{"id":18112,"date":"2022-06-16T06:20:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T12:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=18112"},"modified":"2022-06-11T14:20:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T20:20:02","slug":"throwback-thursday-pitching-leaders-of-the-1980s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/throwback-thursday-pitching-leaders-of-the-1980s\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday &#8211; Pitching Leaders Of The 1980s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/morebaseballs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-18164\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/morebaseballs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/morebaseballs.jpg 512w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/morebaseballs-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a>Our Throwback Thursday feature continues, as we once again point the wayback machine back to the 1980s, finally putting our focus on the defensive leaders of that decade.\u00a0 As a reminder, I\u2019ve identified a mere 14 games that I attended during this time period, when I would have been ages 5 through 14.<\/p>\n<p>Wins<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">14 tied with<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Losses<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Tom Seaver<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">12 tied with<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>ERA (&gt; 6 IP)<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Floyd Bannister<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">0.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Mark Langston<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Dwight Gooden<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">0.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Scott McGregpr<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">1.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Bud Black<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">1.23<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Strikeouts<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Britt Burns<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Tom Seaver<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Tim Lollar<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><!--more--><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Bud Black<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">6 tied with<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Appearances<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Tom Seaver<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Britt Burns<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Bill Long<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Dave LaPoint<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Rich Gossage<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Edwin Nunez<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Gene Nelson<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Bob James<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Sammy Stewart<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Saves<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Sammy Stewat<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Jimmy Key<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Throwback Thursday feature continues, as we once again point the wayback machine back to the 1980s, finally putting our focus on the defensive leaders of that decade.\u00a0 As a reminder, I\u2019ve identified a mere 14 games that I attended during this time period, when I would have been ages 5 through 14. 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