One of the best things about Strat-o-Matic baseball is learning about the history of an era when playing the game. My recent 1964 tournament featured members of the Baseball Hall of Fame like Bob Gibson and Mickey Mantle with Hank Aaron‘s Milwaukee Braves winning the title. Even with all of the great players and some […]
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There have been five no-hitters in the history of the Texas Rangers. After being with the Rangers for nearly two months, rookie Jim Bibby was the first pitcher in team history to accomplish the feat. Bibby had made his big league debut in 1972 with St. Louis and was 0-2 with the Cardinals in 1973 […]
It took George Crowe 11 swings to set a major league record. In 1960, Crowe was sent to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning of a tie game as the Milwaukee Braves were visiting St. Louis on May 25. Nearing the end of his career, the 39-year old swatted a two-run pinch-hit […]
The world of professional sports has its share of strange, but true stories. Dual sport athletes have been around for a long time, but sometimes there are surprises. Bud Grant played two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles back in 1951 and 1952 in a rather nondescript career in the National Football League. After a season […]
The 2016 NCAA Tournament is in high gear as the teams celebrate their seasons by making the post-season. There has been plenty of action with upsets and game-winning shots. Winning the tournament is the ultimate prize, but finishing the season undefeated is a rare feat that has been accomplished just seven times in the history […]
The recent passing of Indiana Pacers legend Mel Daniels brought back a lot of memories of an outstanding career in the American Basketball Association. Daniels played nine seasons of professional basketball with six of them as a member of the Pacers. He was drafted by two teams in 1967 out of the University of New […]