Happy ’80s Birthday to the guy who played Clu Haywood! He also won a Cy Young Award for the 1982 Brewers.
Happy ’80s Birthday to U L Washington, whose real name is actually U L. Please chew a toothpick in his honor.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Bill Travers, who won 15 games in 1976 before elbow problems derailed his career.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Barry Bonnell, who spent seven years with Atlanta and Toronto before signing with Seattle prior to 1984. It was with the Mariners that he contracted Valley Fever, which left him so weak he could barely hold the bat. He retired at age-33 after ten seasons.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Mike Lum, who spent 15 years in the big leagues with the Braves, Reds, and Cubs. For a long time, he was the all-time hits leader among Hawaii natives.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Leon Joseph Roberts, who stole 264 bases for six teams during his career.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Tom Nieto, who spent seven years in the big leagues and was a member of the 1987 World Champion Twins before retiring and going into coaching and managing.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Ron Shepherd, who played parts of three seasons for the Blue Jays from 1984 though 1986 before playing in Mexico.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Bill Swift, who was the 2nd overall pick in the 1984 draft and spent 13 years in the bigs with three teams. He won 21 games for the Giants in 1993 and he is also one of 15 kids in his family.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Terry Bell, who was a first-round pick (17th overall) in the 1983 draft and spent parts of two seasons in the bigs with Kansas City and Atlanta. He also served as an assistant coach at the University of Dayton.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Mike Dunne, who won 13 games for the Pirates as a rookie in 1987 and spent five years in the bigs and later was the pitching coach at his alma mater, Bradley University.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Eric Bell, who made his debut with the 1985 Orioles and won 10 games the following season. He pitched in the bigs for six seasons.
10/27/82
Joe Torre is named N.L. Manager of the Year after leading the Braves to the postseason.
10/27/82
Joe Morgan withdraws his name from the list of candidates to manage the Houston Astros. He later signs with the Phillies and helps them reach the World Series.
10/27/85
The Royals beat the Cardinals 11-0 in Game Seven to win the 1985 World Series. Bret Saberhagen wins the MVP Award.
10/27/86
The Mets score eight runs in the final three innings to beat the Red Sox and win the World Series. Ray Knight wins the MVP Award.
10/27/87
The World Champion Minnesota Twins enjoy a victory parade.
10/27/87
Buck Rodgers is named N.L. Manager of the Year after guiding the Expos to a third-place finish in the N.L. East.
10/27/89
The World Series resumes after a 10-day delay due to an earthquake. Behind Dave Henderson’s two home runs and 4 RBI, the A’s beat the Giants 13-7 to take a 3-0 lead in the series. Tony Phillips, Jose Canseco, and Carney Lansford also homer for Oakland.
10/27/89
Dallas Green removes his name from the list of candidates to manage the Cincinnati Reds for “personal and business reasons.” Green claims he was offered the job, a claim Reds GM Bob Quinn never verifies. Cincinnati gives the job to Lou Piniella, who guides them to a World Series victory.
10/27/80
The Astros fire General Manager Tal Smith and replace him with Al Rosen.
Smith returned to the Astros in 1994.
10/27/87
The Reds release pitcher Tom Hume and his career is over. He spends 10 years in the big leagues, saves 92 games, and leads the N.L. in games finished with 62 in 1980. That year, he threw 137 innings out of the pen for the Reds.
10/27/80
The Red Sox name Ralph Houk as their new manager. He manages the Red Sox through the 1984 season before retiring.
10/27/85
The Yankees fire Billy Martin… again. Trying to escape the turbulence of the Billy Martin era, the Yankees tap the even-tempered Lou Piniella as their new manager.
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