1980s baseball had a intermixture of new faces and veteran genius with Cal Ripken winning Rookie of the Year in 1982 and Orel Hershiser pitch 59 scoreless innings .
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Much to the disheartenment of baseball game lover , the 1981 baseball season is best remembered for the ten - calendar week player ' strike that canceled 713 games and ushered in the unpopular split - season format . pick up more about the 1981 baseball time of year .