Category: Shoestring Catches

27 * 67 Replay 67: 72 A’s at 61 Yankees

Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. A little persistence by the 1961 New York Yankees finally paid off as they need four hits […]

27 * 61 Replay 67: 72 A’s at 27 Yankees

Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. A crazy 10th inning was needed decide the outcome as the 1972 Oakland A’s defeated the 1927 […]

27 * 61 Replay 66: 72 A’s at 27 Yankees

Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. An action packed eighth inning determined the outcome as the 1927 New York Yankees defeated the 1972 […]

Baseball History: Catfish Hunter

Strat-O-Matic Baseball is based on statistical probability. The card and dice board game often seems very realistic, but I cringe when a pitcher hits a home run. While pitchers hitting a long ball is not a completely foreign concept, last year two things happened during my 1975 Cincinnati Reds Replay. Jack Billingham hit a homer […]

27 * 61 Replay 65: 72 A’s at 61 Yankees

Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. Sometimes just surviving is the key. With aces on the mound, one might expect a pitcher’s duel. […]