Aug. 1, 1984: Indians 4 – Tigers 2

W: Steve Farr (2-7) – L: Dan Petry (14-5) – S: Ernie Camacho (13) | Boxscore

Record: 71-34 — 11 games up on Toronto

Highlights

• A strong start from Petry wasn’t strong enough as Steve Farr throttled the Tigers offense, allowing just two hits and striking out eight in 6^1/3 innings.

• Peaches threw 7^1/3, giving up six hits and three runs. Two homers by Petry-nemesis George Vukovich was pretty much the difference.

• Dave Bergman hit a two-run homer, his sixth, in the fifth inning.

Miscellany

• Venue: Tiger Stadium
• Umpires: HP – Greg Kosc, 1B – Ted Hendry, 2B – Drew Coble, 3B – Jim Evans
• Time of Game: 2:46
• Attendance: 27,271

Birthdays

Kevin Jarvis, Brian Bohanon, Gregg Jefferies and Milt May

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 487 9/9 — Rarity: 11

See you tomorrow.