| 词条 | Association of Professional Ball Players of America |
| 释义 |
The Association of Professional Ball Players of America (APBPA) is a United States-based charity set up in 1924 to assist professional baseball players. The organization caters to players from all leagues, including the minor leagues. The organization was started by 12 former players in Los Angeles and now has over 101,000 members. HistoryThe proceeds from the 1934 Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game, which was estimated at between $45,000–$50,000 ({{Inflation|US|47500|1934|fmt=eq}}), went to the APBPA.[1] The 1935 MLB All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio took in $92,692 ({{Inflation|US|92692|1935|fmt=eq}}) in proceeds for the APBPA.[2] In 1941, the Pacific Coast League (PCL) held its first annual PCL All-Star Game and the proceeds for the game were donated to the APBPA.[3] In 1982, the Old Timers Baseball Classic was created. The event, which was a game between two teams made up of retired baseball players, was sponsored by Cracker Jack and took place in Washington, D.C. at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. Part of the proceeds from the game, which was attended by 29,196 people, went to the APBPA.[4] The game became an annual event and parts of the games proceeds went to the APBPA until at least 1989.[5][6] A 1986 profile of the APBPA by Los Angeles Times sportswriter Chris Dufresne detailed acts of charity by the organization and expounded upon how they distributed funds. Players were allowed to start taking assistance before their Major League Baseball Players Association pension kicked in at 45 years of age. Dufresne asked APBPA secretary-treasurer Chuck Stevens about Blue Moon Odom, who was having problems with drug addiction that had become public following an arrest, to which Stevens responded, "We're not helping him". He explained further that the organization took an anti-drug stance, telling Dufresne "We've had two pleas of help coming from drug-related cases [...] Both of them admitted they were on it and came to us. But we couldn't help."[7] The APBPA takes membership dues from professional baseball players and issues membership cards.[8] Pete Coscarart was issued a APBPA "Gold Card" which allowed him free admittance to professional baseball games.[9] An award given out by the APBPA known as the Chuck Stevens Award, named for the organization's former secretary-treasurer, is given out annually to the best minor league baseball player from Southern California.[10] The current president of the APBPA is Roland Hemond, who started his career in the 1950s as a scout.[11] According to Hemond in 2012, the APBPA has helped 3,000 professional baseball players. In 2012, the APBPA announced it would be offering long-term care insurance through LTC Financial Partners to 11,000 of its members. The APBPA does not publicize their charity work for the privacy of its members.[12] References1. ^{{cite news |title=$50,000 to Aid Baseball Needy |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19340712.1.12&srpos=3&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Association+of+Professional+Ball+Players+of+America%22-------1 |accessdate=21 January 2019 |work=Oakland Tribune |agency=United Press International |issue=121 |date=12 July 1934 |location=Oakland, California |page=12}} 2. ^{{cite news |title=May Abandon All-Star Game |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19350710.1.15&srpos=4&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Association+of+Professional+Ball+Players+of+America%22-------1 |accessdate=21 January 2019 |work=San Bernardino Sun |agency=United Press International |date=10 July 1935 |location=San Bernardino, California |page=41}} 3. ^{{cite news |title=First Annual All-Star Game Set Tuesday |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=HTES19410724.2.81&srpos=5&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Association+of+Professional+Ball+Players+of+America%22-------1 |accessdate=21 January 2019 |work=Healdsburg Tribune |issue=LXXVI No. 85 |date=24 July 1941 |location=Healdsburg, California |page=5}} 4. ^{{cite news |last1=Richman |first1=Milton |title=Today's Sport Parade |work=United Press International |date=3 August 1982}} 5. ^{{cite news |last1=Cronin |first1=Don |title=Old-timers Games Are Joy For Carl Erskine |work=United Press International |date=17 July 1983 |location=Washington, D.C.}} 6. ^{{cite news |title=Old timers to battle in Buffalo |work=United Press International |date=18 June 1989 |location=Buffalo, New York}} 7. ^{{cite news |last1=Dufresne |first1=Chris |title=When Ex-Ballplayers Are in Need, They Have Place to Turn |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-07-15/sports/sp-21161_1_minor-leaguers |accessdate=January 21, 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=July 15, 1986}} 8. ^{{cite news |last1=Frenette |first1=Gene |title=The average Jacksonville Sun makes about $2,000 a month. The average major-leaguer makes about $1.7 million a year. Guess which group is union? But that doesn't mean you'll see a minor-league union soon. Hardball & Hard times Life in minors not luxurious |work=The Florida Times Union |date=May 27, 1999 |location=Jacksonville, California |page=C}} 9. ^{{cite news |title=Pete's Dead |work=New York Post |date=July 28, 2002 |location=New York, New York |page=89}} 10. ^{{cite news |last1=Bostrom |first1=Don |title=Green on comeback trail? He's not ready for that |work=The Morning Call |date=February 3, 2003 |location=Allentown, Pennsylvania |page=C2}} 11. ^{{cite web |title=Front Office Biographies; Roland Hemond, Special Assistant to the President & CEO |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/ari/team/exec_bios/hemond_roland.jsp |website=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |accessdate=21 January 2019}} 12. ^{{cite news |last1=Gotten |first1=Valerie |title=Association of Professional Ball Players of America selects LTC Financial Partners to offer long-term care education and services to its members |work=California Newswire |publisher=Athena Information Solutions |date=January 4, 2012 |location=Placentia, California}} External links
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