Aug. 17, 1984: Tigers 6 – Mariners 2

W: Milt Wilcox (13-7) – L: Mike Moore (5-12) | Boxscore

Record: 80-43 — 10 games up on Toronto

Highlights

Milt went eight strong innings, giving up just one run on seven hits, three walks and he struck out five. Aurelio López did his thing in the ninth: one run, one hit, one walk, one strikeout.

Future-Tiger Mike Moore gave up all six Tigers runs in 5^2/3 innings.

Trammell, Gibson and Ruppert Jones each had two hits.

Miscellany

Venue: Tiger Stadium
Umpires: HP – Rick Reed, 1B – John Hirschbeck, 2B – Dave Phillips, 3B – Steve Palermo
Time of Game: 3:08
Attendance: 36,496

Birthdays

Mike Maroth, Matt Anderson, Dave Lemanczyk, and the late Rudy York, Pat McLaughlin, Hub Walker and Walt Justis

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 503 7/9 — Rarity: 213

See you tomorrow.

Aug. 16, 1984: Tigers 8 – Angels 7 (12)

W: Willie Hernández (7-2) – L: John C urtis (0-1) | Boxscore

Record: 79-43 — 10 games up on Toronto

Highlights

At the end of the second inning it was 5-0 Tigers. At the end of the fourth inning, it was 7-5 Angels.

Jack Morris has another miserable outing: 3^2/3 innings, nine hits, four walks, and seven earned runs. A trio of Tigers relievers held the Angels in check for the next eight innings — Doug Bair, 3^1/3 scoreless; Aurelio López, 1^1/3 scoreless; and Willie Hernández 3^2/3 scoreless. I still can’t get over Sparky using his closer for nearly four innings.

Alan Trammell, Kirk Gibson, Lance Parrish and Chet Lemon each had two hits. Brian Downing had three hits and five RBI for California.

Miscellany

Venue: Tiger Stadium
Umpires: HP – Mike Reilly, 1B – Rich Garcia, 2B – Tim McClelland, 3B – Don Denkinger
Time of Game: 4:02
Attendance: 37,779

Birthdays

Akil Baddoo, Roger Cedeño and Damian Jackson

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 502 9/9 — Rarity: 27

See you tomorrow.

Aug. 15, 1984: Tigers 8 – Angels 3

W: Dan Petry (15-5) – L: Tommy John (7-10) | Boxscore

Record: 78-43 — 9 games up on Toronto

Highlights

The Tigers gently knocked around Tommy John: 10 hits — all singles — and four runs (three earned) in six innings.

Detroit got five hits and three RBI from the number-three slot with Bárbaro Garbey going 3 for 3 and Dave Bergman, replacing Garbey in the seventh, having a 2 for 2 night — a pair of triples! — and three RBI. Tom Brookens also went 3 for 3.

Peaches went eight innings, allowing three runs on eight hits and a walk, and struck out five. Willie Hernández pitched 1-2-3 ninth.

Miscellany

Venue: Tiger Stadium
Umpires: HP – Don Denkinger, 1B – Mike Reilly, 2B – Rich Garcia, 3B – Tim McClelland
Time of Game: 2:46
Attendance: 33,940

Birthdays

Roberto Novoa, Bob James, Duffy Dyer, Arlo Brunsberg, Barney Schultz and the late Chris Brown, Joe Casey and Jack Warner

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 501 9/9 — Rarity: 16

See you tomorrow.

Aug. 14, 1984: A Doubleheader Letdown

Game 1: Angels 6 – Tigers 4

W: Don Aase (2-1) – L: Willie Hernández (6-2) – S: Luis Sánchez (11) | Boxscore

Record: 77-42

Highlights

A decent start from Juan Berenguer, six innings, five hits, six strikeouts, is wasted by the bullpen. The Tigers were up 4-3 in the seventh until Bob Boone homered off Aurelio López to tie it. Then Willie surrendered two runs on three hits and a walk.

The Tigers tagged Angels starter Mike Witt with four solo homers: Lou Whitaker, Alan Trammell, Lance Parrish and Howard Johnson.

Both teams had 10 hits; Juan Beníquez had four of them for California.

Miscellany

Venue: Tiger Stadium
Umpires: HP – Rich Garcia, 1B – Tim McClelland, 2B – Don Denkinger, 3B – Mike Reilly
Time of Game: 2:53

Game 2: Angels 12 – Tigers 1

W: Bruce Kison (3-1) – L: Dave Rozema (7-4) | Boxscore

Record: 77-43 — 7.5 games up on Toronto

Highlights

A seven-run third inning put this one out of reach in a hurry, making it 8-0. Doug DeCinces drove in four, Bobby Grich plated three and the Angels got three hits each from Rob Wilfong and Reggie Jackson.

Rozema started and last two innings, giving up five runs on seven hits. Doug Bair wasn’t good either: 3^1/3 innings, five runs, five hits and three walks.

Darrell Evans drove in the Tigers lone run on an RBI single in the eighth.

Miscellany

Umpires: HP – Tim McClelland, 1B – Don Denkinger, 2B – Mike Reilly, 3B – Rich Garcia
Time of Game: 2:33
Attendance: 38,597

Birthdays

Colt Keith and the late Mark Fidrych and Skinny Graham

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 500: 5/9 — Rarity: 426

A clunker compared to yesterday.

See you tomorrow.

Aug. 13, 1984: Off Day in Detroit

The Angels are coming to town for a three-game series, starting with a doubleheader to make up for a May 13 rainout.

Aug. 13, 1980: Tigers 2 – Red Sox 1

W: Dan Petry (8-6) – L: John Tudor (3-2) – S: Aurelio López (17) | Boxscore

Record: 59-50 — Third place, 8.5 games behind the Yankees

Highlights

Petry pitched seven innings, scattered nine hits and struck out four. Tudor was good, too: six innings, four hits and two unearned runs.

Al Cowens and Mark Wagner drove in the Tigers runs, and Steve Kemp had two hits.

The Tigers made four errors: Petry, John Wockenfuss, and two by Tom Brookens.

Miscellany

Venue: Tiger Stadium
Umpires: HP – Fred Spenn, 1B – Al Clark, 2B – Steve Palermo, 3B – Larry McCoy
Time of Game: 2:56
Attendance: 24,565

Birthdays

Dustin Garneau, Román Colón, Jarrod Washburn, Eddie Gaillard and the late George Susce

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 499 5/9 — Rarity: 6

A mic-drop Grid.

See you tomorrow.

Aug. 12, 1984: Tigers 8 – Royals 4

W: Milt Wilcox (12-7) – L: Bret Saberhagen (6-9) | Boxscore

Record: 77-41 — 9 games up on Toronto

Highlights

Detroit sprinted to a 4-0 lead in the first, thanks to Ruppert Jones‘s two-run homer off Kansas City starter Bret Saberhagen.

In the bottom of the seventh, Milt allowed a single, double and a walk, and was tagged for three of the Royals’ four runs that inning, before being replaced by Aurelio López.

The Tigers continued their 1984 mastery* of Dan Quisenberry scoring three in the eighth to pull away for good.

Alan Trammell and Darrell Evans each drove in a pair of runs.

*He pitched 12 innings against Detroit in the regular season and allowed 14 hits and six runs, including two homers.

Miscellany

Venue: Royals Stadium
Umpires: HP – Dale Ford, 1B – Larry Barnett, 2B – Rocky Roe, 3B – Ken Kaiser
Time of Game: 2:47
Attendance: 32,753

Birthdays

Kyle Lobstein, Urbano Lugo, the late Fred Hutchinson, Marc Hall

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 498 9/9 — Rarity: 54

See you tomorrow.

Aug. 11, 1984: Tigers 9 – Royals 5

W: Jack Morris (15-8) – L: Charlie Leibrandt (6-5) – S: Aurelio López (12) | Boxscore

Record: 76-41 — 8 games up on Toronto

Highlights

The Cat was this close to a complete game win, but he allowed three ninth-inning runs and Sparky pulled him with two outs. Lopez came in and struck out Willie Wilson to end the game.