Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Three-man pitching rotations will be used for starting pitchers. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event.
Jim Palmer tossed a complete game to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round of the 1972 Strat-o-Matic Tournament.
With the win, the Orioles advance into the second round as they travel to face the Boston Red Sox.
Palmer (1-0) allowed six hits, while walking three and striking out three.
Offensively, the Orioles picked up a run in the bottom of the third against Milwaukee starter Jim Lonborg on a RBI single by Don Buford.
Boog Powell blasted a two-run homer in the sixth off Lonborg in his final frame on the mound. Lonborg (0-1) gave up five hits and a pair of walks with four strikeouts.
Baltimore’s final tally came in the seventh when Ken Brett walked Bobby Grich with the bases loaded.
Pat Dobson gets the start for the Orioles in their next contest as the Red Sox counter with Luis Tiant.
1972 Tournament Schedule
Second Round Pairings
NL East Bracket
(4) St. Louis Cardinals at (1) Pittsburgh Pirates
(6) Philadelphia Phillies at (2) Chicago Cubs
AL East Bracket
(5) Cleveland Indians at (1) Detroit Tigers
(3) Baltimore Orioles at (2) Boston Red Sox
First Round Results and Pairings
NL East Bracket
(1) Pittsburgh Pirates, bye
(4) St. Louis Cardinals 5, (5) Montreal Expos 3
(6) Philadelphia Phillies 3, (3) New York Mets 0
(2) Chicago Cubs, bye
AL East Bracket
(1) Detroit Tigers, Bye
(5) Cleveland Indians 7, (4) New York Yankees 0
(3) Baltimore Orioles 4, (6) Milwaukee Brewers 0
(2) Boston Red Sox, bye
AL West Bracket
(1) Oakland A’s, Bye
(5) California Angels at (4) Kansas City Royals
(6) Texas Rangers at (3) Minnesota Twins
(2) Chicago White Sox, bye
NL West Bracket
(1) Cincinnati Reds, Bye
(5) San Francisco Giants at (4) Atlanta Braves
(6) San Diego Padres at (3) Los Angeles Dodgers
(2) Houston Astros, bye