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A big day for Tram, Straw and Mex make up, and Schmitty’s outrageous salary highlight March 4th in 1980s Baseball. buff.ly/3pByT0V

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We lost John Candy OTD in 1994.

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3/4/66 Commissioner William Eckert voids the contract recently signed by collegiate star Tom Seaver, who had signed with the Braves. The Mets eventually win the right to sign him and it works out well... until it didn't.

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3/4/94 Michael Jordan grounds out against Darren Oliver in his first spring training at-bat. He collects his first spring hit on March 14th.

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3/3/88 Kirk Gibson walks out of Dodgers camp after Jesse Orosco puts eye black in his hat. It is important to set the tone. Here is the rest of the day in 1980s Baseball: champ.ly/nVxg9vv8

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Steve Carlton gets paid, there is a new Sherriff in town, and Gibby lays down the law on March 3rd in 1980s Baseball. buff.ly/3tnpeMB

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Happy '80s Birthday to former Pirates IF and long-time Giants coach Ron Wotus. Here is the rest of March 3rd in 1980s Baseball: buff.ly/3tnpeMB

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3/3/83 Steve Carlton signs a four-year contract worth $4.15 million, making him the highest-paid pitcher in history. Here is the rest of the day in 1980s Baseball: 80sbaseball.com/march3/

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3/3/83 The Rangers sign Jerry Browne as an amateur free agent. The Governor makes his debut in 1986. Here is the rest of the day in 1980s Baseball: 80sbaseball.com/march3/

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3/3/59 The Giants officially have a name for the new ballpark. It is a fine one.

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3/3/81 The Cardinals sign Steve Braun as a free agent. He wins a ring the following year. Here is the rest of the day in 1980s Baseball: 80sbaseball.com/march3/

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3/3/91 The Dodgers sign Roger Cedeno as an amateur free agent. He makes his debut in 1995 and spends 11 years in the bigs, including a 6-for-12 performance in the 1999 NLCS.

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Original Blue Jay Jesse Jefferson was born OTD in 1949. He passed away in 2011 Here is the rest of the day in 1980s Baseball: 80sbaseball.com/march3/

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3/3/1986

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Happy Birthday to Jessica Biel! You need to watch The Sinner. She is the Executive Producer and stars in Season 1.

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3/3/87 Negro League legend Ray Dandridge is elected to the Hall of Fame

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Happy 1990s Birthday to Scott Radinsky, who signed a pro contract the day after he graduated high school and spent 11 years in the bigs with four teams.

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Happy '80s Birthday to Tim Kazurinsky!

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Happy 1990s Birthday to A.J. Sager, who spent five years in the bigs with Detroit, Colorado, and San Diego and spent many years as a pitching coach.

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3/3/83 Steve Carlton signs a four-year $4.15 million contract, making him the highest-paid pitcher in history. Lefty was awesome. Here is the rest of the day in 1980s Baseball: 80sbaseball.com/march3/

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Happy '80s Birthday to John Lilley of The Hooters

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3/3/1958

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Happy 1990s Birthday to Kevin Morgan, who played in one game for the Mets in 1997 and has worked in MLB front offices since 1998.

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Happy '80s Birthday to Skeeter Barnes, who hit .368 with 76 RBI in 68 games in his first professional season as a member of the Billings Mustangs in 1978. Here is the rest of March 3rd in 1980s Baseball: buff.ly/3tnpeMB

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Wee Willie Keeler was born OTD in 1872. He hit over .300 16 times in 19 seasons, hit over .400 once, and finished with a .341 career batting average.

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3/3/99 Moises Alou undergoes surgery to repair ligaments in his left knee, the result of a treadmill accident. He would miss the entire season.

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A big day for Lefty, a new Sherriff in town, and Gibby lays down the law on March 3rd in 1980s Baseball. buff.ly/3tnpeMB

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Happy National Cold Cuts Day! www.youtube.com/watc...

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3/3/75 Turned out to be a good year.

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3/3/98 Larry Doby is elected to the Hall of Fame. Doby broke the color barrier in the American League and was a 7-Time All-Star, finishing 2nd in the 1954 MVP voting to Yogi Berra.

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3/3/80 That's Incredible! debuts on ABC. The show ran until 1984 and one episode featured a young golfing prodigy named Eldrick Woods.

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Happy '80s Birthday to Terry Steinbach, who appeared in three straight World Series with Oakland, won the 1988 All-Star Game MVP, and finished up with the Twins. Here is the rest of March 2nd in 1980s Baseball: buff.ly/3syqjSj

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Happy Birthday to Terry Steinbach, a trade provides inspiration for Fleer, and Darryl Strawberry mixes it up with Keith Hernandez on March 2nd in 1980s Baseball. 80sbaseball.com/march2/

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3/2/89 Marge settles a salary dispute with Kal Daniels by flipping a coin in the parking lot of the spring training complex on live TV. Here痴 the rest of March 2nd in 1980s Baseball: buff.ly/3syqjSj

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Happy Birthday to Daniel Craig, secret agent and private detective.

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3/2/99 The Mariners sign Chris Snelling as an amateur free agent. Snelling was in college in Australia and made his big-league debut in 2002. He spent five years in the bigs.

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Happy '80s Birthday to Jeff Stember, who appeared in one major league game for the Giants in 1980. He pitched three innings, allowed one run, and received a no-decision. Here痴 the rest of March 2nd in 1980s Baseball: buff.ly/3syqjSj

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Happy Birthday to Laraine Newman!

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3/2/89 Darryl Strawberry and Keith Hernandez go at it at a Mets photo shoot in Spring Training. "Me and Mex, something's been going on for a while. It just came out." Here is the rest of the day in 1980s Baseball: champ.ly/XmQtl-hd

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Happy ’80s Birthday to Mike Woodard, who spent parts of four seasons in the big leagues and hit one career home run. The blast came off of Dane Iorg. Here is the rest of the day in 1980s Baseball: 80sbaseball.com/march2/

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Denny Crum was born OTD in 1937. He won 675 games and two NCAA titles over the course of his career at Louisville.

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Happy '80s Birthday to Ron Gant, who spent 14 seasons destroying baseballs for the Braves, Reds, Phillies Cardinals, and other teams. Here’s the rest of March 2nd in 1980s Baseball: champ.ly/YyEj01iW

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3/2/91 NC State guard Chris Corchiani becomes 1st NCAA player to reach 1,000 assists.

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3/2/87 Joe Carter walks out of Indians camp in a salary dispute. Carter hit .302 in 1986 with 29 homers, 29 SBs, and led MLB with 121 RBI. Cleveland automatically renewed his salary for $250,000. Here is the rest of the day in 1980s Baseball: 80sbaseball.com/march2/