1934 St. Louis Cardinals
The '34 Cards won 95 games and lost 58 on their way to winning the National League Pennent and a World Series in 7 games against the Tigers. Refered to as the "Gashouse Gang", which is said to have been coined by shortstop Leo Durocher who was quoted as saying that they wouldn't let them in the American League because they thought "they were a bunch of gashousers". Referring to the gas houses that manufactured coal for lighting and cooking. Or it might have been the names of the players that scared the American League. Dizzy, Daffy, Dazzy, Ripper, Ducky and Pepper. Nicknames besides, the Cardinals were a powerhouse, full of gritty players, who in prior years had clashed, but led by new player/coach Frankie Frisch, had brought it all together. By seasons end the team had five regulars who had hit over .300. Not to mention the last 30 game winner for 33 years in Dizzy Dean. The '34 Cards were all-around good, they had hitting, pitching and great character, which is why they're one of my favorite teams to play.
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What is This?
For those of you who don't know what Strat-o-Matic is, it is a card game that bases player performance on actual statistics accumulated by that player in that particular year. To play, you roll 3 dice (1 that is one color, representing the column, and 2 that are a different color, representing the row) and look at the corresponding action. Example : I roll the 3 dice and comes up 2 for the column and 9 for the row. If Willie Mays is up to bat in 1962, 2-9 is a Homerun. But, for example, 2-9 for Orlando Cepeda in 1962 is a groundball to third base. There are many more intricacies to the game but those are the basics.
One of the main draws for me as a "strat" player is matching up different teams from different years. My vision for this blog is to write about each game played in my season as if being written for a newspaper or website. You should know that during the actual playing of these games I do not favor any particular team but in my writings I'm sure you'll come to see my favorites.
I have purposefully used teams from different eras and different playing styles to make the season as interesting and as fun as possible. These are all teams that I enjoy and I think that will bring flavor and excitement to the games I write about.
One of the main draws for me as a "strat" player is matching up different teams from different years. My vision for this blog is to write about each game played in my season as if being written for a newspaper or website. You should know that during the actual playing of these games I do not favor any particular team but in my writings I'm sure you'll come to see my favorites.
I have purposefully used teams from different eras and different playing styles to make the season as interesting and as fun as possible. These are all teams that I enjoy and I think that will bring flavor and excitement to the games I write about.
The Teams
- 1934 St. Louis Cardinals
- 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers
- 1961 New York Yankees (Bronx Bombers)
- 1962 San Fransisco Giants
- 1971 Baltimore Orioles
- 2001 New York Yankees (the Pinstrips)
The Deal
The season is 40 games long, each team playing one another 8 times. 4 teams make the playoffs, where there will be 2 rounds of 7 game series. The top ranked team at the end of the 40 games will play the team that finished in 4th and the 2nd ranked team will play the team that finished in 3rd. The winners of the 2 series will play for the World Series.
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