The Thursday Fungo: June 27

June 27, 1984: Yankees 5 – Tigers 4

W: Jay Howell (3-4) – L: Carl Willis (0-1) – Save: | Boxscore

Record: 53-20 — 10 games up on Toronto

Highlights

• The Tigers had a 4-2 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth. Willis relieved starter Dave Rozema and gave up two hits and three runs.

• Bárbaro Garbey drove in a pair, and the Tigers eked out just five hits.

• The Yankees take two out of three in the series but the Tigers remain 10 games ahead of second-place Toronto.

Miscellany

• Venue: Yankee Stadium
• Umpires: HP – Jim McKean, 1B – Tim McClelland, 2B – Larry Young, 3B – Marty Springstead
• Time of Game: 2:36
• Attendance: 30,428

Birthdays

Jim Johnson, Oscar Salazar, Nelson Simmons, Dick Marlowe, Gus Zernial, Lou Kretlow and Charlie Wheatley

See you tomorrow.