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.
Dick Woodson tossed a three-hitter as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in the second round of the 1972 Strat-o-Matic Tournament.
With the victory, the Twins are headed to Oakland to face the A’s in the third round. Jim Kaat will start for the Twins, while the A’s counter with Ken Holtzman.
Woodson (1-0), who walked one and fanned eight, allowed two of his hits in the second inning when the White Sox scored their lone run.
Ed Herrmann singled with two outs and Rich Morales followed with a triple as the White Sox led 1-0.
Minnesota scored its runs via the long ball as White Sox starter Wilbur Wood gave up a pair of solo homers.
Harmon Killebrew tied the affair in the top of the fourth with his blast. Bobby Darwin drilled his homer in the sixth as the Twins took the lead for good.
Wood (0-1) worked eight innings surrendering six hits with three walks and 10 strikeouts. Terry Forster gave up a hit as he pitched one frame.
1972 Tournament Schedule
Third Round Pairings
NL East Bracket
(2) Chicago Cubs at (1) Pittsburgh Pirates
AL East Bracket
(2) Boston Red Sox at (1) Detroit Tigers
AL West Bracket
(3) Minnesota Twins at (1) Oakland A’s
Second Round Results and Pairings
NL East Bracket
(1) Pittsburgh Pirates 2, (4) St. Louis Cardinals 1
(2) Chicago Cubs 9, (6) Philadelphia Phillies 1
AL East Bracket
(1) Detroit Tigers 2, (5) Cleveland Indians 0
(2) Boston Red Sox 7, (3) Baltimore Orioles 2
AL West Bracket
(1) Oakland A’s 4, (5) California Angels 1
(3) Minnesota Twins 2, (2) Chicago White Sox 1
NL West Bracket
(4) Atlanta Braves at (1) Cincinnati Reds
(3) Los Angeles Dodgers at (2) Houston Astros
First Round Results
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 1, (4) Kansas City Royals 0
(3) Minnesota Twins 3, (6) Texas Rangers 0
(2) Chicago White Sox, bye
NL West Bracket
(1) Cincinnati Reds, Bye
(4) Atlanta Braves 4, (5) San Francisco Giants 1
(3) Los Angeles Dodgers 4, (6) San Diego Padres 2
(2) Houston Astros, bye