	33	24	.579	6
Chicago	30	27	.526	6	Montreal	30	27	.526	9
Seattle	25	32	.439	11	Baltimore	26	31	.456	13
Twin Cities	24	33	.421	12	Detroit	24	33	.421	15
Houston	22	35	.386	14	Boston	22	35	.386	17

Standings prior to the games of June 10, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	32	19	.627	—	Cleveland	35	16	.686	—
Dallas	29	22	.569	3	New York	35	16	.686	—
Milwaukee	26	25	.510	6	Brooklyn	29	22	.569	6
Chicago	19	32	.373	13	Philadelphia	26	25	.510	9
St. Louis	18	33	.353	14	Washington	23	28	.451	12
Kansas City	17	34	.333	15	Pittsburgh	17	34	.333	18

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	31	20	.608	—	Toronto	35	16	.686	—
San Francisco	26	25	.510	5	New York	30	21	.588	5
Chicago	25	26	.490	6	Montreal	27	24	.529	8
Seattle	22	29	.431	9	Baltimore	25	26	.490	10
Twin Cities	22	29	.431	9	Detroit	23	28	.451	12
Houston	20	31	.392	11	Boston	20	31	.392	15

Standings prior to the games of June 3, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	27	18	.600	—	Cleveland	30	14	.682	—
Dallas	24	21	.533	3	New York	29	15	.659	1
Milwaukee	23	22	.511	4	Brooklyn	27	17	.614	3
Kansas City	17	27	.386	9.5	Philadelphia	22	22	.500	8
Chicago	16	28	.364	10.5	Washington	19	25	.432	11
St. Louis	16	29	.356	11	Pittsburgh	16	28	.364	14

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	26	18	.591	—	Toronto	30	15	.667	—
San Francisco	22	22	.500	4	New York	25	19	.568	4.5
Seattle	21	23	.477	5	Montreal	24	21	.533	6
Chicago	20	24	.455	6	Detroit	21	23	.477	8.5
Twin Cities	20	24	.455	6	Baltimore	20	25	.444	10
Houston	19	25	.432	7	Boston	18	27	.400	12

Standings prior to the games of May 27, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	21	15	.583	—	Cleveland	27	9	.750	—
Dallas	18	18	.500	3	Brooklyn	23	13	.639	4
Milwaukee	16	20	.444	5	New York	21	15	.583	6
Kansas City	15	21	.417	6	Philadelphia	20	16	.556	7
St. Louis	14	22	.389	7	Washington	15	21	.417	12
Chicago	13	23	.361	8	Pittsburgh	13	23	.361	14

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	20	16	.556	—	Toronto	23	13	.639	—
Houston	18	18	.500	2	New York	19	17	.528	4
Twin Cities	18	18	.500	2	Baltimore	18	18	.500	5
San Francisco	17	19	.472	3	Montreal	18	18	.500	5
Chicago	16	20	.444	4	Boston	17	19	.472	6
Seattle	15	21	.417	5	Detroit	17	19	.472	6

Standings prior to the games of May 20, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	17	13	.567	—	Cleveland	23	7	.767	—
Dallas	15	15	.500	2	New York	19	11	.633	4
Milwaukee	14	16	.467	3	Brooklyn	18	12	.600	5
Kansas City	12	18	.400	5	Philadelphia	18	12	.600	5
Chicago	11	19	.367	6	Washington	12	18	.400	11
St. Louis	11	19	.367	6	Pittsburgh	10	20	.333	13

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Twin Cities	16	14	.533	—	Toronto	19	11	.633	—
Houston	15	15	.500	1	Boston	16	14	.533	3
Los Angeles	15	15	.500	1	New York	16	14	.533	3
Chicago	14	16	.467	2	Baltimore	15	15	.500	4
San Francisco	13	17	.433	3	Montreal	15	15	.500	4
Seattle	12	18	.400	4	Detroit	14	16	.467	5

Standings prior to the games of May 13, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	16	8	.667	—	Cleveland	17	7	.708	—
Dallas	11	13	.458	5	Brooklyn	14	10	.583	3
Kansas City	11	13	.458	5	New York	14	10	.583	3
Milwaukee	11	13	.458	5	Philadelphia	14	10	.583	3
Chicago	10	14	.417	6	Washington	10	14	.417	7
St. Louis	9	15	.375	7	Pittsburgh	7	17	.292	10

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	13	11	.542	—	Toronto	15	9	.625	—
Twin Cities	13	11	.542	—	Boston	13	11	.542	2
Los Angeles	12	12	.500	1	Montreal	13	11	.542	2
Chicago	11	13	.458	2	New York	12	12	.500	3
San Francisco	10	14	.417	3	Baltimore	11	13	.458	4
Seattle	10	14	.417	3	Detroit	11	13	.458	4

Standings prior to the games of May 6, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	11	7	.611	—	Cleveland	13	5	.722	—
Milwaukee	10	8	.556	1	Brooklyn	11	7	.611	2
Dallas	9	9	.500	2	New York	11	7	.611	2
Chicago	8	10	.444	3	Philadelphia	11	7	.611	2
Kansas City	8	10	.444	3	Washington	6	12	.333	7
St. Louis	8	10	.444	3	Pittsburgh	2	16	.111	11

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

Standings prior to the games of April 29, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	8	4	.667	—	Cleveland	10	2	.833	—
Dallas	7	5	.583	1	Brooklyn	7	5	.583	3
Milwaukee	6	6	.500	2	New York	7	5	.583	3
Chicago	5	7	.417	3	Philadelphia	7	5	.583	3
Kansas City	5	7	.417	3	Washington	4	8	.333	6
St. Louis	5	7	.417	3	Pittsburgh	1	11	.083	9

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Twin Cities	9	3	.750	—	Montreal	8	4	.667	—
Seattle	7	5	.583	2	Toronto	8	4	.667	—
Chicago	5	7	.417	4	Boston	6	6	.500	2
Houston	5	7	.417	4	New York	6	6	.500	2
Los Angeles	5	7	.417	4	Baltimore	5	7	.417	3
San Francisco	5	7	.417	4	Detroit	7	9	.250	5

Standings prior to the games of April 22, 1957

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Dallas	5	1	.833	—	Brooklyn	5	1	.833	—
Cincinnati	4	2	.667	1	Cleveland	5	1	.833	—
Kansas City	3	3	.500	2	New York	3	3	.500	2
St. Louis	3	3	.500	2	Philadelphia	3	3	.500	2
Milwaukee	2	4	.333	3	Washington	2	4	.333	3
Chicago	1	5	.167	4	Pittsburgh	0	6	.000	5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Houston	4	2	.667	—	Montreal	4	2	.667	—
Seattle	4	2	.667	—	New York	4	2	.667	—
Twin Cities	4	2	.500	—	Boston	3	3	.500	1
Chicago	2	4	.500	2	Toronto	3	3	.500	1
Los Angeles	2	4	.333	2	Baltimore	2	4	.333	2
San Francisco	2	4	.333	2	Detroit	2	4	.333	2

◀ 1956 weekly standings