The Wednesday Fungo: April 17

April 17, 1984: 🌧️ Rained Out in Detroit

The rain seemed to follow the Tigers home from Boston, as they were rained out for the third-consecutive game.

Record: STILL 8-0

He didn’t play for the Tigers for very long, just 77 games, but he certainly arrived at the right time: The Year of the Bird.

Here are a few things to know about second baseman Pedro Garcia:

The Tigers got him on June 10, 1976 from the Brewers for Gary Sutherland.
Garcia finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting in 1973. He hit .245 with 15 homers and a league-leading 32 doubles. Those were the career high-water marks for him offensively.
He was hitting .217 in 44 games with the Brewers when he was dealt to Detroit.
For the Tigers, he hit .198 with three homers and 20 RBI. In 245 plate appearances, he struck out 40 times with nine walks.
The Tigers released him on Dec. 16, 1976.
In 1977, he played on the inaugural Toronto Blue Jays team, hitting .208 in 42 games before being released.
You can see him play in this classic Monday Night Baseball telecast Mark Fidrych versus the late Ken Holtzman. The Tigers won, 5-1.