Happy ’80s Birthday to Willie McGee, who won the MVP with a 1985 Cardinals team that stole 314 bases. He also won a ring with the 1982 Cardinals.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Ron Reed, who is on a short list of people who played professionally against Bill Russell and Bill Russell.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Wimpy, wearer of this glorious uniform.
Tom Paciorek spent 18 years in the bigs and finished 10th in the A.L. MVP voting in 1981.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Paul Hartzell, who won 27 games for four teams between 1976 and 1984 and finished among the Top-10 in E.R.A. in the American League as a rookie.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Greg Harris, who spent 15 years in the bigs, bouncing back and forth between the bullpen and the rotation. He won 74 games and saved 54 for eight teams. He also threw with both hands during the same game.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Sam Horn, a 1982 first round pick who made his debut in 1987, a move which prompted the Red Sox to release Bill Buckner. His first big-league hit was a dinger and he hit 14 homers in his first 46 games.
Bob Tufts was born OTD in 1955. He spent parts of three seasons in the bigs and won two games for the Royals in 1982. He passed away in 2019.
11/2/85
The Expos trade their 1985 first-round draft pick, Pete Incaviglia, to the Rangers. Incaviglia only agreed to sign with Montreal on the condition that he would be dealt to Texas.
The Expos received Jim Anderson and Bob Sebra in return.
11/2/87
The Rangers trade Don Slaught to the Yankees for a PTBNL. The Yankees sent Brad Arnsberg to Texas to complete the trade.
Slaught spends two years in New York before heading to Pittsburgh.
11/2/81
The Royals sign Van Snider as an amateur free agent. They later trade him to the Reds for Jeff Montgomery, which works out well for K.C.
11/2/80
Former Yankee farmhand Jim Lyttle is named MVP of the Japanese World Series after leading the Hiroshima Toyo Carp to a championship. Lyttle hits three homers in the series.
11/2/81
The Padres reject a proposed deal with the Dodgers that would have sent Ozzie Smith to L.A. in exchange for Pedro Guerrero.
That deal would have reshaped the National League for the rest of the decade.
11/2/83
John Denny runs away with the NL Cy Young Award and is rewarded for his efforts with a brutal Topps airbrush job.
11/2/85
Rich Gale wins Game Six and Randy Bass is named MVP as the Seibu Lions win the Japanese World Series.
11/2/86
Glenn Davis’ homer helps the U.S. All-Star team beat the Hiroshima Carp 9-2 during a Japanese tour.
11/2/87
Roger Craig is named A.P. Manager of the Year after leading the Giants to an N.L. West title.
11/2/88
Walt Weiss becomes the 3rd straight Oakland player to earn A.L. Rookie of the Year honors.
Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire won it before him.
11/2/89
Cleveland announces they are exploring offers for outfielder Joe Carter after he breaks off contract talks. One month later, they send him to San Diego in exchange for Sandy Alomar, Carlos Baerga, and Chris James.
11/2/87
The Yankees release Al Holland and his career is over. He wins 34 games and saves 78 over ten seasons, including helping the 1983 Phillies reach the World Series.
11/2/87
The Yankees release Lenn Sakata and his career is over. He spends eleven seasons in the bigs and collects 296 hits and a ring with the 1983 Orioles.
11/2/83
The Angels name John McNamara as their new manager. He takes over for Gene Mauch, who resigned at the end of the season.
We lost Eddie Milner OTD in 2015
We lost former Yankees skipper and General Manager Clyde King OTD in 2010
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