Over the years, I’ve purchased baseball cards simply because they are old. One of these cards in my collection is a 1940 Play Ball of Buddy Hassett, which I found in a Cooperstown card shop during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction weekend of 2000. John Aloysius Hassett was born in New York City on […]
Category: Baseball History
Don Gullett tossed a complete game as he won his third contest to lead the 1975 team to the title in the Stat-O-Matic Reds Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. The No. 1 seed in the tourney, the 1975 squad won 3-1 to finish as the champs over the No. 3 seed. Gullett allowed seven […]
The Stat-O-Matic Reds Tournament presented by Press Room Pass is down to one game in the championship series after the top seeded 1975 team and No 3 seed 1940 squad split the first two contests. The 1975 team won the opener 3-1 before the 1940 group bounced back to post an 8-6 victory to set […]
The 1940 team has won four games in a row as they have reached the finals of the Stat-O-Matic Reds Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. With a 2-1 win over the 1990 squad in the opener, the 1940 team completed it second straight series sweep with a 5-3 victory. Jimmy Ripple and Billy Myers […]
The 1975 Reds swept their second straight series to advance to the finals of the Stat-O-Matic Reds Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Allowing just a run in each contest, 1975 posted a 2-1 win over 1970 followed by a 6-1 decision in the clincher. In the opener, Fred Norman and Rawly Eastwick combined for […]
The 1990 Reds had a close call as they had to win the last two contests of their opening round series to advance in the Stat-O-Matic Reds Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. After falling 9-8 to 2010 in the first game, the 1990 team posted victories of 3-2 and 4-3. In the finale, Tom […]
Pitching was the name of the game for the 1940 team as they swept the series from 1981 in two games and didn’t allow a run. Paul Derringer tossed a five-hitter in the second contest to guarantee advancement to the semifinal round of the Stat-O-Matic Reds Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Frank McCormick provided […]
There was plenty of offense as the 1970 team posted a come-from-behind 11-7 victory over 1961 in the third game of their opening round series of the Stat-O-Matic Reds Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Tony Perez knocked in three runs for 1970 with a homer and a sacrifice fly, while Lee May, Bobby Tolan […]
George Foster got the favored 1975 team off to a good start in the opening round of the Stat-O-Matic Reds Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. The 1975 team needed just two games in the best of three series to eliminate the 1995 squad. Foster drove in four runs in the first contest as 1975 […]
Spring training games are just getting underway this week. With that in mind and some excitement building in Cincinnati, hopefully, it’s time for another Strat-O-Matic tournament presented by Press Room Pass. This time, eight of the top teams in Cincinnati Reds history will square off to become champions again or for the first time. Each […]