Happy ’80s Birthday to Rick Cerone, who came to the Yankees in 1980 to fill the enormous hole created by the death of Thurman Munson.
He finished 7th in the A.L. MVP balloting in 1980.
Happy ’80s Birthday to “Disco” Dan Ford, who spent 11 years in the big leagues with the Twins, Orioles, and Angels.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Alan Knicely, featured on one of the greatest baseball cards in the history of baseball cards.
Just look at it!
Happy ’80s Birthday to Ed Whitson, who fought the entire city of Atlanta, as well as a few of the neighboring counties, in 1984.
Eric Show was born OTD in 1956.
He spent 11 seasons in the big leagues and won 101 games.
He passed away in 1994.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Luis Aquino, who spent nine years in the big leagues with multiple teams and won 31 games.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Fritz Connally, who played in 58 games for the Cubs and Orioles.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Ben Callahan, who pitched in four games for the A’s in 1983 and picked up the win in his first career start.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Ken Gerhart, who spent three years with the Orioles and hit 14 home runs in just 92 games in 1987.
5/19/88
The Cubs trade Cincinnati native Leon Durham to the Reds for Pat Perry and cash.
5/19/84
The Pirates sign Mitchell Page as a free agent.
Page began his career with Pittsburgh and was traded with Tony Armas and Rick Langford to Oakland in the Phil Garner deal.
5/19/84
Eric Davis makes his debut for the Reds as a pinch hitter for Bob Owchinko.
He’d terrorize the National League from 1986 through 1990 until injuries derailed his career.
He was a monster.
5/19/85
Oddibe McDowell goes 0 for 3 in his big league debut.
He collects his first hit, a single off Joe Beckwith, the following day.
5/19/87
Keith Hughes goes 0 for 1as a pinch-hitter in his big league debut.
The Phillies send him to the Yankees along with Marty Bystrom in exchange for Shane Rawley.
5/19/89
Dick Scott goes 0 for 1 as a pinch-hitter in his big league debut.
He’d play in three games in his major league career.
5/19/81
Jim Bibby allows a leadoff single to Terry Harper and then retires the next 27 men he faces to beat the Braves 5-0
5/19/81
Every starting position player on both the Cardinals and Astros collects at least one hit and the two teams combine for 27 runs on 34 hits in a 15-12 Cardinals win. Garry Templeton, Tony Scott, George Hendrick, and Tommy Herr each have three hits for St. Louis.
5/19/87
Pinch-hitter Dave Van Gorder is the only Oriole who comes to the plate and does not collect at least one hit as Baltimore pastes Seattle 15-4. Eddie Murray leads the O’s with three hits and Larry Sheets drives in four.
5/19/88
Kirk McCaskill walks five and allows eight hits, but beats the Orioles 2-1 thanks to five double plays.
5/19/89
Mike Scott throws a one-hitter against the Pirates and strikes out six. He needs just 113 pitches.
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