The Wednesday Fungo: May 1

May 1, 1984: Tigers 12 – Red Sox 2

W: Milt Wilcox (3-0) – L: Bruce Hurst (3-3) | Boxscore

Record: 19-2

Highlights

• The Red Sox scored once in the bottom of the first but it was all Tigers after that: dropping a dozen runs on 16 hits on Hurst and Oil Can Boyd.

• Rusty Kuntz, Bárbaro Garbey and Chet Lemon led the offense with three hits apiece. Lemon and Garbey drove in four each — Chet had two home runs — and Kuntz drove in three.

• Wilcox tossed eight solid innings, giving up seven hits and just one earned run with five strikeouts.

Miscellany

• Venue: Tiger Stadium
• Umpires: HP – Ken Kaiser, 1B – Rocky Roe, 2B – Larry Barnett, 3B – Dale Ford
• Time of Game: 2:31
• Attendance: 17,495

Dan Gakeler #32

Here are a few things to know about right hander Dan Gakeler:

A former 31st-round draft pick of the Brewers (1983) and a year later a number-one pick of the Red Sox (secondary phase), Gakeler made it to the majors in 1991 with the Tigers, appearing in 31 games, seven of them starts.

He made his major-league debut on June 9, 1991 against the Angels. He started opposite Chuck Finley and lasted three innings: seven hits, five runs and two walks.

Gakeler made his final appearance on Oct. 5, 1991 against the Orioles. He pitched one-third of an inning and struck out the only batter he faced: Cal Ripken.

His MLB career line: 1-4 with two saves and a 5.74 ERA.

Birthdays

Casey Mize, Fausto Cruz, Phil Hiatt, Dan Gakeler and the late Bob Harris

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 395 7/9 – Rarity 216

Swings and misses: Jack Clark top middle, George Bell bottom middle.

See you tomorrow.