With the 2022 season well underway, I thought it would be interesting to take a trip in the wayback machine and see what my view of the baseball world looked like in the long-ago period known as the 1980’s.
I’ve been able to identify 14 games I attended during the 80’s, starting with Luis Aparicio’s number retirement in 1984 through a September 1988 game at Wrigley Field, which turned out to be the second official night game. There are more games that I remember something about attending, voting for the new White Sox uniform designs in 1981, Carlton Fisk bat day some point in the early 80s, getting a Cubs calendar in 1986, and winning tickets from WGN radio for a game, but I haven’t been able to track down specifics about them as of yet.
| Team Name | Won | Loss | Winning Pctg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| San Diego Padres | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Cleveland Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| California Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| Seattle Mariners | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| New York Mets | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| Chicago White Sox | 5 | 6 | 0.455 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 2 | 0.333 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |