September 15, 1981: Luis Tiant baffles Cubs in only appearance at Wrigley Field

The idea of Luis Tiant pitching at Chicago’s Wrigley Field…

August 15, 1981: Twins overshadowed by the past

A forgettable year for the Minnesota Twins, 1981, stands out…

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

It was a bad day. The weather was drab, home plate was missing,…
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August 10, 1981: Twins down A’s to take second-half ‘reopener’

“If you think what goes on between the white lines has anything…

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…

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

It looked like the best-of-five National League Championship…

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…

October 11, 1981: Steve Rogers leads Expos to NLCS

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

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

Steve Rogers was preparing for a showdown against the Pittsburgh…

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

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

September 21, 1981: Expos win 17-inning thriller over Phillies

This game had everything that makes baseball great — nail-biting…

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…

August 10, 1981: Cal Ripken Jr. makes his major-league debut

Monday, August 10, may well have been the most important day…

August 9, 1981: Gary Carter’s two homers power NL to All-Star victory

For nearly two months in the summer of 1981, major-league stadiums…