On this Date in 2000
Sparky Anderson and Detroit Stars slugger Norman (Turkey) Stearnes were elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
Random Game: April 6, 1992
Blue Jays 4 – Tigers 2
Jack Morris starting an Opening Day at Tiger Stadium for the visiting team was certainly different. As usual, he went the distance, giving up ninth-inning homers to Cecil Fielder and Rob Deer.
W: Jack Morris — L: Bill Gullickson | Boxscore
- Monday, April 6, 1992
- Attendance: 51,068
- Venue: Tiger Stadium
- Game Duration: 2:46
- Dave Winfield had three hits for the Jays.
- Travis Fryman had a pair of hits.
- Speaking of Rob Deer, this was the quintessential Deer performance: 1 for 4, three strikeouts to go with the homer.
- Recently acquired Les Lancaster made his Tigers debut with a scoreless ninth.
Recap
Birthdays
He hasn’t made the Tigers yet, but Bligh Madris has a Leap Day® birthday.
Today’s Grid
⚾️ Immaculate Grid 333 6/9 — Rarity: 427
Abysmal. But! A nice Hail Mary in the bottom right corner.
See you tomorrow.
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