Ken Dayley from the Chronology

May 18, 1990 - Paul O'Neill of the Reds cracks a two-out game-ending homer in the 9th as Cincy edges the Cardinals‚ 1-0. Ken Dayley takes the loss while Norm Charlton is the winner in relief.

Oct 1, 1985 - In the first game of a 3-game showdown between the Mets and Cardinals‚ Ron Darling and John Tudor each pitch 10 shutout innings before Darryl Strawberry belts a titanic home run off reliever Ken Dayley. The Mets' 1-0‚ 11-inning win cuts the Cardinals' lead in the NL East to 2 games.

Jun 15, 1984 - The Cardinals trade 3B Ken Oberkfell to the Braves for pitcher Ken Dayley and 1B Mike Jorgensen. Oberkfell was leading St. Louis with a .309 batting average.

Jun 3, 1980 - The New York Mets select 18-year-old Darryl Strawberry from Los Angeles's Crenshaw High School with the first pick in the annual June free-agent draft. The Blue Jays then pick SS Garry Harris. Lefty Ken Dayley (Braves) is the 3rd pick‚ pitcher Mike King (A's) 4th‚ Jeff Pyburn (Padres) 5th‚ and Darnell Coles (M's) 6th. The Reds pick Danny Tartabull on the 3rd round and Eric Davis on the 8th. On the 16th round‚ the Twins take Jim Eisenreich while the Red Sox pick Oil Can Boyd. On the 4th round of the secondary phase draft on June 5‚ the Rangers find gold with Tom Henke.