Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Newly acquired Bobby Murcer helped the Chicago Cubs pull off a 6-5 upset of the favored Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round of the 1977 Tournament. With the win, Chicago advances to the […]
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Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Boston scored five times and never looked back as the Red Sox defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 13-4 at Fenway Park in the 1977 Tournament. The Red Sox advance to the Tom Lasorda Bracket final […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Errors can be costly. The Chicago White Sox made four errors, but it was one miscue by the Atlanta Braves that hurt the most. With the game tied 1-1 in the bottom of the […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Although Willie McCovey‘s one big swing happened in the third inning, the 1977 Tournament’s top seed couldn’t recover. McCovey’s three-run homer put San Francisco in the lead for good as the Giants went on […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. An off-season trade for Montreal became very productive as the Expos defeated the California Angels 4-2 at Olympic Stadium in the 1977 Tournament. The victory sends the Expos into a second round contest in […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Although Cincinnati couldn’t hold a three-run advantage, the Big Red Machine was able to roll past the Seattle Mariners 6-3 at Riverfront Stadium in the opening round of the 1977 Tournament. With the win, […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Three runs in the seventh inning made the difference for Pittsburgh as the Pirates defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 in the 1977 Tournament at Three River Stadium. In the second round, the Pirates […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Nino Espinosa posted the first shutout in the 1977 Tournament as the New York Mets blanked the Minnesota Twins 3-0 at Metropolitan Stadium. With the victory, the Mets will travel to Baltimore to face […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. A late rally by Houston excited the Astrodome crowd as the Astros went on to a 7-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians. The Astros will now make a trip to New York to face […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Chicago’s Rick Reuschel won a pitcher’s duel as the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 at Wrigley Field in the first round of the 1977 Tournament. With the win, the Cubs advance to […]