Editor’s note: The 1960 Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available.
Tom Seaver‘s dominate performance led the 1969 New York Mets to a 3-0 opening round victory over the 1961 Cincinnati Reds in the 1960s Diamond Gems Tournament.
Perfect through the first three innings in Shea Stadium, Seaver (1-0) allowed three hits with a walk and eight strikeouts in blanking the Reds.
Tommie Agee got the Mets on the scoreboard leading off the third with a solo homer off Reds starter Jim O’Toole.
After O’Toole walked three batters to begin the bottom of the fourth, Jerry Grote‘s single put the Mets on top 2-0. New York’s final tally came in the eighth on a RBI single by Ken Boswell.
O’Toole (0-1) took the loss for the Reds working seven innings giving up five hits with five walks and six strikeouts. Bill Henry tossed the eighth as he surrendered three hits and a run.
Second Round Schedule
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1961 New York Yankees
First Round Results and Schedule
1961 New York Yankees 12, 1962 New York Mets 2
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 3, 1969 Baltimore Orioles 0
1969 New York Mets 3, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 0
1968 St. Louis Cardinals at 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers
1967 Boston Red Sox at 1968 Detroit Tigers
1962 San Francisco Giants at 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers
1961 Detroit Tigers at 1967 St. Louis Cardinals
1965 Minnesota Twins at 1966 Baltimore Orioles