The end of the 1975 season was capped by what many believe to be one of the most exciting World Series ever played. The Cincinnati Reds won the world championship for the first time in 35 years. Fred Lynn of Boston was named the American League Most Valuable Player and Rookie-of-the-Year as helped Red Sox […]
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Cincinnati’s Gary Nolan was able to shut down the Chicago offense as the 1975 Reds defeated the 1919 White Sox 2-1 to win the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament championship. Nolan surrendered a run in the top of the first on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Collins. The right-hander worked out of a bases […]
Shoeless Joe Jackson had a pair of hits and drove in three runs as the 1919 Chicago White Sox defeated the 1940 Cincinnati Reds 6-2. The (12) 1919 White Sox will now visit the (1) 1975 Cincinnati Reds in the title affair of the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament. After Ernie Lombardi gave the […]
A pair of runs in the first inning provided a boost for Cincinnati as the 1975 Reds went on to defeat the 1911 Philadelphia A’s 3-1. The Reds advance to the championship game of the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament. The Reds will entertain the winner of the (12) 1919 Chicago White Sox and […]
The 1975 Reds grabbed the final ticket to the semifinals of the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament as they entertain the (3) 1911 Philadelphia A’s. Cincinnati’s Tony Perez had the hometown faithful cheering as he clubbed an eighth-inning homer to give the Reds a 3-2 win over the Giants. George Foster began the eighth […]
The 1919 White Sox won the Roger Maris Bracket to earn a ticket to the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament to face the (3) 1940 Reds in Cincinnati. Eddie Cicotte of the Chicago White Sox limited the Chicago Cubs to five hits as he led his squad to a 5-1 victory. Cicotte fanned five […]
The 1940 Reds moved on to the semifinals of the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament to play the winner of the Roger Maris Bracket, which has the (12) 1919 White Sox and (3) 1906 Cubs meeting for that title. It didn’t take Cincinnati very long to determine the outcome in an 11-1 victory over […]
The 1911 A’s advanced to the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament semifinals to face the winner of the Tony Perez Bracket contest featuring the (1) 1975 Reds and (2) 1905 Giants. Bris Lord‘s run-scoring single in the top of the ninth gave the Philadelphia A’s a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees. The […]
Baseball nicknames are a part of the game. In some cases, many fans may not know a player’s real name. Some of the players are even listed on the baseballreference.com site with their nicknames like Cap Anson, Home Run Baker, Choo-Choo Coleman, Pee Wee Reese, Smokey Joe Williams and perhaps the most famous, Babe Ruth. […]
The 1975 Reds and 1905 Giants were victorious in the Tony Perez Bracket in the Press Room Pass Strat Madness Tournament. Tony Perez Bracket Results, Schedule and Round-Up (1) 1975 Reds 3, (4) 1954 Indians 2(2) 1905 Giants 9, (3) 1954 Giants 7(2) 1905 GiantsĀ at (1) 1975 Reds, championship Cincinnati posted a 3-2 come-from-behind […]