Reggie Jackson

1980s Franchise Home Run Leaders

From Mike Schmidt to Carmelo Martinez, here is the home run leader for every major league team in the 1980s.

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December 24th

Happy Birthday to Fastball John, The A's bring Reggie home, and Harry the K reads The Night Before Christmas on…

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December 2nd

Happy Birthday to Julio Cruz, Fernando wins Rookie of the Year and Steve Garvey wants to buy the Padres on…

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November 24th

Happy Birthday to Steve Yeager, Cal brings home some hardware, and its is the end of the road for The…

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October 15th

Willie McGee has a huge day and the Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox punch their World Series tickets on October…

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October 8th

Happy Birthday to Enos Cabell, the Braves make a change, and the 1983 World Series matchup is set on October…

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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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October 4th

Happy Birthday to The Duke, Schmitty hits a huge dinger, and Greg Gagne pulls off a rarity on October 4th…

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October 2nd

Yaz's swansong, the Cubs go off, and lots of managerial comings and goings highlight October 2nd 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…

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September 18th

Happy Birthday to Ryno, The Tigers clinch, and Tim Raines gets into the record books on September 18th in 1980s…

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September 17th

The Royals, Mets, and White Sox clinch their divisions and big days for Reggie Jackson and Johnny Bench highlight September…

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August 26th

Paul Molitor's hitting streak comes to a close, Garry Templeton and Whitey have a disagreement, and Dennis Rasmussen gets traded…

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August 17th

Happy Birthday to Butch Hobson, Pete's swan song, and the Red Sox make a big trade on August 17th in…

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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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May 14th

Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, a milestone for Reggie and Benny Distefano makes history on Today in 1980s…

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May 13th

Happy Birthday to a World Series MVP, a dubious milestone for Reggie, and a big day for Fred Lynn highlight…

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May 12th

Happy Birthday to a should be Hall of Famer, a near no-no for an underrated pitcher, and a big day…

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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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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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February 10th

Happy Birthday to Nails, the Reds make a big trade, and a new role for Reggie highlight February 10th in…

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January 24th

Happy Birthday to Atlee Hammaker, the Mets are sold, and Orel Hershiser collects more hardware on January 24th in 1980s…

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January 22nd

Happy Birthday to Leon Roberts, Reggie has a new home, and the owners get busted for collusion because they suck…

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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…

4 years ago

When Reggie Flirted with Ted Turner

"Reggie Jackson is the ''straw that stirs the drink'' on the Yankees now. Unless a serious problem develops in the…

6 years ago

Reggie Jackson Cheated Death in 1980… Twice

Reggie Jackson had a pretty good year in 1980. He hit .300 for the only time in his career, led…

8 years ago

It’s Strawberry Season

The Pittsburgh Pirates sent a scout to look at him. He left after a few minutes. Not because he wasn't…

8 years ago

Reggie vs. Koosman

Reggie Jackson may have been the straw that stirred the drink, but it took a few years after his arrival…

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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