graphics "it is still the statistical model and replay accuracy of this new game, like its venerable ancestor, that command's everyone's attention". Conventions and tournaments APBA continues to have a devoted following, with conventions now held every year under the game company's sponsorship. The highlight of the convention is a tournament played by the attendees. APBA conventions go back as far as June 1973, when more than 300 fans got together at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia for a convention sponsored by the game's independent publication, the APBA Journal. David Eisenhower was among the attendees. The convention tournament was won by Robert Weeks. A record 650 got together in New York City in June 1975, with Barry Koopersmith the tournament winner. The third and final APBA Journal convention was held in June 1976 in Philadelphia, with Richard Beggs winning the tournament. The tournament structure for those conventions allowed participants to construct a team from all the cards they owned. (The Journal continued to be published under different management until 2002, but never held another convention.) Conventions resumed in Lancaster in July 1995 under game company sponsorship. The tournament was limited to stock teams that finished with percentages between .480 and .515. Chris Dineen's 1982 Expos prevailed. The June 1998 tournament, held in nearby Millersville, was limited to teams with percentages below .550. Ten-year-old Devin Flawd won, using the 1995 Mariners. Conventions have been held annually beginning in 2001. All except 2003 were sponsored by the game company. The limits on team winning percentages were dropped after 2002. The 2013 convention was held near the new corporate offices in Georgia; it was unique in that it produced the first back-to-back tournament winner. In addition, Brian Wells, a two-time winner himself, was inducted into the APBA Hall of Fame along with his father, Greg Wells. Convention tournament results Year - Location - Winner - Team 1973 - Philadelphia PA - Bob Weeks (All Star Teams were used) 1975 - New York City - Barry Koopersmith (All Star Teams were used) 1973 - New York City - Richard Beggs (All Star Teams were used) 1999 - Lancaster, PA - Mini-Camp - Karl Hasselbarth - 1978 Texas Rangers def Ted Knorr - 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 2001 - Lancaster, PA - Paul Cunningham - 1976 Athletics def Sam Adams - 1970 Boston Red Sox 2002 - Lancaster, PA - Brian Wells#* - 2000 Diamondbacks def