The Tuesday Fungo: June 25

June 25, 1984: Yankees 7 –Tigers 3

W: Ron Guidry (6-5) – L: Doug Bair (4-1) – S: Jay Howell (2) | Boxscore

Record: 52-19 — 9 games up on Toronto

Highlights

• A 1-1 game at the end of the sixth became a 3-1 Tigers lead and soon thereafter 4-3 Yankees.

• Then, in the bottom of the eighth, Willie Hernández proved he was human: 1 inning, 2 hits, 3 walks and 3 runs.

• Dan Petry started and allowed 11 hits in his 6^1/3 innings.

• Alan Trammell, Bárbaro Garbey, Chet Lemon and Tom Brookens each had two hits.

• Dave Winfield went 5 for 5 and Don Mattingly 3 for 5.

Miscellany

• Venue: Yankee Stadium
• Umpires: HP – Dan Morrison, 1B – Marty Springstead, 2B – Jim McKean, 3B – Tim McClelland
• Time of Game: 3:11
• Attendance: 29,237

Birthdays

The late Don Demeter, Alex Garbowski, Johnny Pasek and John Deering

See you tomorrow.