Happy ’80s Birthday to Dave Righetti, who won the A.L. Rookie of the Year in 1981 and threw a no-no on July 4th, 1983.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Pat Rooney, who played 4 games for the Expos in 1981 and is now an agent.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Sixto Lezcano, who spent 12 seasons in the bigs and enjoyed his best year in 1979 when he hit .321 for the Brewers with 28 homers and 101 RBI and also took home a Gold Glove.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Matt Williams, who lost a shot at breaking Roger Maris’ home run record due to the strike in 1994. One of many people the owners screwed that season. Others include the entire city of Montreal.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Walt Weiss, who won Rookie of the Year in 1988 and a ring in 1989. Not a bad start to your career.
Happy ’80s Birthday to John Burkett, who made his debut in 1987, won 22 in 1993, and was also the right-handed Earl Anthony of Major League Baseball.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Jeff Datz, who appeared in seven games for the 1989 Tigers and later became a minor league manager.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Craig Wilson, who made his debut in 1989 and spent five years in the bigs with the Cardinals and Royals.
Ken Howell was born OTD in 1960. He spent seven years in the bigs with the Dodgers and Phillies, winning 38 games and earning 31 saves. Ken passed away in 2018.
11/28/88
The Pirates trade a PTBNL and Denny Gonzalez to the Indians for a PTBNL. Cleveland sent Jay Bell to Pittsburgh while the Bucs sent Felix Fermin to Cleveland to complete the trade.
11/28/88
The A’s sign Mike Moore as a free agent. He wins 19 games in 1989 and finishes 3rd in the Cy Young balloting.
11/28/89
Cleveland signs Candy Maldonado as a free agent. He hits .273 with 22 homers for Cleveland and splits 1991 between Toronto and Milwaukee.
11/28/89
The Cardinals sign Bryn Smith as a free agent. He becomes the second-highest-paid player on the Cardinals behind Ozzie.
11/28/89
Rickey signs a four-year $12 Million deal to stay in Oakland, making him the highest-paid player in the game.
11/28/87
Willie Stargell headlines the first-time candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot. Pops is named on 82.4% of the ballots and is inducted in 1988.
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