1980s Franchise Wins Leaders
From Jack Morris to Len Barker, here are the wins leaders for every major league team in the 1980s.
Phil Niekro
October 7th
Happy ’80s Birthday to Rudy Law, a big day for Rickey Henderson, and the Padres are going to the World Series on October 7th in 1980s Baseball.
October 6th
Happy Birthday to Oil Can Boyd, the Astros win a tiebreaker, and Wade Bogs wins a batting title on October 6th in 1980s Baseball.
October 1st
Happy Birthday to Rod Carew, the Cardinals clinch their third division title of the decade, and the Braves give Joe Torre the gate on October 1st in 1980s Baseball
September 27th
Happy Birthday to Mike Schmidt, and three more teams clinch division titles on September 27th in 1980s Baseball.
September 25th
Rusty Staub makes history and the Astros and Orioles clinch on September 25th in 1980s Baseball
September 23rd
The Braves bring Phil Niekro home, Lefty wins his 300th, and Reggie Jackson has a disagreement with John Denny on September 23rd in 1980s Baseball
September 13th
Happy Birthday to Rick Dempsey, Lefty wins his 20th, and the Niekro boys square off for the last time on September 13th in 1980s Baseball.
August 31st
Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, Tommy John escapes from New York, and Kurt Bevacqua makes a great catch on August 31st in 1980s Baseball.
August 9th
Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, Gary Carter shines in the All-Star Game and two Hall of Famers square off in Houston on August 9th in 1980s Baseball
August 6th
Happy Birthday to Ken Phelps, a strike ends while another begins, and big days for Goose and Yaz highlight August 6th in 1980s Baseball
April 24th
Happy Birthday to a former Rookie of the Year, John Franco makes his debut and a big day for Schmitty highlight April 24th in 1980s Baseball
April 17th
Happy Birthday to Denny Walling, Nolan Ryan makes history (again) and Bo Jackson does Bo Jackson things on April 17th in 1980s Baseball
April 9th
Baseball unveils a new statistic, a Rookie of the Year makes his debut, and Tom Seaver sets another record on April 9th in 1980s Baseball
April 8th
Happy Birthday to The Kid, Will Clark makes a splash in his debut, and a horrible beaning highlight April 8th in 1980s Baseball
April 3rd
Happy Birthday to a speedy Gold Glover, the Cubs trade a future Hall of Famer and Ken Griffey Jr. makes his debut on April 3rd in 1980s Baseball
April 1st
Happy Birthday to Mike Kinnunen, a man who holds an unusual MLB record, and a flurry of roster moves, including 10 trades highlight April 1st in 1980s Baseball
March 28th
Happy Birthday to Glenn Davis, The Red Sox and Yankees make a rare deal and Phil Niekro gets drilled on March 28th in 1980s Baseball
March 13th
Happy Birthday to Will the Thrill, the Phillies sign a big free agent and Jim Rice battles the Red Sox PR guy on March 13th in 1980s Baseball
January 6th
Happy Birthday to Norm Charlton, the Padres sign Goose, and Hall Calls for six players highlight January 6th in 1980s Baseball
January 5th
Happy Birthday to Ron Kittle, Lance Parrish makes an appearance on Diff’rent Strokes, and the Hall of Fame welcomes five ’80s greats on January 5th in 1980s Baseball
The Birth of the Game Winning RBI
It seemed like a good idea at the time. At the beginning of 1980, Major League Baseball implemented Rule 1004-a, which established a new batting statistic called Game Winning RBI. A batter would receive credit for a GWRBI if they recorded ”the r.b.i. that gives a club the lead it never relinquishes.” Introduced during the …
