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

Final Standings

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	109	53	.673	—	Philadelphia	84	78	.519	—
St. Louis	97	65	.599	12	New York	83	79	.512	1
Detroit	85	77	.525	24	Pittsburgh	74	88	.457	10
Cincinnati	80	82	.494	29	Brooklyn	67	95	.414	17
Cleveland	64	98	.395	45	Buffalo	67	95	.414	17

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	88	74	.543	—	Boston	92	70	.568	—
San Francisco	82	80	.506	6	Baltimore	88	74	.543	4
Chicago	77	85	.475	11	New York	88	74	.543	4
Houston	67	95	.414	21	Montreal	84	78	.519	8
Los Angeles	65	97	.401	23	Toronto	79	83	.488	13

Standings after the games of September 23, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	106	50	.679	—	Philadelphia	81	75	.519	—
St. Louis	93	63	.596	13	New York	79	77	.506	2
Detroit	81	75	.519	25	Pittsburgh	72	84	.462	9
Cincinnati	77	79	.494	29	Buffalo	66	90	.423	15
Cleveland	61	95	.391	45	Brooklyn	64	92	.410	17

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	82	74	.526	—	Boston	89	67	.571	—
San Francisco	77	79	.494	5	New York	86	70	.551	3
Chicago	74	82	.474	8	Baltimore	84	72	.538	5
Los Angeles	65	91	.417	17	Montreal	81	75	.519	8
Houston	64	92	.410	18	Toronto	78	78	.500	11

Standings after the games of September 16, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	100	49	.671	—	Philadelphia	79	71	.527	—
St. Louis	88	62	.587	12.5	New York	78	72	.520	1
Detroit	77	73	.513	23.5	Pittsburgh	66	84	.440	13
Cincinnati	75	74	.503	25	Buffalo	64	86	.427	15
Cleveland	60	90	.400	40.5	Brooklyn	62	88	.413	17

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Seattle	77	73	.513	—	Boston	86	64	.573	—
San Francisco	76	74	.507	1	New York	82	68	.547	4
Chicago	73	77	.487	4	Montreal	80	70	.533	6
Los Angeles	62	88	.413	15	Baltimore	79	71	.527	7
Houston	60	90	.400	17	Toronto	75	75	.500	11

Standings after the games of September 9, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	95	47	.669	—	New York	76	68	.528	—
St. Louis	85	59	.590	11	Philadelphia	75	69	.521	1
Detroit	74	69	.517	21.5	Pittsburgh	62	82	.431	14
Cincinnati	72	71	.503	23.5	Brooklyn	61	83	.424	15
Cleveland	57	87	.396	39	Buffalo	61	83	.424	15

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	74	70	.514	—	Boston	83	61	.576	—
Seattle	74	70	.514	—	New York	78	66	.542	5
Chicago	71	73	.493	3	Montreal	77	67	.535	6
Houston	59	85	.410	15	Baltimore	74	70	.514	9
Los Angeles	57	87	.396	17	Toronto	73	71	.507	10

Standings after the games of September 2, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	90	45	.667	—	New York	70	66	.515	—
St. Louis	80	56	.588	10.5	Philadelphia	68	68	.500	2
Detroit	71	65	.522	19.5	Pittsburgh	60	76	.441	10
Cincinnati	67	68	.496	23	Brooklyn	59	77	.434	11
Cleveland	55	81	.404	35.5	Buffalo	59	77	.434	11

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	70	66	.515	—	Boston	80	56	.588	—
Chicago	67	69	.493	3	New York	75	61	.551	5
Seattle	67	69	.493	3	Montreal	74	62	.544	6
Houston	55	80	.407	14.5	Baltimore	69	67	.507	11
Los Angeles	54	82	.397	16	Toronto	68	67	.504	11.5

Standings after the games of August 26, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	84	44	.656	—	New York	65	64	.504	—
St. Louis	77	52	.597	7.5	Philadelphia	64	65	.496	1
Detroit	69	60	.535	15.5	Brooklyn	56	73	.434	9
Cincinnati	64	64	.500	20	Buffalo	56	73	.434	9
Cleveland	53	76	.411	31.5	Pittsburgh	56	73	.434	9

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	64	65	.496	—	Boston	78	51	.605	—
San Francisco	64	65	.496	—	New York	72	57	.558	6
Seattle	63	66	.488	1	Montreal	70	59	.543	8
Los Angeles	54	75	.419	10	Toronto	64	64	.500	13.5
Houston	51	77	.398	12.5	Baltimore	64	65	.496	14

Standings after the games of August 19, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	78	43	.645	—	New York	62	60	.508	—
St. Louis	72	50	.590	6.5	Philadelphia	62	60	.508	—
Cincinnati	62	59	.512	16	Buffalo	55	67	.451	7
Detroit	62	60	.508	16.5	Pittsburgh	53	68	.438	8.5
Cleveland	49	72	.405	29	Brooklyn	53	69	.434	9

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	63	59	.516	—	Boston	71	51	.582	—
Chicago	60	62	.492	3	New York	68	54	.557	3
Seattle	59	63	.484	4	Montreal	67	55	.549	4
Los Angeles	51	71	.418	12	Toronto	61	60	.504	9.5
Houston	50	71	.413	12.5	Baltimore	59	63	.484	12

Standings after the games of August 12, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	73	40	.646	—	New York	58	56	.509	—
St. Louis	69	45	.605	4.5	Philadelphia	58	56	.509	—
Cincinnati	59	54	.522	14	Buffalo	51	63	.447	7
Detroit	58	56	.509	15.5	Pittsburgh	50	63	.442	7.5
Cleveland	43	70	.381	30	Brooklyn	49	65	.430	9

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	58	56	.509	—	Boston	66	48	.579	—
Chicago	57	57	.500	1	New York	65	49	.570	1
Seattle	54	60	.474	4	Montreal	62	52	.544	4
Los Angeles	50	64	.439	8	Baltimore	57	57	.500	9
Houston	45	68	.398	12.5	Toronto	55	58	.487	10.5

Standings after the games of August 5, 1951

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	69	36	.657	—	Philadelphia	56	50	.528	—
St. Louis	64	42	.604	5.5	New York	52	54	.491	4
Cincinnati	55	49	.529	13.5	Pittsburgh	47	58	.448	8.5
Detroit	54	51	.514	15	Buffalo	45	60	.429	10.5
Cleveland	41	65	.387	28.5	Brooklyn	44	62	.415	12

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	55	51	.519	—	New York	60	46	.566	—
San Francisco	55	51	.519	—	Boston	58	48	.547	2
Seattle	50	56	.472	5	Montreal	57	49	.538	3
Los Angeles	49	57	.462	6	Baltimore	52	54	.491	8
Houston	42	63	.400	12.5	Toronto	51	54	.486	8.5

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