Editor’s note: The 1980 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. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. Reggie Jackson […]
Category: Shoestring Catches
I’ve often wondered why Major League Baseball never removed the name of longtime Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis from the Most Valuable Player Awards. Recently, I’ve read reports about MVPs Barry Larkin (1995) and Mike Schmidt (1980, 1981 and 1986) discussing how they would be fine and welcome the removal of his name that has […]
As we prepare for the return of baseball, there will likely be a lot of strange happenings during the 2020 season. One of the things that fans have been used to and debating since 1973 is the designated hitter rule in the American League. However, when games resume in late July, the designated hitter will […]
Cincinnati’s Gary Nolan was one of the more important parts of the Big Red Machine back in the 1970s. Nolan was 15-9 during both of Cincinnati’s world championship seasons in 1975 and 1976. Overall, he was 110-67 in 10 seasons with the Reds from 1967-77. He missed all of the 1974 season with an arm […]
As a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates you might be forgiven if you didn’t know the name Jim Nelson, who pitched one of the most important games at Forbes Field, which would close on June 28, 1970. The most famous moment in the history of Forbes Field was Bill Mazeroski‘s iconic seventh game walk-off homer […]
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series about some unusual happenings during a baseball game. The first story in this series featured Texas Rangers shortstop Toby Harrah, while the second was about Baseball Hall of Fame member Lloyd Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Norm Cash‘s unique part of history is similar […]
Editor’s note: This is the second no installment of a three-part series about some unusual happenings during a baseball game. In the first story in this series, Texas Rangers shortstop Toby Harrah was featured for having zero fielding chances during a doubleheader. As inactive as Harrah was during that 1976 twinbill, future Baseball Hall of […]
Editor’s note: This is the first story of a three-part series about some unusual happenings during a baseball game. As a young baseball fan, the most important thing each day was checking the box scores. There was always so much information inside the small print. Who won? Who was the winning pitcher? Did anyone hit […]
Editor’s note: The 1980 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. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. A very […]
Editor’s note: The 1980 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. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. Jerry Reuss […]