Category: 1970s Baseball History

1970s Cy Young Tournament: 79 Orioles at 79 Cubs

Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Each of the Cy Young winners will start every game with a maximum of 10 innings. The designated hitter is being used. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event. Pat Kelly had just two hits for the 1979 Baltimore Orioles, but they […]

1970s Cy Young Tournament: 70 Twins at 70 Cardinals

Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Each of the Cy Young winners will start every game with a maximum of 10 innings. The designated hitter is being used. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event. Jim Perry tossed a five-hitter as the 1970 Minnesota Twins defeated the 1970 […]

1972 Tournament: Dodgers at Pirates

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. A big ninth inning capped a rally as the Los Angeles Dodgers won the championship game of the 1972 Tournament with a 7-4 victory over the […]

1972 Tournament: Twins at Dodgers

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. A clutch homer by Steve Yeager has set up the championship game of the 1972 Tournament. Yeager’s solo shot in the eighth inning gave the Los […]

1972 Tournament: Tigers at Pirates

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. Anyone can have a moment on a baseball field and be a hero. Pinch-hitter Gene Clines came through for Pittsburgh as the Pirates earned a ticket […]

1972 Tournament: Twins at A’s

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. A late rally gave the Minnesota Twins a 5-2 victory over the Oakland A’s in the third round of the 1972 Tournament. Trailing 2-1, Minnesota scored […]