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Happy ’80s Birthday to Lance Parrish, who could undoubtedly still hit 25 bombs if he felt like it.
Pinch-hitter extraordinaire Champ Summers was born on this day in 1946.
A big Happy ’80s Birthday to Dusty Baker, who is just a damn delight.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Brett Butler, who just beat out another bunt.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Wade Boggs, who could hit a little bit.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Greg Bonin, who umpired in 1,746 major league games in his 18-year career
6/15/82
The Phillies trade Dick Davis to the Blue Jays for Wayne Nordhagen, then flip Nordhagen to Pittsburgh Bill Robinson.
6/15/83
The White Sox trade 2B Tony Bernazard to the Mariners for 2B Julio Cruz.
Cruz hits .251 and steals 24 bases for the Winning Ugly Sox.
6/15/83
The Cardinals trade Keith Hernandez to the Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Owenbey.
Hernandez had submitted a list of 6 teams he could veto a trade to and he thought the Mets were on it but they weren’t.
“If they don’t want me here, I don’t want to be where a team doesn’t want me. I’ll go anyway.”
6/15/83
The Yankees trade Marshall Brant, Ben Callahan, and cash to Oakland for Matt Keough.
Keough goes 3-4 for the Yankees and spends all of 1984 in the minor leagues.
6/15/84
The Braves trade Ken Dayley and Mike Jorgensen to the Cardinals for Ken Oberkfell.
Dayley wins for games and saves 11 for the 1985 N.L. Champion Cardinals.
6/15/84
The Reds trade Bruce Berenyi to the Mets for Matt Bullinger, Jay Tibbs, and Eddie Williams.
6/15/81
The Phillies sign Elliott Maddox as a free agent.
He hits .259 for Double-A Oklahoma City and he’s done.
6/25/82
The Yankees sign Rodney Scott as a free agent after the Expos released him.
He hits .192 in New York, then returns to the Expos for 1983 and spends the season in the minor leagues.
6/15/87
The Mariners sign Chuck Carr as a free agent.
He makes his big league debut three years later for the Mets and led the NL in stolen bases in 1993 as a member of the Marlins.
6/15/87
The Twins signed Terry Forster as a free agent.
He pitches in 13 games in the minor leagues and he’s done.
6/15/82
Dave Dravecky throws a scoreless inning in relief in his big league debut for the Padres.
He wins three games his rookie season and makes the All-Star team in 1983.
6/15/82
Dave Van Gorder goes 1 for 3 with a single off San Francisco’s Bill Laskey in his big league debut for the Reds.
6/15/83
Marvell Wynne 1 for 4 with a leadoff single off Montreal’s Ray Burris in his big league debut.
He hits .243 with 12 stolen bases as a rookie.
6/15/86
Dave Martinez goes 0 for 3 in his big league debut for the Cubs.
He struggles as a rookie, but hits .292 in 1987 and spends 16 years in the major leagues.
Big Days
6/15/80
Jorge Orta goes 6 for 6 in a 14-5 win over the Twins in Cleveland. Orta’s teammate Toby Harrah has a big day as well, going 4 for 5 and driving in 7.
6/15/83
Davey Lopes goes 3 for 4 with a double, triple, and a homer and drives in seven as the A’s beat the Blue Jays 10-1.
6/15/83
Darrell Evans goes 3 for 4 with three dingers and drives in six in a 7-1 Giants win over the Astros.
6/15/87
Mike Scott strikes out 14 in eight-plus innings in a 4-0 shutout of the Reds. Dave Smith finishes the game and strikes out the side.
6/15/87
A day after being ejected for charging the mound, Darryl Strawberry hits a 450-foot homer at Three Rivers to help beat the Pirates. It was the culmination of a “weird” week for Straw, who had this response.
“Weird? Why?
Just because I was late twice, was benched, got fined, and had a fight? It’s part of the game.”
6/15/88
The world became a much better place.
Transactions
6/15/82
The Expos purchase Dan Schatzeder from the Giants.
Schatzeder wins 18 games in his second stint in Montreal and is dealt to the Phillies in 1986.
6/15/87
The Brewers release a minor league pitcher named Jim Morris. He makes his big league debut a short 12 years later.
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