Happy 80’s Birthday to the expertly coiffed Ross Grimsley, who won 20 for the Expos in 1978.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Craig Shipley who, in 1986, became just the second Australian-born player in the big leagues and the first in more than 100 years.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Jeff Montgomery, who made his big league debut with the Reds in 1987 before being dealt to the Royals. Once he got to Kansas City, he saved 304 games over 12 seasons and made the All-Star team three times .
Happy ’80s Birthday to lefty Doug Capilla, who won twelve games over parts of six seasons in the bigs and later pitched in the Senior League.
Carlos Diaz was born OTD in 1958.
He made his debut with the Braves in 1982 and pitched until 1986, winning 13 games and recording four saves.
He passed away in 2015.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Dave Meads, who went 8-4 for the Astros in 1987 and 1988.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Allan Anderson, a second-round draft pick who won 33 games in 1988 and ’89 for the Twins, including a league-leading 2.45 E.R.A. in 1988.
1/7/82
The Dodgers trade Bobby Castillo and Bobby Mitchell to the Twins for Paul Voight and Scotti Madison.
1/7/85
The Kansas City Royals trade U L Washington to the Montreal Expos for Kenny Baker (minors) and Mike Kinnunen.
Washington spends one year in Montreal and finishes his career with two years (1986 & 1987) in Pittsburgh.
1/7/81
The Cubs sign Rawly Eastwick as a free agent.
He goes 0-1 in 30 games and is released the following spring.
It is his fanial big league season.
1/7/82
The Dodgers sign Mariano Duncan as an amateur free agent.
He makes his debut in 1985 and spends 12 years in the bigs, winning rings with the Reds in 1990 and the Yankees in 1996.
1/7/87
The Orioles sign Rick Burleson as a free agent.
He hits .209 in 62 games and his big-league career is over. He was never the same after tearing his rotator cuff in 1982.
1/7/88
The Twins re-sign Gary Gaetti to a three-year $4.3 million deal as a free agent.
Gaetti reportedly turned down a larger offer from the Dodgers to stay in Minnesota.
1/7/85
Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America
1/7/87
The Royals announce that Bret Saberhagen, Charlie Liebrandt, and Bud Black have rec eived 20% pay cuts for the 1987 season.
Cutting the salaries of 60% of your pitching rotation is always a good way to start a year.
Sabes wins 18 in 1987.
We lost Tommy Lasorda OTD in 2021.
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