1980s Franchise Hits Leaders
From Robin Yount to Chili Davis, here are the hits leaders for every major league team in the 1980s.
Ken Landreaux
December 22nd
Happy Birthday to Steve Carlton, Lee Mazzilli gets traded again, and the end of the road for a very underrated pitcher highlight December 22nd in 1980s Baseball
May 31st
Gary Carter goes big fly and little fly in the same game, an interesting CG for Neil Allen and Prime Time makes his debut today in 1980s Baseball
April 23rd
Julio Franco makes his debut and big days for Ken Landreaux and Murph highlight April 23rd in 1980s Baseball
April 5th
Happy Birthday to Rennie Stennett, a nice debut for Steve Garvey, and Orel Hershiser begins a magical year on April 5th in 1980s Baseball.
March 30th
Graig Nettles heads west, Vida Blue heads east, and Bull Durham solves an International Crisis on March 30th in 1980s Baseball
1980’s Longest Hitting Streak
DiMaggio: 56 Other DiMaggio: 34 Landreaux: 31 Wait… what? From 1941 through 1980, the three longest hitting streaks in the American League belonged to Joe DiMaggio (56 in 1941) , Don DiMaggio (34 in 1949) and Ken Landreaux. The two DiMaggio brothers are household names, but Landreaux, not so much. Ken Landreaux was selected by …
