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Month: April 2024

  • The Wednesday Fungo: April 10

    Game 6: April 10, 1984 Tigers 5 – Rangers 1 W: Dan Petry (2-0) L: Dave Stewart (0-2) | Boxscore Highlights The Rangers got off to a fast start in the first, greeting Petry with a couple of singles — one by Buddy Bell and, after a groundout, another by Larry Parrish — and jumping…

  • The Tuesday Fungo: April 9

    April 9, 1984: An Off Day After sweeps of the Twins and White Sox, the Tigers enjoy an off day before the home opener. Nate Colbert #9 In the depths of the mid-1970s rebuild, the Tigers acquired 29-year-old first baseman Nate Colbert from Padres for Ed Brinkman, Dick Sharon and Bob Strampe. In six seasons with the Padres, Colbert hit…

  • The Monday Fungo: April 8

    Game 5: April 8, 1984 Tigers 7 – White Sox 3 W: Aurelio López (1-0) – L: Tom Seaver (0-1) | Boxscore Highlights Miscellany 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…

  • The Sunday Fungo: April 7

    Game 4: April 7, 1984 Tigers 4 – White Sox 0 W: Jack Morris (2-0) – L: Floyd Bannister (0-2) | Boxscore So much to say about this game. A hot start, a Game of the Week appearance and a win would have been enough to satisfy me at an age, but at 16, well,…

  • The Saturday Fungo: April 6

    Game 3 – April 6, 1984 Tigers 3 – White Sox 2 W: Milt Wilcox (1-0) – L: Richard Dotson (0-1) – Save: Willie Hernandez (1) | Boxscore Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Ken Williams, Western Michigan U’s Phil Regan and the late Mickey Cochrane Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 370 8/9 – Rarity: 140 A swing and…

  • The Friday Fungo – April 5

    Game 2 – April 5, 1984 Tigers 7 – Twins 3 W: Dan Petry (1-0) – L: Frank Viola (0-1) | Boxscore Miscellany 3 Things to Know About Larry Pashnick #22 Birthdays Beau Brieske Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 369 8/9 – Rarity: 131 I was thwarted by thinking former Tiger Mike Moore had won 20 games…

  • The Thursday Fungo – April 4

    April 4, 1984: Off Day in Minneapolis The Tigers and Twins had an off day between Opening Day and the final two games of the series. It makes as little sense now as it did back then — why a day off when the Twins played indoors? Today’s Random Game: Aug. 16, 1981 Tigers 5…

  • The Wednesday Fungo – April 3

    Reliving 1984, 1 Game at a Time Game 1 – April 3, 1984: Tigers 8 – Twins 1 Birthdays Victor Alcantara, Doug Baker, Gary Pettis and the late Dick Conger  Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 367 9/9 – Rarity: 39 See you tomorrow

  • The Tuesday Fungo: April 2

    5 Things to Know About Jerry Turner – #20 The late* left-handed hitting outfielder John Webber “Jerry” Turner played seven-ish seasons with the Padres and part of one with the White Sox before signing with the Tigers on Feb. 12, 1982. Here are five things to know about his one year in Detroit: 1. He…

  • The Monday Fungo

    Mickey Tettleton – #20 Who didn’t like Mickey Tettleton? He was built like a tank, stood ramrod straight at the plate and could crush the ball from either side. And, he was solid defensively. Tettleton came to Detroit from the Orioles in a steal of a trade for the once-promising righty, the late Jeff Robinson. Why…