Bill Buckner was born OTD in 1949. He passed away in 2019. NSFW
Happy ’80s Birthday to former Houston Astros catcher Craig Biggio, who made his debut in 1988.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Ken Hill, who made his debut in 1988 and pitched in the big leagues for 14 seasons.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Jeff Robinson, who won 47 games for the Tigers and three other teams between 1987 and 1992.
12/14/82
The Phillies trade C.L. Penigar, Mark Davis, and Mike Krukow to the Giants for Al Holland and Joe Morgan.
Holland saves 25 games and Morgan helps the Phillies reach the World Series for the second time in four years.
12/14/82
The Yankees trade Steve Fincher, Bob Helsom, and Marty Mason to the Cardinals for Bob Meacham and Stan Javier. Meacham quickly becomes George’s favorite player.
12/14/84
The Cubs re-sign Rick Sutcliffe as a free agent to a five-year deal worth $9.5 million. Sutt had been flirting with the Padres, Royals, and Braves, but opts to stay in Chicago.
12/14/89
The Cardinals sign John Tudor as a free agent.
He returns to St. Louis and wins 12 games in 1990.
12/14/88
CBS pays Major League Baseball approximately $1.8 billion for exclusive television rights for over four years, beginning in 1990.
The deal pays approximately $265 million each year for the World Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Game, and the Saturday Game of the Week. The deal means no baseball on ABC, which had been showing games since 1976, or NBC, which had been broadcasting baseball since 1947.
We lost Elston Howard OTD in 1980.
Roger Maris passed away OTD in 1985. He was just 51.
We lost the great Sy Berger OTD in 2014.
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