Happy ’80s Birthday to Willie Randolph, who won two rings with the Yankees and led the major leagues in walks in 1980 with 119.
Just a solid second baseman
Happy ’80s Birthday to the One Dog, Lance Johnson!
Lance led the leagues in triples five times and stole 327 bases in his career.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Jason Thompson, a three-time All-Star,who hit 30 or more home runs for teams in both the American and National leagues.
Thompson hit .284 with 31 home runs and 101 RBIs for the Pirates in 1982. He also hit 31 for Detroit in 1977.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Todd Burns, who played for Team U.S.A. and spent six seasons in the big leagues, including winning a ring with the A’s in 1989.
Happy ’80s Birthday to German Rivera, who spent three seasons in the big leagues with the Dodgers and Astros.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Rich Murray, who played for the Giants for two seasons. You may have heard of his brother, Eddie.
7/6/86
The Braves trade Duane Ward to the Blue Jays for Doyle Alexander.
Ward racks up 121 saves from 1988 through 1993.
7/6/83
The Royals sign Gaylord Perry as a free agent.
He goes 4-4 in 84 innings and he’s done. He finishes his career with 314 wins and two Cy Young Awards.
7/6/82
Don Slaught goes 2 for 5 with two singles off John Tudor in his big league debut.
He’d spend sixteen seasons in the major leagues and make four postseason appearances.
7/6/88
Gary Varsho goes 0 for 3 against the Giants in his big league debut.
He collects his first hit a few days later and hits .274 in his rookie season. He plays eight seasons in the major leagues.
7/6/80
Willie McCovey plays the last game of his career. He contributes a pinch-hit sac fly off Rick Sutcliffe to drive in Jack Clark in the 8th inning.
Stretch finishes his career with 521 HRs, 1,555 RBI and is inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986.
7/6/80
Cubs relief pitchers hold the Pirates hitless for 12 2/3 innings. Naturally, the Cubs lose 5-4 in 20.
Big day for Ed Ott as he has the privilege of catching all 20 innings for the Bucs.
7/6/80
Steve Carlton becomes the all-time left-handed strikeout king when he fans 7 in a start against the Cardinals.
7/6/83
Fred Lynn makes history by hitting the first grand slam in All-Star history. The A.L. wins 13-3
7/6/86
Bob Horner homers four times against the Expos.
7/6/89
Michael Jack Schmidt becomes the first retired player voted to start the All-Star Game.
7/6/83
The Angels release Joe Ferguson and his career is over.
Over 14 seasons, he collects 719 hits and appears in two World Series.
7/6/83
The Angels release Dave Goltz and his career is over.
He wins 113 games over the course of his 12-year career, including a career-high 20 in 1977.
7/6/83
The Cardinals release Jim Kaat and his career is over.
Kitty pitches in the big leagues for 25 years and wins 283 games and 16 Gold Gloves. He finally got his World Series ring in 1982.
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