STRAT-O-MATIC REVIEW

Devoted exculsively to the Strat-O-Matic game fans, with the consent of the Strat-O-Matic Game Co. Vol. I-3 May 1971 35¢ Draft Night Signals Start Of Another Strat-O-Matic Season It may have been just an ordinary Monday evening for millions of Americans ••.but for eight Strat·O-Matic fans it was the night that would shape success or failure in .the. next 15 or 16 weeks ahead. It was draft night! Ever since the final die had been thrown back in late September, momentum had been building for next spring's draft. Now the moment had arrived. The new player cards were laid out on tables and counters at league headquarters (actually the kitchen of a league member's house), with the filling one corner of the room, the catchers and infielders another and the outfielders a third area. All players were face up, so all eight managers, six veterans and two rookies, could evaluate the potential of each based on his 1970 performance. The league members had all agreed that since the National League was used for the draft last season, the would be used this time around. All 12 teams would be used (240 players), but only 25 could be picked by each . . Most of the veterans remembered last year's draft only too well. One of the managers came prepared with elaborate lists containing player ratings for each position. Some snickered, wondering, perhaps, if he hadn't taken the wrong turn on his way to a Pentagon briefing and ended up at the draft by mistake. This manager also brought along an assistant or "advisor" for the draft. More snickers. Everyone else wondered whether all this was necessary. After all, everyone was a baseball expert in their own mind. Common sense and expertise when selecting would certainly be better than player-evaluation lists and an "advisor." But everyone also remembered that this manager had won the league title last season, outdistancing the second place manager by five games and the ce11er-dwe11er manager by a whopping 28. There certainly seemed to be a lot of lists of evidence this time around. After a-quick briefing of the league's constitution, the countdown began toward the first draft selection. Next all put in their $3.00 entry fee, which allowed each manager to pick a folded piece of paper with a number on it. The papers were numbered 1-8 and that was to be the order of the draft. As each number was picked , thoughts rushed through each manager's mi nd. "What if I pick No.1, who do I take? Shall I go for pitching, since there were only half a dozen starters with earned aver.ages under 3.00? What about catchers, there 2 certainly weren't many who batted a lot and yet had a good average and packed a sting in the power department? Should I take MVP or Cy Young winner Jim Perry? What about batting champ Alex Johnson, or king Frank Howard?" Another grim reminder from last season was the fate of the manager who had picked Willie McCovey, the NL's leading home run hitter, as his No.1 draft choice and followed that up by nabbing Pete Rose, the NL's leading hitter. And, if that wasn't enough, Lou Brock and Ron Santo were also picked. None of the other managers waved the white flag of surrender, however, and when it was all over--154 games 1ater--this hitting- rich but pitching-poor manager finished a distant seventh, 25 games out of first place. Hitting alone certainly wouldn't win a pennant. The draft formula was so constructed that each manager picked from every spot (one through eight) three times and a fourth from the position he picked from in the first round. The No.1 draft pick thus gave that manager the choice of all 240 players, but in the second round that manager had to wait until the eighth pick, full 14 selections after his initial choice. The potential curse of picking No. 1 proved to be too much for the manager that drew that selection as he, surprisingly swapped his choice with the manager who had No.7. Being No.1 wasn't valued so highly after all. Carl Yastremzemski (.3286 BA, 40 homers) turned out to be the top draft choice as the long evening of drafting began in earnest. Next was Luis Aparicio, then Frank Howard, then Tommy Harper, .. Although four hitters were picked immediately, the pitchers also started disappearing at a rapid rate in the first round. Jim,Palmer was chosen fifth, then "Sudden Sam" McDowell, then Jim Perry and, ending the, first round, Clyde Wright, another hurler, was chosen eighth. Pick after pick, round after round, the evening wore on until finally all 25-p1ayer rosters were stocked. Two of the managers, apparently remembering last year, picked pitchers in both the first and second r04nds. The two rookie managers, however, both chose hitters. One came up with Frank Howard and Harmon Killebrew; a lot of power. Hmm .•. And from the short list of catchers, Ray Fosse and Thurman Munson were both , picked out in the early rounds. , A big surprise was the wait until the 22nd round for batting champ Alex Jobnson to be chosen. His temperament apparently had nothing to do with his late selection, but " his 4-fielding rating certainly did. Another shocker was Mike Cueller (24-8) lasting c until the 43,rd pick .. A home run (1-14) .in the 4th column, No.8, freightened away most of the managers. Bob Johnson, Kansas City , also remained on the table a surprisingly long time before being grabbed, lasting until the 82nd pick despite a 3.09 ERA in 214 . Here are the first 22 draft selections plus the complete draft table: ROUND PICKS -1- 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 16 7 6 5 8 3 2 1 4 2 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 2 3 4 1 6 7 8 5 18 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 4 5 87 6 1 4 3 2 19 2, 3 4 1 6 7 8 5 5 3 4 1 2 7 8 5 6 20 5 8 7 6 1 4 3 2 6 6 5 8 7 2 1 4 3 21 3 4 1 2 7 8 5 6 7 4 1 2 3 8 5 6 7 22 6 5 8 7 2 1 4 3 8 7 6 5 8 3 2 1 4 23 4 1 2 3 8 5 6 7 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 24 7 6 5 8 3 2 1 4 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 2 3 4 1 6 7 8 5 8 6 1 4 3 2 DRAFT CHOICES 12 5 7 1. 13 3 4 1 2 7 8 5 6 4. Tommy Harper 14 6 5 8 7 2 1 4 3 2. Luis Aparicio 5. Jim Palmer 15 4 1 2 3 8 5 6 7 3. Frank Howard 6. Sam McDowell 3

7. Jim Perry 11 . Ray Fosse 14. Harmon Killebrew 8. Clyde Wright 12. Fritz Peterson 15. Thurman Munson 9. Tony Oliva 13. Boog Powell 16. 10. Dave McNally '27 'Yanks, '53 Dodgers Tan:gl~ In Finals Of AH~TimeReplay

Now only the 1941 Dodgers, the 1953 Dodgers, and the 1946 Red Sox and the 1927 Yankees remained from the'original 32-team field in the all-time Strat-O-Matic baseball tournament. The '41 and '53 Dodgers opposed each other in one best-of-five-game semifinals, while the '27 Yanks and '46 Red Sox squared off in the other. Carl Furillo turned out to be the hero for the '53 Dodgers in the opener against their "Bum" counterparts, as he singled in the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the ninth , keying a three-run rally and a 6-5 victory. The '41 Dodgers, who had won nine of thei r first 12 games, bounced back' in the second tilt, capturing it 5-1 behind Whit Wyatt's nine- twirling. Dolph Camilli lashed three straight doubles for the winners and Joe Medwick also had three hits, including a bases-loaded in the sixth inning. That second-game triumph proved to be the last hurrah for the '41 Dodgers, however, as the .•53 crew crushed 'em, 12-6, in the third game and wrapped up the seri es with an 8-2 victory in the fourth. Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider each slammed three hits apiece to key the .Dodgers' 16- attack in the third contest and Snider exploded a pair of homers (good for five RBIs) and Carl Erskine threw a six-hitter and struck out eight in the finale. The '27 Yanks, fresh from an easy three-game conquest of the 1934 Cards in the quarterfinals, looked like they were going to make short work of the '46 Bosox in the second semifinals, winning the opening two games by scores of 5-2 and 12-2. Actually, the Red Sox had a 2-0 lead going into the ninth inning of the opener. Then four singles, a sacrifice fly and a bases loaded home run off the bat of Lou Gehrig pinned _ the loss on Red Sox starter Tex Hughson. In the second game it was again Gehrig who personally destroyed the Red Sox, as he drilled a pair of homers and chased home five runs, while Earl Combs and Babe Ruth each collected four of the Yanks' 19 hits. It was allover but the shouting. Or was it. Most of the shouting the next two games came .f'romYankee rooters ...who were shouting in dismay as the "Bronx Bombers" were nipped twice in thrillers as tne Red Sox rebounded to even the series at 2-2. Ted Williams drove in a pair of first inning runs with a single in the third game and pitcher Mickey Harris protected the lead with a sparkling four-hitter, including only two over the last seven innings, as the Sox won, 2-1. Then in the fourth game the Sox won again, 7-5, despite two-run homers by the Yanks' Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri. Williams again proved to be the hero for the winners, doubling home three runs in the second inning. Twelve walks issued by four Yankee hurlers made the six-hit Red Sox battling attack a good deal more effective in the run-producing department.- So it all boiled down to the fifth and final game. Wilcey Moore was the Yankee mound choice and Tex. Hughson again got the Red Sox call. Williams again made a bid midway . during the game to play the hero's role as he crashed a three-run homer in the sixth inning to put the Sox ahead momentarily, 3-2. The Yanks tied it, however, in' the seventh and the two teams went through the eighth tied at 3-all. With one out in the bottom of the ninth, center fielder Earl Combs came up with his fourth hit of the game and most important safety of the tourney for the Yanks, parking a Hughson fastball into the seats for the deciding run and a 4-3 win. 4 Extended three times the full five-game route and facing an awesome hitting '53 Dodger outfit in the finals, there were rumblings that the Yanks were on the decline as the best-of-seven-game championship series opened. Quickly the Yanks convinced skeptics they were not dead--only sleeping--as they rode a two-run third inning homer by Ruth to a 6-1 win in the first game. The second game turned out to be the pivotal game of the championship playoff. The Yanks grabbed a 5-0 lead and sailed along without being touched until the bottom of the eighth. Then the Dodgers struck back for five big runs as Billy Cox smacked a two-run to highlight a counterattack. Needing only one big blow to even the series, the Dodgers never could get it as the teams battled into extra innings. Finally, in the 12th, unsung Mark Koenig delivered the big wallop for the Yanks, tripling home Combs, who had walked, with the tie-breaker. Koenig, a .285 hitter who had 11 triples in '27, smashed an amazing three triples in the game. Dodger power preva 1ied 1n the third game as Gil Hodges handled the 1ong-ba 11 role (two homers, five RBIs) in a 12-10 slugfest. But the third game explosion was to be the last sound emitting from the powerful Dodger lineup. While the Yankee batting power rode shotgun in most of the "Bombers "' wins, it was the pitching staff that usually limped home barely holding the reins. Herb Pennock and Wilcey Moore made their presence felt in the next two games, however, as Pennock stopped the Dodgers 13-4, in the fourth game and Moore (the first-game winner) came back to neatly wrap up the championship with a three-hit, 10-0 job in the fifth contest. It was the long suspect Dodger pitching staff that crumbled first in the battle of the offensive machines, not the Yank's. After that 12-10 loss in the third game, the Yanks, just like heavyweight champ Joe Frazier, kept the pressure on and the Dodgers folded, 13-4 and then 10-0 in the finale. Bob meusel keyed the fourth-game wip by tagging a bases loaded home run in the opening inning (he finished with two roundtrippers, a double and seven RBIs), while Gehrig got the Yanks off and running in the last game with a three-run clout in the initial frame and then turned the long-ball blasting over to Ruth, who hammered two Dodger offerings into the seats. So, as had been predicted before the'all-time series got started, the 1927 Yankees proved to be the greatest of them all. Gehrig, Ruth, Combs, Meusel, Lazzeri and Co. whipped up a mixture of hitting that contained just the right amounts of clutch base hits and long-ball power, while the pitching staff of Wilcey Moore, Waite Hoyt, Urban _ Shocker and Herb Pennock, although troubled by inconsistency, came through when it counted as the Yanks finished with 16 wins and only seven losses against the top teams - of the '60s and the old-time greats.

AL HALL OF FAMERS BEST NL HALL OF FAMERS Russell Behnnan Fresh Meadows, New York 11365 My friend and I played a league pitting the 2 greatest teams in Strat-O-Matic history against each other, head on for 154 games. As Victorious coach of the AL Hall of Famers thru the rugged schedule I would like to present some statistics of this league. We switched all-time and best season cards every game. The league was a tremendously exciting one, even though the AL won by 14 games. The turning point came in game 111. Leading by just 2 games, the AL fell behind in this game by a lopsided 7-1 in the first 2 innings, knocking out Bob Feller. But the AL finally got their wacks in on Diz Dean and on a 3 run 4th inning homer by Nap Lajoie closed the gap to 7-6. Dick Sisler's 5th inning triple tied it for the Al and Joe DiMaggio's 8th inning sacrifice fly won it. The fina1 was 9-7, AL. From there the AL ran the NL ragged and c1inched the 1eague in 143 games. The clincher was 5-hit shutout by Johnson with 2 HRs by DiMag (one a grandslammer) and one by Ruth for the 7-0 win. W L PCT RUNS 2b 3b HR RBI BA AL Hall of Fame 84 .545 607 238 78 164 584 .267 to .256 NL Hall of Fame 70 84 .455 558 184 80 126 529 5 Readers Roll 'Em

Dear Sirs: successful with Strat-O-Matic Baseball and Football, I'm waiting for a new sports game. The other day I received my second I'm sure that it will be excellent. issue of the Strat-O-Matic Review. I was Overall, I am praising a great magazine quite satisfied with this issue. I had devoted to the world's greatest sports enjoyed reading your first issue but the games. second issue was far better than the first. One of the most pleasant surprises was Sincerely, the GKSML constitution. This answered many of my questions about Strat-O-Matic Ray Komow Baseball. I was very happy to see that Newtonville, Massachusetts somebody else realized that a pitcher or a batter could play more than he had played in real life. Thus a player who had been Dear Sirs: at the plate 150 times and batted .317 Your Review is beautiful. There is a could become the most valuable player of lot that can be discussed about the Strat- the year. Another thing that I liked O-Matic sports games. The first part of about the constitution was it gave me a the Harold Richman story stoked my mind and basic outline on what things to keep track I'm anxious to hear the rest. I used to of when I'm keeping score. Recently, I have work in a stockroom and possibly your kept score of a season and then realized magazine will show how the Strat-O-Matic that I have left out important facts, I company operates from this viewpoint. Help- would get the feeling that all of my time fu1 thoughts from allover the nation that had been wasted. Now, thanks to your would probably have never crossed my mind constitution, I won~t have any more scoring will be brought right to our mailbox. problems. What I consider the best part of After 12 baseball seasons (three or the constitution is the·section on injuries. four in a calendar year) and close to This solved my biggest problem of playing 3,000 games, I have developed a problem. Strat-O-Matic Baseball. It used to be that It has become difficult to break away from a hitter with many at bats was just as playing the game. I'll be going away to liable to injury as a hitter with very few college in the fall and I should be doing at bats. Now a hitter who went to the plate more socializing now and less game-playing. many times is much less liable to be hurt. But I believe a person should do what makes I would also like to congratulate Larry him happy and at times I'm simply obsessed Thompson of Carmel, California for coming with starting a new league. I was stoked up with what I think is the best method yet when I read that Mike Allison averages of getting split-card results both quickly 10 baseball games a day. I believe my and without memorizing what will be the record for one day is 24 games. next to be drawn. Lots of luck in the future. In addition to all the other bonus in the Review I have found the Old Timers Sincere 1y, series very enjoyable. My prediction for the winner would be the 1927 Yankees. I Rick Hudson do believe that the 1946 Red Sox could be a "sleeper" and might leave the Yankees Dear Sirs: behind wondering what happened. I have two ideas I am considering I have enjoyed reading about Harold sending in to Strat-O-Matic. I would like Richman in the story "Teenage Dream to know what you and the readers think. Becomes Reality for Strat-O-Matic's The first is to have Hall of Famers and Old Creator." I really felt as if I were Timer teams in football. The other is a part of the story and felt very relieved Strat-O-Matic basketball game. I think when Mr. Richman finally met with success. these two ideas could improve the company A note to Mr. Richman, since you were so greatly. 6

I think Strat-O-Matic games are Keep up the great job on the magazine. wonderfully realistic and exciting. I It has given me a chance to see that I'm have ---- baseball and football and they not the only person who is fanatic about can't compare with Strat-O-Matic in any this game! way. The time, results and statistics aren't nearly as good as Strat-O-Matic's. Sincerely, Yours truly, Michael Gold Teaneck, New Jersey Rick Fortenberry Charlotte, North Carolina Dear Sirs: A letter in your April issue from Dennis Dear Sirs: Taylor of Broomfield, Colorado says that he I've been playing Strat-O-Matic for feels that the fact that a pitcher has the five years and thought some people might same chances in a sacrifice of hit and run be interested in some of the highlights situation is unfair. Mr. Taylor, if you experienced. re-read your rule boor.,you'll see that Definitely the most thrilling moment it is illegal for a pitcher to be used in was when Jim Maloney pitched my first and a hit-and-run. Also, many pitchers, although only no-hitter against the 1969 L.A. Dodgers. not good hitters, are good bunters and The Reds themselves only picked up four therefore can be used for sacrifices. hits, winning 1-0. Back in 1966, Juan However, I support the idea that Strat-O- Marichal pitched eight and two-thirds Matic should print a hitter's card on innings of a perfect game the N.Y. Mets, back of their pitcher's cards. only to have it broken up by a single by Keep up the good work - its a great Johnny Stephenso n magazine and I anxiously await your next Rivaling Maloney's achievement; Mar.ichal i ssue. retired 30 consecutive Cincinnati Reds in extra innings, starting in the fourth Sincerely, inning, in another game. This occurred during the 1969 Western Division playoffs, Marc Margolius which the Giants took three games to one. Mt. Vernon, New York I have already broken two real baseball records. In my 1968 season, the Dodgers' Dear Sirs: pitching staff struck out 24 S.F. Giants After receiving my first two issues of in an extra-innings contest, the Dodgers "Strat-O-Matic Review," I can now say I losing, 5-4. The actual record is 22, set am certainly glad I have subscribed. I in 1964 by the Giants vs. the Mets. In have a subscription to another table sports my 1969 Worl d Series , the l~ets, after game paper and it is constantly at least two losing the first three games, came back months late. It is obvious that the "Strat- to take the Series from the Giants in seven. O-Mati c Review", is much more organi zed This also has never happened in real and believe me it makes your paper even baseball. more enjoyable. My friends and I have discovered that I have read the first two parts of Mr. the best way of playing Strat-O-Matic is Richman 's story and believe me I feel to make "All-Star" teams out of three or very strange. Ever since I first started four old-timer or modern teams. An playing table games (about 9 years ago) important thing to remember when doing I have come up with improvements and this is to make sure the teams you combine ideas for games, but never have had the are evenly matched, or else you'll get a courage to go as far as Mr. Richman did. monopoly of one team (such as if you mixed Since I am also an accountant, our posts the 1927 Yankees with the 1962 Mets and seem very similar. I envy Mr. Richman the 1970 White Sox). for his determination and I am so glad This year, I have aligned 14 teams in Strat-O-Matic has made it. four asymmetric divisions, each team I am just like another reader who said playing a 15-game schedule (unlike Mr. he had bought.every type of baseball game Allison, I am unable to play 10 games available, but still came back to Strat- a day!). O-Matic. For sheer enjoyment, fast moving 7 excitement there is no better game on the Rams (34-7) in the Western Conference market. playoff game to reach the fina1s . Mean- while, the Cowboys had a harder time, Sincerely, having to win six straight games to face the Packers. At one point in the season Jerry Newton Dallas was 4-5 and later it almost blew Carpintera, California its playoff game to Cleveland (21-20), being saved only when Don Cockroft missed Dear Sirs: a 30-yard field goal attempt with 2:45 remaining. First, I would like you to excuse my But now it seemed that Green Bay would informal letter. I just couldn't get get their revenge as they opened up a 14-0 around to typing a "business" letter. first quarter lead on Donny Anderson's Congratulations on your first issue one-yard plunge and Bart Starr's ll-yard of the S-Review! The materials were very TO pass to Boyd Dowler. Dallas rallied interesting and "mature". The main reason with a on a pass to Pettis I'm writing this letter is to voice my Norman and a 14-yard field goal by Mike support for a left and right-handed card Clark. Green Bay ended the first half with for each player as mentioned by Mr. a 17-10 lead on a field goal by Mike Mercer. Charles Blau. I've been playing Strat-O- The third quarter was a defensive strug- Matic Baseball for quite a few years and gle as neither team scored. The fourth had always wanted a "two-sided" player card. started the same way but Green Bay finally I feel it would add more interest and increased its lead to 10 on'another field strategy to the game and really let Strat- goal by Mercer. Then the Cowboys got the O-Mafic Co., leave the rest of the "pack" first real break of the game when they way behind. The way it is now, (I'm returned the kickoff to their own 47 and not complaining, since 'I feel Strat-O- scored on an end run by Craig Baynham with Matic is the best game around) there is 5:15 remaining. Now with a three-point almost no reason whatsoever to platoon lead all the Pack had to do was hold onto hitters and the importance of a left and the ball. But they couldn't and so Dallas right handed reliever are not played up. received a short punt on their 39 with For example, look at the 1969 season 1:30 left. A long pass to Bob Hayes and Washington Senators, Ted Williams used one to Lance Rentzel fell incomplete. On the players on almost a total platoon third and 10, Meredith went back to throw system, but in all .the table games but was dumped for a nine-yard loss by th~ available today, why would an average Green Bay front four. Time out. , gamer bench Mike Epstein and other players Fourth and 19 with 45 seconds remaining. for maybe players of lesser calibre? The DalJas' back was to the wall. Again the fact is, Epstein was hardly ever used Cowboy went back to pass and against leftjes. So I feel having a left this time he found Rentzel for a 41-yard and right-I'rah~edcard wi 11 produce a much gainer to the Green Bay 29. After calling more rounded game, and make Strat-O-Matic a time out he went to the air again and hit better than ever. Hayes with an 11-yard pass to put the Cowboys in field goal range on the 18. With 15 Sincerely, seconds showing Clark booted his second field goal to tie the game. Harold Chen In the sudden death overtime Green Bay received the kickoff but was stopped.- Dallas Dear Sirs: then drove from its own 40 down to the After receiving the first issue of your Packer six, where Clark kicked his third great magazine, I decided to relate to you and championship-winning field goal to give my greatest football game. the Cowboys their second straight NFL title. It was the 1969 NFL championship game I'm sure you will agree that this game (played with '68 cards) between the Dallas ranks up there with The Game of 1958 Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers. The between the Colts and Giants. Packers, who had lost the,championship to Sincerely, Dallas the year before (25-9), were look- ing for revenge. They had crushed the Paul Perrone 8 Lions Rule '69 Foothall Repl'ay

I played out the 1969 season of football and I too had some "surprises"! The Los Angeles Rams did not present much of a problem with a 7-6-1 record in the Coastal Division as Baltimore won it with an 11-2-1 record (losing to Detroit and Green Bay). In the rugged Central, Detroit edged out Minnesota (10-3-1). Detroit was 11-1-2. In the Century the title was up for grabs week after week, with the New York Giants finally taking it with a 6-6-2 record. Cleveland (5-9) was second. In the Capital, Washington (10-4) stayed with Dallas for awhile but the Cowboys (13-1) pulled ahead 1ate. (1) Dallas, (2) Baltimore, and (3) Detroit were tops in total offense. (1) Min- nesota, (2) Detroit, and (3) Green Bay led in total offense. Dallas allowed only 57 yards per game rushing. Green Bay allowed only 70.7 yards per game passing. Calvin Hill won the rushing title with an even 1,300 yards for a 5.7 per carry average, plus he had 10 TDs rushing. won the passing title with a 60,9 percent completion rate and 26 TDs. Sonny Jurgensen hit 63.2 percent for 30. Bruce Gossett hit for 146 points on 39 of 51 field goals and 29 PATs. Mike Clark was second with 145 points. Lance Rentze1 was seventh in scoring with 96 points off 16 TD passes. Dan Abramowicz had 73 receptions. In the playoffs, Detroit beat Ba1itmore, 27-24, in sudden death. The Lions were down 24-7 going into the fourth quarter. This was indeed their hardest game of the season. The Dallas Cowboys struggled to a 37-31 overtime win from New York, too, in a game which Fran Tarkenton passed for 357 yards. In the championship, Detroit jumped to a 10-0 lead off Lem Barney's 78-yard punt return and Errol Mann's 43-yard field qoal , but then the tide turned and Dallas fought back, only to fall, 20-17. In the League the New York Jets won easily with an unbelievable 14-0 record. Houston was second at 7-7. _Kansas City (12-1-1) edged out Oakland (11- 3-0) . In the playoff the Jets beat Oakland, 27-24, and Kansas City routed Houston, 48-3. In the championship, New York blasted Kansas City, 37-23. What a Super Bowl setting! New York 14-0 and 16-0 overall and Detroit, 11-1-2 and 13-1-2 overall. The Namath-1ed Jets didn't do too well this time as Me1 Farr, and Greg Landry each scored twice to rip the unbeaten Jets, 45-14. Detroit had 541 total yards to the -Jets' 281. Landry, who had only three TDs during the regular season, came up with five in the playoffs. In the Super Bowl, Me1 Farr ran for 136 yards, and against Dallas' tough defense he ran for 110. Standings: COASTAL W '69 L '69 T '69 CENTURY W '69 L '69 T '69 1. Baltimore 1ST '2 m r TiT 1. New York 6" T6T 6" 1ST '2 TOT 2. Los Angeles l'7 (11) 6 (3) 1 (0) 2. Cleveland 5 (10) 9 (3) 0 (1) 3. Atlanta 4 (6) 10 (8) 0 (0) 3. st. Louis 3 (4) 8 (9) 3 (1) 4. San Fran. 3 (4) 11 (8) 0 (2) 4. Pittsburgh 3 (1) 10 (13) 1 (0) CENTRAL CAPITOL 1. Detroi t 11 (9) 1 (4) 2 (1) ,-:--oar1as 13 (11) 1 (2) 0 (1) 2. Minnesota 10 (12) 3 (2) 1 (0) 2. Washington 10 (7) 4 (5) 0 (2) 3. Green Bay 7 (8) 7 (6) 0 (0) 3. Philadelphia 4 (4) 9 (9) 1 (1) 4. 4 (1) 9 (13) 1 (0) 4. New Orleans 4 (5) 9 (9) 1 (0) Detroit lost to Pittsburgh, 9-6. Detroit also beat Minnesota, 55-10, as their defense held Minnesota to a total of only six yards rushing, two first downs and a11owed only four completions in 27 passing attempts. Ronnie Smith Richmond, 'Va. 9 lUinnesota Breezes In '68 Replay

Daniel Constantine found Minnesota was king of the 1968 baseball season, not the as in real life. Constantine replayed both the American and National Leagues recently and the Twins not only won their division by a comfortable 10-game margin, but also breezed through the playoffs and . Instead of total American and National League setups, both leagues were broken down into divisions like those instituted for the 1969 season. As a result Minnesota won the AL West, Detroit the East, Cincinnati the NL West and St. Louis and Chicago tied for the East's top spot. St. Louis whipped Chicago two straight to survive its first playoff test, then polished off Cincinnati for the NL championship, three games to one. In the American League Minnesota swept three out of four games from Detroit ...and then continued to roll in high gear by disposing of St. Louis in four straight in the World Series. 1968 Season NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST W L PCT GO WEST W L PCT GO sr:-Louis 94 68 -:580 Cincinnati 93 69 -:573 Chicago 94 68 .580 San Francisco 92 70 .556 1 Philade1 phia 86 76 .531 8 Los Angeles 86 76 .531 7 Pittsburgh 84 78 .518 10 Atlanta 79 83 .487 14 New York 76 86 .469 18 Houston 73 89 .452 20 Montreal 72 90 .444 22 San Diego 43 119 .265 50 EAST Detroit 96 66 .593 Minnesota 95 67 .586 Cleveland 93 69 .573 3 Oakland 85 77 .524 10 BaHimore 91 71 .561 5 Kansas City 81 81 .500 14 Boston 85 77 .524 11 California 77 85 .475 18 New York 82 80 .507 14 Chicago 77 85 .475 18 Washington 59 103 .365 37 Seattle 51 111 .365 44 Top Hitters (AL) Yastrzemski - .303, (NL) Clemente - .3374, Perez -336.8 HR's (AL) Howard - 48 (NL) McCovey - 40 RBIs (AL) Northrup - 109 (NL) Clemente - 125 2's (AL) Oliva, Monday - 40 (NL) Rose - '49 3's (AL) McCraw - 16 (NL) Clemente - 21 GS (NL) Allen - 4 (1 less than major league record) SB (AL) Campaneria - 104 (NL) Brock - 82 Wins (AL) Tiant, Pheobus - 24 (NL) Gibson - 24 14 Best Record - (NL) Hands - 21 4 Perfect Games - Gibson, Sequi No Hitters - John, Ellsworth, Tiant, Dobson, McNally (Year of the Pitcher) Playing Tip w. Sarrubi North Bergen, NJ Tight Ends - the offense removes the flanker or split end and inserts a spare . This is done to beef up the offensive blocking on the left side of the line. Players will note that all wide receivers are 0 blockers, while many teams (1968 Chargers, Raiders) have reserve tight ends with 2 or 3 block ratings. You can cross your opponent up by inserting the tight end on short yardage or goal line situations and then throwing a pass. 10 Teenage Dream Becomes Reality

PART III For Strat-OmMatic~s Creator Today Strat-O-Matic has six full-time employees (with three working primarily on research and development) and a small number of part-time employees. In fact, Pauline Williams, who became the first employee of Strat-O-Matic in 1964, is still with the firm. , The baseball cards, featuring the exciting duel between batter and pitcher rather than a batter-versus-pitcher's rating, are now completely calculated and printed by computer, saving approximately 325 hours of manual labor. The computer process is as follows: first the baseball averages are transposed onto input sources for computer calculations'. The computer then calculates percentages and in a separate phase applies percentages to a program, which, in turn, also applies the percentage to dice percentages an~ creates an IBM printout of each card. The program, however, is extremely expensi.ve, since it indicates to the computer its responses to approximately 200 decisions for each player card. In the past the IBM printout was duplicated by variatype operaters. This ye~r, however, anot~er program has been devised to enable the computer to actually print out the player cards in their final form. The newest process insures that no errors can be made in copying the IBM printout material. Meanwhile, the football cards are still manually ca1cu1ated--a job that takes approxi- mately 450-500 hours, or from late February to early May. The football game was released in 1968 after four years of intensive research and the advanced version, without a doubt, has no equal in the game industry. The baseball game, in fact, has surpassed all other games of its type in sales, both by mail and retail, while football sales are increasing by leaps and bounds every year. Richman sums up the past few years and the outlook for the future of 'Strat-O-Matic in this way: "The game industry has made great strides in its creative endeavors to occupy much spare time. It's an unbe1ieveab1y gratifying business. We at Strat-O-Matic feel we have succeeded in fulfilling the need for,stimu1ating baseball and football games to be played at both child and adult levels. We'are presently researching other sports games and -we hope to make them available to the public shortly." Today Richman is still a sports fanatic, attending all types of sporting events and playing basketball and tennis whenever time permits. He admits, however, that he really excelled in one sport--tab1e tennis. Despite his being, as he puts it, at best an intra- mural athlete, he's big league all the way with his sports table game creations. He's not only satisfied his own thirst for sports through his games, but he serves up thousands of hours of fun for young and old alike allover the country each year. , Playing Tip

For more realistic results and more managerial strategy I have devised a "Bullpen." Each re1ief pitcher for your team wit1 be placed aside from the rest of the bench in an area called the bullpen. Each re1iefer must warm up (don~ by placing card on some type of holder) one roll of the dice (one batter) before he enters the game. Also a re1iefer cannot warm up more than 3 times a game and that re1iefer cannot warm up foY' more than one full inning at a time. This puts more decis ions in the hands of the manager. He must be sure not to warm up his best re1iefer too many times in the early innings. Also, the 2nd or 3rd best re1iefer gets in the g·amemore frequently, especially I the earlier innings. George Richardson Irwin, Pennsylvania 15642 11 Strat ~O-MaticBaseball Stars Come To Life During Interview by Dave Thompson Imagine me interviewing real baseball stars, it's like a dream come true. That's just how I felt as I read the invitation inviting me to attend the Detroit Tiger press conference. Being program director of a radio station has given me an opportunity to meet many outstanding personalities and celebrities, but none as exciting as meeting players of the Detroit Tiger baseball team. When I received the invitation to inter- view the Tigers, I jumped at the chance. About a week before the press conference, I started thinking about what I would ask players that had become apart of my daily Strat-O-Matic life? Would I ask them questions about their personal life, about their hitting, about pitching, just what would I ask them? I suddenly found myself completely flabbergasted, which is something unusual for a radio man. No matter what, I made a promise that I would ask each player about the Strat-O-Matic game, and if they ever played. I found out later, it was the first time they had been asked about table top games. Well, the big day rolled around, and many things were going through my mind. I got in my car, and started down the road anxious to meet the Tigers! This particular press conference was held just outside of Kalamazoo', about a twenty minute drive from Otsego. As I was driving down the road, all I could think of was cards of Strat-O-Matic players, like a two eight roll on McAuliffe's card sends the ball out of the park, or a five-ten on Kilkenny's card sends him to the dugout. I was really anticipating meeting the D~troit Tigers, then getting home and bringing out the Strat-O-Matic dice. In just a few short minutes I pulled into the parking lot. As I opened my car door and pulled out the radio station's tape recorder, I had to pinch myself to see if it was really true! I couldn't get over it, here I was a co-editor of the Strat-O-Matic Review, and great fan of the Strat-O-Matic game, about to talk with men I had written on lineup sheets many times, men whose cards I've thrown frustrated with their hitting, and men who have caused me to jump out of my seat when they hit a ninth inning homer. I was about to meet the real backbone of the Strat-O-Matic game. With nervous hands I reached for the lobby door and pulled it open, and there right in front of me was Dick McAuliffe, the Tigers great . Immediately, I cleared my throat, set my recorder down, and introduced myself. We talked for about fifteen minutes on everything from hitting to stealing to teammates and trades. You may be interested to know where Mac acquired his unusual stance. Dick told me that during his first year of major league play, he was having a difficult time getting hits, so he asked one of his coaches for help. Dick said he knew if he didn't do something, he wouldn't be around long. The coach told McAuliffe that he was hitting the ball to the left side of the field, and teams were playing him to hit there. The coach continued to tell Mac that if he put more weight on his back left foot he would get the bat around faster and could pull the ball. Dick told me that more and more he did this until now it has become a very comfortable odd looking stance, and who can complain about the All-Star second baseman! . I talked with many Tigers, including new manager Billy Martin, the new Ed Brinkman, the hard throwing right-handed Joe Niekro, ace-reliever Tom Timmerman, the Canadian southpaw Mike Kilkenny, plus Dick McAuliffe and others. After each interview, I would make my way across the floor to where my co-partner Del Newell was stationed. (Del was covering the event for the Gazette. In case you're wondering where Mike was, he was on the radio with the Mike Allison Show at the time, and had to miss this event). Anyway, after each interview, Del and I would get together and talk about the players Strat-O-Matic card. We would analyze each player and discuss how he measured up to his Strat-O-Matic card. When I asked Tom Timmerman )f he had ever heard of the Strat-O-Matic game he told me he had. Tom added he didn't quite know how it worked but he had seen it played. He said he would play me some time if I would pitch him in the game. 12

Next I talked with Mike Kilkenny, and this has got to be one of the greatest Strat-O-Matic interviews of all time. Mike had never heard of the game, so I began explaining how it worked. When I had finished, Kilkenny was so excited he almost came home and played the game with me. He asked me how he was doing, and when I told him good, he said let's go tell Manager Martin. It had been quite an experience, one I won't forget for a long time. When the evening was over, I had found out firsthand our Strat-O-Matic cards were represented by fine men. The next day, the Detroit Tigers and were scheduled to play in my Strat-O-Matic league. I decided to start Mike Kilkenny on the mound, and let Dick McAuliffe play second. McAuliffe as you know does not have many at bats in the '69 season. The Tigers won the game two to nothing. Mike Kilkenny pitched a two hit shutout, and Dick McAuliffe hit two homers ...I WONDER!!! ADVERTISEMENTS' RATES: Per Issue - up to 30'words, 50¢; 31-50 words, 70¢; 51-70 words, $1.00; and 71-100 words, $1.50. When you send in your ads, specify either FOR SALE, WANTED, ' or LEAGUE, name any card sets by the year upon which they were based. NO]E: Only advertisements regarding Strat-O-Matic products, related merchandise, and leagues will be accepted. No other brand names may be mentioned or advertised. No advertisement concerning photocopied Strat-O-Matic player cards or related products will be accepted. Wanted WANTED: 80 card 1960 Strat-O-Matic base- Strat-O-Matic player cards based on the ball season. Buy or trade old Strat-O- 1960 and 1961 seasons. I will pay $50.00 Matic seasons. Also have other items to' for the 80 card 1960 All-Star set and trade. Robert Henry, 15919 Ferguson, $50.00 for the 100 card 1961 All-Star Detroit, MI 48227. set. Will also trade any other season for either set. Terry C. Ray, 2913 Lenn WANTED: Spend more time playing and less Street, Kansas City, MO 64129. figuring. I will compile statistics of Strat-O-Matic games quickly and accurately. WANTED: The '67 Packers, Steelers, Bills, Only 5¢ per team per game. George Cozby, Falcons. Want '66 and earlier of these teams, Box 1-5, Jonesboro, IL 62952. also any other team from '66 and earlier. Wesley Enich, Jr., 228 E. Wilson, Girard, WANTED: 1966 Orioles and Twins. Willing OH 44420. to pay $1.00. Please contact: Charles Zolot, 85-94 Santiago Street, Holliswood, WANTED: Baseball: any White Sox teams, NY 11423. 1968 or earlier. Football: any Green Bay Packer teams at all. Willing to pay 75¢ to WANTED: Any SOM football teams before $1.00 or lowest bidder. Jay Miller, 203 S. 1967; especially the '66 Packers, Cowboys, Lincoln Avenue, Aurora, IL 60505. Patriots; '64 Colts, Browns; '63, '65 Bears; will pay up to $4.00 for a team. WANTED: 1965 Astros, 50¢. Also want 1963- Also have league forming. Bob Clark, 64 teams or leagues. Make offer. Also 420 Hemlock Lane, Rockford, IL 61107. anyone interest in league play write to: David Jacobs, 80-42 211 Street, Queens WANTED: The 1965 San Francisco Giants. Village, NY 11427. Will pay $1.25. Good-fair condition. Write: John Fairfield, 116 Colt Road, WANTED: Baseba 1.1teams 1962-66. Wi1.1pay Summit, NJ 07901. any reasonable price. Write: T. Coberly, 702 Main Street, Fowler, CO 81039. 13

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14 In The Strat-O-Matic Spotlight

BELIEVE IT OR NOT! Although the baseball player cards are computerized and the football cards figured manually to the smallest detail, a "freak" happening--where the dice so wild and the results border on the unbelievable--is always a possibility. Bryan Baker (Flint, Mich.) had just such a happening 'in a baseball game between' the 1957 Milwaukee Braves and the 1948 . When the Injuns scored six runs in the first inning (four from a bases-loaded home run by Joe Gordon), that wasn't unusual . Neither were the three more added in the second. But when Cleveland followed that with nine in the third, four in the fourth and two in the fifth (a 24-0 lead), it began to look like it wasn't going to be Milwaukee's day. Any hopes of a comeback were dashed in the next two frames as the Tribe pouted -12-runs across the plate, then 14 and' finally three in the eigth inning making the final score a fantastic 53-0. Bob Lemon shut out the Braves on six hits while Cl eve 1and clubbed Mi lwaukee pitch ing for 61 hits, 14 of 'em homers, incl udi ng four by Mi ke Hegan and three each' by Gordon and All ie Cl ark. Bel ieve it or not! For those who don't believe 'it, reader Baker, who has played thebasebal l game for five years, sent along a well-written, detailed letter describing the game, plus a,line score. NO-HITTERS

Accounts of no-hitters are no rarity i nmafl to the Review, but occasionally there's one or two that are out of the ordinary. Greg Januska (Bayonne, N.J.) experienced an interesting one when Gary Nolan of the 1968 Cincinnati Reds tossed a l3-inni ng no-hit effort at the '68 Mets. Another that 1ifted eyebrows was Jerry Janeski, '70 White Sox, pulling the feat off against Oakland, 1-0, for Pete Prorek (LibertyviJle, Ill.). Janeski was certainly not a serious candidate for a no-hitter based on his credentials--a 4.76 ERA plus allowing an average of more than one hit -per inning and 22 homers.

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THIS 'N THAT ••.The first issue of the Review is now a complete sellout and extra copies are no longer available ...The long-ball muscle of the '61 Yankees manhandled the '50 Phils' Russ Meyer for four straight home runs--by , Mickey Mantle, and --in the fifth inning of a 7-1 win, reports Marc Margolius (Mt. Vernon, NY) .•.More pitching woes were experienced by Montreal's Bill Stoneman, passes on Pete Crockett, as the Expo twirler had a 5-30 won-lost mark in a '69 replay .•. Another single-game feat tough to top is the 35 first downs chalked up by the '67 Redskins f n a replay by Ricky Fortenberry (Charlotte, N.'C.).•.Reader Daniel Constantine writes about fate of Tommy Davis, based on 1969 season: Davis was included in the extra players for the Houston Astros and, despite playing for more than one team, his stats were based on only his performance with Houston. 15 ALL-TIMERECORD$ The 'All-Time Records' listed in the first issue of the Review went down like a row of dominoes in the second issue, but now it appears the records section is starting to become more stabilized. A few new records were established, but whole- sale changes weren't needed this month. John Brodie of San Francisco ('69) set two new passing marks in a game against the New York Jets. Jeff Johnson (Rockford, Ill.) reports both starters at the running back spots were injured early, Doug Cunningham and Ken Willard, thus Brodie had to go to the air repeatedly. He ended up with 49 completions (a new record) in 62 attempts for a total of 715 yards (also a new record). Cliff Sutton (Roanoke, Va.) was on the dice-rolling end of two other football records. Chicago's Gale Sayers ('69) carried the ball 44 times for 255 yards and six (a new record) against Green Bay, the Bears winning, 52-28. Also, Carroll Dale, Green Bay, and Gene Washington, Minnesota, each caught 24 passes in a single game, breaking the old mark of 18. Although it didn't make it onto the records list, Bart Starr's performance against Minnesota is worth repeating. Victims of Sayers' explosiveness just the game before, the Pack bounced back behind Starr's amazing 41 completions in 47 attempts, for 309 yards, to rout the Vikings, 42-7. In baseball, Richard Tucker (Pine Bluff, Ark.) shared a great season's performance with (1968). Gibson hurled 379 innings (a record), came up with 13 shut- outs (record) and 356 while compiling a 28-10 mark. Greg Januska (Bayonne, N.J.) also had Gibson in the spotlight. The 1967 version of Gibby pitched 227 innings and allowed only 32 earned runs to establish a new ERA record of 1.27. Probably many readers have noticed that all the Strat-O-Matic records are held by modern-day players and that old-timers are not listed. This was done on purpose because of the small number of records submitted for old-timers. If, however, in the future enough records are sent in to compile a separate SOM old-timers records list, the addition will be made~ Football Stra t-O-Mati c Rea1-1ife Passes attempted one game: (71) Norm Snead, 1967 (68) , 1964 Most passes completed: (49) John Brodie, 1969 (37) George Blanda, 1964 Most yards passing: (715) John Brodie, 1969 (554) Norm VanBrocklin, 1951 Most touchdown passes: (9) Don Meredith, 1968 (7) held by five players Norm Snead, 1967 Most passes intercepted: (7) Dary1e Lamonica, 1969 (8) , 1950 Terry Hanratty, 1969 Most rushing attempts: (51) , 1969 (38) Harry Newman, 1934 Jim Nance, 1966 Most yards rushing: (429) Gale Sayers, 1968 (243) Cookie Gilchrist, 1963 Most touchdowns rushing: (6) Gale Sayers, 1969 (6) Ernie Nevers, 1929 Most pass receptions: (24) Carroll Dale, 1969 (18) Tom Fears, 1950 Gene Washington, '69 Most yards gained: (452) Warren Wells, 1968 (303) Jim Benton, 1945 Most touchdowns receiving: (6) Don Maynard, 1968 (5) Bob Shaw, f950 Most field goals: (7) Jan Stenerud, '68 & '69 Jim Bakken, 1969 (7} Jim Bakken, 1967 Most passes caught (season): (107} Fred Biletnikoff,'69 (101) Charley Hennigan', '64 Most touchdown passes (season): (40) Sonny Jurgensen, '67 (36) George Blanda, 1961 Y.A. Tittle, 1963 STRAT-O-MATIC REVIEW P. O. Box 27 Otsego, Michigan 49078 FIRST CLASS

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Batting average: (.369) Pete .Rose, 1968 (.440) High DuHy, 1894 Runs-batted-in: (154) Hank Aaron, 1969 (190) Hack Wilson, 1930 Hits: (241) Matty A.lou, 1969 (257) George Sisler, 1920 Home runs: (62) Hank Aaron, 1969 (61) Roger Mari s, 1961 Doubles: (52) Tony Oliva, 1964 (67) Earl Webb, 1931 Triples: (21) Roberto Clemente, 1968 (36) Owen Wilson, 1912 Runs: (128) Reggie -Jackson, '69 (192) . Billy Hamilton, 1894 Stolen bases: (104) Ber-t Campaneri a, '68 (104) Maury Wi11s, 1962 : (1. 27) Bob Gibson, 1967 (1.01) Dutch Leonard, 1914 _ Most wins: (31) Sandy Koufax (Hall of (41) Jack Cbesbro, 1904 " Farner) Phil Niekro. 1969 Innings pitched: (379) Bob Gibson, 1968 (482) Amos Rusie, 1893 Strikeouts: (515 ) Sam McDowell~ 1965 (382) Sandy Koufax, 1965 Shutouts: (13) Bob Gibson, 1968 (16) Grover Alexander, 1916

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