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Page! The Transcontinental Baseball League is a 24-team, continuous ownership APBA Baseball League that plays a 162 game season using the Master Board Game and the Computer Game. We play roughly twenty games a month from April through November. TBL uses an innovative, realistic pitching system and restricts players to real-life usage. Our members are loyal, fun-loving and astute, and we have a high rate of retention. Now in our thirty-fourth season, our pennant races are always competitive and exciting. TBL is always interested in adding backup managers to its roster. To get involved, send e-mail to our Commissioner, Ray Murphy, at rmurph3@comcast.net or TBL’s unofficial recruiter and analyst, Walter Hunt, at hotc@walterhunt.com. Fritz Light (of APBA) wrote: "The TBL Baseball Annual ... is very impressive, to say the least. We are grateful for your continued loyalty to APBA Baseball, and we congratulate your league on its staying power." Thank you, Fritz. 2022 is TBL's 41st season, and the league is as strong as it has ever been! Last Updated: 2/27/2022. |
Introduction to TBL, a 24-team APBA play-by-mail baseball league. This page summarizes how our league works. It includes a link to our current League Constitution and a link to the official TBL Ready Reference Card. | |
Here is the current TBL owner directory, in a secure format for league member usage only, and here is the league scoresheet. | |
Here is the gateway to the TBL Statistics History and here is the league Status Reporter. |
2024 TBL Annual. The 2024 TBL Annual! | |
Official 2024 Offseason Headquarters. The 2024 TBL draft was held on March 16, 2024 at the Home2 Suites in Phoenix AZ. | 2024 Standard Instructions. |
2023 TBL Annual. The 2023 TBL Annual! | |
Official 2023 Offseason Headquarters. The 2023 TBL draft was held on February 25, 2023 at the Courtyard Marriott, Natick, MA. | 2023 Standard Instructions. |
2022 TBL Annual. The 2022 TBL Annual! | |
Official 2022 Offseason Headquarters. The 2022 TBL draft was held on February 26, 2022 at the Hampton Inn Kansas City Downtown, Kansas City, MO. | 2022 Standard Instructions. |
2021 TBL Annual. The 2021 TBL Annual! | |
Official 2021 Offseason Headquarters. The 2021 TBL draft was held on February 20, 2021 on Zoom. | 2021 Standard Instructions. |
2020 TBL Annual. The 2020 TBL Annual! | |
Official 2020 Offseason Headquarters. The 2020 TBL draft was held at the Courtyard Marriott, Natick, MA on February 22, 2020. | |
2020 Standard Instructions. Here are the standard instructions for all 24 TBL Teams. Play Ball! |
2019 TBL Annual. The 2019 TBL Annual! | |
Official 2019 Offseason Headquarters. The 2019 TBL draft was held at the Courtyard Marriott, Natick, MA on February 2, 2019. | |
2019 TBL standings. Track the pennant races here. | |
2019 Standard Instructions. Here are the standard instructions for all 24 TBL Teams. Play Ball! |
2018 TBL Annual. The 2018 TBL Annual! | |
Official 2018 Offseason Headquarters. The TBL draft was held at the Phoenix Airport Marriott on March 17, 2018. | |
2018 TBL standings. Track the pennant races here. | |
2018 Standard Instructions. Here are the standard instructions for all 24 TBL Teams. Play Ball! |
2017 TBL Annual. The 2017 TBL Annual! | |
Official 2017 Offseason Headquarters. The TBL draft was held at the Holiday Inn Express in Milford, MA on Saturday, February 18, 2017. | 2017 TBL standings. Track the pennant races here. |
2017 Standard Instructions. Here are the standard instructions for all 24 TBL Teams. Play Ball! |
2016 TBL Annual. The 2016 TBL Annual! | |
2016 TBL standings. Track the pennant races here. | |
Official 2016 Offseason Headquarters. Our draft was held at the Doubletree in Milford, MA on Saturday, February 6, 2016. | |
2016 Standard Instructions. Here are the standard instructions for all 24 TBL Teams. Play Ball! |
2015 TBL Annual. The 2015 TBL Annual! | |
2015 TBL standings. Track the pennant races here. | |
Official 2015 Offseason Headquarters. Our draft was held on Saturday, February 21st, 2015 in lovely downtown Fishkill, NY. | |
2015 Standard Instructions. Here are the standard instructions for all 24 TBL Teams. Play Ball! |
2014 TBL Annual. The Annual is back! | |
2014 TBL standings. Track the pennant races here. | |
Official 2014 Offseason Headquarters. Our draft was held on Feb. 8, 2014 in Milford, MA. | |
2014 Standard Instructions. Here are the standard instructions for all 24 TBL Teams. Play Ball! |
2013 TBL Annual. A somewhat abbreviated, but still highly entertaining edition this year. | |
2013 TBL standings. Track the pennant races here. | Official 2013 Offseason Headquarters. Our draft was held on Feb. 9, 2013 in Fishill, NY. Go here to see the 2013 draft in a simple format designed for cell phones/tablets. |
2012 TBL Annual. Hot off the presses! Thanks as always to the staff of The Annual for their efforts. | |
2012 TBL standings. Track the pennant races here. | |
Official 2012 Offseason Headquarters. Our draft was held on Feb. 11, 2012 in Milford, MA. Results inside... |
2011 TBL Annual. | |
Official 2011 Offseason Headquarters. Here are the OFFICIAL off-season materials: draft grids, pitching grades, etc. |
2010 TBL Annual. | |
2010 Offseason Headquarters. The 2010 TBL draft was held on February 20 in Mass. Click here for the results. |
2009 TBL Standings. Click here to see the standings for all 24 teams. Standings are FINAL. | |
2009 TBL Annual. Click here to download the 2009 TBL Annual! | |
2009 Offseason Headquarters. The 2009 TBL draft was held on February 21st in Newburgh, NY. Click here for the recap. |
2008 TBL Annual. Click here to download the 2008 TBL Annual! Our editorial team has outdone themselves... again! | |
2008 TBL Standings. Click here to see the standings for all 24 teams. Standings are FINAL. | |
2008 Offseason Headquarters. The 2008 TBL draft was held on February 9th in Milford, MA. Here are the results! |
2007 TBL Standings. Click here to see the standings for all 24 teams. Standings are FINAL! | |
2007 Offseason Headquarters. The 2007 TBL draft was held on February 10th in Fishkill, NY. Here are the results. |
2006 TBL Standings. Click here to see the standings for all 24 teams. Standings are FINAL! | |
2006 TBL Annual. Click here to download the 2006 TBL Annual! Authors Walter and Bob have really outdone themselves this year! | |
2006 Offseason Headquarters. The 2006 TBL draft was held on February 4. Here are the results. |
2005 TBL Annual. Click here to download the 2005 TBL Annual! Thanks as always to Walter and Bob for their incredible efforts in producing this annual treat. | |
2005 TBL Standings. Click here to see the standings for all 24 teams. Standings are FINAL! | |
2005 Offseason Headquarters. The draft is over, here's all of the info you need to get your team ready for 2005! |
2004 TBL Standings. Click here to see the standings for all 24 teams. Standings are now FINAL! | |
2004 TBL Annual. Take a look at this year's Annual (our best yet!), as well as the complete history in this archive. | |
2004 Offseason Headquarters. Here's your one-stop shopping location for off-season info: rosters, draft grids, pitching grades, draftable players, transaction logs, etc. |
2003 TBL Standings. Click here to see the FINAL standings for all 24 teams. | |
2003 TBL Annual. Take a look at this year's Annual (bigger and better than ever), as well as the complete history in this archive. | |
Article Submission Page. NEW! While we work to decide the future of our printed newsletter, this page will provide a temporary outlet for articles, essays, monthly reports, etc. Send your contribution to the commissioner today! | |
2003 Offseason Headquarters. The 2003 TBL Draft was held on February 8, 2003 in Milford, MA. The weekend was a huge success. Click here for draft results, and all off-season reference materials. |