2021InMemoriam
Remembering those with ’80s ties we lost in 2021
J.R. Richard
August 4th
Happy Birthday to Roger Clemens and milestones for Tom Seaver and Rod Carew highlight August 4th in 1980s Baseball
April 30th
Happy Birthday to Phil Garner, the Jays say goodbye to a franchise icon, and Murph sets a record on April 30th in 1980s Baseball
April 27th
Multiple big days for Nolan Ryan, a triumphant return for Reggie, and the end of a potential Hall of Fame career on April 27th in 1980s Baseball
March 27th
Happy Birthday to Dick Ruthven, the Royals make an ill-advised trade, and it’s the end of the road for a lot of familiar names on March 27th in 1980s Baseball.
March 7th
Happy posthumous Birthday to a dominant pitcher and to a World Series hero, plus a former #1 pick gets traded on his birthday. It’s March 7th in 1980s Baseball.
February 17th
Happy Birthday to one of the best pitching coaches of the decade a big day for Don Mattingly, and Tommy Lasorda gets into a fight on February 17th in 1980s Baseball.
January 19th
Happy Birthday to Jon Matlack, The Penguin heads east and Ozzie gets paid on January 19th in 1980s Baseball.
The 1980 All-Star Game
There have been 87 All-Star games in major league history. Exactly one of them took place at Dodger Stadium. Watching the game today on YouTube brings you right back to the era, complete with Keith Jackson, Don Drysdale and Howard Cosell in the booth. Love him or hate him, there’s nothing quite like listening to …
Joe Morgan and J.R. Richard’s (not so ) Secret Mission
On April 1st, 1980, members of the Major League Baseball Players Association voted to walk out of the final week of spring training. The move was a warning shot intended to get the attention of the team owners who were longing for the good old days before free agency. Some teams stayed at their spring …
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The greatness of J.R. Richard
In December of 1979, the Houston Astros made Nolan Ryan the first million-dollar man history. Ryan won 324 games, threw 7 no-hitters and would lead his league in strikeouts eleven times en route to amassing more strikeouts than any other pitcher who ever played. But in 1980 he wasn’t even the best pitcher on his …
