July 29, 1984: Tigers 3 – Red Sox 0

W: Milt Wilcox (11-6) – L: Oil Can Boyd (5-8) – S: Willie Hernández (21) | Boxscore

Record: 70-32 — 12 games up on Toronto

Highlights

• What a game for Milt: 8 innings, 3 hits, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts.

• Oil Can all but matched him: 8 innings, 3 runs, 4 hits — but 10 strikeouts … three by Ruppert Jones.

• Willie Hernández pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to lock it down.

Miscellany

• Venue: Tiger Stadium
• Umpires: HP – Al Clark, 1B – Mike Reilly, 2B – Tim McClelland, 3B – Don Denkinger
• Time of Game: 2:09
• Attendance: 42,013

Birthdays

Seth Greisinger, Dave LaPoint, Jeff Jones, Don Wert and the late Roy Henshaw and George Cutshaw

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 484 9/9: Rarity 32

See you tomorrow.