Milwaukee blasted three home runs as the Braves defeated the Kansas City A’s 4-1 in the first round of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Bobby Avila smashed two-run homer in the third off A’s starter Bud Daley to put the Braves in front. In the fourth, Eddie Mathews blasted a solo […]
Category: 1950s Baseball History
Gene Woodling‘s ninth-inning single proved to be the difference as the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 to advance to the second round of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. With the score tied in the top of the ninth, Al Pilarcik singled off Giants starter Sam Jones. Walt Dropo […]
Cincinnati starting pitcher Don Newcombe needed a little help as the Reds were able to hang on for a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first round of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Newcombe left the mound with two outs in the ninth after Gail Harris drove in a […]
Luis Aparicio had just one hit but it proved to be the decisive blow as the Chicago White Sox went on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 in the opener of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. With the Chicago trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Ted Kluszewski and Larry […]
One of the things that Strat-O-Matic does for many who play the board game is that it brings players back to life. Players can be stars or just rookies with a little time in the big leagues, but anyone can have a great game in a one and done tournament. It was 60 years ago […]
Sam Jones has the distinction of leading the National League in victories one season, while topping the senior circuit in losses in another. Pitching for the San Francisco Giants in 1959, Jones was 21-15 with an ERA of 2.83, while recording four shutouts. All of those numbers led the NL as Jones was named the […]
Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers was the only multiple winner of the Cy Young Award in the first 11 years. If there had been one in each league handed out, Warren Spahn would have been first. In 1957, Spahn’s helped the Milwaukee Braves to a World Series victory as he won the award […]
A Hall of Fame career and a Cy Young Award may not always be on the same resume. Case in point, Jim Bunning. Bunning was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. Although Bunning has an extensive list of accomplishments from his 17-year career, being a Cy Young Award winner isn’t among […]
Brooklyn’s Don Newcombe won the very first Cy Young Award in 1956 as he posted a 27-7 record, while receiving 10 of the 16 votes from the baseball writers representing each team. While Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees picked up one vote, it was Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox who would […]
The top prize for major league pitchers is the Cy Young Award, which was established in 1956 after the legendary hurler passed away the year before. Since 1967, the annual honor has been handed out to the best pitcher in the American and National leagues. However, during the first 11 years of the award there […]