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Edgar Martinez 1989 Score Baseball Card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Edgar Martinez, who was called up in 1987, went 16-43 in 13 games, and ended up in the Hall of Fame. Dude could hit.

Greg Swindell 1988 baseball card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Greg Swindell who was the number 2 overall pick in the 1986 draft. The Indians felt 18 innings in A-ball was plenty and called him up. Two years later he won 18 games for a team that finished 14 games under .500.

David Cone 1988 Donruss Baseball Card

Happy ’80s Birthday to David Cone, who won 194 games, a Cy Young Award, five rings and threw a perfect game. That’s not too shabby.

Happy ’80s Birthday to Jim Essian, who spent 11 years in the big leagues and was lookin good back in the day.

Big Days

WIllie Stargell 1980 Baseball card

1/2/80

Willie Stargell is named Sports News Man of the Year

Deaths

Larry Biittner 1981 Topps Baseball Card

We lost Larry Biittner OTD in 2022

Bill Veeck baseball card

We lost Bill Veeck OTD in 1986

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