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Bob Ojeda 1987 team baseball card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Bob Ojeda, who finished 3rd in the 1981 AL Rookie of the Year balloting behind Dave Righetti and his Boston Red Sox teammate Rich Gedman. He also won 18 games and a ring with the ’86 Mets and was the winning pitcher in the longest game in baseball history.

Marvell Wynne 1984 baseball card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Marvell “Go Fight” Wynne, who spent 8 years in the bigs with the Pirates Padres & Cubs and a season in Japan with the Hanshin Tigers.

Happy ’80s Birthday to Mark Dempsey, who pitched in three games with the Giants in 1982. I always find the stories of guys who played in a handful of games at the major league level fascinating.

Cal Ripken Sr. 1988 Topps Baseball Card

Cal Sr was born on this day in 1935.

Bryan Clutterbuck 1989 Topps Baseball Card

Bryan Clutterbuck was born OTD in 1959. He appeared in 34 games for the Brewers in 1986 and 1989 and later served as a coach and GM for some independent teams. He passed away in 2016.

12/17/85

The Orioles trade Sammy Stewart to the Red Sox for Jackie Gutierrez.

Ernie Whitt 1989 Donruss Baseball Card

12/17/89

The Braves traded Ricky Trlicek to the Blue Jays for Kevin Batiste and Ernie Whitt, who was the last “original Blue Jay” left. 

12/17/80

The Padres sign a 16-year-old shortstop from Venezuela as a free agent. They send him to the White Sox for LaMarr Hoyt and he wins Rookie of the Year.

Jose Morales 1981 Topps Baseball card

12/17/80

The Orioles sign pinch-hitter extraordinaire Jose Morales to a three-year free agent deal.

Darrell Evans 1984 Fleer Update Baseball Card

12/17/83

The Tigers sign Darrell Evans as a free agent. He moves east and continues to hit bombs because that’s just what Darrell Evans does.

Vida Blue 1986 Leaf Baseball Card

12/17/85

The Giants sign Vida Blue as a free agent. He goes 18-18 in two seasons in San Francisco.

Deaths

Frank Pastore 1981 Fleer Baseball Card

We lost Frank Pastore OTD in 2012 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

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