September 26, 1981: Nolan Ryan breaks Koufax’s mark with fifth no-hitter

When Nolan Ryan signed on November 19, 1979, what at the time…

September 30, 1981: Twins close Metropolitan Stadium with a loss

It was a bad day. The weather was drab, home plate was missing,…

October 3, 1981: Montreal Expos clinch franchise’s first playoff berth

With a 1½-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals and just two…

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…

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…
Jerry Reuss (TRDAING CARD DB)

October 11, 1981: Reuss, Dodgers knock out Ryan, Astros in Game 5

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros played several high-stakes,…

October 11, 1981: Steve Rogers leads Expos to NLCS

For Game Five of the 1981 mini-series playoff between the Montreal…

October 14, 1981: Expos’ Ray Burris outduels Valenzuela to even up NLCS

It looked like the best-of-five National League Championship…
Graig Nettles (Trading Card DB)

October 15, 1981: Yankees sweep Billyball aside, clinch AL pennant

The 1981 American League Championship Series was primed for epic…

October 16, 1981: Expos’ Steve Rogers wins Game 3 of NLCS

Steve Rogers was preparing for a showdown against the Pittsburgh…
Pedro Guerrero (Trading Card Database)

October 28, 1981: Guerrero, Dodgers claim World Series championship in strike-torn season

The unusual 1981 season, torn into halves by a players strike…

April 3, 1982: Twins shut out Phillies in exhibition to open the Metrodome

It was a “perfect” Saturday night for baseball: 19 degrees…
Jim Kaat (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Brett Butler (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Paul Molitor (COURTESY OF THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS)

May 12, 1982: Paul Molitor slams three homers for only time in career

“I’m not a home run hitter,” said the Milwaukee Brewers’…