Ah, the ’80s. MTV. Miami Vice. Mike Marshall.

The Dodgers were a big part of the Decade of Decadence and we celebrate it with ’80s Night at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 6.

Sure, they won two World Series in the 1980s — 1981 and 1988.

But check out these 1980s facts.

 

They opened up the decade in 1980 with the following starting lineup:

1.    Davey Lopes – 2B

2.    Rudy Law – CF

3.    Reggie Smith – RF

4.    Steve Garvey – 1B

5.    Dusty Baker – LF

6.    Ron Cey – 3B

7.    Derrel Thomas – SS

8.    Steve Yeager – C

9.    Burt Hooton – P

 

They closed out the decade in 1989 with this lineup:

1.    Willie Randolph – 2B

2.    Alfredo Griffin – SS

3.    Kirk Gibson – LF

4.    Eddie Murray – 1B

5.    Mike Marshall – RF

6.    John Shelby – CF

7.    Jeff Hamilton – 3B

8.    Mike Scioscia – C

9.    Tim Belcher – P

 

Six players who were on Dodger Opening Day lineups in the 1980s have gone on to manage in the big leagues — Baker, Lopes, Scioscia, Russell, Gibson and Randolph.

 

In 1989, the Dodgers played two 22-inning games – June 3 in a 5-4 loss to Houston and Aug. 23 in a 1-0 win against Montreal. The June 3 game went seven hours and 14 minutes.

 

The highest single-season batting average of the ’80s belongs to Pedro Guerrero, who hit .338 in 1987. Guerrero’s 33 home runs in 1985 was also the top number of the decade.

 

In 1986, Fernando Valenzuela pitched 20 complete games. That was the last time a Major League pitcher threw that many complete games. Valenzuela’s 242 strikeouts that year were also tops of the ’80s for the Dodgers.

 

Orel Hershiser’s magical 1988 featured 23 wins. It was the highest total by a Dodger in 22 years. No Dodger has come within three victories of that total since 1988.

 

There was one Dodger no-hitter in the decade — Jerry Reuss tossed one against the San Francisco Giants on June 27, 1980. Yet there were 11 Dodger one-hitters during the decade, the most in Los Angeles Dodgers history.

 

In 1980, Duke Snider was inducted into the Hall of Fame. In 1982, Vin Scully was inducted into the Hall of Fame. In 1983, it was Walter Alston’s turn. Then in 1984, Don Drysdale was inducted.