APBA Fake Names Key

Last updated 8/9/2004 10:07 PM Chicago Time

Alphabetical by fake last name.  

Shows years (97, 98, 99, 00, 01) when fake name appeared for player.

** - indicates year where real name appeared.  Any ideas why?

Barry Armand         - Mandy Romero       97 **
Levi Atwater         - Joel Adamson       97 ** 
Bob Bleacher         - Joe Slusarski            ** 00 01
Mike Butcher         - Kevin Millar          ** 99 00 01
Eddie Chamura        - Tom Martin         97 ** ** ** 01
Rey Clark            - Jamie Walker       97 ** 
Ray Clem             - Scarborough Green  **    ** 00
Red Crestwood        - Ron Mahay          97 ** ** ** **
Don Cross            - Damian Miller      97 98 99 00 01   
Charles Dempsey      - Bronswell Patrick     98 **
Joey DePalma         - Lou Merloni           98 99 ** 01
Andy Gabriel         - Angel Echevarria   ** 98 99 ** 01
Randy Gaynes         - Joe Crawford       97    
Lee Grove            - Kerry Ligtenberg   ** 98    00 01
Jack Harten          - Brian Daubach         ** 99 00 01
Norm Heffner         - Brian Tollberg              00 01
Brian Hiller         - Benny Agbayani        ** 99 00 01  
Alan Hunt            - Rick Reed          97 98 99 00 01       
Tom Keaton           - Chuck Smith                 00 01
Jimmy Ladd           - Shane Spencer         98 99 00 01
Joey Laker           - Chris Latham       97 98 **    01
Jerry Legler         - Frank Menechino          ** 00 01
Doug Mast            - Alex Ramirez          ** 99 00
Robbie Miller        - Jason Hardtke      97 **
Frankie Nina         - Rich Loiselle      97 98 ** 00 01
Todd Pearl           - Jeff Tam              ** ** 00 01
Lew Queen            - Steve Sinclair        98 **
Carl Rhoads          - Dave Steib            98
Jim Ripp             - Tony Barron        97
Fred Rivers          - Charles Gipson        98 99 ** 01
Dan Ruth             - Joe Strong                  ** 01
Lancaster St. James  - Pep Harris         97 **
Nelson Sanders       - Osvaldo Fernandez  **       00 01
Keith Shetter        - Matt Herges              ** 00 01
Joel Shreiner        - Alex Hernandez              ** 01
Fuller Starr         - Cory Lidle         97    ** 00 01
Dee Sunday           - David Ortiz        97 ** ** ** **
Rollie Thomas        - Keith Osik         97 98 99 00 01
Roger Wilson         - Sean Maloney       ** 98
Sonny Young          - Chris Truby                 00 01

                     - Walt McKeel        **
                     - Eddie Oropesa                  **
                     - Pedro Swann                 **
(These last three have been reported as replacement players by 
Baseball Almanac and other sources, but appeared with the real
names during their respectice APBA seasons.)


With thanks to Brian Aden, Gary Simonds, and John Briggs
and www.Baseball-Almanac.com

Comments invited: David_A_Walker@msn.com