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.
October 7th
Happy '80s Birthday to Rudy Law, a big day for Rickey Henderson, and the Padres are going to the World…
October 6th
Happy Birthday to Oil Can Boyd, the Astros win a tiebreaker, and Wade Bogs wins a batting title on October…
October 1st
Happy Birthday to Rod Carew, the Cardinals clinch their third division title of the decade, and the Braves give Joe…
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 13th
Happy Birthday to Rick Dempsey, Lefty wins his 20th, and the Niekro boys square off for the last time on…
August 31st
Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, Tommy John escapes from New York, and Kurt Bevacqua makes a great catch…
August 9th
Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, Gary Carter shines in the All-Star Game and two Hall of Famers square…
August 6th
Happy Birthday to Ken Phelps, a strike ends while another begins, and big days for Goose and Yaz highlight August…
April 24th
Happy Birthday to a former Rookie of the Year, John Franco makes his debut and a big day for Schmitty…
April 17th
Happy Birthday to Denny Walling, Nolan Ryan makes history (again) and Bo Jackson does Bo Jackson things on April 17th…
March 28th
Happy Birthday to Glenn Davis, The Red Sox and Yankees make a rare deal and Phil Niekro gets drilled on…
March 13th
Happy Birthday to Will the Thrill, the Phillies sign a big free agent and Jim Rice battles the Red Sox…
January 6th
Happy Birthday to Norm Charlton, the Padres sign Goose, and Hall Calls for six players highlight January 6th in 1980s…
January 5th
Happy Birthday to Ron Kittle, Lance Parrish makes an appearance on Diff'rent Strokes, and the Hall of Fame welcomes five…
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,…