Happy ’80s Birthday to George Foster, wielder of one of the most menacing bats in the NL. From 1976 through 1979, his average season was .303/38/122 That’s ridiculous
Happy ’80s Birthday to Dan Schatzeder, who won a career-high 11 games in 1980 for the Tigers after coming over from Montreal in exchange for Ron LeFlore.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Herm Winningham, who won a ring with the Reds in 1990.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Hall of Famer Larry Walker, who made his debut in 1989 and won an MVP in 1997.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Tom Filer, who won 22 games over parts of six seasons in the bigs and was a long-time minor league coach.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Tim Jones, who spent six years in the bigs with the Cardinals from 1988 through 1993.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Greg Harris, who made his debut with the Padres in 1988 and spent eight years in the bigs with the Padres, Rockies, and Twins.
12/1/82
The Yankees sign Don Baylor to a 3-year contract worth a reported $3.7 million. In three seasons in New York, Baylor hits .267 with 71 homers.
12/1/82
The Braves sign Terry Forster to a free agent deal. Over three seasons in Atlanta, Forster wins seven games, saves 19, and makes an appearance on Letterman.
12/1/82
The Pirates sign Gene Tenace as a free agent. He hits .177 in 53 games and retires.
12/1/83
The Twins re-sign reliever Ron Davis that makes him the highest-paid player in team history. It also contains a provision that Minnesota cannot trade him to the teams that sign fellow free agents Goose Gossage and Kent Tekulve.
12/1/87
The Giants sign Brett Butler to a two-year deal worth $1.8 million. He leads the league in runs scored in 1988 with 109 and hits .293 over the length of the deal with 123 stolen bases.
12/1/87
The Angels sign Chili Davis as a free agent. Over three seasons, he hits .268 with 55 homers and 241 RBI before signing with Minnesota for 1991.
12/1/89
The Angels sign left Mark Langston to a five-year deal worth $16 million. It’s the richest contract in baseball history. It also means that Rickey Henderson was the highest-paid player in the game for all of three days.
12/1/89
The Phillies sign Carmelo Martinez as a free agent. He plays 71 games in Philadelphia before being traded to the Pirates in August for Wes Chamberlain and Tony Longmire.
12/1/80
Steve Howe becomes the 2nd straight Dodgers player to win the NL Rookie of the Year Award. Dodger players would win it again in 1981 and 1982.
12/1/83
Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker appear on Magnum P.I.
12/1/86
Mike Schmidt wins his 10th and final Gold Glove Award. Schmitty’s 10th GG is an NL record for 3rd basemen and second only to Brooks Robinson, who won sixteen.
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