Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games 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. Bill Stafford had just enough to post his team-high eighth win as the 1961 New York Yankees […]
Category: 1960s Baseball History
Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games 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. Whitey Ford tossed a four-hitter and got some defensive help late as the 1961 New York Yankees […]
Growing up in the 1970s as a Cincinnati Reds fan was a wonderful time. It was like going to your grandmother’s house and being spoiled with whatever you wanted. However, when your favorite players were traded or went to another team and had success, it was like that family member who enjoyed stirring up trouble […]
One of the things that makes baseball special is family. Families are always in the stands, but there have been several times when brothers, fathers and sons have been on the diamond together. Tommie Aaron is one part of an answer to an old trivia question. What brothers have combined for the most lifetime home […]
Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games 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. Bud Daley won his third straight start as the 1961 New York Yankees defeated the 2005 Chicago […]
Cincinnati’s Gary Nolan was one of the more important parts of the Big Red Machine back in the 1970s. Nolan was 15-9 during both of Cincinnati’s world championship seasons in 1975 and 1976. Overall, he was 110-67 in 10 seasons with the Reds from 1967-77. He missed all of the 1974 season with an arm […]
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series about some unusual happenings during a baseball game. The first story in this series featured Texas Rangers shortstop Toby Harrah, while the second was about Baseball Hall of Fame member Lloyd Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Norm Cash‘s unique part of history is similar […]
Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games 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 1968 Detroit Tigers survived a late rally on the way to a 3-2 victory over the […]
Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games 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. Wilcy Moore‘s dominance continues for the 1927 New York Yankees. Moore has not been scored upon in […]
The headline in the St. Petersburg Times was “Tired Cardinals Tumble to Fort Lauderdale” on June 16, 1966. While that was true, “Tired” probably didn’t really paint the best picture of a two-game stretch for the Class-A St. Petersburg Cardinals. Exhausted may have been more appropriate. The story of the Cardinals 6-3 loss to the […]