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January 27

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Happy ’80s Birthday to John Lowenstein, who once served, and may very well still serve, as the President and General Manager of the John Lowenstein Apathy Club.

Happy ’80s Birthday to Greg Bargar, who was a member of the 1980 Arizona Wildcats College World Series champs and went 2-3 for the Expos and Cardinals between 1983 and 1986.

Happy ’80s Birthday to Rusty Richards, who appeared in three games for the Braves in 1989 and 1990.  

1/27/82

The Phillies trade Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg to the Cubs for Ivan DeJesus. It was part of a busy and interesting offseason full of drama at The Vet

1/27/84

The Mets sign Dick Tidrow as a free agent. He appears in 11 games and is released in May.

1/27/87

The Indians sign Ed Vande Berg as a free agent. He goes 1-0 in 55 games and plays his final big-league season in Texas in 1988.

Big Days

1/27/85

Commissioner Peter Ueberroth concludes agreements with the Braves and Yankees to compensate other baseball owners for potential lost attendance revenue due to games broadcast by WTBS and WPIX. Negotiations continue with WGN (Cubs) and WOR (Mets). Terms are not announced but media reports put the Braves contribution at approximately $30 million over a five-year period.

Transactions

1/27/89

The Phillies purchase Dickie Thon from the Padres. Thon’s contract gives him the right to demand a trade and he did. He would have been a free agent had the Pads not traded him by March 15th. He hits .271 with 15 homers for the Phillies in 1989.

Deaths

We lost Ramon Aviles OTD in 2020

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