Category: Shoestring Catches

1938 Tournament: Phillies at Yankees

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. Somehow the game finally ended. It took 22 innings, but Red Rolfe smacked a two-run homer to give the New York Yankees and 4-2 victory over […]

1951 Tournament Championship: Indians at Dodgers

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. Luke Easter silenced everyone at Ebbets Field except for his teammates. With one swing, Easter would set off a celebration in the visiting dugout as the […]

1951 Tournament: Phillies at Indians

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. Two big swings by Larry Doby helped the Cleveland Indians reach the championship game of the 1951 Tournament against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Doby’s second two-run homer […]

1951 Tournament: Braves at Dodgers

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. Ralph Branca tossed a two-hitter to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to the championship game of the 1951 Tournament. The Dodgers won 5-0 in the semifinal contest […]

1951 Tournament: Browns at Phillies

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 fast start for the Philadelphia Phillies led to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Browns in the second round of the 1951 Tournament. The […]

1951 Tournament: Reds at Dodgers

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. Roy Campanella drove in three runs to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1951 […]

1951 Tournament: Pirates at Indians

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 Rosen drove in three runs and the Cleveland Indians survived a late rally by the Pittsburgh Pirates to post a 5-3 win as the opening […]