The 1948 Indians, 1965 Twins, 1967 Red Sox and the 1957 Braves all advanced to the second round of Tony Perez Bracket in the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament.
Tony Perez Bracket Results, Schedule and Round-Up
(8) 1948 Indians 7, (9) 2006 Cardinals 1
(8) 1948 Indians at (1) 1975 Reds
- Cleveland’s Larry Doby led the Indians to a 7-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Doby had three hits and drove in a pair of runs, while Eddie Robinson also added three hits. Jim Hegan and winning pitcher Bob Lemon both had two hits and knocked in two runs. Lemon tossed a complete hgame and gave up five hits with two going to Albert Pujols.
(5) 1965 Twins 3, (12) 1950 Phillies 0
(5) 1965 Twins at (4) 1954 Indians
- Minnesota’s Mudcat Grant tossed a three-hitter as the Twins beat the Phillies 3-0. Jerry Kindall knocked the first run for the Twins in the second inning with a single. One frame later, Jimmie Hall and Harmon Killebrew both had run-scoring singles.
(11) 1967 Red Sox 5, (6) 2007 Red Sox 2
(11) 1967 Red Sox at (3) 1954 Giants
- In a battle for supremacy in Boston, the 1967 Red Sox downed the 2007 team 5-2. The big blast came from Tony Conigliaro with a grand slam. Jim Lonborg went the distance on the mound to get the win as he fanned 10.
(7) 1957 Braves 8, (10) 1909 Tigers 0
(7) 1957 Braves at (2) 1905 Giants
- Milwaukee’s Warren Spahn held Detroit to three hits as the Braves defeated the Tigers 8-0. Hank Aaron led the Braves with four hits as he knocked in three runs. Wes Covington had a grand slam and a run-scoring single for the Braves. Ty Cobb had two hits for the Tigers.
IN REAL LIFE:
A good as the 1967 season was for the Boston Red Sox, it was equally as bad for Tony Conigliaro. After making the all-star team that summer, the Red Sox star’s season was ended when he was beaned by California pitcher Jack Hamilton at Fenway Park on Aug. 18.
The Red Sox went on to win the American League pennant before falling to the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. Conigliaro finished his fourth big league season with 20 homers and 67 RBI with a .287 batting average.
Conigliaro joined the Red Sox in 1964 as the 19-year old hit 24 homers with 52 RBI and a .290 average. The following year, he won the home run crown with 32 blasts. In 1966, he had 28 homers and 93 RBI.
After missing the entire 1968 season, Conigliaro was back with Boston the next year as he had 20 homers and 82 RBI. In 1970, the Massachusetts native had his most productive season with 36 long balls to go with 116 RBI. Prior to the 1971 season, Conigliaro was traded to the Angels. He returned to the majors with the Red Sox as his career ended in 1975.