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Go To Page: 1 . . . . 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 . . . . 62May 13th in 1980s Baseball
Happy Birthday to a World Series MVP, a dubious milestone for Reggie, and a big day for Fred Lynn highlight May 13th in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel does a great job of finding the history for 1980s baseball each day. For May 13 he has a fantastic lineup of stories about players like Tony Gwynn, Alex Rodriguez, Jose Rijo, Juan Beniquez, Bobby Valentine, Lenny Faedo, Fred Lynn, Reggie Jackson, and more. MLB May 13
April 26th in 1980s Baseball
Happy Birthday to a Cy Young winner, Wade Boggs gets his first hit, and the Baltimore Colts draft a Yankees minor leaguer on April 26th in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel shares some top items of the MLB that occurred on April 26, including the birthdays of Mike Scott, Amos Otis, Lou Thorton, Steve Lombardozzi, and baseball moments of importance from Bill Lyons, Curt Wilkerson, John Elway, Orel Hershiser, Mike Heath, Steve Carlton, Wade Boggs, Eric Show, Dave Parker, Joe Carter, Keith Hernandez. MLB April 26
May 5th in 1980s Baseball
Happy Birthday to Larry Hisle, the Yankees give up on speed, and a big day for Cal Ripken Jr. highlight May 5th in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel includes legends like Jeff Reynolds, Tom Dodd, Dave Revering, John Mayberry, Doyle Alexander, Cal Ripken Jr, Bruce Hurst, Marty Barrett, Dwight Evans, Todd Benzinger, Andre Dawson, and more in his 80's Baseball post for May 5. MLB May 5
April 24th in 1980s Baseball
Happy Birthday to a former Rookie of the Year, John Franco makes his debut and a big day for Schmitty highlight April 24th in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel tells us of the top stories in 1980s baseball for April 24, including items about John Franco, Frank Pastore, Jesse Barfield, Bo Diaz, Phil Niekro, and more. MLB April 24
May 3rd 1980s baseball
Davey Lopes’ Birthday, milestones for Fergie Jenkins and Ron Cey, and Eric Davis goes off on May 3rd in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel presents 80s Baseball history for May 3 including stories centered on players like: Davey Lopes, Keith Smith, Lenny Dykstra, Willie McCovey, Fergie Jenkins, Darrell Porter, Fernando Valenzuela, and more. MLB May 3
May 12th in 1980s Baseball
Happy Birthday to a should be Hall of Famer, a near no-no for an underrated pitcher, and a big day for Molly highlight May 12 in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel gives us the scoop on May 12 baseball history during the 1980s decade with clips about Dave Sveum, Mario Soto, Paul Molitor, and more. MLB May 12
Who invented baseball
Baseball’s official historian, John Thorn, sets the record straight on the game’s earliest days ... in the 1700s. Yes, that’s right, baseball started decades before Abner Doubleday supposedly created the game at Cooperstown — and it only became popular when professional gamblers took an interest. — www.npr.org
The ’Secret History’ Of Baseball’s Earliest Days by NPR interviews Official Baseball historian John Thorn as he reveals that the April 2, 1907 decision of the Mills Commission to Christin Abner Doubleday as the founding father of baseball was flat-out wrong.
April 4 History in 1980s Baseball
Happy Birthday to the Moonlight Graham of 1981, two Rookies of the Year make their debuts, and George Bell goes off on April 4th in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel's look at April 4th in 1980s Baseball history
This Day In Baseball April 27
The - This Day In Baseball website journeys us back in time to celebrate some of the amazing events in baseball that occurred on April 27. The posts include Mel Ott, Enos Slaughter, Clise Dudley, Bud Clancy, Babe Ruth, Roberto Clemente, Dave DeBusschere, Joe Morgan, and more. MLB April 27
This Day in Baseball May 17
There are dozens of baseball events recorded on this post from This Day in Baseball about May 16 heroes, which include Al Spalding, Billy Hamilton, Rube Waddell, Warren Spahn, Erubiel Durazo, Bob McGrath, and More!
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February 8 Jersey Numbers
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 7 - 15 - 99 - 33 February 8, 1963 - It became offical on this day that the American Football League franchise formerly calle...
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This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons with a Caption on the image: Arctic Sisterhood BasketBall Team, Nome, Alaska, 1908-09. F.H. Nowell, 5758 (image) This classic image of a group of ladies from Nome, Alaska depicts the basketball gear for women in 1908. The long stockings as was pro...
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February 7 Jersey Numbers
Here are some jersey numbers in team sport history that stuck out. February 7, 1949 - Number 5, Joe DiMaggio became the first ball player to earn $100,000 a yearas he did so under contract with the New York Yankees . February 7, 1958 - The Brooklyn Dodgers official...
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February 6 Jersey Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 31 - 9 - 14 - 83 - 7 - 16 - 22 - 80 - 11 - 84 - 10 - 83 - 12 February 6, 1926 - St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from ...
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February 5 Jersey Numbers
Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 5: Kareem hits a new NBA high, Hines hauls in a big one and Bob Douglas is honored. Our Sports Jersey Take of the Day is from historian Joe Ziemba. Listen in to learn more about sports history along with me from the unif...
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The Oregon Agricultural Hard Court Stars
(image) Members of the 1922 Oregon Agricultural College men's basketball team. From left to rightː Gill (forward), Hjeite (enter), and Feraley (forward), from February 5, 1922. This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. We know the OAC by a different name today, Oregon State. The Oregon Ag...
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