Happy ’80s Birthday to Orel Hershiser, who turned in one of the all-time great seasons in 1988 with the Dodgers. In his final nine starts, Hershiser went 7-2 with an E.R.A. of 0.44 in 82 innings. The league OB% against him was .208.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Brewers icon Robin Yount. Dude had more than 200 hits in the big leagues before he turned 20. That’s ridiculous.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Mickey Tettleton, who spent 14 seasons in the bigs and hit 245 homers, earning him 4 Silver Slugger awards.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Joe Edelen, who was the #12 overall selection in the 1973 draft and pitched for parts of two seasons with the Reds and Cardinals in 1981 and 1982.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Chris Knapp, who spent six years in the bigs with the Angels and White Sox and wrapped up his career in 1980.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Scott Medvin, who won three games for the Pirates in 1988 and pitched until 1990.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Chris Pittaro, who appeared in 53 games for the Tigers and Twins between 1985 and 1987 and later became a scout.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Mark Parent, who spent 13 years in the big leagues with seven teams. He later served as a bench coach for the White Sox.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Tim Raines, who led the N.L. in steals in each of his first four seasons and went on to have a Hall of Fame career.
9/16/83
Dennis Rasmussen throws two scoreless innings of relief against the Braves in his big-league debut. He pitches in the major leagues until 1995 and wins 97 games.
9/16/86
Marvin Freeman allows three runs in three innings of work against Pittsburgh in his big-league debut. He wins his next two starts and pitches until 1996.
9/16/80
Mike Norris wins his 20th game of the season. He’d finish the year at 22-9, good for 2nd in the CY Young race. His previous season-high for wins was 5.
9/16/80
Larry Parrish’s 11th inning 2-run HR beats the Mets and gives the Expos a 2 1/2 game lead over the Phillies in the NL East.
9/16/80
Dave Stapleton goes 5-5 in a 9-5 win over the Indians to raise his batting average to .323. He would finish 2nd in the Rookie of the Year balloting to Joe Charboneau.
9/16/81
Steve Carlton throws a CG and strikes out a team-record 15 against the Mets but the Phillies lose 5-4 when John Stearns hits a two-run homer, his first in two seasons.
9/16/82
Dave Stieb throws an 11-inning CG to beat the Angels 2-1. Stieb throws 122 innings in the final two months of the season, including one October start.
9/16/83
Tim Teufel goes 5-for-5 with two homers and three RBI in an 11-4 Twins win over Toronto.
9/16/83
Floyd Bannister throws a two-hit shutout and strikes out 12 as the White Sox beat Seattle 7-0.
9/16/83
Charles Hudson throws a one-hitter and the Phillies beat St. Louis 3-2. The win keeps the Phillies in a tie with Pittsburgh for first place in the N.L. East.
9/16/85
Nelson Simmons becomes the first Tigers player to homer from both sides of the plate when he hits two bombs against the Yankees. Detroit hits six homers in the game.
9/16/85
Dave Parker goes 3-for-6 with four RBI in a 7-6 win over the Giants. Cobra enjoys one of his best seasons in 1985, batting .312 with 34 homers and a league-leading 125 RBI. He finishes 2nd in the MVP race to Willie McGee.
9/16/86
Kent Tekulve pitches the final 2 2/3 innings of a game against the Pirates, picking up the win in a 9-5 game. It is his 847th pitching appearance, which breaks Elroy Face’s National League record. He finishes with 1050.
9/16/86
Roger Clemens allows one run on six hits and strikes out 10 to beat Milwaukee 2-1 for his 23rd win of the season. He would finish with 24 and win the Cy Young Award.
9/16/87
Bob Boone catches his 1,919th major league game to break the record held by Hall of Fame member Al Lopez. He’s currently 3rd on the all-time list behind Ivan Rodriguez and Carlton Fisk. It’s a Pudge thing.
9/15/87
Joe Carter steals his 30th base of the season to become the first member of the 30/30 club in the American League since Bobby Bonds in 1978.
9/16/88
Tom Browning throws a perfect game against the Dodgers
9/16/89
Mr. Belvedere assembles an All-Star lineup.
9/16/83
The Expos release Mike Phillips and his career is over. He plays eleven seasons for five teams and collects 412 hits.
W.P. Kinsella passed away OTD in 2016
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