1980s 3,000 Hit Club
Nearly half of the players in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits played in the 1980s. Here is the list of those with ’80s ties.
Rod Carew
October 25th
Happy Birthday to Danny Darwin, the Blue Jays have a new manager and the Twins are World Champs on October 25th in 1980s Baseball.
October 1st
Happy Birthday to Rod Carew, the Cardinals clinch their third division title of the decade, and the Braves give Joe Torre the gate on October 1st in 1980s Baseball
August 21st
One broadcaster’s birthday, one broadcaster passes away, and big days for Rod Carew, Rollie Fingers, and Ryne Sandberg highlight August 21st in 1980s Baseball.
August 12th
The Tigers trade a future Hall of Famer, the White Sox sign one and the most memorable brawl of the decade highlight August 12th in 1980s Baseball.
August 7th
Happy Birthday to Steve Kemp, the 1985 strike is over and Jim Rice saves a fan’s life on August 7th in 1980s Baseball
August 4th
Happy Birthday to Roger Clemens and milestones for Tom Seaver and Rod Carew highlight August 4th in 1980s Baseball
May 6th
Happy Birthday to one of the funniest men in the game, a Rookie of the Year makes his debut, and the Mariners make a managerial change on May 6th in 1980s Baseball
May 4th
Happy Birthday to Ken Oberkfell, a big day for Otto Velez, and Mike Squires makes history on May 4th in 1980s Baseball
The 1980 All-Star Game
There have been 87 All-Star games in major league history. Exactly one of them took place at Dodger Stadium. Watching the game today on YouTube brings you right back to the era, complete with Keith Jackson, Don Drysdale and Howard Cosell in the booth. Love him or hate him, there’s nothing quite like listening to …
Jimmy Piersall Loses It… Again
The summer of 1980 was brutal. A heatwave swept across the southeast which resulted in nearly 150 deaths across seven states. From Alabama to Texas and up to Missouri, people looked for any relief they could find. The search became more difficult when temperatures caused roads to buckle in many states. Wichita Falls reached a record 113 …
1980’s Longest Hitting Streak
DiMaggio: 56 Other DiMaggio: 34 Landreaux: 31 Wait… what? From 1941 through 1980, the three longest hitting streaks in the American League belonged to Joe DiMaggio (56 in 1941) , Don DiMaggio (34 in 1949) and Ken Landreaux. The two DiMaggio brothers are household names, but Landreaux, not so much. Ken Landreaux was selected by …
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 …
