Happy ’80s Birthday to David Ismael (Benitez) Concepcion.
9× All-Star (1973, 1975–1982)
2× World Series champion (1975, 1976)
5× Gold Glove Award (1974–1977, 1979)
2× Silver Slugger Award (1981, 1982)
Happy ’80s Birthday to the one and only Joe Charboneau!
Still a legend in Cleveland.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Manny Lee, who spent 11 years in the big leagues and won a World Series with the 1992 Jays.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Stu Tate, who appeared in two games for the 1989 Giants.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Victor Mata, who played for the Yankees for two seasons and later became a scout. He signed Ivan Nova and Melky Cabrera.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Matt Kinzer, who pitched in nine games for the Cardinals and Tigers.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Mickey Brantley, who played four seasons for the Mariners. His son, Michael, can play a bit, too.
6/17/83
Andy Van Slyke goes 1 for 4 with a double off Chuck Rainey in his big league debut.
He’d spend thirteen seasons in the major leagues and win five Gold Gloves.
6/17/85
Darrin Jackson goes 0 for 2 in his big league debut for the Cubs.
He collects his first hit the following day and spends twelve years in the major leagues.
6/17/83
Bob Welch throws a CG shutout against the Reds and homers off Mario Soto for the only run of the game.
6/17/83
Larry Gura walks three and gives up 10 hits in six and a third but gets a win thanks in part to inducing four double plays.
Crafty lefty
6/17/84
Gary Roenicke’s Grand Slam wins $1 million for a Baltimore woman named Ann Sommers.
Sommers was automatically entered into a contest sponsored by Equitable Bank and hadn’t been to an Orioles game in 25 years.
6/17/85
Rickey goes 5 for 5 with five singles and a walk, reaching base in all six of his plate appearances. Surprisingly, he steals only one base.
6/17/87
Ken Griffey Jr hits his first professional home run, a three-run shot, for the Bellingham Mariners in a 7-6 win over the Everett Giants.
6/17/88
Bob Boone goes 5 for 5 in a 9-7 win over the Royals.
6/17/85
The Pirates release Tim Foli and his career is over. Foli was the overall No. 1 pick in 1968 and spent 16 years in the big leagues.
6/17/86
The Indians release Jim Kern and his career is over. He finishes with 53 career wins and 88 saves.
6/17/87
The San Diego Padres release LaMarr Hoyt and his career is over.
6/17/87
The Royals release Jorge Orta and his career is over. He finishes with 1,619 hits.
We lost former Royals and Yankees manager Dick Howser OTD in 1987. He was just 51.
We lost Dutch Rennert OTD in 2014.
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