Category: Baseball History

1969 Tournament: Phillies at Cardinals

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. Rick Wise tossed a complete game to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the […]

1969 Tournament Preview

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. During the 1960s, major league baseball went through many changes as expansion allowed growth during the decade. Baseball was celebrating its 100th year as a professional […]

1938 Tournament Championship Game: Reds at Red Sox

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. Jimmie Foxx was named the Most Valuable Player as he led the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to claim the […]

1938 Tournament: A’s at Red Sox

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 Boston Red Sox outlasted the Philadelphia A’s 11-8 in a slugfest to reach the championship game of the 1938 Tournament. With the win, the Red […]

1938 Tournament: Browns at Reds

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 Cincinnati Reds punched the first ticket to the championship game of the 1938 Tournament. Cincinnati’s 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Browns advanced the Reds […]

1938 Tournament: White Sox at Red Sox

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. Jim Bagby tossed a five-hitter as the Boston Red Sox blanked the Chicago White Sox 8-0 in the second round of the 1938 Tournament. With the […]

1938 Tournament: A’s at Tigers

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. Fans of the Detroit Tigers were ecstatic in the ninth and dejected by the 10th. The Philadelphia A’s survived a battle with the Tigers to post […]

1938 Tournament: Browns at Cardinals

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 St. Louis Browns continue to be a surprise team in the 1938 Tournament. The Browns outlasted their city rival St. Louis Cardinals with a 5-4 […]

1938 Tournament: Reds at Yankees

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. A four-run second inning proved to be the difference as the Cincinnati Reds upended the New York Yankees 5-4 in the second round of the 1938 […]