Brooklyn’s Don Newcombe won the very first Cy Young Award in 1956 as he posted a 27-7 record, while receiving 10 of the 16 votes from the baseball writers representing each team. While Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees picked up one vote, it was Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox who would […]
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The top prize for major league pitchers is the Cy Young Award, which was established in 1956 after the legendary hurler passed away the year before. Since 1967, the annual honor has been handed out to the best pitcher in the American and National leagues. However, during the first 11 years of the award there […]
The Montreal Expos worked their way through the field with five straight victories to win the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. The Expos scored five times in the first three innings on their way to a 7-6 win over the Boston Red Sox. Gary Carter got things started in the top of […]
Carlton Fisk led the charge as the Boston Red Sox pounded Minnesota 10-3 to take the American League championship in the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Fisk had two hits, but drove in two runs with each hit. He homered in the fourth and tripled in the ninth. Jim Rice had a […]
The National League championship of the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament presented by Press Room Pass was a wild ride as Montreal was able to survive with a 10-7 victory over Los Angeles. Overall by both teams, there were 17 runs, 19 hits and five errors with seven pitchers used in the final three innings. With a […]
The Minnesota Twins took the American League West championship with a 3-1 victory over California in the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Jim Hughes nearly went the distance on the mound for the Twins as he scattered seven hits with six strikeouts, allowing a homer to Bruce Bochte in the fifth inning. […]
Six runs in the first two innings gave the Boston Red Sox the boost they would need to win the championship of the American League East bracket the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. After Fred Lynn put Boston up with a RBI single in the first inning, Carlton Fisk drilled a three-run […]
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 […]
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 […]