
October 14, 1981: Expos’ Ray Burris outduels Valenzuela to even up NLCS
It looked like the best-of-five National League Championship…

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…

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…

October 25, 1981: Dodgers complete home sweep of Yankees to take driver’s seat in World Series
On October 19, 1981, the Los Angeles Dodgers came from behind…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

May 12, 1982: Paul Molitor slams three homers for only time in career
“I’m not a home run hitter,” said the Milwaukee Brewers’…

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…

June 4, 1982: Cardinals’ Bob Forsch wins 100th career game
St. Louis Cardinals fans saw one of their favorite sons reach…

June 20, 1982: Ben Oglivie wallops three homers as Brewers roll over Tigers
“I haven’t been swinging the bat real good,” admitted former…

June 23, 1982: Steve Rogers’ second consecutive shutout lifts Expos into first place
“After two near misses on the final weekends of ’79 and ’80,…

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…

June 30, 1982: Expos top punchless Mets in ‘Nylon Curtain’ game
On the back cover of his album The Nylon Curtain, released in…

July 1, 1982: Big bopper, fleet feet carry Rochester over Syracuse
Some days home-run power makes the difference in a baseball game.…

July 7, 1982: Harold Baines belts three home runs at Comiskey Park
The Chicago White Sox exploded, according to sportswriter Robert…

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…

July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn records two hits in his major-league debut for Padres
As the sun rose over San Diego on July 19, 1982, San Diego Padres…

July 30, 1982: Blue Jays fans finally taste ballpark beer as Toronto tops Detroit
When the 1982 season began, beer was sold at 25 of the 26 big-league…

August 4, 1982: Joel Youngblood’s busy day: two hits for two teams in two cities
One of the more exciting days on the baseball calendar is the…