September 9th
Happy Birthday to a Rookie of the Year, the Dodgers run wild, and yet another milestone for Nolan Ryan highlight September 9th in 1980s Baseball.
Britt Burns
March 21st
Happy Birthday to a former No. 1 pick, George Steinbrenner does George Steinbrenner things, and we say goodbye to The Vet on March 21st in 1980s Baseball
Missed it by that Much – The Britt Burns story
“If that kid’s not Rookie of the Year, there’s no such thing,” said White Sox skipper Tony La Russa after Britt Burns made his final start of 1980. “I think (Joe) Charboneau, (Dave) Stapleton and (Damaso) Garcia… had fine rookie years,” he continued. “But there’s no way anyone had a better year than Burns.” Unfortunately …
