How did your team fare the day you were born?

[runningshoes]

August 15, 1968

The Tigers had the day off.

But the following day, Denny McLain and the Tigers took it to my Red Sox, shutting them out 4-0 at Fenway.

McLain won 31 games that year earning Cy Young and MVP honours.

And the icing on the cake was Detroit's victory over The Cardinals in the World Series.

[Yankee Legend]

May 2, 1989

My team didn't do so well. The Yankees lost 5-3 that day to the Kansas City Royals. It was mainly due to a good complete game by Kansas City pitcher Mark Gubicza.

[RuthMayBond]

May 2, 1989

My team didn't do so well. The Yankees lost 5-3 that day to the Kansas City Royals. It was mainly due to a good complete game by Kansas City pitcher Mark Gubicza.

But three days before you were born, Rickey Henerson broke the record for leading off a game the most times with a home run.

[runningshoes]

May 2, 1989

Oh man, I was just starting University. h

[Chisox]

But three days before you were born, Rickey Henerson broke the record for leading off a game the most times with a home run.

That will never be broken.

May 2, 1989

Oh man, I was just starting University.

May 2nd, you were STARTING at a University? What University was that?

[runningshoes]

May 2nd, you were STARTING at a University? What University was that?

I started in 1989..you know what I meant.

[125osprey]

My team, at least until Toronto was awarded a franchise, was the Montreal Expos. Les Expos played their inaugural season the year I was born. They sucked.

I was born at 11:30 in the evening on September 16, 1969. This is how the National League East stacked up on the day I was born:

W L GB WP RS RA

NYM 89 58 - .605 583 504
CHC 86 63 4.0 .577 676 558
STL 79 68 10.0 .537 539 495
PIT 78 69 11.0 .531 653 605
PHI 59 88 30.0 .401 589 672
MON 48 101 42.0 .322 540 727

The Expos lost to the Cubs 5-4 at Jarry Park in Montreal.

[Chisox]

I started in 1989..you know what I meant.

Wasn't sure. Thanks.

[RuthMayBond]

My team, at least until Toronto was awarded a franchise, was the Montreal Expos. Les Expos played their inaugural season the year I was born. They sucked.

I was born at 11:30 in the evening on September 16, 1969. This is how the National League East stacked up on the day I was born:

W L GB WP RS RA

NYM 89 58 - .605 583 504
CHC 86 63 4.0 .577 676 558
STL 79 68 10.0 .537 539 495
PIT 78 69 11.0 .531 653 605
PHI 59 88 30.0 .401 589 672
MON 48 101 42.0 .322 540 727

The Expos lost to the Cubs 5-4 at Jarry Park in Montreal.

You're also a week older than Jeff Cirillo. As for your team, Bill "no-hit" Stoneman struck out for his 55th time in 73 AB twelve days after you were born, fortunately he was a pitcher.

[Jennifer]

Grrrrrr! Runningshoes53 if you were on my holiday gift list I'd be taking you off for starting this thread. I looked up how the Tribe did on September 28, 1983 and, of course, it had to be a humiliating loss. The Tribe wnt into the botton of the 9th up by two, 4-2. Jamie Easterly had come into the game in the 7th and pitched scoreless ball through the 8th. Yount hit a 2 run HR with 1 out to tie the score and Oglive followed with a 2 run blast with two outs to win the game. Grrrrrr!

Exactly one year later the Tribe was down to the Twins at one point 10-0 and went on to win 11-10. Go Tribe!

[RuthMayBond]

Grrrrrr! Runningshoes53 if you were on my holiday gift list I'd be taking you off for starting this thread. I looked up how the Tribe did on September 28, 1983 and, of course, it had to be a humiliating loss. The Tribe wnt into the botton of the 9th up by two, 4-2. Jamie Easterly had come into the game in the 7th and pitched scoreless ball through the 8th. Yount hit a 2 run HR with 1 out to tie the score and Oglive followed with a 2 run blast with two outs to win the game. Grrrrrr!

Exactly one year later the Tribe was down to the Twins at one point 10-0 and went on to win 11-10. Go Tribe!

But 25 days before you were born, Oakland used SIX pitchers in the ninth as the Tribe scored TEN :gt
23 days after you were born we gave up Len Barker and got Butler, Jacoby, AND $150K. :gt

[antihipster]

December 2, 1963.

No games for the Cardinals on that day.
Cardinals had a 93-69 record in '63.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1963.shtml

[Elvis]

My birthday - February, 23, 1971

My team won! Lakers 114, Baltimore Bullets 107 (At Baltimore)

[Bluesteve32]

My birthday - February, 23, 1971

My team won! Lakers 114, Baltimore Bullets 107 (At Baltimore)

I probably watched that game. The Bullets had quite unattractive uniforms back then, even Chick said so. Wes Unseld was the best player on the Bullets back then.

[Jennifer]

But 25 days before you were born, Oakland used SIX pitchers in the ninth as the Tribe scored TEN :gt
23 days after you were born we gave up Len Barker and got Butler, Jacoby, AND $150K. :gt

I went back and looked at the 1983 Tribe roster. Would you believe the team contained 12 players (8 postion and 4 starting pitchers) that during their careers were named to one or more All-Star games? The players:

Mike Hargrove
Manny Trillo
Toby Harrah
Julio Franco
Andre Thornton
Pat Tabler
Bake McBride
Rick Manning
Rick Sutcliffe
Len Barker
Bert Blyleven
Neal Heaton

From just looking at the list (without knowing where in their careers these players were) one would think the Tribe was pretty competitive in 1983. In 1983 the Tribe was 72-90. Come to think of it (BIG SIGH) for the Tribe teams of 60s, 70s and 80s a 72-90 team was one of their more competitive teams (EVEN BIGGER SIGH). Mercifully, I was too young to be aware of the 80s so their badness is less tramautic to me than some of you oldsters.