October 20th
Happy Birthday to Keith Hernandez, and the Cardinals and Dodgers each win World Series titles on October 20th in 1980s Baseball
George Bamberger
September 27th
Happy Birthday to Mike Schmidt, and three more teams clinch division titles on September 27th in 1980s Baseball.
September 5th
Happy Birthday to The Cowboy, Carlton Fisk hits a milestone, and the Brewers announce a managerial change on September 5th in 1980s Baseball.
That Time I Wrote George Bamberger
Note: This is a guest post from Christopher Zantow I grew up in Wisconsin as a Milwaukee Brewers fan, but when I first started following the team in the mid-70’s, they were nothing to write home about. I probably started paying attention when Hank Aaron decided to do his two-year farewell tour with the Brewers. …
Tinker Tailor Pitcher Spy
George Bamberger took over as the Brewers manager prior to the 1978 season after serving as a pitching coach under Earl Weaver in Baltimore from 1968 through 1977. A baseball lifer, “Bambi” won 213 games in the minor leagues between 1946 and 1963, which included an impressive 1958 streak of 68 and 2/3 consecutive innings …
