Career Saves Leaders
#1 Mariano Riviera (652)
#2 Trevor Hoffman (602)
#3 Lee Smith (478)
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#1 Songs in America
(August 6th)
1980 - "Magic"
Olivia Newton-John
8/2 - 8/29
1981 - "Jessie's Girl"
Rick Springfield
8/1 - 8/14
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 - "When Doves Cry"
Prince
7/7 - 8/10
1985 - "Shout"
Tears for Fears
8/3 - 8/23
1986 - "Glory of Love"
Peter Cetera
8/2 - 8/15
1987 - "Shakedown"
Bob Seger
8/1 - 8/7
1988 - "Roll With It"
Steve Winwood
7/30 - 8/26
1989 - "Batdance"
Prince
8/5 - 8/11
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1988 - Yo! MTV Raps Premiered on MTV
Episodes: 1,838
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Other Notable Birthdays
Lucille Ball (Actress)
August 6, 1911 - April 26, 1989
Birthplace: Jamestown, New York
Passed Away at Age 77 From a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
* Died in a Los Angeles Hospital After an Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery
Best Known For I Love Lucy
Andy Warhol (Artist)
August 6, 1928 - February 22, 1987
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at Age 58 of Complications From Gallbladder Surgery
* A Leading Figure in the Pop Art Culture
Warhol’s Art Include Some of the Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold
Dino Bravo (Wrestler)
August 6, 1948 - March 10, 1993
Birthplace: Campobasso, Molise, Italy
Passed Away at Age of 44 From Gunshot Wounds
* Shot 11 Times in the Head and Torso in Vimont, Laval, Canada For His Role in Smuggling Cigarettes
Won the WWE Tag Team Championship in 1978 with Partner Dominic DeNucci (Defeated Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka)
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
Rick James (Singer)
February 1, 1948 - August 6, 2004
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York
Passed Away at Age 56 From Cardiac Failure
* Found Dead by His Caretaker in His Los Angeles Home
Best Known For the 1981 Hit Song"Super Freak"
John Hughes (Director)
February 18, 1950 - August 6, 2009
Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan
Passed Away at Age 59 From a Heart Attack
* Suffered the Heart Attack While on a Walk in New York City
Directed Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink and Many More 80s and 90s Classics
Darren Daulton (Baseball)
January 3, 1962 - August 6, 2017
Birthplace: Arkansas City, Kansas
Passed Away on August 6, 2017 at Age 55 From Brain Cancer
MLB Seasons: 13
Position: Catcher
All-Star: 3
Won the World Series in 1997 as a Member of the Florida Marlins
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - Things Are Tough All Over
Director: Thomas K. Avildsen
Starring: Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong
Budget: $7 Million
Box Office: $21.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1988 - Yo! MTV Raps Premiered in MTV
Fun TV Fact!
Hill Street Blues Won 4 Consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) for Most Outstanding Drama
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
No 80s Albums Released On This Day
Fun Music Fact!
Michael Jackson’s Thriller Album Was the Top Selling Album in 1983 & 84
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Carl Lewis Won Olympic Gold in the Long Jump at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
1985 - MLB Players Went On Strike For 1 Day
1986 - The Baltimore Orioles (2) and Texas Rangers (1) Hit 3 Grand Slams in One Game
* The Rangers Beat the Orioles 13 - 11 at Memorial Park in Baltimore on a Wednesday Night
Attendance: 19,519
Grand Slams
Jim Dwyer (Orioles)
Larry Sheets (Orioles)
Toby Harrah (Rangers)
(Harrah went 5 - 5)
1988 - Chicago Cubs Pitcher, Goose Gossage Recorded His 300th Career Save
* The Cubs Beat the Phillies 7 - 4 at Wrigley Field on a Saturday Afternoon
Attendance: 32,057
Gossage Only Played 1 Season with the Cubs
1988 - Oakland A’s Outfielder, Jose Canseco Hit the 30 - 30 Mark (30 Home Runs and 30 Stolen bases)
* Canseco Finished the Season as the First Member of the 40 - 40 Club
1989 - The Boston Red Sox Retired Carl Yastrezemski's #8
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Other Notable Dates
(On August 6th)
1819 - Norwich University Was Founded
* First Private Military School
1962 - Jamaica Became Independent From the United Kingdom
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson Signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965
* Preventing Racial Discrimination in Voting
1991 - The First Website Was Launched
Website: www.info.cer.ch
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1988 - Goose Gossage Recorded His 300th Career Save
Career Saves: 310
All-Star: 9
World Series Champion: 1978 (New York Yankees)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008 (9th Ballot)
Yo! MTV Raps Premiered on MTV
Happy 80s Birthdays
1951 - Catherine Hicks (Actress) Child’s Play
Birthplace: New York City
1952 - Pat MacDonald (Singer) Timbuk3
Birthplace: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1954 - John “Motormouth” Moschitta Jr. (The Fastest Talking Guy)
Birthplace: New York City
1957 - Bob Horner (Baseball)
Birthplace: Junction City, Kansas
1958 - Randy DeBarge (Singer)
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
1960 - Dale Ellis (Basketball)
Birthplace: Marietta, Georgia
1965 - David Robinson (Basketball)
Birthplace: Key West, Florida
1976 - Soleil Moon Frye (Actress) Punky Brewster
Birthplace: Glendora, California
Fun Fact!
Bob Horner Was the Only Player to Hit 4 Home Runs in a Game in the 80s
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Headlines
(August 6th)
1984 - Carl Lewis Won Olympic Gold in the Long Jump at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
* Lewis Won 4 Gold Medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Fun Fact!
Carl Lewis Competed in 4 Different Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
Career Gold Medals: 9
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1986 - Timothy Dalton Was Announced as the 4th Actor to Play James Bond
* Played James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and License to Kill (1989)
Fun Fact!
The First James Bond Film Was Dr. No in 1963
Starring: Sean Connery
August 6th in 80s History