The Saturday Fungo: May 25

May 25, 1984: Mariners 7 – Tigers 3

W: Ed Vande Berg (4-2) – L: Milt Wilcox (6-1) – Save: Paul Mirabella (2) | Boxscore

Record: 35-6

Highlights

• The loss snaps the Tigers’ A.L. record road winning streak at 17

• Seattle jumped on Wilcox for six runs in four and a third, and lefty Vande Berg kept the Tigers off balance in his seven innings.

• Alan Trammell had two hits, including his sixth homer, and Howard Johnson drove in the Tigers other two runs.

Miscellany

• Venue: Seattle Kingdome
• Umpires: HP – Rich Garcia, 1B – Mike Reilly, 2B – Al Clark, 3B – Don Denkinger
  Time of Game: 2:54
  Attendance: 15,722

Danny Bautista #29

Danny Bautista was a promising young outfield for the early-’90s Tigers. Here are few things to know about him:

• He made his debut on Sept. 15, 1993 against the Blue Jays, as a pinch runner for Rich Rowland.

• Bautista’s first major-league start — and hit — came two days later, batting leadoff against the Indians. He singled off Jason Grimsley.

• On Oct. 1, he hit his first career homer, at Yankee Stadium off Frank Tanana. He finished the ’93 season with a .311 average in 17 games.

• Bautista played parts of four seasons in Detroit, mostly as a part-timer, appearing in 162 games. He hit .228 with 14 homers.

• On May 31, 1996, the Detroit Tigers him to the Atlanta Braves for minor leaguer Anton French. His best seasons were in Arizona, where he won a World Series in 2001.

Birthdays

Randall Simon, Joey Eischen and Bill Haselman 

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 419 8/9: Rarity: 147

See you tomorrow.