Timeline - 1980s

Dec. 15, 1980: Free agent Dave Winfield signs a then-record 10-year contract.

Sept. 6, 1981: Bob Lemon is named manager for second time, replacing Gene Michael.

Apr. 26, 1982: Gene Michael becomes manager for second time, replacing Bob Lemon.

Aug. 3, 1982: Clyde King is named Yankee manager, replacing Gene Michael.

July 4, 1983: Dave Righetti pitches only the sixth regular-season no-hitter in franchise history and the first since 1951, a 4-0 win vs. the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

July 24, 1983: The Yankees and Kansas City play the infamous "Pine Tar" game at Yankee Stadium as George Brett hits a two-out, ninth-inning home run off Goose Gossage to give the Royals an apparent 5-4 lead. The umpires nullify the homer because the pine tar on Brett's bat is above the allowable 18 inches and Brett is called out for using an illegal bat. The Yankees win 4-3 (see Aug 18, 1983).

Aug. 18, 1983: Kansas City's protest is upheld and the "Pine Tar" game concludes with the Royals winning 5-4. When play is resumed, Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry is in center field for the final out of the top of the ninth while lefthanded first baseman Don Mattingly is at second. Royals' reliever Dan Quisenberry retires the Yankees in order in the bottom of the ninth.

Apr. 28, 1985: Billy Martin is named manager for the fourth time, replacing Yogi Berra.

Oct. 17, 1985: Lou Piniella is named manager, replacing Billy Martin.

Dec. 14, 1985: Roger Maris dies at age 51 in Houston, Texas.

July 18, 1987: Don Mattingly homers off Texas' Jose Guzman to tie Dale Long's Major-League record of hitting a home run in eight consecutive games (Mattingly hits 10 home runs during the streak).

Sept. 29, 1987: Don Mattingly hits a grand slam off Boston's Bruce Hurst, setting a Major-League record with six grand slams in a season.

June 23, 1987: Billy Martin is replaced as manager of the Yankees for the fifth and final time. Lou Piniella is named manager for the second time.

Dec. 9, 1987: The Yankees sign a 12-year television contract with Madison Square Garden Network.

Aug. 18, 1989: Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green as Yankee manager.

Dec. 25, 1989: Billy Martin dies in an automobile accident at age 61.