Category: Baseball History

1972 Tournament: Giants 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. Phil Niekro had a successful day with his knuckle-ball as the Atlanta Braves downed the San Francisco Giants 4-1 in the first round of the 1972 […]

1972 Tournament: Rangers at Twins

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. Bert Blyleven tossed a two-hitter as the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 in the first round of the 1972 Strat-o-Matic Tournament. With the win, […]

1972 Tournament: Angels at Royals

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. Nolan Ryan was effectively wild as the California Angels posted a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the opening round of the 1972 Strat-o-Matic […]

1972 Tournament: Brewers 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. Jim Palmer tossed a complete game to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round of the 1972 […]

1972 Tournament: Indians 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. The Cleveland Indians took advantage of three defensive mistakes by the New York Yankees to post a 7-0 victory in the first round of the 1972 […]

1972 Tournament: Phillies at Mets

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. One swing was all it took to determine the result of am intense pitcher’s duel between Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies and Tom Seaver of […]

1972 Tournament: Expos 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. Bob Gibson survived some early trouble to toss a complete game as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Montreal Expos in the first round of the […]

Reds Decade Tournament: 1924 at 1977

Editor’s note: The Reds Decade Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation that starts over with each best-of-three game series. If a real life starter is not in the rotation, he […]

Reds Decade Tournament: 1924 at 1977

Editor’s note: The Reds Decade Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation that starts over with each best-of-three game series. If a real life starter is not in the rotation, he […]