Happy ’80s Birthday to Ron Leflore, who led the National League in stolen bases in 1980 with 97 despite missing more than 20 games.
He and Rodney Scott set a teammate record by swiping a combined 160 bases.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Wally Joyner, who hit 22 homers and drove in 100 as a rookie in 1986.
He spent 16 years in the big leagues and racked up more than 2,000 hits.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Salome Barojas, who won six games and saved 22 for the 1982 White Sox as a rookie.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Calvin Schiraldi, who pitched in the big leagues for eight years with five different teams.
6/16/89
The Tigers trade Pat Sheridan to the San Francisco Giants for Tracy Jones.
6/16/86
The Orioles trade a player to be named later and Dennis Martinez to the Expos for a player to be named later.
Martinez, 0-0 with a 6.75 E.R.A., pitches for another 13 seasons, throws a perfect game, and goes 137-100 with a 3.34 E.R.A.
6/16/86
Jamie Moyer gets the win in his big league debut, going 6.1 innings against the Phillies.
Dude pitched in the big leagues for 25 years.
6/16/89
Sammy Sosa leads off the game with a single off Andy Hawkins in his big league debut. He finishes the game 2 for 4 and is dealt to the White Sox a month later.
6/16/82
Cesar Cedeno goes 3 for 3 with 2 homers and 6 RBI in a 7-3 Reds win over the Giants. Bonus points for a Paul Householder sighting.
6/16/86
Charlie Hough takes a no-hitter into the 9th against the Angels but loses the no-no and the game thanks to an error and a passed ball. He ends up with a 1-hitter and an L.
6/16/86
Scott Garrelts throws 5 scoreless innings against the Padres and gets four double plays, but is forced to leave the game after hyperventilating on the mound.
The Padres score four runs off the Giants pen and Andy Hawkins throws a shutout to get the W.
6/16/87
Cal Ripken Jr. collects his 1,000th career hit.
He’s the youngest player in Orioles history to reach the milestone.
6/16/88
The Philadelphia Phillies release Bill Almon and his career is over. Almon was the overall #1 pick of the 1974 draft and spent 15 years in the big leagues.
6/16/84
Mario Soto and Claudell Washington go head to head.
Don’t worry, it’s safe to watch… even at work.
6/16/82
Terry Francona goes 2 for 4 against the Cardinals to raise his batting average to .321, but suffers a knee injury in the 7th inning that sidelines him for the remainder of the season.
Tito could hit but this injury certainly hampered his career.
We lost Mel Allen OTD in 1996.
We lost the great Tony Gwynn OTD in 2014.
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