Mike Warren Pitched a No-Hitter
#1 Songs in America
(September 29th)
1980 - "Upside Down"
Diana Ross
9/6 - 10/3
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Abracadabra"
Steve Miller Band
9/25 - 10/1
1983 - "Tell Her About It"
Billy Joel
9/24 - 9/30
1984 - "Let's Go Crazy"
Prince and the Revolution
9/29 - 10/12
1985 - "Money for Nothing"
Dire Straits
9/21 - 10/11
1986 - "Stuck With You"
Huey Lewis and the News
9/20 - 10/10
1987 - "Didn't We Almost Have it All"
Whitney Houston
9/26 - 10/9
1988 - "Don't Worry Be Happy"
Bobby McFerrin
9/24 - 10/7
1989 - "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"
Millie Vanilli
9/23 - 10/6
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1985 - MacGyver Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 139 + 2 Made-For-TV Movies
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1984 - "Let's Go Crazy” by Prince and the Revolution Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from September 29 - October 12
1987 - Don Mattingly Set a Major League Record by Hitting His 6th Grand Slam of the Season
* Travis Hafner (Cleveland Indians) Also Hit 6 in 2006
Fun Fact!
Don Mattingly Hit 6 Grand Slams During His Career
Headlines
(September 29th)
1983 - Oakland A’s Rookie Mike Warren Pitched a No-Hitter Against the Chicago White Sox
Fun Fact!
Mike Warren Only Played 3 Seasons In the Major Leagues
Career Record: 9 - 13
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Other Notable Dates
(On September 29th)
1975 - WGPR (Detroit) Became the First Black-Owned-and-Operated Television Station in the United States
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1932 - Robert Benton (Director) Kramer vs. Kramer
Birthplace: Waxahachie, Texas
1948 - Bryant Gumbel (Sportscaster)
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
1950 - Ken Macha (Baseball)
Birthplace: Monroeville, Pennsylvania
1957 - Andrew Dice Clay (Comedian)
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
1960 - John Paxon (Basketball)
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio
1960 - David Sammartino (Wrestling)
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1960 - Rob Deer (Baseball)
Birthplace: Orange, California
Fun Fact!
In 1990 Andrew Dice Clay Became the First Comedian to Sell Out Madison Square Garden
* Sold Out For 2 Consecutive Nights
Other Notable Birthdays
Gene Autry (Actor)
September 29, 1907 - October 2, 1998
Birthplace: Tioga, Texas
Passed Away at Age 91 From Lymphoma
* Appeared in Over 93 Films
Nicknamed “The Singing Cowboy”
Gene Autry Founded and Owned the California Angels (MLB) From 1961 to 1997
Jerry Lee Lewis (Singer and Pianist)
September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022
Birthplace: Ferriday, Louisiana
Passed Away in His Nesbit, Mississippi Home at Age 87 From an Illness
* Best Known For the 1957 Song “A Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On”
Considered the First "Wild Man" of Rock n' Roll
Cindy Morgan (Actress)
September 29, 1954 - December 30, 2023
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away in Her Lake Worth Beach, Florida Home at Age 69 From Natural Causes
* The Irish Springs Girl in 1978
Best Known For Playing Lacey Overall in the 1980 Film Caddyshack and Lora/Yori in Tron (1982)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Rudolph Diesel (German Engineer)
March 18, 1858 - September 29, 1913
Birthplace: Paris, France
Passed Away at Age 55 From Unknown Causes
* Either From a Murder or Suicide
Invented the Diesel Engine in 1893
Casey Stengel (Baseball Manager)
July 30, 1890 - September 29, 1975
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Passed Away at Age 85 From Cancer of the Lymph Glands
* Won 7 World Series Titles as the Manager of the New York Yankees and 2 as a Player
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966
Lois Maxwell (Actress)
February 14, 1927 - September 29, 2007
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Passed Away at Age 80 From Bowel Cancer
* Born Lois Ruth Hooker
Played Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond Films From 1965 to 1983
Tony Curtis (Actor)
June 3, 1925 - September 29, 2010
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 85 From Cardiac Arrest
* Appeared in Over 100 Films
Nominated For an Academy Role For His Role as John "Joker" Jackson in the 1958 Film The Defiant Ones
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - In Country
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Bruce Willis, Emily Lloyd, Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson, Judith Ivey, Jim Beaver and Patricia Richardson
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $3.5 Million
1989 - Johnny Handsome
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Forest Whitaker, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Morgan Freeman, Lance Henriksen, Scott Wilson, David Schramm and Yvonne Bryceland
Budget: $20 Million
Box Office: $7.2 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1985 - MacGyver Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 139 (2 Movies)
1985 - Amazing Stories (Anthology Series) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 45
Created by Steven Spielberg
1986 - Designing Women Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 163
1987 - thirtysomething Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 85
1989 - Final Episode of Thundercats (Animation)
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 130
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Hotter Than July
Stevie Wonder (19th Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* Hit #1 in France
1980 - Celebrate!
Kool & the Gang (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #10
* #1 in R&B
Featuring “Celebration”
1980 - Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow (Debut Album)
1986 - Brotherhood
New Order (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #117
* #9 in the UK
1981 - Magic Windows
Herbie Hancock (32nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #140
1986 - Duotones
Kenny G (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
1986 - Chicago 18
Chicago (15th Album)
Billboard Charts: #35
1986 - The Pacific Age
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #47
1986 - Somewhere in Time
Iron Maiden (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #11
* Hit #1 in Finland
1986 - Eye of the Zombie
John Fogerty (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #26
1987 - The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Red Hot Chili Peppers (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #148
1987 - Triumph and Agony
Warlock (4th and Final Album)
Billboard Charts: #80
* #3 in Germany
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Singles Released
(On This Day)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
#1 Song in America from November 15 - December 26
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1983 - Oakland A’s Rookie, Mike Warren Pitched a No-Hitter Against the Chicago White Sox
Catcher: Mike Heath
* The A’s Beat the White Sox 3 - 0 at the Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 9,058
1985 - The Dallas Cowboys Defense Sacked Houston Oilers Quarterback Warren Moon 12 Times
* The Cowboys Beat the Oilers 17 - 10 at the Houston Astrodome
Spread
Cowboys -5
O/U 41.0
Tony Dorsett 159 Yards Rushing
1986 - Chicago Cubs Pitcher, Greg Maddux Beat His Brother Mike Maddux (Philadelphia Phillies)
* The Cubs Beat the Phillies 8 - 3 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia on a Monday Night
Attendance: 14,355
1987 - New York Yankees First Baseman, Don Mattingly Set a Major League Record by Hitting His 6th Grand Slam of the Season
Pitcher: Bruce Hurst
* The Yankees Beat the Red Sox 6 - 0 at Yankee Stadium
Charles Hudson (Yankees) Pitched a Complete Game Shutout
1988 - American Runner, Florence Griffith Joyner Won Gold in the 200m at the Summer Olympics in Seoul
1988 - American Runner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee Won Gold in the Long Jump at the Summer Olympics in Seoul
1988 - Men’s USA Basketball Beat Australia to Win the Bronze Medal
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1988 - NASA Launched Their First Mission Since the Challenger Disaster
* Mission STS-26
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September 29th in 80s History
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