Month: July 2024

The Wednesday Fungo: July 3

July 3, 1984: White Sox 9 – Tigers 5

W: Tom Seaver (7-6) – L: Jack Morris (12-5) – S: Ron Reed (4) | Boxscore

Record: 55-24 — 8 games up Toronto

Highlights

  • The Tigers lost their third-consecutive game for the first time since the Memorial Day sweep at the hands of the Mariners.
  • Morris fooled no one and Seaver was not much better — but good enough to win. The Cat lasted 41/3, giving up eight runs on nine hits. Tom Terrific allowed five earned runs on five hits — three of them homers — walked three and struck out seven.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Comiskey Park
  • Umpires: HP – Drew Coble, 1B – Jim Evans, 2B – Greg Kosc, 3B – Ted Hendry
  • Time of Game: 2:42
  • Attendance: 43,094

Birthdays

Logan Kensing, Frank Tanana, Phil Meeler and the late Luke Hamlin and Jack Dalton

See you tomorrow.

The Tuesday Fungo: July 2

July 2, 1984: White Sox 7 – Tigers 1

W: Floyd Bannister (5-6) – L: Dave Rozema (4-1) | Boxscore

Record: 55-23 — 9 games ahead of Toronto

Highlights

  • This was an ugly one all around: Rozema allowed four runs on five hits and two homers in four innings; Aurelio López coughed up three runs in two.
  • Bannister pitched a complete game, striking out six.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Comiskey Park
  • Umpires: HP – Ted Hendry, 1B – Drew Coble, 2B – Jim Evans, 3B – Greg Kosc
  • Time of Game: 2:29
  • Attendance: 32,768

Birthdays

Sean Casey, Steve Sparks, Pete Burnside and Gil English

See you tomorrow.

The Monday Fungo: July 1

July 1, 1984: Twins 9 – Tigers 0

W: Frank Viola (8-7) – L: Juan Berenguer (4-6) | Boxscore

Record: 55-22 — 9 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Not much good in this one. Juan Berenguer with a quintessential Juan Berenguer start: five innings, seven hits, six earned runs.
  • Only four hits for the Tigers, who were silenced by Viola’s complete game. He walked one and struck out three.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Larry McCoy, 1B – Nick Bremigan, 2B – Mark Johnson, 3B – Joe Brinkman
  • Time of Game: 2:21
  • Attendance: 43,484

Birthdays

Jamie Walker, Ron Nischwitz and the late Boots Poffenberger, Louis Brower and Bert Cole

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 456 9/9: Rarity: 22

See you tomorrow.