The Wednesday Fungo: July 17

July 17, 1984: Tigers 3 – White Sox 2

W: Dan Petry (12-4) – L: Gene Nelson (1-2) – S: Willie Hernández (17) | Boxscore

Record: 62-28 — 9 games up on Toronto

Highlights

• The Tigers scored three in the first and let it ride the rest of the way, thanks to a strong 7^2/3 innings from Dan Petry. He allowed just five hits and a walk to go with five strikeouts.

• Darrell Evans homered off Chicago starter Gene Nelson with one on in the first, and Ruppert Jones, Lance Parrish and Lou Whitaker each had a double. Johnny Grubb had two hits.

• Nelson was equally solid, allowing just the three runs in eight innings.

Miscellany

• Venue: Tiger Stadium
• Umpires: HP – Drew Coble, 1B – Mark Johnson, 2B – Greg Kosc, 3B – Ted Hendry
• Time of Game: 2:03
• Attendance: 34,579

Mike Muñoz LHP – #43

Here are six things to know about lefty reliever Mike Munoz:

1. The Tigers acquired him on Sept. 30, 1990 from the Dodgers for minor leaguer Mike Wilkins.
2. Muñoz made his Tigers debut on June 19, 1991 against the A’s tossing one inning of relief.
3. He spent most of the ’91 season in Toledo, apart from the six games for the Tigers that amounted to a 0-0 record with a 9.64 ERA in 9^1/3 innings.
4. In 1992, Muñoz was a fixture in Sparky’s bullpen, appearing in 65 games and notching a 1-2 record, two saves and a 4.71 ERA.
5. He appeared in eight games for the ’93 Tigers — 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA — before being released. Muñoz’s last game as a Tiger came on April 28 against the Rangers, in which he took the loss. His final Tigers line: 1-3, two saves and a 4.18 ERA in 79 games.
6. Muñoz eventually signed with the Rockies where he carved out a nice career, pitching six seasons in Denver.

Birthdays

Hal Erickson and Guy Tutwiler

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 472 9/9: Rarity: 25

See you tomorrow.