Aug. 21, 1984: Tigers 12 – A’s 6

W: Milt Wilcox (14-7) – L: Lary Sorensen (5-12) | Boxscore

Record: 83-44 — 11.5 games up on Toronto

Highlights

• Alan Trammell (3 for 4) and Darrell Evans (4 for 5 and a three-run homer) accounted for half the Tigers’ hits and Lance Parrish drove in four with a first-inning grand slam. Larry Herndon also homered.

• Another hometown kid, Macomb County’s Lary Sorensen, was ambushed in two innings of work: six hits, seven runs and five walks.

• Wilcox worked six innings, allowed two runs on four hits and struck out seven.

Miscellany

• Venue: Tiger Stadium
• Umpires: HP – Dan Morrison, 1B – Tim Welke, 2B – Marty Springstead, 3B – Durwood Merrill
• Time of Game: 3:04
• Attendance: 34,065

Birthdays

Dustin Molleken, J.D. Martinez, Dean Crow, and the late Andujar Cedeño and Gerry Staley

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 507 9/9 — Rarity: 4

See you tomorrow.