Nolan Ryan

1980s Franchise Wins Leaders

From Jack Morris to Len Barker, here are the wins leaders for every major league team in the 1980s.

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December 7th

Happy Birthday to Johnny Bench, eight trades, and 14 free agent signings highlight December 7th in 1980s Baseball

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October 6th

Happy Birthday to Oil Can Boyd, the Astros win a tiebreaker, and Wade Bogs wins a batting title on October…

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September 30th

A future Rookie of the Year makes his debut, Donnie Baseball edges out a teammate to win a batting title,…

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September 26th

Two no-hitters and three teams clinching playoff berths highlight September 26th in 1980s Baseball

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September 25th

Rusty Staub makes history and the Astros and Orioles clinch on September 25th in 1980s Baseball

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September 24th

Happy Birthday to Hubie Brooks, Robin Yount offers a preview of late-season heroics, and Rick Sutcliffe and the Cubs clinch…

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September 9th

Happy Birthday to a Rookie of the Year, the Dodgers run wild, and yet another milestone for Nolan Ryan highlight…

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August 31st

Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, Tommy John escapes from New York, and Kurt Bevacqua makes a great catch…

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August 29th

Happy Birthday to Doug DeCinces, the Cardinals make a trade that pays off well, and a game is postponed due…

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August 27th

Happy Birthday to Buddy Bell, history for Rickey, and Tommy Lasorda hits a milestone on August 27th in 1980s Baseball.

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August 22nd

Happy Birthday to Yaz, a future Rookie of the Year debuts, and Glenn Brummer happens on August 22nd in 1980s…

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August 11th

A Number 1 pick makes his debut, Reggie Jackson hits a milestone, and Gary Carter does, too, on August 11th…

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August 10th

A Hall of Famer makes his big league debut, Pete Rose sets another record and the Astros make a change…

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August 9th

Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, Gary Carter shines in the All-Star Game and two Hall of Famers square…

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August 3rd

Happy Birthday to Sid Bream, The Yankees make (another) managerial change, and Joe Niekro gets framed on August 3rd in…

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May 23rd

The Braves make a managerial change, Fernando gets revenge, and a milestone for Fergie highlight May 23rd in 1980s baseball

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May 7th

On This Day in 1980s Baseball: A stressful day for Kirby Puckett, a key injury for the Cardinals, and a…

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April 27th

Multiple big days for Nolan Ryan, a triumphant return for Reggie, and the end of a potential Hall of Fame…

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April 23rd

Julio Franco makes his debut and big days for Ken Landreaux and Murph highlight April 23rd in 1980s Baseball

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April 17th

Happy Birthday to Denny Walling, Nolan Ryan makes history (again) and Bo Jackson does Bo Jackson things on April 17th…

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April 12th

A rough day for Darrell Evans, a big day for Dennis Leonard and a near-miss for Barry Larkin highlight April…

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January 31st

Happy Birthday to Nolan Ryan, Joe Morgan comes home, and the Hall calls two broadcasters on January 31st in 1980s…

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January 5th

Happy Birthday to Ron Kittle, Lance Parrish makes an appearance on Diff'rent Strokes, and the Hall of Fame welcomes five…

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A Discussion with Tim Carroll

Growing up, we learned to take care of our baseball cards because they would be valuable some day. We may…

7 years ago

The Best of 2016 on ’80s Baseball

I started this blog 364 days ago. Since then, I've published 64 posts, including guest posts, for which I'm very…

8 years ago

That Time I Met Nolan Ryan

Note: This is a guest post from Scott Ottenweller In the late ’70s my family moved from New York to…

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Schmidt, Carlton and the 1980 Phillies

  The poster hung on the wall of my bedroom in southwest Ohio for years. MVP and CY. Mike Schmidt…

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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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

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