December 7th
Happy Birthday to Johnny Bench, eight trades, and 14 free agent signings highlight December 7th in 1980s Baseball
Nolan Ryan
October 6th
Happy Birthday to Oil Can Boyd, the Astros win a tiebreaker, and Wade Bogs wins a batting title on October 6th in 1980s Baseball.
September 30th
A future Rookie of the Year makes his debut, Donnie Baseball edges out a teammate to win a batting title, and Mike Witt is perfect on September 30th in 1980s Baseball
September 26th
Two no-hitters and three teams clinching playoff berths highlight September 26th in 1980s Baseball
September 25th
Rusty Staub makes history and the Astros and Orioles clinch on September 25th in 1980s Baseball
September 24th
Happy Birthday to Hubie Brooks, Robin Yount offers a preview of late-season heroics, and Rick Sutcliffe and the Cubs clinch on September 24th in 1980s Baseball.
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.
August 31st
Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, Tommy John escapes from New York, and Kurt Bevacqua makes a great catch on August 31st in 1980s Baseball.
August 29th
Happy Birthday to Doug DeCinces, the Cardinals make a trade that pays off well, and a game is postponed due to multiple explosions on August 29th in 1980s Baseball
August 27th
Happy Birthday to Buddy Bell, history for Rickey, and Tommy Lasorda hits a milestone on August 27th in 1980s Baseball.
August 22nd
Happy Birthday to Yaz, a future Rookie of the Year debuts, and Glenn Brummer happens on August 22nd in 1980s Baseball.
August 11th
A Number 1 pick makes his debut, Reggie Jackson hits a milestone, and Gary Carter does, too, on August 11th in 1980s Baseball.
August 10th
A Hall of Famer makes his big league debut, Pete Rose sets another record and the Astros make a change on August 10th in 1980s Baseball
August 9th
Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, Gary Carter shines in the All-Star Game and two Hall of Famers square off in Houston on August 9th in 1980s Baseball
August 3rd
Happy Birthday to Sid Bream, The Yankees make (another) managerial change, and Joe Niekro gets framed on August 3rd in 1980s Baseball
May 23rd
The Braves make a managerial change, Fernando gets revenge, and a milestone for Fergie highlight May 23rd in 1980s baseball
May 7th
On This Day in 1980s Baseball:
A stressful day for Kirby Puckett, a key injury for the Cardinals, and a bad day for Nolan Ryan plus a lot more.
April 27th
Multiple big days for Nolan Ryan, a triumphant return for Reggie, and the end of a potential Hall of Fame career on April 27th in 1980s Baseball
April 23rd
Julio Franco makes his debut and big days for Ken Landreaux and Murph highlight April 23rd in 1980s Baseball
April 17th
Happy Birthday to Denny Walling, Nolan Ryan makes history (again) and Bo Jackson does Bo Jackson things on April 17th in 1980s Baseball
April 12th
A rough day for Darrell Evans, a big day for Dennis Leonard and a near-miss for Barry Larkin highlight April 12th in 1980s baseball
January 31st
Happy Birthday to Nolan Ryan, Joe Morgan comes home, and the Hall calls two broadcasters on January 31st in 1980s Baseball
January 5th
Happy Birthday to Ron Kittle, Lance Parrish makes an appearance on Diff’rent Strokes, and the Hall of Fame welcomes five ’80s greats on January 5th in 1980s Baseball
A Discussion with Tim Carroll
Growing up, we learned to take care of our baseball cards because they would be valuable some day. We may even be able to sell them to pay for our kids’ college! Tim Carroll ignored that advice and the result is something wonderful. Carroll cuts up baseball cards and turns them into unique works of art, which …
The Best of 2016 on ’80s Baseball
I started this blog 364 days ago. Since then, I’ve published 64 posts, including guest posts, for which I’m very grateful. It’s been a great year and I thought I’d take a look back at the Top 5 posts of 2016 based (unscientifically) on page views. Number 5: George Brett’s amazing 1980 Brett was absolutely ridiculous …
That Time I Met Nolan Ryan
Note: This is a guest post from Scott Ottenweller In the late ’70s my family moved from New York to Columbus, Ohio. The Yankees had finally returned to prominence, winning the World Series in ‘77 and ‘78, I naturally became a Yankee fan. And I still am to this day. I was still relatively young …
Schmidt, Carlton and the 1980 Phillies
The poster hung on the wall of my bedroom in southwest Ohio for years. MVP and CY. Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton. My guys. I was far from unique in worshiping the two future Hall-of-Famers, but to this day the site of this poster still makes me smile. The Phillies were considered underachievers entering …
The greatness of J.R. Richard
In December of 1979, the Houston Astros made Nolan Ryan the first million-dollar man history. Ryan won 324 games, threw 7 no-hitters and would lead his league in strikeouts eleven times en route to amassing more strikeouts than any other pitcher who ever played. But in 1980 he wasn’t even the best pitcher on his …
The Courtship of Nolan Ryan
The Houston Astros had one of the best pitching staffs in the National League in 1979, finishing second in the league with a 3.20 team E.R.A. Joe Niekro won 21 games, Ken Forsch threw the major league’s only no-hitter and 6 foot 8 fireballer James Rodney Richard led league in strikeouts. But new owner John …
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 of sun-drenched afternoons at Ebbets Field or the Polo Grounds made the era come to life. I’m sure it was a magical time with great baseball. They can have it. This isn’t an indictment of …
