1984 - California Angels Pitcher Mike Witt Pitched a Perfect Game Against the Texas Rangers on the Last Game of the Season
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September 30th in 80s History
Cheers Premiered On NBC
Headlines
(September 30th)
1982 - Cheers Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 11
Episodes: 275
Won 4 Emmy Awards For Most Outstanding Comedy Series (1983, 1984, 1989)
Fun Fact!
After Season 1 Cheers Was One of the Lowest Rated TV Show in the Country and About to Get Cancelled, Before Reaching the Top 10 For 8 Consecutive Seasons
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#1 Songs in America
(September 30th)
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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1988 - Robin Givens Said “Living With Mike Tyson Has Been Torture … Pure Hell ... Worse Than Anything I Could Imagine” On 20/20 With Barbara Walters
* Divorced on Valentine's Day in 1989
1984 - Murder, She Wrote Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 12
Episodes: 264 + 4 Made-For-TV Movies
Top 10 in Ratings 8 out of the 12 Years
Happy 80s Birthdays
1952 - John Lombardo (Guitarist) 10,000 Maniacs
Birthplace: Jamestown, NY
1953 - Deborah Allen (Country Singer)
Birthplace: Memphis, TN
1954 - Patrice Rushen (Singer) “Forget Me Nots”
Birthplace: Los Angeles
1957 - Fran Drescher (Actress) This is Spinal Tap, The Nanny
Birthplace: New York City
1958 - Marty Stuart (Country Singer)
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
1960 - Miki Howard (Singer)
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
1961 - Eric Stoltz (Actor) Some Kind of Wonderful, Mask
Birthplace: Whittier, CA
1964 - Trey Anastasio (Singer) Phish
Birthplace: Fort Worth, TX
Fun Fact!
Eric Stoltz Was Originally Casted as Marty McFly in the 1985 Film, Back to the Future Before Getting Released at the Last Minute For Michael J. Fox
* Back to the Future Was the Highest Grossing Movie From 1985
View The Highest Grossing Movies From 1985
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Other Notable Birthdays
Robin Roberts (Baseball)
September 30, 1926 - May 6, 2010
Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 83 From Natural Causes
MLB Seasons: 19
Position: Pitcher
Career Wins: 286
Losses: 245
ERA: 3.41
All-Star: 7
NL Wins Leader: 4
NL Strikeout Leader: 2
Elected to the Pro Baseball in Hall of Fame 1976 (4th Ballot)
Johnny Podres (Baseball)
September 30, 1932 - January 13, 2008
Birthplace: Witherbee, New York
Passed Away at Age 75 From Heart and Kidney Ailments
MLB Seasons: 17
Position: Pitcher
Career Wins: 148
Losses: 116
ERA: 3.68
A 4x World Series Champion With the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965)
* The 1955 World Series MVP
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
James Dean (Actor)
February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955
Birthplace: Marion, Indiana
Passed Away at Age 24 in a Car Accident
* Best Known For Playing Jim Stark in the 1955 Film, Rebel Without a Cause
Nominated For 2 Academy Awards For His Roles in East of Eden (1955) and Giant (1956)
Dan Quisenberry (Baseball)
February 7, 1953 - September 30, 1998
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
Passed Away at Age 45 From Brain Cancer
MLB Seasons: 12
Position: Pitcher
All-Star: 3
World Series Champion: 1985
Career Saves: 244
AL Saves Leader: 5 (American League Record)
A 5x Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award Winner
Monty Hall (Game Show Host)
August 25, 1921 - September 30, 2017
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Passed Away at Age 96 From Heart Failure
* Born Monte Halparin
The Former Host and Co-Cretor of Let’s Make a Deal
Dikembe Mutombo
June 25, 1966 - September 30, 2024
Birthplace: Léopoldville, Congo-Léopoldville
Passed Away at Age 58 From Brain Cancer
NBA Seasons: 18
Position: Center
All-Star: 8
Blocks Leader: 3
First Team All-Defense: 4
College: Georgetown
Elected to the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015
Pete Rose (Baseball)
April 14, 1941 - September 30, 2024
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 83 From Cardiovascular Disease
MLB Seasons: 24
All Star: 17
World Series Champion: 3 (1975, 1976, 1980)
NL MVP: 1973
Holds the Major League Record With 4,256 Career Hits and 3,562 Games Played
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - Brainstorm
Director: Douglas Trumbull
Starring: Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher and Cliff Robertson
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $18 Million
Natalie Wood’s Last Film Before Drowning At Catalina Island
1983 - The Honorary Consul
Director: John Mackenzie
Starring: Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins and Elpidia Carrillo
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $5.9 Million
1983 - The Lonely Lady
Director: Peter Sasdy
Starring: Pia Zadora, Lloyd Bochner, Bibi Besch, Anthony Holland, Jared Martin and Ray Liotta
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $1.2 Million
1988 - Bird
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Forest Whitaker and Diane Venora
Budget: $14.4 Million
Box Office: $2.2 Million
1988 - Heartbreak Hotel
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter
Budget: $13 Million
Box Office: $5.5 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Cheers Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 11
Episodes: 275
1983 - Manimal Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
1984 - Murder, She Wrote Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 12
Episodes: 264 (4 Movies)
1988 - Mike Tyson and Robin Givens Appeared on 20/20 With Barbara Walters
* Robin Givens Said “Living With Him Has Been Torture … Pure Hell .. Worse Than Anything I Could Imagine”
1989 - Season 15 of Saturday Night Live Premiered on NBC
Host: Bruce Willis
Musical Guest: Neil Young
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* #3 in the UK
1985 - Mad Not Mad
Madness (6th Album)
* Reached #16 in the UK
1985 - Marching Out
Yngwie Malmsteen (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #52
1985 - Rain Dogs
Tom Waits (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #188
* #5 in Sweden
1985 - Soul to Soul
Stevie Ray Vaughan (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #34
1986 - The Way It Is
Bruce Hornsby & the Range (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
Over 3 Million Copies Sold in the US
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - The Last Major League Baseball Game Was Played at Metropolitan Stadium in Minnesota
* The Royals Beat the Twins 5 - 2 on a Wednesday Afternoon
Attendance: 15,900
Fun Fact!
Clint Hurdle (Royals) Hit the Last Home Run at Metropolitan Stadium
* Roy Smalley (Twins) Made the Last Out
1980 - The New York Mets Beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3 - 2 at Shea Stadium On a Tuesday Afternoon in Front of Only 1,754 Fans
* Pete Falcone (Mets) Pitched a Complete Game
1984 - On the Last Game of the Season, California Angels Pitcher Mike Witt Pitched a Perfect Game Against the Texas Rangers
Catcher: Bob Boone
* The Angels Beat the Rangers 1 - 0 at Arlington Stadium on a Sunday Afternoon
Attendance: 8,375
1984 - The MLB Regular Season Leaders
Standings
AL West: Kansas City Royals
AL East: Detroit Tigers
NL West: San Diego Padres
NL East: Chicago Cubs
Batting Title
AL: Don Mattingly (Yankees) .343
NL: Tony Gwynn (Padres) .351
Home Runs
AL: Tony Armas (Red Sox) 43
NL: Dale Murphy (Braves)
Mike Schmidt (Phillies) 36
RBI’s
AL: Tony Armas (Red Sox) 123
NL: Gary Carter (Expos)
Mike Schmidt (Phillies) 106
Wins
AL: Mike Boddicker (Orioles) 20
NL: Joaquín Andújar (Cardinals) 20
ERA
AL: Mike Boddicker (Orioles) 2.79
NL: Alejandro Peña (Dodgers) 2.48
Strikeouts
AL: Mark Langston (Seahawks) 204
NL: Dwight Gooden (Mets) 276
1987 - Pittsburgh Pirates 3rd Baseman Darnell Coles Hit 3 Home Runs Against the Chicago Cubs
* The Cubs Beat the Pirates 10 - 8 in the Second Game of a Double Header at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh
Attendance: 6,895
1988 - American Runner Louise Ritter Won Gold in the High Jump at the Summer Olympics in Seoul
1988 - The Soviet Union Basketball Team Beat Yugoslavia 76 - 63 to Win Gold at the Summer Olympics in Seoul
1989 - Texas Rangers Pitcher Nolan Ryan Recorded His 3,000th Career Strikeout, While in the Same Game Losing a Perfect Game in the 8th Inning
* Brian Downing Singled to Center Field
The Rangers Beat the Angels 2 - 0 at Anaheim Stadium on a Saturday Night
Attendance: 34,910
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Fun Fact!
The First Divorce in the United States Was Granted to Anne Clarke in 1643 in Massachusetts Bay Colony on the Grounds of Desertion and Bigamy
* Ex-Husband Denis Clarke Was Severely Punished Because the Puritans Viewed Divorce as Distasteful
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1980 - Ethernet Specifications Were Published by Xerox Working With Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation
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Other Notable Dates
(On September 30th)
1935 - The Hoover Dam Was Dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
1939 - The First Televised Football Game Aired on NBC
* The Fordham Rams Beat the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets 34 - 7
1947 - The World Series Was Televised For the First Time During the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers Game
* The Yankees Won the World Series in 7 Games
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