Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Three runs in the seventh inning made the difference for Pittsburgh as the Pirates defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 in the 1977 Tournament at Three River Stadium. In the second round, the Pirates […]
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Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Nino Espinosa posted the first shutout in the 1977 Tournament as the New York Mets blanked the Minnesota Twins 3-0 at Metropolitan Stadium. With the victory, the Mets will travel to Baltimore to face […]
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 Houston excited the Astrodome crowd as the Astros went on to a 7-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians. The Astros will now make a trip to New York to face […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Chicago’s Rick Reuschel won a pitcher’s duel as the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 at Wrigley Field in the first round of the 1977 Tournament. With the win, the Cubs advance to […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Sixto Lezcano carried a big stick as he led the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening round of the 1977 Tournament at Busch Stadium. Milwaukee moves […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Atlanta’s Phil Niekro and Dave Campbell combined for a one-hitter as the Braves upended the Texas Rangers 4-2 at Arlington Park in the first round of the 1977 Tournament. With a 4-0 advantage, Niekro […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. After blowing a three-run advantage, the Chicago White Sox bounced back to win the game in the squad’s opener of the 1977 Tournament. The White Sox defeated the Oakland A’s 8-6 at Comiskey Park […]
Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter is also being used for all games. Willie McCovey was the hero as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in the opening game of the 1977 Tournament at Candlestick Park. With San Francisco trailing by a run in […]
Reggie Jackson‘s three-homer game in the 1977 World Series for the New York Yankees became an ironic moment in baseball history. How will Jackson and his teammates perform in a one-and-done bracket challenge featuring all 26 teams in a 1977 Strat-o-Matic Tournament? The Yankees were one of three teams to win over 100 games that […]
Washington is back in the World Series. It’s taken 86 years for the city to celebrate. As the current National League franchise prepares for its first appearance in the Fall Classic, it’s time to remember the past. The first group of Washington Senators, also known as the Nationals for a time, reached the World Series […]