The Sunday Fungo: May 19

May 19, 1984: Tigers 5 – A’s 4

W: Jack Morris (8-1) L: Steve McCatty (3-3) – Save: Aurelio López (5) | Boxscore

Record: 31-5

Highlights

• Darrell Evans went 3 for 4 with two RBI, and Lou Whitaker, Lance Parrish and Chet Lemon each had two hits.

• One of Whitaker’s hits was his fourth homer of the year.

• Morris 7.1 IP, eight hits, six walks and six strikeouts.

Miscellany

• Venue: Tiger Stadium
• Umpires: HP – Dan Morrison, 1B – Marty Springstead, 2B – Jim McKean, 3B – Durwood Merrill
• Time of Game: 3:00
• Attendance: 42,906

Luis Salazar #12

The Tigers signed veteran utility man Luis Salazar as a free agent on Feb, 20, 1988. He has spent the previous season with the Padres, where he began his career in 1980.

• He appeared in four of the five games in the 1984 World Series, hitting one for three. After that year, he was sent to the White Sox in blockbuster. He, Ozzie Guillén, Tim Lollar and Bill Long went to Chicago for LaMarr Hoyt and minor leaguers Kevin Kristan, Todd Simmons.

• Salazar spent the 1985 and ’86 season in Chicago and went back to San Diego as a free agent in 1989.

• He had one year in Detroit and he was solid: appearing in 130 games and batting .270 with 12 homers.

• Sparky plugged him in everywhere: all three outfield slots and all four infield positions.

• At the end of spring training 1989, the Tigers sent him back to the Padres for Mike Brumley. He played his final four seasons with the Cubs.

Birthdays

Tim Corcoran, Brandon Inge, Alan Zinter and Luis Salazar

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 413 9/9: Rarity: 34

See you tomorrow.