Runnin Redbirds
An excerpt from Eric Vickrey’s new book about the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals
Ozzie Smith
December 26th
Happy Birthday to Ozzie Smith and Carlton Fisk, plus, Eddie Murray gets paid on December 26th in 1980s Baseball
November 24th
Happy Birthday to Steve Yeager, Cal brings home some hardware, and its is the end of the road for The Big Bopper on November 24th in 1980s Baseball.
November 2nd
Happy Birthday to Willie McGee, John Denny wins a Cy Young, and the A’s get their third-straight Rookie of the Year on November 2nd in 1980s Baseball
October 14th
Happy Birthday to Al Oliver, He Don’t Want to Walk You, and Billy Martin is headed to Cleveland on October 14th in 1980s Baseball.
September 26th
Two no-hitters and three teams clinching playoff berths highlight September 26th in 1980s Baseball
April 15th
Big days for Milt Wilcox and Juan Nieves and Ozzie gets paid on April 15th in 1980s Baseball
April 8th
Happy Birthday to The Kid, Will Clark makes a splash in his debut, and a horrible beaning highlight April 8th in 1980s Baseball
February 11th
Happy ’80s Birthday to a home run champ and a famous umpire and a Hall of Famer calls it quits on February 11th in 1980s Baseball.
January 26th
Happy Birthday to Bob Uecker, Ozzie Smith says he’s not going to St. Louis, and the 1988 balk rule is, mercifully, repealed on January 26th in 1980s Baseball.
January 19th
Happy Birthday to Jon Matlack, The Penguin heads east and Ozzie gets paid on January 19th in 1980s Baseball.
January 8th
Happy Birthday to Randy Ready, Bill Gullickson heads east and Mike Schmidt is one of ten ’80s icons to get the Hall Call on January 8th in 1980s Baseball
Moonlighting – Starring Ozzie Smith
Before there was Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd there was Ozzie Smith. While there may be no truth to the rumor that the hit TV show was based on the exploits of the future Hall-of-Fame shortstop, it is indeed a fact that in the summer of 1980, Ozzie Smith was looking for a second gig. …
