1983 Season Highlights:
4-5: San Diego's Luis Salazar starts the season with a bang, hitting for the cycle on opening day!
5-19: The Mariners put an epic 27-0 hurt on the Angels, dominating at bat (all 11 Mariners who came to bat in the game had at least one hit, and nine had at least one RBI) and on the mound (Nolan Ryan pitched a complete game 2-hit shutout, racking up 8 Ks).
5-24: In his very next start, Ryan does even better, no-hitting Cleveland.
7-2: Cincinnati's Johnny Bench shows he still has some life left in his bat, connecting for three homers off the Braves' Ken Dayley.
7-8: Less than a week later, Cleveland's Chris Bando, not known for power hitting, hits three out of the park against the Twins...giving him four for the entire season!
7-8: That very same day, Gaylord Perry got his 300th career win for the Mariners against the Orioles. I looked to see how many wins he had at one point during the season, and noticed he retired after the 1981 season only two wins shy of 300! Being the nice guy I am, I immediately unretired him, signed him up, and put him in my rotation until he got those two wins. It only took him three starts. I then traded him to the Giants to finish his career (he had no decisions there in 12 relief appearances). His final W-L record? 300-250. Hall of Fame bound!
7-22: Two weeks later, Houston's Don Sutton matched Perry's feat, getting his own 300th career win at Montreal.
7-23: The next day, Harold Baines of the White Sox hit three home runs against the Brewers.
8-6: In Rookie League action in the Heartland League, New Orleans no-hits Vincennes. My poor hometown crew!
8-31: 1983 was a big year for 3-homer performances! Don Mattingly blasts a trio for the Yankees at Oakland.
9-17: The Cardinals' Danny Cox pitches a no-hitter at Philadelphia.
