Happy ’80s Birthday to David Letterman’s favorite baseball player, Buddy Biancalana.
Happy ’80s Birthday to former Reds, Mariners & Pirates pitcher Manny Sarmiento, who won a ring in 1976.
Happy ’80s Birthday to lefty John Tudor, who went 21-8 with 10 shutouts for the Cardinals in 1985.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Pat Tabler, who hit .489 in his career with the bases loaded with an OPS of nearly 1.200.
Happy ’80s Birthday to phormer Phillies pitcher Warren Brusstar who won a ring in 1980 and had great hair for his entire career.
Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst was born on this day in 1923. He managed Cardinals on three different occasions, including a brief stint in 1980.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Dale Murray, who spent ten years in the big leagues and led the NL in appearances in 1976 with 81.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Rob Dressler, who spent five years in the big leagues and wrapped up his career in 1980 with the Mariners.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Pat Clements, who went 5-0 as a rookie with the Angels in 1985 and spent eight years in the big leagues with five teams.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Paul Kilgus, who was a 43rd round draft pick and threw 203.1 innings for the Rangers in 1988.
2/2/83
The Expos trade Chris Smith to the Giants for Jim Wohlford.
2/2/87
The Braves trade Craig McMurtry to Toronto for Damaso Garcia and Luis Leal. Garcia missed the entire 1987 season with knee problems and played in just 101 games over the next two seasons before retiring.
2/2/81
The Angels sign Dave Rader as a free agent. They release him in April and his career is over.
2/2/84
The Expos sign Derrel Thomas as a free agent. He hits .255 in 108 games and finishes the season with the Angels.
2/2/85
The Mets sign Rick Anderson as a free agent. He makes his big league debut the following season and spends three years in the major leagues.
2/2/87
The Tigers sign Nate Snell as a free agent. He goes 1-2 in 22 games for Detroit before signing with the Reds and spending 1988 in the minor leagues.
2/2/88
The Rangers sign Ed Vande Berg as a free agent. He splits the year between Texas and Double-A Oklahoma City and spends the next four years in the minor leagues before retiring.
2/2/81
The Angels release Dave Skaggs and his career is over. Skaggs spends four years in the big leagues with Baltimore and California.
2/2/82
The White Sox select Joel Skinner from the Pirates as compensation for losing Ed Farmer. Skinner becomes the first-ever Free Agent Compensation pick.
2/2/83
The Angels release Steve Renko. He signs with the Royals and goes 6-11 in 1983 before retiring.
2/2/88
The Rangers release Larry McWilliams. He signs with the Cardinals and wins six games before moving on to the Phillies in 1989.
2/2/87
Dennis Leonard announces his retirement. Over his 12-year career, Leonard won 20 games three times and led the AL in games started three times.
2/2/89
Bill White succeeds Chub Feeney as president of the National League. White becomes the first African-American to be named president of either league and the highest-ranking black executive in the four major sports.
Former umpire Ed Vargo passed away OTD in 2008
We lost Dave Bergman OTD in 2015.
We lost Grant Jackson OTD in 2021.
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