Ellie Rodriguez became a hero for California as his two-run homer in the eighth inning gave the Angels a 2-1 victory over Texas. With the Angels trailing 1-0, Dave Chalk began the eighth with a single off Rangers starter Gaylord Perry. Rodriguez was up next and he blasted what turned out to be the game-winner. […]
Cleveland’s Oscar Gamble hit a two-run homer that proved to be the difference as the Indians beat Milwaukee 3-1. After Rico Carty singled in the seventh, Gamble’s blast made a loser out of Brewers starter Pete Broberg, who limited the Indians to five hits in seven innings. Dennis Eckersley, who went the distance for the […]
Bob Forsch of St. Louis tossed a complete game and knocked in the winning run as the Cardinals moved on in the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament Presented by Press Room Pass with a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Chicago’s Jose Cardenal drove in two runs with a single in the top of the fourth, but […]
San Diego’s Randy Jones scattered seven hits as he blanked Atlanta 4-0 as the Padres advanced in the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament Presented by Press Room Pass. Jones fanned only two, but he didn’t allow a walk. Johnny Grubb provided all of the offense that Padres would need with a RBI double in the bottom of […]
The end of the 1975 season was capped by what many believe to be one of the most exciting World Series ever played. The Cincinnati Reds won the world championship for the first time in 35 years. Fred Lynn of Boston was named the American League Most Valuable Player and Rookie-of-the-Year as helped Red Sox […]
Cincinnati’s Gary Nolan was able to shut down the Chicago offense as the 1975 Reds defeated the 1919 White Sox 2-1 to win the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament championship. Nolan surrendered a run in the top of the first on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Collins. The right-hander worked out of a bases […]
Shoeless Joe Jackson had a pair of hits and drove in three runs as the 1919 Chicago White Sox defeated the 1940 Cincinnati Reds 6-2. The (12) 1919 White Sox will now visit the (1) 1975 Cincinnati Reds in the title affair of the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament. After Ernie Lombardi gave the […]
A pair of runs in the first inning provided a boost for Cincinnati as the 1975 Reds went on to defeat the 1911 Philadelphia A’s 3-1. The Reds advance to the championship game of the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament. The Reds will entertain the winner of the (12) 1919 Chicago White Sox and […]
The 1975 Reds grabbed the final ticket to the semifinals of the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament as they entertain the (3) 1911 Philadelphia A’s. Cincinnati’s Tony Perez had the hometown faithful cheering as he clubbed an eighth-inning homer to give the Reds a 3-2 win over the Giants. George Foster began the eighth […]
The 1919 White Sox won the Roger Maris Bracket to earn a ticket to the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament to face the (3) 1940 Reds in Cincinnati. Eddie Cicotte of the Chicago White Sox limited the Chicago Cubs to five hits as he led his squad to a 5-1 victory. Cicotte fanned five […]