Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Category: 1980s Baseball History
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
The recent announcement the Tom Seaver has dementia made me very sad. Having experienced my mother’s last few months suffering from the condition, we all know where Seaver is headed. Even though no one from my family ever met Seaver there is a weird connection. Seaver and my mother were born on the exact same […]
Editor’s note: This summer the Cleveland Indians are hosting their sixth major league all-star game, which is the most by any franchise. This series will take a look at the previous contests in 1935, 1954, 1963, 1981 and 1997. The 1981 season was unique in many ways. A player’s strike from June 12 to July […]
Pitching was the name of the game for the 1940 team as they swept the series from 1981 in two games and didn’t allow a run. Paul Derringer tossed a five-hitter in the second contest to guarantee advancement to the semifinal round of the Stat-O-Matic Reds Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Frank McCormick provided […]
Spring training games are just getting underway this week. With that in mind and some excitement building in Cincinnati, hopefully, it’s time for another Strat-O-Matic tournament presented by Press Room Pass. This time, eight of the top teams in Cincinnati Reds history will square off to become champions again or for the first time. Each […]
When I posted a link with the story about the first major league baseball game I attended in 1973, the response was wonderful as many answered with their own stories. This led me to want to write about what was probably the most memorable contest that I’ve attended. Growing up in the 1970s near Cincinnati, […]
Replacing a Hall of Fame player isn’t an easy task, but that is exactly what Richie Zisk did in his first major league game for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates had just scored six times in the bottom of the seventh to lead Chicago by 10 runs in a contest on their way to a […]