Category: Shoestring Catches

1970s Cy Young Tournament: 73 Orioles at 73 Mets

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. Tom Seaver just needed the two runs his teammates produced in the first […]

1970s Cy Young Tournament: 76 Padres at 77 Yankees

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. An unearned run was the difference as the 1976 San Diego Padres defeated […]

1970s Cy Young Tournament: 78 Yankees at 78 Padres

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. Ron Guidry tossed a four-hitter as the 1978 New York Yankees defeated the […]

Legends of the AFL: Week 3

Editor’s Note: The games for the Legends of the American Football League simulation are played on computer with Action! PC Football. The contests are played with the “coaching” by a human as well as computer simulation. One season per franchise was selected for league play with the 10 teams that merged with the National Football […]

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 […]

1969 Tournament Championship: Royals 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. It took some time, but the Pittsburgh Pirates offense came to life. The Pirates rallied with a big eighth inning to post a 4-1 victory over […]