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. Urban Shocker kept his winning streak alive as the 1927 New York Yankees survived a 2-1 battle […]
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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. Bill Stafford had just enough to post his team-high eighth win as the 1961 New York 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. Herb Pennock finally got on the winning track. Pennock (2-5) had lost his last four starts for […]
Bob Brenly hit two walk-off homers in his nine-year career with the San Francisco Giants and the Toronto Blue Jays. The second blast was in the finale of the 1987 season as Brenly and the Giants were preparing for the National League playoffs as the West Division champs. Brenly capped a 5-4 victory over the […]
A defensive shift is so common today that we see what once was a strange double play. It’s becoming routine to see a shortstop play a ground ball in shallow right field and throw it to a third baseman, who is actually standing on second ready to complete the twin killing with a toss to […]
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. Whitey Ford tossed a four-hitter and got some defensive help late as the 1961 New York 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. Tony Lazzeri changed the momentum with a homer as the 1927 New York Yankees defeated the 2005 […]
Green Bay Packers legend Tony Canadeo never played in Lambeau Field, but his legacy is present in the stadium. Canadeo is one of six players to have his number retired by the Packers, so his name and No. 3 can been seen by all of the fans in attendance at games. Fans have to enter […]
Hopefully, football season is about to begin. I began collecting baseball cards back in 1971 and it’s turned into a lifetime passion. As a fan of the Green Bays Packers, pieces of cardboard with the future legends of football soon followed. My first year for football cards was 1972. However, because there was a store […]
Editor’s note: The 2006 Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will be used for any games involving American League teams. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. Bob Wickman closed it out for Atlanta as the Braves won the championship game of the 2006 […]