Happy ’80s Birthday to Dan Plesac, who spent 18 years in the bigs and racked up 124 saves for the Brewers in his first five years.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Stan Papi, who was dealt from the Expos to the Red Sox for Bill Lee in 1978 and Red Sox fans weren’t happy.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Rusty Kuntz, who hit .286 for the World Champion 1984 Detroit Tigers. He signed his first pro contract in a bathroom stall
Happy ’80s Birthday to Tim Pyznarski, who was picked 15th overall in the 1981 draft and had a cup of coffee with the Padres in 1986
Happy ’80s Birthday to Chris Bando, who won a College World Series title with the Arizona State Sun Devils in 1977 and spent nine years in the bigs. He’s also Sal’s little brother.
Rob Picciolo was born OTD in 1954. He spent nine years in the big leagues as a player and then served as a manager or coach for nearly 30 years.
Rob passed away in 2018.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Gary Allenson, who spent seven years in the big leagues with the Red Sox and Blue Jays.
He later served as a minor league manager and coach at the major league level.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Randy Gomez, who played in 14 games for the 1984 Giants.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Keith Creel, who pitched in the big leagues for four seasons for the Royals, Indians, and Rangers.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Pat Perry, who pitched in the big leagues for six years for multiple teams. Pat was a solid guy out of the bullpen but a 1989 shoulder injury scuttled his career.
2/4/83
The Mets trade Jorge Orta to the Blue Jays for Steve Senteney. New York acquired Orta in December of 1982 from the Dodgers.
He hits .237 in his lone season in Toronto and finishes his career with the Royals
2/4/84
The Indians trade a player to be named later and Toby Harrah to the Yankees for a player to be named later, George Frazier and Otis Nixon. Harrah hits just .217 in his lone season in New York and returns to Texas to finish his career.
2/4/81
The White Sox sign Bill Almon as a free agent and he responds with one of the best seasons of his career.
The former overall #1 pick in the draft (1974) hits .301 with 4 homers and 41 RBI along with 16 stolen bases.
2/4/84
The Angels sign Bob Lacey as a free agent.
He goes 1-3 in 51 innings, spends 1985 in the minor leagues and retires.
2/4/86
The Expos sign Ivan DeJesus as a free agent and if you remember this you’re a serious Expos fan. They released him before the season started.
2/4/88
The Twins sign Charlie Lea as a free agent.
Due to a shoulder problem, Lea had thrown a total of one big league inning over the past three seasons. He wins 7 games for the Twins and retires.
2/4/85
Greg Luzinski announces his retirement. He hit 307 home runs for the Phillies and White Sox over 15 seasons. He led the N.L. in RBI in 1975 with 120.
Former relief pitcher Luis Sanchez passed away OTD in 2005.
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