Cleveland’s Jim Perry posted a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Perry allowed just four hits and one walk as he fanned seven in the shutout. After surrendering back-to-back singles to Curt Flood and Stan Musial with one out in […]

A pair of homers and a four-hit performance by Chicago’s Glen Hobbie gave the Cubs a 4-0 win over the New York Yankees in the first round of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Hobbie gave up two singles to Bobby Richardson. The other two hits were a double to Elston Howard […]

One inning set the tone for Boston as the Red Sox pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-3 in the first round of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Gary Geiger blasted a three-run triple in the second frame and later scored on an error to give the Red Sox a 4-0 advantage. Don […]

Don Demeter made the fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers with one swing. Demeter’s walk-off homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth gave the Dodgers a 4-3 win over the Washington Senators in the first round of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. The contest began as if the […]

Milwaukee blasted three home runs as the Braves defeated the Kansas City A’s 4-1 in the first round of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Bobby Avila smashed two-run homer in the third off A’s starter Bud Daley to put the Braves in front. In the fourth, Eddie Mathews blasted a solo […]

Gene Woodling‘s ninth-inning single proved to be the difference as the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 to advance to the second round of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. With the score tied in the top of the ninth, Al Pilarcik singled off Giants starter Sam Jones. Walt Dropo […]

Cincinnati starting pitcher Don Newcombe needed a little help as the Reds were able to hang on for a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first round of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Newcombe left the mound with two outs in the ninth after Gail Harris drove in a […]

Luis Aparicio had just one hit but it proved to be the decisive blow as the Chicago White Sox went on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 in the opener of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. With the Chicago trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Ted Kluszewski and Larry […]

One of the things that Strat-O-Matic does for many who play the board game is that it brings players back to life. Players can be stars or just rookies with a little time in the big leagues, but anyone can have a great game in a one and done tournament. It was 60 years ago […]

The Montreal Expos worked their way through the field with five straight victories to win the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. The Expos scored five times in the first three innings on their way to a 7-6 win over the Boston Red Sox. Gary Carter got things started in the top of […]