Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Rennie Stennett had three hits and drove in a pair of runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 at Three Rivers Stadium. With the victory, the Pirates advance to play […]
Category: 1970s Baseball History
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. A late rally by Baltimore gave the Orioles a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets in the second round of the 1977 Tournament at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles will now visit the New […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Every now and then there is something unusual that happens in a baseball game. A recent game in the 1977 Tournament that appears on this website was one such case. There are several players […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. The New York Yankees were able to hang on to post a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros in the second round of the 1977 Tournament. New York lefty Ron Guidry earned the win, […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Newly acquired Bobby Murcer helped the Chicago Cubs pull off a 6-5 upset of the favored Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round of the 1977 Tournament. With the win, Chicago advances to the […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Boston scored five times and never looked back as the Red Sox defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 13-4 at Fenway Park in the 1977 Tournament. The Red Sox advance to the Tom Lasorda Bracket final […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Errors can be costly. The Chicago White Sox made four errors, but it was one miscue by the Atlanta Braves that hurt the most. With the game tied 1-1 in the bottom of the […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Although Willie McCovey‘s one big swing happened in the third inning, the 1977 Tournament’s top seed couldn’t recover. McCovey’s three-run homer put San Francisco in the lead for good as the Giants went on […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. An off-season trade for Montreal became very productive as the Expos defeated the California Angels 4-2 at Olympic Stadium in the 1977 Tournament. The victory sends the Expos into a second round contest in […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Although Cincinnati couldn’t hold a three-run advantage, the Big Red Machine was able to roll past the Seattle Mariners 6-3 at Riverfront Stadium in the opening round of the 1977 Tournament. With the win, […]