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October 3, 1981: Montreal Expos clinch franchise’s first playoff berth
With a 1½-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals and just two…
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October 4, 1981: White Sox overcome 7-run deficit to win season finale
The Chicago White Sox had played well in the first half of…
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October 6, 1981: Alan Ashby’s walk-off homer in ninth preserves Ryan’s two-hitter in NLDS opener
The first game of the best-of-five 1981 NL West Division Series…
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October 7, 1981: Denny Walling’s walk-off single in 11th sends Astros to win in Game 2
While most of his Astros teammates in the clubhouse were celebrating…
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October 7, 1981: Expos win first MLB postseason game played outside U.S.
To say that the Montreal Expos faced some adversity on the road…
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October 7, 1981: Royals rookie Mike Jones falls just short of postseason Cinderella story in loss to A’s
In the strike-torn season of 1981, the story of the Kansas City…
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October 11, 1981: Steve Rogers leads Expos to NLCS
For Game Five of the 1981 mini-series playoff between the Montreal…
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October 14, 1981: Expos’ Ray Burris outduels Valenzuela to even up NLCS
It looked like the best-of-five National League Championship…
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October 16, 1981: Expos’ Steve Rogers wins Game 3 of NLCS
Steve Rogers was preparing for a showdown against the Pittsburgh…
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October 19, 1981: Ninth-inning home run sends Dodgers to World Series on ‘Blue Monday’
“When I missed that first pitch, I told myself, ‘Mo, you’re…
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April 6, 1982: Jim Kaat becomes first major leaguer to pitch in 24 seasons as Cardinals blast Astros, 14-3, on Opening Day
Perhaps the St. Louis Cardinals were taking out their frustration…
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April 3, 1982: Twins shut out Phillies in exhibition to open the Metrodome
It was a “perfect” Saturday night for baseball: 19 degrees…
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April 9, 1982: Brewers shake off winter blues with Opening Day onslaught
April 9 was Opening Day in 1982 … at least, that’s what it…
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April 10, 1982: Expos’ Bill Gullickson survives record-tying six wild pitches to beat Phillies
Bill Gullickson arrived in the National League with a record-setting…
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April 21, 1982: Braves walk off for record-setting 13th win to start a season
Heading into the 1982 season, fans of the Atlanta Braves had…
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May 12, 1982: Paul Molitor slams three homers for only time in career
“I’m not a home run hitter,” said the Milwaukee Brewers’…
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May 29, 1982: Yankees’ Roy Smalley strikes out to begin Twins’ bizarre triple play
The Minnesota Twins looked for better times as they moved into…
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June 4, 1982: Cardinals’ Bob Forsch wins 100th career game
St. Louis Cardinals fans saw one of their favorite sons reach…
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June 20, 1982: Ben Oglivie wallops three homers as Brewers roll over Tigers
“I haven’t been swinging the bat real good,” admitted former…
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June 26, 1982: Orioles’ Gary Roenicke, Dennis Martinez star as Detroit’s losing woes continue
During the last week of June 1982, the Detroit Tigers slumped…
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June 30, 1982: Expos top punchless Mets in ‘Nylon Curtain’ game
On the back cover of his album The Nylon Curtain, released in…
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July 1, 1982: Big bopper, fleet feet carry Rochester over Syracuse
Some days home-run power makes the difference in a baseball game.…
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July 7, 1982: Harold Baines belts three home runs at Comiskey Park
The Chicago White Sox exploded, according to sportswriter Robert…
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July 13, 1982: NL extends win streak to 11 in first All-Star Game played outside U.S.
The 53rd major-league All-Star Game was the first midsummer classic…