July 23, 1984: Tigers 4 – Indians 1

W: Jack Morris (13-6) – L: Bert Blyleven (9-4) – S: Doug Bair (4) | Boxscore

Record: 67-29: 10.5 games up on Toronto

Highlights

• The Tigers ambushed Bert Blyleven with back-to-back first-inning homers from Kirk Gibson and Lance Parrish to take a 3-0 lead.

• Morris more or less cruised over his six scoreless innings, though the five walks to go with the five hits were suboptimal.

• Gibby had a single and his two-run homer.

Miscellany

• Venue: Cleveland Stadium
• Umpires: HP – Greg Kosc, 1B – Ted Hendry, 2B – Drew Coble, 3B – Jim Evans
• Time of Game: 3:09
• Attendance: 16,576

Birthdays

The late Johnny Groth, Ray Scarborough and Frank Croucher 

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 478: 9/9 — Rarity: 44

See you tomorrow.