Happy ’80s Birthday to one of the game’s greatest pure hitters, Rodney Cline Carew.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Jeff Reardon, who racked up 367 saves, good for 12th all-time.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Roberto Kelly, who spent 14 seasons in the big leagues with eight teams and later managed in Mexico.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Pete Falcone, who once struck out the first 6 batters he faced in a game against the Phillies in 1980.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Bill Bonham, who won 75 games over ten seasons for the Cubs and Reds but had his career cut short due to arm problems.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Vance Law, who spent eleven years in the bigs with five teams and made the All-Star team in 1988 with the Cubs.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Chuck McElroy, who made his debut with the Phillies in 1989 and pitched until 2001. He played for nine teams and won 38 games with 17 saves. He faced Gary Redus in his first game and Todd Helton in his final game.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Mark McGwire, who won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1987 when he hit 49 bombs.
10/1/83
Don Carman throws a scoreless inning of relief and picks up the save in his big-league debut.
He would win 52 games over ten years in the big leagues with the Phillies, Reds, and Rangers.
10/1/80
Charlie Moore becomes the first player in history to hit for the cycle and steal at least two bases in the same game. The feat isn’t accomplished again until Cavin Biggio did it for Toronto in 2019.
10/1/80
Mark Fidrych allows five runs (four earned) over five innings against the Blue Jays. It’s the final win, and final major league appearance, of his career.
10/1/80
Joe Ferguson homers and drives in six in an 8-4 Dodgers win over the Giants.
10/1/82
Phil Niekro throws a 3-hit shutout and hits a two-run homer to give the Braves a 4-0 win over the Padres and maintain their division lead.
Knucksie was nails down the stretch for Atlanta.
10/1/82
In his first start of the season, Terry Leach throws a 10-inning one-hit shutout against the Phillies. John Denny allows just one hit over nine innings. The Mets score in the top of the 10th on a sac fly to win the game 1-0.
10/1/82
The Orioles sweep a doubleheader against the Brewers to remain alive in the A.L. East. The division race would go down to the final day, with the Brewers prevailing.
10/1/85
Darryl Strawberry gets all of this one
10/1/87
The Cardinals clinch the N.L. East with an 8-2 win over Montreal.
10/1/89
Kirby Puckett goes 2-for-5 on the final day of the season to beat Carney Lansford for the A.L. batting title. He finishes with a .339 average.
10/1/89
Tony Gwynn goes 3-for-4 on the final day of the season to beat Will Clark for the N.L. batting title. He finishes with a .336 average.
10/1/84
The Brewers release Roy Howell. He signs with the Phillies and spends part of 1985 in the minor leagues before retiring.
10/1/84
The Expos release Tony Scott and his career is over. He spends eleven years in the bigs and collects 699 hits for St. Louis, Montreal, and Houston.
10/1/80
The Red Sox part ways with Don Zimmer. He’s replaced by Ralph Houk for the 1981 season.
10/1/84
The Braves fire manager Joe Torre and eventually replace him with Eddie Haas.
10/1/86
The Brewers remove the interim tag from Tom Trebelhorn and name him manager for 1987. He pilots the team through the 1991 season
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