Happy ’80s Birthday to The Bull! From 1975-78, Greg Luzinski’s average season was .295/32/112. He finished in the Top 10 in MVP voting all four seasons, including two second-place finishes.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Rick Matula, who won 19 games for the Braves from 1979 through 1981.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Kevin Rhomberg, who appeared in 41 games with Cleveland from 1982 through 1984 and was known for his many superstitions, among them, having to touch anyone who touched him.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Wayne Tolleson, who led the nation in pass receptions in 1977 at Western Carolina University and spent ten years in the bigs with the Yankees, Rangers, and White Sox.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Lee Guetterman, a 6’8” lefty who pitched for 11 years with four teams. He won 38 games dna recorded 25 saves.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Ricky Wright, who spent parts of five seasons in the bigs with the Rangers and Dodgers between 1982 and 1986.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Colin Ward, who appeared in six games for the Giants in 1985.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Gene Walter, who won four games over four seasons with the Mets, Padres, and Mariners from 1985 through 1988.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Mike Benjamin, who spent 11 years in the bigs, primarily with the Pirates, and later managed in the minor leagues.
11/22/89
Kirby Puckett signs a three-year contract with the Twins that will pay him $9 million. He becomes baseball’s first three-million-dollar man.
11/22/82
Steve Sax becomes the 4th straight Dodgers player to win the N.L. Rookie of the Year award. (Sutcliffe, Howe, Fernando)
11/22/83
Ron Kittle wins the A.L. Rookie of the Year Award. Not bad for a guy who broke his neck in his first-ever professional baseball game.
He hit 35 homers and drove in 100 for the Winning Ugly White Sox.
11/22/85
The Cardinals reject a deal with the White Sox that would have sent Britt Burns to St. Louis in exchange for Joaquin Andujar. The Cardinals cited Burns’ ongoing hip problems as the main reason they turned down the deal. Turns out, they were right.
11/22/86
Tommy John resigns as the pitching coach at the University of North Carolina after being there for just a month. John cites differences with head coach Mike Roberts as the reason for his decision. He returns to the Yankees and wins 13 games in 1987.
11/22/85
Yakult Swallows (Japan Central) purchase Mark Brouhard from the Brewers.
He spends all of 1986 and part of 1987 in Japan before returning to the States.
We lost Doug Jones OTD in 2021 due to complications from COVID.
We lost Tom Underwood OTD in 2010 after he lost his battle with cancer.
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