Strat-O-Matic

Over 60 years after it's creation, the baseball board game phenomenon known as Strat-O-Matic, still has a large cult following. The impetus of the game was the brainchild of 11 year old Hal Richman, who was a ravenous stat-crazy baseball fan, with very little athletic ability himself. The young boy developed the game, as a way to escape his chaotic and difficult childhood, while generations of seamheads since then, have just used his game as an escape. This week we will dig into the history of a game, that the young boy launched from his parent's basement. it has become a cult classic, that has influenced pro-ballers, MLB front office types, journalist, play by play icons and fans from every walk of life. it was the precursor to fantasy, roto and simulation games that are so popular today. And it gave birth to baseball sabermetrics. #StratOMatic #HalRichman #IrvingRichman #DanPatrick #BobCostas #TimKurkjian #KeithHernandez #LennyDykstra #SaberMetrics #MLB #Baseball #BoardGame