Montreal continued to find ways to win as the Expos defeated Pittsburgh 7-6 to claim the National League East bracket title in the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Jerry White‘s RBI single in the top ninth proved to be the difference for the Expos. Jose Morales led off the frame against Pirates […]
Category: 1970s Baseball History
The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t leave much doubt which team would win the National League West bracket of the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. The Dodgers scored eight times by the fourth inning on their way to a 10-2 victory over San Diego. After Dodgers starter Don Sutton gave up a homer […]
California’s Mike Miley knocked in four runs as the Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 to advance the American League West finals of the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament. Miley hit a solo homer in the third and added a two-run shot in the fifth to give the Angels a 3-0 advantage against Royals starter Steve […]
New York’s Rudy May dominated the Baltimore Orioles as the Yankees posted a 6-0 victory in the division semifinals of the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. May limited the Orioles to a double by Brooks Robinson in the fourth and a single by Bobby Grich in the ninth. Tippy Martinez got the […]
Pittsburgh’s Rennie Stennett hit a walk-off sacrifice fly as the Pirates came back to beat St. Louis 4-3. Trailing 3-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning, Richie Hebner began the rally with a homer off Cardinals starter Ron Reed to tie the contest. Frank Taveras followed with a single off reliever John Curtis, […]
One swing set the tone as the San Diego Padres went on to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 to take out the top seed in the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Mike Ivie hit a three-run homer off Cincinnati starter Don Gullett in the first inning as the Padres grabbed an early […]
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 […]