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The great Vin Scully was born on this day in 1927. Wanna know who the opposing manager was in the first spring training game Vin ever called? Connie Mack.

Happy ’80s Birthday to Otto Velez, who was an original Blue Jay and enjoyed his best season in 1980, hitting .269 with 20 homers for Toronto.

Howard Johnson 1988 Fleer baseball card

Happy ’80s Birthday to HoJo, who finished in the top-5 twice in the NL MVP balloting.

Mike Easler 1980 baseball card

Happy ’80s Birthday to The Hit Man who can undoubtedly still rake.

Happy ’80s Birthday to Joe Price, who spent 11 years in the bigs with the Reds, Giants, Red Sox, and Orioles. Joe spent most of his career in Cincinnati and threw 111.1 innings as a rookie after being called up in June. Kinda like rookies these days.

Dennis Burtt 1986 Twins baseball Card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Dennis Burtt, who went 2-2 for the Twins in 1985 and 1986 and later served as a minor league pitching coach.

Brian Holton 1987 Donruss Baseball Card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Brian Holton, who made his debut with the Dodgers in 1985 and won a ring with them in 1988. He was then dealt to Baltimore in the Eddie Murray deal. He finished his career with 20 wins over six seasons.

Happy ’80s Birthday to Gary Wheelock, who won six games for the Mariners and Angels from 1976 through 1980 and was a long-time coach in the Mariners organization.

Rick Anderson 1985 minor league baseball card

Happy ’80s Birthday to Rick Anderson, who won four games over three seasons for the Mets and Royals, including posting a 2-1 record for the ’86 Mets. He later became a pitching coach.

Minnie Minoso was born on this day in 1925. He made his debut in 1949 and appeared as a pinch-hitter in two games in 1980, gaining him the rare status of playing in five different decades.

Rich Gedman 1988 Fleer Baseball Card

11/29/88

The Red Sox make Rich Gedman the highest-paid catcher in the American League when they sign him to a one-year deal worth $1.25 million plus incentives. The figure makes him the second highest-paid catcher in the big leagues behind Gary Carter.

11/29/89

The Pirates sign Walt Terrell as a free agent. Terrell inks a three-year deal worth a reported $3.6 million.

Big Days

11/29/82

Hal McRae is named the A.L.’s outstanding Designated Hitter for the third time. McRae hit .310 and led all DHs in hits (189), doubles (46), triples (8), and slugging percentage (.545).

Deaths

LaMarr Hoyt 1986 Fleer baseball card

We lost LaMarr Hoyt OTD in 2021

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