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.
Jerry Koosman threw a five-hitter as the 1969 New York Mets advanced to the semifinals of the 1960s Diamond Gems Tournament with a 3-0 victory of the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals at Shea Stadium.
Koosman (1-0) fanned six and walked one as he worked out of jams in the third and fifth innings as two runners reached base for the Cardinals.
St. Louis starter Nelson Briles blanked the Mets until the sixth as Bud Harrelson led off with a single before Cleon Jones made it to first base with an infield hit.
After St. Louis manager Red Schoendienst visited the mound in an attempt to calm his young hurler, Donn Clendenon ended the day for Briles as he hammered a three-run homer that proved to be all of the Mets offense for the contest.
Briles (0-1) gave up seven hits with five strikeouts before Ron Willis finished the sixth and added a scoreless seventh. Larry Jaster worked the eighth for the Cardinals.
Semifinals
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1969 New York Mets
Second Round Results and Schedule
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 4, 1961 New York Yankees 2
1969 New York Mets 3, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 0
1967 Boston Red Sox at 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers
1966 Baltimore Orioles at 1967 St. Louis Cardinals
First Round Results
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 3, 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
1967 Boston Red Sox 2, 1968 Detroit Tigers 1
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers 6, 1962 San Francisco Giants 0
1967 St. Louis Cardinals 2, 1961 Detroit Tigers 1
1966 Baltimore Orioles 2, 1965 Minnesota Twins 1 (11)