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.

1974 Season

Standings prior to the games of June 10, 1974

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	39	21	.650	—	Pittsburgh	35	22	.614	—
Chicago	35	25	.583	4	New York	33	24	.579	2
St. Louis	31	27	.534	7	Philadelphia	31	25	.554	3.5
Kansas City	29	28	.509	8.5	Cleveland	28	28	.500	6.5
Los Angeles	28	31	.475	10.5	Washington	27	30	.474	8
Denver	22	39	.379	16	Brooklyn	26	32	.448	9.5
Milwaukee	18	40	.310	20	Cincinnati	22	35	.386	13

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	36	22	.621	—	Baltimore	35	23	.603	—
Dallas	29	28	.509	6.5	New York	32	26	.552	3
Los Angeles	30	29	.508	6.5	Boston	29	27	.518	5
Seattle	27	31	.466	9	Detroit	29	27	.518	5
Twin Cities	26	31	.456	9.5	Montreal	30	28	.517	5
Houston	26	32	.448	10	Toronto	27	32	.458	8.5
Chicago	22	35	.386	13.5	Atlanta	25	32	.439	9.5

Standings prior to the games of June 3, 1974

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	36	16	.692	—	New York	31	20	.608	—
Chicago	31	21	.596	5	Pittsburgh	30	21	.588	1
St. Louis	27	24	.529	8.5	Philadelphia	28	22	.560	2.5
Kansas City	26	25	.510	9.5	Washington	25	25	.500	5.5
Los Angeles	25	28	.472	11.5	Cleveland	23	27	.460	7.5
Denver	18	33	.353	17.5	Brooklyn	23	28	.451	8
Milwaukee	16	36	.308	20	Cincinnati	19	32	.373	12

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	32	20	.615	—	Baltimore	30	21	.588	—
Los Angeles	26	25	.510	5.5	New York	29	22	.569	1
Dallas	25	25	.500	6	Detroit	26	23	.531	3
Seattle	25	27	.481	7	Montreal	27	24	.529	3
Houston	23	27	.460	8	Boston	25	25	.500	4.5
Twin Cities	21	30	.412	10.5	Toronto	24	28	.462	6.5
Chicago	19	31	.380	12	Atlanta	23	27	.460	6.5

Standings prior to the games of May 27, 1974

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	32	13	.711	—	New York	29	15	.659	—
Chicago	28	17	.622	4	Pittsburgh	25	18	.581	3.5
St. Louis	23	21	.523	8.5	Philadelphia	24	19	.558	4.5
Kansas City	22	22	.500	9.5	Washington	21	22	.488	7.5
Los Angeles	22	23	.489	10	Cleveland	20	24	.455	9
Milwaukee	14	31	.311	18	Brooklyn	19	25	.432	10
Denver	13	31	.295	18.5	Cincinnati	16	27	.372	12.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	24	19	.558	—	Detroit	25	18	.581	—
Los Angeles	23	21	.523	1.5	Baltimore	24	20	.545	1.5
Seattle	22	21	.512	2	New York	24	20	.545	1.5
Dallas	21	23	.477	3.5	Boston	23	20	.535	2
Houston	19	24	.442	5	Montreal	23	21	.523	2.5
Twin Cities	18	26	.409	6.5	Atlanta	21	22	.488	4
Chicago	17	26	.395	7	Toronto	21	24	.467	5

Standings prior to the games of May 20, 1974

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	27	12	.692	—	New York	23	14	.622	—
Chicago	24	15	.615	3	Pittsburgh	20	17	.541	3
Kansas City	20	18	.526	6.5	Cleveland	19	18	.514	4
St. Louis	19	19	.500	7.5	Philadelphia	19	18	.514	4
Los Angeles	19	20	.487	8	Washington	18	18	.500	4.5
Milwaukee	13	26	.333	14	Cincinnati	16	21	.432	7
Denver	12	26	.316	14.5	Brooklyn	15	22	.405	8

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	21	16	.568	—	New York	22	16	.568	—
Seattle	19	18	.514	2	Detroit	21	16	.568	.5
Dallas	18	19	.486	3	Baltimore	20	17	.541	1.5
Los Angeles	18	19	.486	3	Boston	20	17	.541	1.5
Houston	17	20	.459	4	Montreal	20	18	.526	2
Chicago	16	21	.432	5	Toronto	18	20	.474	4
Twin Cities	15	23	.395	6.5	Atlanta	16	21	.432	5.5

Standings prior to the games of May 13, 1974

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	22	10	.688	—	New York	21	10	.677	—
Chicago	19	13	.594	3	Pittsburgh	17	14	.548	4
St. Louis	18	13	.581	3.5	Washington	16	14	.533	4.5
Los Angeles	17	15	.531	5	Cleveland	15	16	.484	6
Kansas City	15	16	.484	6.5	Philadelphia	14	17	.452	7
Milwaukee	11	21	.344	11	Cincinnati	13	18	.419	8
Denver	9	23	.281	13	Brooklyn	12	19	.387	9

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	16	14	.533	—	Detroit	18	13	.581	—
Seattle	16	15	.516	.5	Baltimore	17	13	.567	.5
Dallas	15	16	.484	1.5	New York	18	14	.563	.5
Los Angeles	15	16	.484	1.5	Montreal	16	16	.500	2.5
Chicago	14	17	.452	2.5	Toronto	16	16	.500	2.5
Houston	14	17	.452	2.5	Boston	14	16	.467	3.5
Twin Cities	14	17	.452	2.5	Atlanta	14	17	.452	4

Standings prior to the games of May 6, 1974

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	17	9	.654	—	New York	17	8	.680	—
Chicago	16	10	.615	1	Cleveland	13	12	.520	4
Los Angeles	15	11	.577	2	Philadelphia	13	12	.520	4
St. Louis	13	12	.520	3.5	Washington	12	12	.500	4.5
Kansas City	12	13	.480	4.5	Pittsburgh	12	13	.480	5
Milwaukee	10	16	.385	7	Cincinnati	11	14	.440	6
Denver	7	19	.269	10	Brooklyn	9	16	.360	8

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	13	11	.542	—	Baltimore	16	8	.667	—
Houston	12	12	.500	1	Detroit	14	11	.560	2.5
Seattle	12	12	.500	1	Montreal	14	12	.538	3
Dallas	12	13	.480	1.5	New York	14	12	.538	3
Chicago	11	14	.440	2.5	Toronto	13	13	.500	4
Los Angeles	11	14	.440	2.5	Atlanta	12	13	.480	4.5
Twin Cities	10	15	.400	3.5	Boston	10	14	.417	6

Standings prior to the games of April 29, 1974

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	13	6	.684	—	New York	13	6	.684	—
San Diego	13	6	.684	—	Cleveland	10	9	.526	3
Los Angeles	10	9	.526	3	Philadelphia	10	9	.526	3
St. Louis	9	9	.500	3.5	Pittsburgh	10	9	.526	3
Kansas City	9	10	.474	4	Cincinnati	9	10	.474	4
Milwaukee	7	12	.368	6	Washington	7	11	.389	5.5
Denver	5	14	.263	8	Brooklyn	7	12	.368	6

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	11	7	.611	—	Baltimore	13	5	.722	—
Seattle	10	8	.556	1	Montreal	11	8	.579	2.5
Dallas	10	9	.526	1.5	New York	11	8	.579	2.5
Houston	9	9	.500	2	Toronto	10	9	.526	3.5
Chicago	8	11	.421	3.5	Detroit	8	10	.444	5
Los Angeles	8	11	.421	3.5	Atlanta	8	11	.421	5.5
Twin Cities	7	12	.368	4.5	Boston	6	12	.333	7

Standings prior to the games of April 22, 1974

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	9	4	.692	—	New York	9	3	.750	—
Chicago	8	5	.615	1	Cincinnati	7	5	.583	2
St. Louis	7	5	.583	1.5	Pittsburgh	7	6	.538	2.5
Los Angeles	7	6	.538	2	Brooklyn	5	7	.417	4
Milwaukee	6	7	.462	3	Washington	5	7	.417	4
Kansas City	5	8	.385	4	Philadelphia	5	8	.385	4.5
Denver	4	9	.308	5	Cleveland	4	8	.333	5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	8	3	.727	—	Baltimore	10	2	.833	—
Chicago	7	5	.583	1.5	New York	8	5	.615	2.5
Seattle	6	5	.545	2	Montreal	7	6	.538	3.5
Dallas	5	7	.417	3.5	Toronto	7	6	.538	3.5
Houston	5	7	.417	3.5	Boston	5	7	.417	5
Los Angeles	5	7	.417	3.5	Detroit	5	7	.417	5
Twin Cities	3	9	.250	5.5	Atlanta	4	9	.308	6.5

Standings prior to the games of April 15, 1974

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	6	0	1.000	—	Cincinnati	5	1	.833	—
St. Louis	4	2	.667	2	Brooklyn	3	3	.500	2
Chicago	3	3	.500	3	New York	3	3	.500	2
Kansas City	3	3	.500	3	Pittsburgh	3	3	.500	2
Los Angeles	3	3	.500	3	Washington	3	3	.500	2
Denver	2	4	.333	4	Cleveland	2	4	.333	3
Milwaukee	1	5	.167	5	Philadelphia	1	5	.167	4

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL	ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	4	1	.800	—	Baltimore	6	0	1.000	—
Dallas	4	2	.667	.5	Montreal	4	2	.667	2
Chicago	3	3	.500	1.5	Toronto	4	2	.667	2
Houston	3	3	.500	1.5	New York	3	3	.500	3
Los Angeles	3	3	.500	1.5	Atlanta	2	4	.333	4
Seattle	1	4	.200	3	Detroit	2	4	.333	4
Twin Cities	1	5	.167	3.5	Boston	1	5	.167	5

◀ 1973 weekly standings