Editing AstroTurf (section)

===1980s===
'''1980'''
* The Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals play the entire [[1980 World Series]] on AstroTurf in their ballparks.

'''1984'''
* AstroTurf installs the first North American [[Well drainage|vertical drainage]] systems in Ewing, New Jersey, at Trenton State College (now known as [[The College of New Jersey]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tcnjathletics.com/sports/2003/4/23/stadium.aspx|title=Lions' Stadium|website=The College of New Jersey Athletics}}</ref>

'''1985'''
* The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals play the entire [[1985 World Series]] on AstroTurf in their ballparks.

'''1987'''
* The St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins play the entire [[1987 World Series]] on AstroTurf in their ballparks.

'''1989'''
* The first E-Layer system (Elastomeric) is installed at the [[College of William & Mary]], as well as the [[University of California, Berkeley]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marshall.edu/ucomm/RELEASE/2005/pr061805.htm |title=Marshall Press Release<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031170426/http://www.marshall.edu/ucomm/RELEASE/2005/pr061805.htm |archive-date=2007-10-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>