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Month: April 2024

  • The Saturday Fungo: April 20

    Game 11: April 20, 1984 Tigers 3 – White Sox 2 W: Aurelio López (2-0) – L: Ron Reed (0-1) | Boxscore Highlights Miscellany 5 Things to Know About Tim Tolman – #38 Birthdays Milt Wilcox and the late Tim Tolman, Earl Harrist and Lou Vedder Today’s Grid See you tomorrow.

  • The Friday Fungo: April 19

    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 Miscellany 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…

  • The Thursday Fungo: April 18

    Game 9: April 18, 1984 Tiger 4 – Royals 3, 10 innings W: Willie Hernandez (1-0) L: Joe Beckwith (0-1) | Boxscore Highlights Miscellany 6 Things to Know about Rico Brogna – #13 A left-handed hitting first baseman, Rico Brogna was, like Travis Fryman and Steve Searcy and Rich Rowland, a highly anticipated Tigers prospect…

  • 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 Pedro Garcia – #3 He didn’t play for the Tigers for very long, just 77 games, but he certainly arrived at the right time: The…

  • The Tuesday Fungo: April 16

    April 16, 1984: Another Rainout in Boston The Patriots’ Day game at Fenway was washed out, so the Tigers packed up and went home to begin a two-game set against the Royals on April 17. Record: Still 8-0. Bruce Taylor – #32 The Tigers selected right-hander Bruce Taylor from the Reds in the December 1975…

  • The Monday Fungo: April 15

    April 15, 1984: Rained out … again Record: 8-0. Birthdays Dick Sharon and the late Ray Bare, Joe Hoover and Eddie Mayo Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 379 9/9 – Rarity: 37 See you tomorrow.

  • The Sunday Fungo: April 14

    Game 9: April 14, 1984 — Off Day in Boston Rained out. It was a scheduled off day in Boston, odd for a Saturday, but it was there in case of a Fenway Park rainout on the Red Sox’s Opening Day. But, the next two games were washed out and added to a brutal August…

  • The Saturday Fungo: April 13

    Game 8: April 13, 1984 Tigers 13 – Red Sox 9 W: Doug Bair (0-1) L: Bruce Hurst (1-2) | Boxscore Highlights Talk about the tale of two games. The Tigers ambushed Bruce Hurst for seven runs in an eight-run first. Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell walked, Barbaro Garbey reached on an error. Lance Parrish…

  • The Friday Fungo: April 12

    Game 7: April 12, 1984 Tigers 9 – Rangers 4 W: Jack Morris (3-0) – L: Frank Tanana (0-1) | Boxscore Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Brennan Boesch and the late Woodie Fryman, Charley Lau, Bill Wight, Jack Wilson, Eric McNair and Lew Post Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 376 8/9 – Rarity: 137 See you tomorrow.

  • The Thursday Fungo: April 11

    April 11, 1984: Off Day in Detroit Note: I had mistakenly posted today a game recap for April 12 — forgetting that the Tigers had an off day on April 11 for the usual Opening Day rainout makeup date. Check back tomorrow for that recap. 5 Things to Know About Sid Monge #42 The Tigers…