Game 5: April 8, 1984
Tigers 7 – White Sox 3
W: Aurelio López (1-0) – L: Tom Seaver (0-1) | Boxscore
Highlights
- Dave Rozema starts and goes four innings. Aurelio Lopez relieves him and he goes four innings.
- The Tigers chase Tom Seaver, tagging him for five runs on seven hits in four and a third.
- Kirk Gibson hits his first homer of the year, off Seaver.
- Bárbaro Garbey, who pinch hits for Dave Bergman in the fifth, still gets three at bats with two doubles and three RBI.
- Record: 5-0
Miscellany
- Umpires: HP – Tim McClelland, 1B – Marty Springstead, 2B – Jim McKean, 3B – Durwood Merrill
- Time of Game: 3:17
- Attendance: 20,478
Birthdays
Artie Lewicki, Bobby Wilson, Dane Sardinha, Timo Pérez, John Hiller, Western Michigan University alum Charlie “Paw Paw” Maxwell (97!) and the late Bob Mavis
Today’s Grid
⚾️ Immaculate Grid 372 8/9 – Rarity: 141
Bert Blyleven never had 200+ strikeouts for Cleveland — but in 1985 he had 206 with the Indians and the Twins.
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