Editor’s note: The 1940s Diamond Gems Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. Ebbets Field was eerily silent. It may have taken a few innings, but […]
Category: 1940s Baseball History
Editor’s note: The 1940s Diamond Gems Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. A three-run homer by Ken Keltner provided a boost as the 1948 Cleveland […]
Editor’s note: The 1940s Diamond Gems Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. A three-run fifth inning proved to be the difference s the 1941 Brooklyn […]
Editor’s note: The 1940s Diamond Gems Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. The 1941 New York Yankees punched a ticket to the semifinals of the […]
Editor’s note: The 1940s Diamond Gems Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. Lou Boudreau‘s walk-off single in the 12th inning gave the 1948 Cleveland Indians […]
Editor’s note: The 1940s Diamond Gems Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. Whit Wyatt tossed a complete game shutout as he led the 1941 Brooklyn […]
Editor’s note: The 1940s Diamond Gems Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. The 1940 Cincinnati Reds opened the 1940s Diamond Gems Tournament with a 5-2 […]
Editor’s note: The 1940s Diamond Gems Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. All eight of the teams in this event competed in the World Series […]
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 […]
Editor’s note: The 100-Loss Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. Aaron Robinson drove in three runs to lead the 1948 Chicago White Sox to a […]