Baseball trivia (while we wait for tonights card)

[Journeyman]

It was 25 years ago this August...hard to believe its been 25 years...

Does anyone know what significant event in Baseball History occured on August 2 1979 ?

(trivia guru "wilheim" please give others atleast 30 minutes before you nail it)

 

[Someonebutnotme]

Something to do with the Pirates? or was it with Yankees?

 

[-Slim-]

someone died right?

 

[TheFunkMonkey]

Matt Riley (Baltimore pitcher) was born?

Just kidding. I know the answer to Jman's question...and it isn't Riley (but he was born on 8/2/79!).

 

[TheFunkMonkey]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by -SLIM-:
someone died right?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yep.

 

[wilheim]

I will. I will be busy with the airport thread.


wil.

 

[Fishhead]

I know the answer to this one also, but will refrain.

 

[Journeyman]

A clue of sorts.lol Herman Munster

My sister comes running in my room on August 2 1979 and tells me that my grandfather just called and told her to tell me Herman Munster died!!! I was like wtf?

 

[-Slim-]

What do I get for hitting it?

 

[Journeyman]

who is it?

 

[wilheim]

At the age of 32, Yankee catcher Thurman Munson is killed when the plane he is learning to fly crashes on the runway.


wil.

 

[Journeyman]

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[-Slim-]

But I said someone died...