May 1st
Happy Birthday to a pitcher/singer, a slew of free agents sign on the same day for some reason, and Bill Madlock has a disagreement on May 1 in 1980s Baseball
Buzzie Bavasi
The Courtship of Nolan Ryan
The Houston Astros had one of the best pitching staffs in the National League in 1979, finishing second in the league with a 3.20 team E.R.A. Joe Niekro won 21 games, Ken Forsch threw the major league’s only no-hitter and 6 foot 8 fireballer James Rodney Richard led league in strikeouts. But new owner John …
