Category: Shoestring Catches

1969 Tournament: Pirates at Giants

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. Al Oliver blasted a key hit, while Bob Moose tossed a five-hitter to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to the championship game of the 1969 Strat-o-Matic Tournament. […]

Legends of the AFL: Week 2

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 […]

1969 Tournament: Tigers at Orioles

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. The Baltimore Orioles needed a walk-off hit to earn their ticket to the semifinals. Baltimore got past the Detroit Tigers 2-1 to win the American League […]

1969 Tournament: Dodgers at Giants

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. Gaylord Perry pitched and hit the San Francisco Giants into the semifinals. The Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 to claim the National League West […]

1969 Tournament: Pirates at Mets

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. The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed took the title in the National League East Bracket of the 1969 Strat-o-Matic Tournament with a 3-1 win over the New York […]

1969 Tournament: Angels 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. Reggie Jackson drove in a pair of runs as the Oakland A’s beat the California Angels 3-2 as the second round of the 1969 Strat-o-Matic Tournament […]

1969 Tournament: Royals at Twins

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 by the Kansas City Royals gave the squad a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 1969 Strat-o-Matic […]

Legends of the AFL: Week 1

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 […]