Strat-o-Matic is a baseball simulation that began as a cards and dice game in the early 1960s before entering the computer age. These featured games on Shoestring Catches are part of season replays or tournaments played with cards and dice. Today’s game matches the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1981 Houston Astros. I’m always amazed […]
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Dan Bankhead didn’t have a good outing as a pitcher in his historic major league debut on Aug. 26, 1947. Bankhead had just been signed by Brooklyn two days before giving up eight runs on 10 hits to the Pittsburgh Pirates in relief of Dodgers starter Hal Gregg. Gregg had given up six runs by […]
I was only nine years old. I didn’t know where Nicaragua was located. After reading a small article in the newspaper on my living room floor, I was upset. It was shocking. Where was Nicaragua? I had to look it up in an encyclopedia. It was a country in Central America. I really didn’t know […]
Cincinnati Reds righthander Brooks Lawrence was poised to earn his 14th straight win without a loss 59 years ago this week. With one out in the ninth inning, the Reds led the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on July 21, 1956. Lawrence faced future National Baseball Hall of Fame legend Roberto Clemente. With one swing, Clemente would […]
The top performances in Major League Baseball this week were by Mike Montgomery of the Seattle Mariners and Neil Walker of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Montgomery tossed a one-hitter against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Tuesday, June 30. In Seattle’s 5-0 win, Montgomery struck out seven, while walking four as he threw 113 […]
The American League adopted the designated hitter rule in 1973. The good news for Ken Brett was that the National League did not. Brett had a lifetime batting average of .262 with 10 home runs in his 14-year career. With eight home runs in eight contests, Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates established the major […]