Game 10: April 19, 1984*
*Rescheduled from April 17 (rain)
Royals 5 – Tigers 2
W: Bret Saberhagen (1-0) – L: Dan Petry (2-1) – Save: Dan Quisenberry (5) | Boxscore
Highlights
- Fifteen days after making his major-league debut, the 20-year-old Saberhagen handed the Tigers their first loss of the year. He went six innings, allowing just one run on six hits, two walks and four strikeouts.
- Petry gave up eight hits in as many innings, five runs (four earned), two walks and four strikeouts.
- Frank White hit a two-out, two-run homer off Petry in the eighth that turned a 3-1 game into a 5-1 game.
- Kirk Gibson homered off Quisenberry (who pitched three innings of relief!) with one out in the bottom of the ninth to draw the Tigers to 5-2.
- Gibby and Darrell Evans each had two hits.
- Record: 9-1
Miscellany
- Umpires: HP – Vic Voltaggio, 1B – Joe Brinkman, 2B – Larry McCoy, 3B – Nick Bremigan
- Time of Game: 2:27
- Attendance: 12,100
Kip Young – #37 and #44
Right-handed pitcher Kip Young was drafted by the Tigers in the 23rd round of the 1976 amateur draft from Bowling Green State University — a proud MAC school!
He made his Tigers debut on July 21, 1978 against the Angels at Tiger Stadium. Young took the loss in the 11-inning, 4-2 game, pitching the 10th and 11th.
Young pitched in 14 games in ’78, finishing 6-7 with 2.81 ERA over 105.2 innings.
As I remember it, after a few appearances there was some excitement around Young joining Jack Morris, Dan Petry and Milt Wilcox in the rotation — and don’t get me started on Bruce Robbins and Mike Chris.
It appears he made the 1979 club out of Spring Training, making starts in mid-April and early May. In fact, he pitched for the Tigers in every month except August. He spent time in Evansville, too, presumably late July and August.
His final appearance came on Sept. 26, 1979 against the Orioles. Young entered in the bottom of third, relieving starter Mike Chris with two on and nobody out.
He faced five batters — Eddie Murray, Lee May, Gary Roenicke, Doug DeCinces and Rich Dauer — and retired none of them. He was charged with three runs, two earned.
On Nov. 21, 1979 his contract was purchased by the Mariners. Young spent time at Triple A with the Mariners, Reds and Twins, but he didn’t appear in the majors again.
Kip Young’s final major-league line: 8-9, 3.86 ERA, seven complete games, all with the Tigers.
Birthdays
Bryan Garcia, Heath Murray, Sean Whiteside and the late John Wyatt, Bernie DeViveiros and Chick Shorten
Today’s Grid
⚾️ Immaculate Grid 383 8/9 – Rarity: 127
Feeling unduly confident, I tried George Kirby top right. ❌
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