Happy ’80s Birthday to Danny Tartabull, close personal friend of the Assistant to the Traveling Secretary.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Mark Portugal, who made his debut with the Twins in 1985 and won 18 games for the Astros in 1993. Not too bad for a guy who wasn’t drafted.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Dave Valle who was fortunate enough to rock the trident back in the day. He spent ten years in Seattle before playing in Texas, Milwaukee, and Boston.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Mickey Rivers who was among the league leaders in triples, SBs and weird quotes every season.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Tom Brennan, who was the 4th overall pick in the 1974 draft and earned the nickname “The Gray Flamingo” due to his hesitation pitching delivery.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Lee Tunnell, who won 11 games for the Pirates as a rookie in 1983 and 22 over the course of his six-year career.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Houston Jimenez, who spent four years in the big leagues with the Twins, Pirates, and Cleveland, before moving into coaching. He was also elected to the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Dave Leeper, who spent parts of two seasons with the Royals, including 1985. He only played in 15 games, but he got a ring.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Gerald Perry, who is Dan Driessen’s nephew and spent 13 years in the bigs with the Braves, Cardinals, and Royals. He doubled in his first big league at-bat and later went into coaching.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Joe Johnson, who won 20 games over three seasons with Atlanta and Toronto between 1985 and 1987.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Scott Garrelts, who pitched for the Giants for ten years and won 69 games and a N.L. pennant in 1989. Scott led the N.L. in E.R.A. in 1989 and won 14 games.
10/30/86
The Orioles trade Storm Davis to the Padres for Terry Kennedy and Mark Williamson. Davis goes 2-7 for San Diego in 1987 before being dealt to Oakland at the deadline.
10/30/81
The Phillies sign Chris James as an amateur free agent. He makes his big league debut in 1986 and spends ten years in the majors with eight teams.
10/30/88
The White Sox sign Billy Jo Robidoux as a free agent. He spends most of 1989 in Triple-A Vancouver, but does appear in 16 games for the Sox before finishing his career in the Boston organization.
10/30/84
Willie Hernandez wins the A.L. Cy Young Award. Hernandez records 32 saves in 33 opportunities and finished with a 1.92 E.R.A. Not a bad trade for the Tigers
10/30/89
The A’s enjoy their first World Series parade since 1974.
10/30/87
The Angels release Don Sutton. He returns to the Dodgers in 1988 and wraps up his career where it began.
10/30/84
Jim Davenport is named the new manager of the Giants. He compiles a record of 56-88 before being fired in September of 1985 and replaced with Roger Craig.
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