Category: 1930s Baseball History

1938 Tournament: Senators at Reds

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. Paul Derringer used his arm and his bat to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory over the Washington Senators in the opening round of […]

1938 Tournament: Phillies 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. Somehow the game finally ended. It took 22 innings, but Red Rolfe smacked a two-run homer to give the New York Yankees and 4-2 victory over […]

Reds Decade Tournament: 1934 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: 1977 at 1934

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 Preview

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. Many Cincinnati Hall of Fame inductees will take part in the Reds Decade Tournament. Fans will recognize most of the players in this eight-team tourney that features Reds squads […]

Negro Leagues Tournament: Hilldale at Buckeyes

Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. It was an explosive inning that changed everything for the 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes as the […]

Negro League Tournament: Buckeyes at Monarchs

Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. An extra inning was needed before the last ticket to the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems […]

Negro Leagues Tournament: Hilldale at Giants

Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. The 1924 Hilldale Athletic Club survived a tight battle to reach the championship contest of […]