#Royals catcher John Wathan saw this in his nightmares all May back in 1980. Rickey and the #Athletics ran all over him. Here's how bad it got.

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4/17/56

Don Drysdale makes his major league debut, pitching a scoreless inning in relief against the Phillies.

4/17/94
Corey Snyder homers thrice and drives in 7 as the Dodgers hammer the Pirates 19-2. Here is the rest of the day in 1990s Baseball: 90sbaseball.com/april17/

Another milestone for Nolan Ryan and Bo being Bo highlight April 17th in 1980s Baseball:
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Legends

4/17/47

Jackie Robinson beats out a bunt to third base for his first big league hit.

4/17/47

Duke Snider makes his big league debut. He goes 1-2 with a single off Boston' s Si Johnson in his first AB.

4/17/99
Matt Lawton homers and drives in six as the Twins beat Cleveland 13-8 in 11 innings. Here is the rest of the day in 1990s Baseball: 90sbaseball.com/april17/

4/17/83

Steve Garvey takes out a full page ad in the L.A. Times to say goodbye to Dodgers fans.
Here is the rest of the action for today in 1980s Baseball: 80sbaseball.com/april17/

4/17/56

Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog goes 1-4 in his big league debut for the Washington Senators. His hit is an 8th inning single off Yankee starter Don Larsen.

Herzog bats .245 in 117 games as a rookie.

4/17/64

The Mets open their new ballpark.

4/17/91
The Orioles sign Oddibe McDowell as a free agent.
He spends the next three-plus years in the minor leagues, but resurfaces in the bigs with Texas in 1994. Here is the rest of the day in 1990s Baseball: 90sbaseball.com/april17/

Happy '80s Birthday to Denny Walling, who spent 18 years in the bigs and just got another hit off the bench.

Here's the rest of April 17th in 1980s Baseball
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4/17/55

Al Kaline hits 3 HRs, including 2 in the 6th inning as Detroit beats the A's 16-0.

Hep Cats, Indeed!

4/17/51

A Yankees rookie goes 1-for-4 with an RBI single in his big league debut. He has a good career.

4/17/93
Travis Fryman and Chad Kreuter each go 4-for-5 as the Tigers pound out 20 hits and beat Seattle 20-3. Here is the rest of the day in 1990s Baseball: 90sbaseball.com/april17/

4/17/86

Bobby Witt strikes out 10, walks 8, and throws 4 wild pitches in 5 innings.

I wouldn't dig in there if I were you.

Here's the rest of today in 1980s Baseball
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Rowdy Roddy Piper was born OTD in 1954.

He passed away in 2015.

4/17/65

Jim Palmer makes his MLB debut in relief of Robin Roberts. He throws two scoreless against the Red Sox and strikes out Tony C looking for his first career punch out.

He'd finish with 2,212, 3 Cy Young Awards, and 3 rings.

And underwear ads.

4/17/82

Eddie Murray goes 6-for-9 in a doubleheader against the White Sox, putting his batting average at a robust .559 to begin the season.
Here is the rest of the action for today in 1980s Baseball: 80sbaseball.com/april17/