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Steve Balboni 1988 baseball card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Steve Bye Bye Balboni, who hit 140 homers for the Royals between 1984 and 1988.

Jack McDowell 1988 White Sox baseball Card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Black Jack McDowell, who made his debut with the White Sox in 1987, going 3-0 in 4 starts. He went 59-30 for the Sox from 1991 through 1993 with a 3.32 ERA over 771 innings. He won the CY Young Award once and finished 2nd another time.

Dave Stapleton 1981 baseball card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Dave Stapleton, who finished second in the 1980 AL Rookie of the Year voting to Cleveland’s Joe Charboneau

Marty Castillo 1984 Topps Baseball Card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Marty Castillo, who spent parts of five seasons in the bigs with the Tigers and won a ring in 1984.

Kevin Buckley minor league baseball card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Kevin Buckley, who went to the University of Maine and appeared in five games for the Rangers in 1984.

Tim Teufel 1986 baseball card

1/16/86

The Twins trade Tim Teufel and Pat Crosby to the Mets in exchange for Billy Beane, Bill Latham, and Joe Klink.

Rafael Ramirez 1986 baseball card

1/16/85

The Braves sign shortstop Rafael Ramirez to a five-year deal, prompting Atlanta’s top SS prospect, Paul Zuvella to request a trade.

“We need to get out of this situation,” says Zuvella’s agent. The Braves send him to the Yankees in 1986, along with Claudell Washington, in exchange for Ken Griffey.

Big Days

Kirby Puckett 1987 Donruss baseball card

1/16/2001

Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett are elected to the Hall of Fame

Injuries

Bob Stanley 1988 Fleer Baseball Card

1/16/88

Bob Stanley has surgery on his pitching hand to repair nerve and tendon damage he suffered when he fell while taking out the trash. He returns to the team in May and throws 101.2 inningd out of the pen, winning six games.

Deaths

Tom Hausman passed away OTD in 2019.

Craig Stimac passed away OTD in 2009.

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