Category: Baseball History

1951 Tournament: 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. The ninth inning may have been a little tough for Ewell Blackwell, but the right-hander maintained his composure as the Cincinnati Reds held on for a […]

1951 Tournament: Tigers at Braves

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. Warren Spahn was just good enough to survive. Spahn’s complete game effort allowed the Boston Braves to post a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers in […]

1951 Tournament: Cubs 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. Chicago Cubs pitcher Bob Rush had quite a day as he faced the top-seed in the 1951 Tournament. Rush limited the New York Yankees to five […]

1951 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. The 1951 season featured one of the most iconic moments in baseball history. New York legend Bobby Thomson hit a walk-off homer that decided the National […]

1972 Tournament: Dodgers 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. A big ninth inning capped a rally as the Los Angeles Dodgers won the championship game of the 1972 Tournament with a 7-4 victory over the […]

1972 Tournament: Twins at Dodgers

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 clutch homer by Steve Yeager has set up the championship game of the 1972 Tournament. Yeager’s solo shot in the eighth inning gave the Los […]

1972 Tournament: Tigers 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. Anyone can have a moment on a baseball field and be a hero. Pinch-hitter Gene Clines came through for Pittsburgh as the Pirates earned a ticket […]

1972 Tournament: Twins at A’s

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 late rally gave the Minnesota Twins a 5-2 victory over the Oakland A’s in the third round of the 1972 Tournament. Trailing 2-1, Minnesota scored […]