Phil Niekro

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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October 7th

Happy '80s Birthday to Rudy Law, a big day for Rickey Henderson, and the Padres are going to the World…

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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…

3 years ago

October 1st

Happy Birthday to Rod Carew, the Cardinals clinch their third division title of the decade, and the Braves give Joe…

3 years ago

September 27th

Happy Birthday to Mike Schmidt, and three more teams clinch division titles on September 27th 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 23rd

The Braves bring Phil Niekro home, Lefty wins his 300th, and Reggie Jackson has a disagreement with John Denny on…

3 years ago

September 13th

Happy Birthday to Rick Dempsey, Lefty wins his 20th, and the Niekro boys square off for the last time on…

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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 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 6th

Happy Birthday to Ken Phelps, a strike ends while another begins, and big days for Goose and Yaz highlight August…

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April 24th

Happy Birthday to a former Rookie of the Year, John Franco makes his debut and a big day for Schmitty…

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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 9th

Baseball unveils a new statistic, a Rookie of the Year makes his debut, and Tom Seaver sets another record on…

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April 8th

Happy Birthday to The Kid, Will Clark makes a splash in his debut, and a horrible beaning highlight April 8th…

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April 3rd

Happy Birthday to a speedy Gold Glover, the Cubs trade a future Hall of Famer and Ken Griffey Jr. makes…

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April 1st

Happy Birthday to Mike Kinnunen, a man who holds an unusual MLB record, and a flurry of roster moves, including…

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March 28th

Happy Birthday to Glenn Davis, The Red Sox and Yankees make a rare deal and Phil Niekro gets drilled on…

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March 13th

Happy Birthday to Will the Thrill, the Phillies sign a big free agent and Jim Rice battles the Red Sox…

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January 6th

Happy Birthday to Norm Charlton, the Padres sign Goose, and Hall Calls for six players highlight January 6th 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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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,…

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