
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…

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”…

August 28, 1980: Dane Iorg collects 7 RBIs; Whitey Herzog wins final game of first stint as Cardinals manager
The postgame talk after the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the…

August 29, 1980: No-hitter caps nightmarish season for Rocky Mount Pines
It was the best of teams, it was the worst of teams.
On August…

September 5, 1980: Holyoke raises its first and only Eastern League championship title
The summer of 1980 was undoubtedly the high-water mark in the…

September 10, 1980: Expos’ Bill Gullickson whiffs rookie-record 18 batters
“I’m not a strikeout pitcher,” said rookie right-hander…

September 18, 1980: Twins call-up Gary Ward hits for the cycle in loss to Brewers
In 1980 Minnesota’s Gary Ward wasn’t even in the majors long…

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…

October 5, 1980: Dodgers force NL West showdown against Astros
Outfielder Manny Mota played the last 13 years of his career…

October 5, 1980: Expos’ Ron LeFlore becomes first player to win NL and AL stolen-base crowns
The Expos and Phillies, sporting identical 89-70 records, went…
October 10, 1980: Astros win 11-inning NLCS thriller to reach brink of World Series
The Houston Astros (originally the Colt .45s) had begun play…

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 11, 1980: Phillies stay alive in Game 4 with 10th-inning rally at Houston
The champagne was ready in the Astrodome. With a two-games-to-one…

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…

October 21, 1980: Phillies win their first World Series championship
The Philadelphia Phillies joined the National League in 1883,…

April 9, 1981: The birth of Fernandomania on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium
On Opening Day in 1981, the Los Angeles Dodgers found themselves…

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…

April 18, 1981: A first pitch for writer Eugenia Price
When inspirational writer Eugenia Price discovered St. Simons…