Happy ’80s Birthday to former Tigers star Tom Selleck! He also played in Japan.
Happy ’80s Birthday to 1982 NL Rookie of the Year Steve Sax! He won a World Series after playing just 31 regular season games and was the impetus for the Dodgers breaking up their vaunted 1970’s infield. All of it pales in comparison to his performance on The Simpsons.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Mike Aldrete, who spent ten years in the bigs with seven teams and later coached in the minor leagues and the big leagues.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Brian Meyer, who spent parts of three seasons with the Astros.
Happy ’80s Birthday to John Habyan, who was a third-round draft pick in 1982 and spent 11 years in the bigs and later coached in high school, college, and the minor leagues.
1/29/84
The Reds signed Jeff Treadway as an amateur free agent. He makes his big-league debut in 1987 and is sold to Atlanta in 1989.
1/29/88
The Dodgers sign free agent outfielder Kirk Gibson, which ends up working out pretty well for all involved.
1/29/88
The Twins sign Steve Carlton as a free agent, approximately one month after releasing him. Lefty would go 0-1 in 4 games before being released on April 28th.
1/29/81
MLB owners take just 25 minutes to approve the sale of the White Sox to a group headed by Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn. Sox owner Bill Veeck had agreed to sell the team to Eddie DeBartolo but the deal was not approved.
1/29/82
The New York Yankees name Graig Nettles captain after an extensive study reveals it’s scientifically impossible to hit a baseball past him. He’s the first Yankee captain since Thurman Munson.
1/29/84
Willie Mays and Tom Seaver present Darryl Strawberry with his 1983 Rookie of the Year Award.
1/29/89
After a glorious 9-year run, the Game Winning RBI statistic ceases to be a thing. Here’s the story of its birth.
1/29/90
The Sporting News makes official what all of us already knew.
1/29/82
The Indians release Wayne Garland and his career is over. The righty signed a 10-year, $2.3 million free agent deal with Cleveland after going 20-7 with Baltimore in 1976, but tore his rotator cuff in 1978.
We lost Art Fowler OTD in 2007. He pitched in the bigs for nine years and served as Billy Martin’s pitching coach in Detroit, Texas, New York and Oakland.
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