Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games 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. Bud Daley won his third straight start as the 1961 New York Yankees defeated the 2005 Chicago […]
Category: 1960s Baseball History
Cincinnati’s Gary Nolan was one of the more important parts of the Big Red Machine back in the 1970s. Nolan was 15-9 during both of Cincinnati’s world championship seasons in 1975 and 1976. Overall, he was 110-67 in 10 seasons with the Reds from 1967-77. He missed all of the 1974 season with an arm […]
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series about some unusual happenings during a baseball game. The first story in this series featured Texas Rangers shortstop Toby Harrah, while the second was about Baseball Hall of Fame member Lloyd Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Norm Cash‘s unique part of history is similar […]
Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games 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 1968 Detroit Tigers survived a late rally on the way to a 3-2 victory over the […]
Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games 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. Wilcy Moore‘s dominance continues for the 1927 New York Yankees. Moore has not been scored upon in […]
The headline in the St. Petersburg Times was “Tired Cardinals Tumble to Fort Lauderdale” on June 16, 1966. While that was true, “Tired” probably didn’t really paint the best picture of a two-game stretch for the Class-A St. Petersburg Cardinals. Exhausted may have been more appropriate. The story of the Cardinals 6-3 loss to the […]
Trivia questions are supposed to be difficult and make people think. Recently, I posted a question and received several responses, but none of the answers were correct. With that in mind, I decided to post the answer in a story. Question: What do Baseball Hall of Fame pitchers Jim Bunning, Catfish Hunter, Fergie Jenkins and […]
Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games 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. A six-run inning allowed the 1968 Detroit Tigers to post an 8-5 win over the 1961 New […]
Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games 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. A late rally made the difference as the 1968 Detroit Tigers defeated the 1927 New York Yankees […]
Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games 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 big guns for the 1961 New York Yankees came through in a 4-1 victory over the […]