Category: Baseball History

1970s Cy Young Tournament: 73 Orioles at 73 Mets

Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Each of the Cy Young winners will start every game with a maximum of 10 innings. The designated hitter is being used. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event. Tom Seaver just needed the two runs his teammates produced in the first […]

1970s Cy Young Tournament: 76 Padres at 77 Yankees

Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Each of the Cy Young winners will start every game with a maximum of 10 innings. The designated hitter is being used. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event. An unearned run was the difference as the 1976 San Diego Padres defeated […]

1970s Cy Young Tournament: 78 Yankees at 78 Padres

Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Each of the Cy Young winners will start every game with a maximum of 10 innings. The designated hitter is being used. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event. Ron Guidry tossed a four-hitter as the 1978 New York Yankees defeated the […]

1970s Cy Young Tournament: 79 Orioles at 79 Cubs

Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Each of the Cy Young winners will start every game with a maximum of 10 innings. The designated hitter is being used. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event. Pat Kelly had just two hits for the 1979 Baltimore Orioles, but they […]

1970s Cy Young Tournament: 70 Twins at 70 Cardinals

Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Each of the Cy Young winners will start every game with a maximum of 10 innings. The designated hitter is being used. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event. Jim Perry tossed a five-hitter as the 1970 Minnesota Twins defeated the 1970 […]

1969 Tournament Championship: Royals at Pirates

Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Three-man pitching rotations will be used for starting pitchers. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event. It took some time, but the Pittsburgh Pirates offense came to life. The Pirates rallied with a big eighth inning to post a 4-1 victory over […]

1969 Tournament: Royals at Orioles

Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Three-man pitching rotations will be used for starting pitchers. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event. The Kansas City Royals continue to surprise their opponents. This time, it was the Baltimore Orioles which fell victim to timely hitting and solid pitching by […]