Game 11: April 20, 1984
Tigers 3 – White Sox 2
W: Aurelio López (2-0) – L: Ron Reed (0-1) | Boxscore
Highlights
- Milt Wilcox celebrated his 34th birthday with a solid outing: eight innings, eight hits, three walks three strikeouts and just two runs: a second-inning, two-run homer to Ron Kittle.
- Floyd Bannister was just as good for the White Sox: 6.1 innings, eight hits and two earned runs.
- A 10th-inning single by Lance Parrish scored Lou Whitaker, who led off the inning with a walk.
- Record: 10-1
Miscellany
- Umpires: HP – Joe Brinkman, 1B – Larry McCoy, 2B – Nick Bremigan, 3B – Vic Voltaggio
- Time of Game: 2:36
- Attendance: 33,554
5 Things to Know About Tim Tolman – #38
- The Tigers signed the right-handed hitting outfielder/first baseman Tim Tolman* as free agent on Feb. 10, 1986.
- After hitting .298 with 11 home runs and 71 RBI (.812 OPS) at Triple A Nashville, Tolman was a September call-up in 1986. He played almost every day — appearing in 16 games from Sept. 7 to Oct. 4 — and batted .186 with six hits in 34 plate appearances.
- In 1987, Tolman started the season at Triple A Toledo and hit .314 / 14 homers / 30 doubles and a .919 OPS. He was called up in July and played in nine games, hitting .083 — one hit in 21 plate appearances.
- His final big-league game was Aug. 16, 1987 against the Royals.
- Tolman passed away on June 3, 2021 at age 65 from Parkinson’s Disease.
Birthdays
Milt Wilcox and the late Tim Tolman, Earl Harrist and Lou Vedder
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