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July 5, 1980: Twins’ Geoff Zahn grounds Rangers into submission

“More than 50 percent, and you’re a ground-ball pitcher.…

July 12, 1980: Billy Martin is half-right as A’s best Angels

What a difference a year makes. In 1979 the California Angels…

July 25, 1980: Seven-run 9th inning launches Astros to 9-8 victory over Expos

Over the course of a 162-game season, there will invariably be…

August 12, 1980: Expos turn a triple play vs. lowly Cardinals

The baseball season is long enough that on any given day, a team…
George Brett (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 17, 1980: George Brett raises batting average above .400

It was serendipity that George Brett even got his fifth plate…

August 20, 1980: Tom Brookens gets five hits, starts triple play

Before the 1980 season, Detroit manager Sparky Anderson had a…

August 24, 1980: Speier, Expos prevail in ‘a dumb man’s game’

This game featured five future Hall of Famers, yet Montreal Expos…
John Stefero (Trading Card DB)

August 25, 1980: Minor league game goes on despite murders at Miami ballpark

On the night of August 25, 1980, an armed man described as “screaming”…

September 10, 1980: Expos’ Bill Gullickson whiffs rookie-record 18 batters

“I’m not a strikeout pitcher,” said rookie right-hander…

October 3, 1980: Joe Ferguson keeps Dodgers alive in NL West race

As the 1980 MLB season was winding down, the Houston Astros paid…

October 4, 1980: Twins handed a Royal beating by AL West champs in final weekend

A late-season stumble could not derail the Kansas City Royals’…

October 4, 1980: Reuss outduels Ryan to pull Dodgers within one in NL West race

In the opening contest of the most pivotal series of their baseball…
George Brett (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 10, 1980: Royals advance to first World Series after sweeping Yankees in ALCS

The Kansas City Royals were on the threshold of experiencing…

October 12, 1980: Phillies rally to clinch NL pennant in 10 innings at Astrodome

In spite of the previous night’s 5-3 loss in 10 innings, the…
Tug McGraw (Trading Card DB)

October 21, 1980: Phillies win their first World Series championship

The Philadelphia Phillies joined the National League in 1883,…

April 10, 1981: Carlton Fisk homers in return to Fenway Park

Beginning on March 18, 1981, Comiskey Park was the new ballpark…

April 12, 1981: Bruce Sutter earns first save for Cardinals

It didn’t take long for St. Louis Cardinals fans to appreciate…

April 17, 1981: A’s dominate Mariners in home opener for ninth straight win

The Oakland Athletics started the 1981 season with an 11-game…