Reggie Jackson‘s three-homer game in the 1977 World Series for the New York Yankees became an ironic moment in baseball history.
How will Jackson and his teammates perform in a one-and-done bracket challenge featuring all 26 teams in a 1977 Strat-o-Matic Tournament?
The Yankees were one of three teams to win over 100 games that season. The Kansas City Royals led the way with 102 wins, while the Philadelphia Phillies followed with 101 and the Yankees at 100. Those three teams are the top seeds in the tourney.
The top three along with the next three will all receive byes to the second round. The National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) are in the fourth spot followed by the Boston Red Sox (97-64) and the Baltimore Orioles (97-64).
For this tournament, the rules are three-man pitching rotation and the best lineups available.
For example, Dave Kingman played for four different teams in 1977. However, he only has cards for the Yankees and the San Diego Padres since those are his final squads in each league. It’s possible that he could play for both squads.
Here are the seeds for event based on record with ties broken by head-to-head results:
- Kansas City Royals (102-60)
- Philadelphia Phillies (101-61)
- New York Yankees (100-62)
- Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64)
- Boston Red Sox (97-64)
- Baltimore Orioles (97-64)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (96-66)
- Texas Rangers (94-68)
- Chicago White Sox (90-72)
- Cincinnati Reds (88-74)
- Minnesota Twins (84-77)
- St. Louis Cardinals (83-79)
- Chicago Cubs (81-81)
- Houston Astros (81-81)
- Montreal Expos (75-87)
- San Francisco Giants (75-87)
- Detroit Tigers (74-88)
- California Angels (74-88)
- Cleveland Indians (71-90)
- San Diego Padres (69-73)
- Milwaukee Brewers (67-95)
- New York Mets (64-98)
- Seattle Mariners (64-98)
- Oakland Athletics (63-98)
- Atlanta Braves (61-101)
- Toronto Blue Jays (54-107)