
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 10, 1981: Pawtucket, Rochester warm up for longest game with extra innings on Opening Day
In other seasons, the Opening Day faceoff between the Triple-A…

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…

April 19, 1981: Walk-off homer spares PawSox, Rochester another extra-inning battle
On Easter Sunday afternoon, April 19, 1981, an otherwise uncelebrated…

April 22, 1981: Cardinals’ Lary Sorensen shuts out Cubs
The revamped St. Louis Cardinals were off to a rousing start…

May 10, 1981: Expos’ Charlie Lea pitches a ‘Giant’ no-hitter
Montreal’s 24-year-old right-hander Charlie Lea was an unlikely…

May 12, 1981: Clutch homers by Hatcher and Smalley lead Twins to win over Red Sox
Roy Smalley was off to a solid start to the 1981 season for the…

May 15, 1981: Cleveland’s Len Barker makes history with perfect game against Blue Jays
Who could have foreseen that the Friday evening matchup between…

May 19, 1981: Jim Bibby’s near no-hitter
On the evening of Tuesday, May 19, 1981, a scant crowd of 5,514…

May 25, 1981: Mark Belanger hits rare home run as Palmer, Orioles beat Guidry, Yankees
Doug DeCinces clubbed two home runs and drove in five runs as…

June 3, 1981: Jerry Grote’s grand slam and 7 RBIs lead Royals to victory
Jerry Grote had been out of baseball for two years when a former…