October 4th
Happy Birthday to The Duke, Schmitty hits a huge dinger, and Greg Gagne pulls off a rarity on October 4th in 1980s Baseball
John Wathan
August 24th
Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, Rickey Henderson does his thing, and Tippy Martinez makes history on August 24th in 1980s Baseball.
May 20th
Milestones for Schmitty and Lefty and a nightmare for John Wathan highlight Today in 1980s Baseball
John Wathan and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad May
A great month can make a season. In July of 1980, George Brett hit an amazing .494, en route to leading the major leagues with a .390 batting average. Likewise, some players perform exceptionally well against certain teams. Over his career, Babe Ruth slugged .744 against the Detroit Tigers. Ted Williams hit .374 against Orioles and Ty Cobb …
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The 80’s are my 50’s
I grew up reading Angell, Halberstam, Kahn and others wax nostalgic about baseball in the 1950’s. The pictures they painted of sun-drenched afternoons at Ebbets Field or the Polo Grounds made the era come to life. I’m sure it was a magical time with great baseball. They can have it. This isn’t an indictment of …
