Baseball history is full of stories of what might have been. Cecil Travis does have that element in his career, but this story is about what did happen. On this date in 1946, Travis collected five straight hits as the Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians 12-4. A day later on May 6, Travis added […]
Category: 1930s Baseball History
Editor’s note: This exhibition game features the winners of the two Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournaments on Press Room Pass. The contest was played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The 1935 New York Cubans were able to hang on for a 7-5 victory over the 1945 Cleveland Buckeys as the champions of two Negro Leagues […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. Clyde Spearman had the fans of the 1935 New York Cubans celebrating as his walk-off […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. Lazaro Salazar‘s solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning proved to be the […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. The opening round of the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems B Tournament is complete after the […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. The 1942 Kansas City Monarchs scored four unanswered runs on the way to a 4-2 […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. The 1935 New York Cubans opened the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems B Tournament with a […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. With the Strat-o-Matic Game Company’s release of the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems B Set, eight […]
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. Jimmie Foxx was named the Most Valuable Player as he led the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to claim the […]
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. The Boston Red Sox outlasted the Philadelphia A’s 11-8 in a slugfest to reach the championship game of the 1938 Tournament. With the win, the Red […]