1989 - Mike Scott Pitched a Complete Game Shutout to Help the Astros Beat the Dodgers 1 - 0 at the Astrodome in Houston
* Dodgers Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela Recorded the Loss to Start the Season 0 - 5
Attendance: 32,736
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1983 - 23 Passengers Died on Air Canada Flight 797 of Flammable Gases From an In-Flight Fire
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#1 Songs in America
(June 2nd)
1980 - "Funkytown"
Lipps Inc.
5/31 - 6/27
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
5/16 - 6/19
1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5/15 - 7/2
1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Michael Sembello
5/28 - 7/8
1984 - "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Deniece Williams
5/26 - 6/8
1985 - "Everything She Wants"
Wham!
5/25 - 6/7
1986 - "Greatest Love of All"
Whitney Houston
5/17 - 6/6
1987 - "With or Without You"
U2
5/16 - 6/5
1988 - "One More Try"
George Michael
5/28 - 6/17
1989 - "Forever Your Girl"
Paula Abdul
5/20 - 6/2
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In Other News
(On June 2nd)
1835 - The P. T. Barnum Circus Began Their First Tour of the United States
Became the Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1871
* Closed in 2017
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Stacy Keach (Actor) Hemingway
1943 - Charles Haid (Actor) Hill Street Blues
1948 - Jerry Mathers (Actor) Leave it to Beaver (The Beaver)
1950 - Joanna Gleason (Actress) Into the Woods
1953 - Craig Sadler (Golf)
1954 - Dennis Haysbert (Actor) Major League (Cerrano)
1955 - Dana Carvey (Actor) Saturday Night Live
1958 - Lex Lugar (Wrestler)
1960 - Tony Hadley (Singer) Spandau Ballet
1970 - Jamison Newlander (Actor) The Lost Boys
Fun Fact!
Craig Sadler Won The Masters in 1982
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Other Notable Birthdays
Tex Schramm (American Businessman)
June 2, 1920 - July 15, 2003
Passed Away at Age of 83 (Unknown Cause)
Owner of the Dallas Cowboys From 1960 to 1989
* Sold the Cowboys to Jerry Jones in 1989
Sally Kellerman (Actress)
June 2, 1937 – February 24, 2022
Passed Away at Age 84 From Heart Failure
Nominated For an Academy Award For Her Role as "Hot Lips" in the 1970 Film M*A*S*H
* Also Played Dr. Diane Turner in Back to School (1986)
Charlie Watts (Drummer)
June 2, 1941 - August 24, 2021
Passed Away at Age 80 From Unknown Causes, But Possibly Cancer
The Drummer For The Rolling Stones
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Ray Combs (Game Show Host)
April 3, 1956 - June 2, 1996
Passed Away at Age 40 From Suicide
Host of the Game Show, Family Fued
“Classy” Freddie Blassie (Wrestling Manager)
February 8, 1918 – June 2, 2003
Passed Away at Age 85 From Heart and Kidney Failure
Coined the Phrase "Pencil Neck Geek"
Bo Diddley (Singer and Guitarist)
December 30, 1928 - June 2, 2008
Passed Away at Age 79 From Heart Failure
Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987
* Blues Hall of Fame in 2003
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - Dead Poets Society
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke
Budget: $16.4 Million
Box Office: $235.9 Million ($95 Million Domestic)
1989 - No Holds Barred
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Starring: Hulk Hogan, Kurt Fuller, Joan Severance and Tiny Lister
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $16 Million
1989 - Renegades
Director: Jack Sholder
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rob Knepper, Bill Smitrovich and Jami Gertz
Budget: $16 Million
Box Office: $9 Million
1989 - Vampire's Kiss
Director: Robert Bierman
Starring: Nicolas Cage, María Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Ashley
Budget: $2 Million
Box Office: $725,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Final Episode of Whiz Kids
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 18
Network: CBS
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - East
Cold Chisel (3rd Album)
* Reached #2 in Australia
Won Australian Album of the Year
1980 - Found All the Parts (EP)
Cheap Trick
1980 - I’m a Rebel
Accept (2nd Album)
1986 - A Kind of Magic
Queen (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #46
* Hit #1 in the UK and Argentina
1987 - Whitney
Whitney Houston (2nd Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Australia, New Zealand and Japan
Fun Fact!
Whitney Houston Became the First Female With Four #1 Hits on the Same Album
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody”
"Didn't We Almost Have It All"
So Emotional”
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
1987 - Let It Loose
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
* Hit #1 in the UK and the Netherlands
Over 3 Million Copies Sold in the US
Featuring “Rhythm is Gonna Get You” and “Anything For You”
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1987 - Ken Griffey Jr. Was Drafted Out of High School #1 Overall by the Seattle Mariners
Other Notable Draft Picks
Craig Biggio #22 (1st Round)
Team: Houston Astros (Catcher)
College: Seton Hall
* Converted to 2nd Base
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015
Mike Mussina #273 (11th Round)
Team: Baltimore Orioles
School: Montoursville High School
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019
1987 - The Honky Tonk Man Beat Ricky 'The Dragon" Steamboat For the WWF Intercontinental Championship Belt
Event: Superstars of Wrestling
Location: Buffalo, New York
1989 - Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Eric Davis Hit For the Cycle Against the San Diego Padres
* The Reds Beat the Padres 9 - 4 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati
Attendance: 29,277
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June 2nd in 80s History
The Whitney Album Was Released
Headlines
(June 2nd)
1987 - Whitney Houston Released Her 2nd Album (Whitney)
* Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Charts
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Australia, New Zealand and Japan
Over 20 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
1989 - Dead Poets Society Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Robin Williams
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1987 - The Honkey Tonk Man Beat Ricky “The Dragon Steamboat to Win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
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1987 - Ken Griffey Jr. Was the #1 Overall Pick in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners
* 13x All-Star
10x Gold Glove
American League MVP (1997)
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016
Fun Fact!
Ken Griffey Jr. and His Dad, Ken Griffey Hit Back to Back Home Runs in 1990