On This Day October 27th in 80s History

1985 - The Kansas City Royals Shutout the St. Louis Cardinals 11 - 0 at Royal Stadium in Game 7 of the World Series to Win Their First World Series in Franchise History

Manager: Dick Howser
MVP: Bret Saberhagen

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Happy 80s Birthdays

1949 - Garry Tallent (Bassist) E Street Band
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
1951 - K. K. Downing (English Guitarist) Judas Priest
Birthplace: West Bromwich, England
1953 - Robert Picardo (Actor) Alice (Officer Maxwell)
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1956 - Patty Sheehan (Golf)
Birthplace: Middlebury, Vermont
1958 - Simon Le Bon (English Singer) Duran Duran
Birthplace: Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
1959 - Rick Carlisle (Basketball)
Birthplace: Ogdensburg, New York

Fun Fact!

Rick Carlisle Was the Head Coach of the 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks
* Won an NBA Championship in 1986 as a Player For the Boston Celtics

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Other Notable Birthdays

Theodore Roosevelt (Former U.S. President)
October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 60 From a Blood Clot
* The Clot Detached From a Vein and Traveled to His Lungs
The 26th President of the United States
Term: 1901 - 1909

Ruby Dee (Actress)
October 27, 1922 - June 11, 2014
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 91 From Natural Causes
* Won an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Obie Award and a Drama Desk Award
Nominated For an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Her Role as Mama Lucas in the 2008 Film American Gangster

Ralph Kiner (Baseball)
October 27, 1922 - February 6, 2014
Birthplace: Santa Rita, New Mexico
Passed Away at Age 91 From a Stroke
MLB Seasons: 10
Position: Left Field
Career Home Runs: 369
All-Star: 6
NL Home Run Leader: 7
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975 (13th Ballot)

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Joe Niekro (Baseball)
November 7, 1944 - October 27, 2006
Birthplace: Martins Ferry, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 61 From a Brain Aneurysm
MLB Seasons: 21
Position: Pitcher
Career Wins: 221
Losses: 204
ERA: 3.59
The Knuckleballer Was an All-Star in 1979 (Houston Astros) and a World Series Champion in 1987 (Minnesota Twins)

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1989 - Dad
Director: Gary David Goldberg
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Ethan Hawke, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Baker and Kevin Spacey
Budget: $19 Million

Box Office: $27 Million

1989 - Shocker
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: Michael Murphy, Peter Berg, Mitch Pileggi, Camille Cooper, Sam Scarber, Richard Brooks and Ted Raimi
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $16.6 Million

1989 - Immediate Family
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Starring: Barbara Benedek; Glenn Close, James Woods, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Dillon, Linda Darlow, Harrison Mohr, Mimi Kennedy and Charles Levin
Budget: $14 Million

Box Office: $5.9 Million

1989 - Worth Winning
Director: Will Mackenzie
Starring: Mark Harmon, Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren, Maria Holvöe, Mark Blum, Andrea Martin and Tony Longo
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $3.6 Million

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1980 - Blockbusters (Game Show) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 372

1980 - Gambit (Game Show) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2

1980 - Ladies' Man Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 16

1987 - Final Episode of Maxie’s World (Animation)
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 32
Network: Syndication

1988 - Paradise Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 57

1989 - Jane Pauley Stepped Down as Co-Anchor of NBC's Today Show After 13 Years
* Replaced by Deborah Norville

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80s Music

(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Levitation
Hawkwind (10th Album)
* Reached #21 in the UK

1981 - Stop and Smell the Roses
Ringo Starr (8th Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #98

1982 - 1999
Prince (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #9

1983 - Infidels
Bob Dylan (22nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #20

* Hit #1 in Norway

1985 - To Mega Therion
Celtic Frost (Debut Album)

1986 - Skylarking
XTC (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #709

1986 - Dreamtime
The Stranglers (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #172

1987 - Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #38

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1985 - The Kansas City Royals Beat the St.Louis Cardinals 11 - 0 at Royals Stadium in Game 7 of the World Series
Attendance: 41,658
Manager: Dick Howser
MVP: Bret Saberhagen
Saberhagen Pitched 2 Complete Games 1 ER

1985 - The 16th New York Marathon
Men: Orlando Pizzolato (Italy)
Woman: Grete Waitz (Norway)
* Waitz Won 9 times from 1978 - 88

1986 - The New York Mets Beat the Boston Red Sox 8 - 5 at Shea Stadium in Game 7 of the World Series
Attendance: 55,032
Manager: Davey Johnson
MVP: Ray Knight

1986 - Washington Redskins Wide Receiver, Gary Clark had 11 Receptions For 241 Yards Against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football
* The Redskins Lost to the Giants 27 - 20 at Giants Stadium

Joe Morris (Giants) 181 Yards (Rush) with 2 TD’s
Jay Schroeder (Redskins) 420 Yards Passing
Spread
Giants -3.5
O/U 38.0

1987 - Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) Beat The Hart Foundation For the WWF Tag Team Championship

1989 - The Oakland A’s Beat the San Francisco Giants 13 - 7 at Candlestick Park to Take a 3 - 0 World Series Lead
Attendance: 62,038
Home Runs: Dave Henderson (2) Tony Philips, Jose Canseco, Carney Lansford (A's)
The World Series Resumed After 12 Days Because of the Loma Prieta Earthquake

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In Other 80s News

(On This Day)

1988 - President Reagan Suspended Construction of the New U.S. Embassy in Moscow because of Soviet Listening Devices in the Building Structure

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Other Notable Dates

(On October 27th)

1682 - The City of Philadelphia Was Founded by William Penn an English Quaker
* Philadelphia Hosted the First Continental Congress in 1774

Did You Know?
The Declaration of Independence Was Signed in Philadelphia

1904 - The First Underground Subway Opened in New York City
* 35 Years After the Opening of the First Elevated Subway Line

Did You Know?
The First Subway Sandwich Restaurant Opened on August 28, 1965 as Pete’s Super Submarines
Pete's Subs (1968 - 1970)
Pete's Subway (1970 - 1972)
Finally Named Subway in 1972

1954 - Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Became the First African-American General in the US Air Force

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1989 - The World Series Between the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Resumed After 12 Days Because of the 6.9 Loma Prieta Earthquake
* The A’s Swept the Giants 4 - 0

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