Happy ’80s Birthday to Miguel Dilone, who came to the Indians in a 1980 trade where he hit .341 and stole 61 bases.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Fernando!
Happy ’80s Birthday to Gary Redus who hit .462 in his first year in professional baseball with the Billings Mustangs in 1978.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Chico Ruiz, who appeared in 43 games for the Braves in 1978 and 1980. He was known as “Richmond’s Mayor,” because he spent s many seasons in Richmond, VA, the Braves Triple-A affiliate.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Jose Moreno was born OTD in 1957. He appeared in 82 games for the Mets, Padres, and Angels between 1980 and 1982. He passed away in 2019.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Rich Thompson, who won three games and saved five over parts of three seasons for Cleveland and Montreal from 1985 through 1990.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Eddie Williams, the #4 overall pick of the 1983 draft, who spent ten seasons in the bigs with multiple teams before playing in Korea and Mexico.
11/1/82
The Blue Jays sign Nelson Liriano as an amateur free agent.
He makes his debut in 1987 and spends 11 years in the bigs,
11/1/81
The Big Blue Wrecking Crew hits the studio to record “We are the Champions” and “New York, New York.”
11/1/82
After months of speculation and infighting, major league owners vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn’s contract. He’s eventually replaced by Peter Ueberroth.
11/1/86
Ryne Sandberg and Dale Murphy each homer as the U.S. defeats Japan 6-3 in the first of a seven-game goodwill series.
11/1/88
Chris Sabo is named the N.L. Rookie of the Year in a tight race against Chicago’s Mark Grace.
Sabo told the Cincinnati Enquirer he thought Grace should have won.
11/1/89
It’s Opening Day of the Senior Professional Baseball Association!
The league lasted a year and a half before money problems scuttled things.
11/1/82
The Red Sox place Tony Perez on waivers for the purpose of giving him in unconditional release. He eventually signs with the Phillies, where he is reunited with Joe Morgan and Pete Rose and helps Philadelphia reach the World Series in 1983.
11/1/86
The Dodgers release Joe Beckwith and his career is over.
He finishes with 18 wins and seven saves over seven seasons.
11/1/86
The Expos release Jim Wohlford and his career is over.
He plays 15 years in the big leagues, which is a fine career.
11/1/82
The Rangers name Doug Rader as their new manager. He takes over for interim skipper Darrell Johnson, who took over after Don Zimmer was fired.
We lost Pascual Perez OTD in 2012
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