Geoff Zahn (Trading Card DB)

July 5, 1980: Twins’ Geoff Zahn grounds Rangers into submission

“More than 50 percent, and you’re a ground-ball pitcher.…
Ken Griffey Jr. (Trading Card DB)

July 9, 1980: National League wins All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium

“Here they have the All-Star Game, and they are holding it…

July 12, 1980: Billy Martin is half-right as A’s best Angels

What a difference a year makes. In 1979 the California Angels…

July 25, 1980: Seven-run 9th inning launches Astros to 9-8 victory over Expos

Over the course of a 162-game season, there will invariably be…

August 12, 1980: Expos turn a triple play vs. lowly Cardinals

The baseball season is long enough that on any given day, a team…
George Brett (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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…
John Stefero (Trading Card DB)

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”…
Rick Behenna (Trading Card DB)

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 10, 1980: Expos’ Bill Gullickson whiffs rookie-record 18 batters

“I’m not a strikeout pitcher,” said rookie right-hander…

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…
George Brett (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 10, 1980: Royals advance to first World Series after sweeping Yankees in ALCS

The Kansas City Royals were on the threshold of experiencing…