1970s Cy Young Tournament: 79 Orioles at 70 Twins

Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Each of the Cy Young winners will start every game with a maximum of 10 innings. The designated hitter is being used. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event.

Pat Kelly did it again.

In the opener for the 1979 Baltimore Orioles, Kelly smacked a two-run homer in the 12th to give his team a victory in the 1970s Cy Young Tournament.
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This time, Kelly’s single gave Baltimore a 3-2 win over the 1970 Minnesota Twins as the Orioles advanced to the semifinals to face the winner of the 1978 New York Yankees at 1971 Chicago Cubs.

With the score tied at 2-2 and one out in the top of the ninth, John Lowenstein drilled a triple off Twins starter Jim Perry.

Kelly followed with what turned out to be the game-winning single as the Orioles took the lead.

Baltimore starter Mike Flanagan finished off the Twins in the bottom of the ninth by fanning Harmon Killebrew, Brant Alyea and Rich Reese.

Flanagan (1-0) allowed four hits with four walks and six strikeouts in his complete game effort.

Perry (1-1) also went the distance for the Twins surrendering six hits with a walk and seven strikeouts.

Back-to-back solo homers produced all of the other runs for both teams.

In the second, Lowenstein and Kelly tagged Perry as the Orioles gained a 2-0 advantage.

The Twins responded in the third as Cesar Tovar led off with a blast before Rod Carew followed with his shot that tied the affair at 2-2.

1970s Cy Young Tournament

Second Round Results and Schedule

1979 Baltimore Orioles 3, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2
1978 New York Yankees (Guidry) at 1971 Chicago Cubs (Jenkins)
1972 Cleveland Indians (G. Perry) at 1976 San Diego Padres (Jones)
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers (Marshall) at 1973 New York Mets (Seaver)

First Round Results

1970 Minnesota Twins 6, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals 1
1979 Baltimore Orioles 5, 1979 Chicago Cubs 3 (13 innings)
1971 Chicago Cubs 4, 1971 Oakland A’s 2
1978 New York Yankees 2, 1978 San Diego Padres 0
1972 Cleveland Indians 1, 1972 Philadelphia Phillies 0
1976 San Diego Padres 1, 1977 New York Yankees 0
1973 New York Mets 2, 1973 Baltimore Orioles 1
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 8, 1974 Oakland A’s 3