Sept. 7, 1984: Tigers 7 – Blue Jays 4 (10)

W: Willie Hernández (9-2) – L: Ron Musselman (0-1) | Boxscore

Record: 90-51 — 9^1/2 games up on Toronto

Magic Number: 13

Highlights

• Dan Petry started and gave up two runs in the third and fourth innings before being pulled. Bill Scherrer, Doug Bair and Willie kept the Jays scoreless the rest of the way.

• A pair of clutch three-run homers put the Tigers over the top. They scored four in the eighth to tie it — thanks to Kirk Gibson‘s homer off Doyle Alexander — and three on Dave Bergman‘s three-run shot in the 10th to win it. Bergie was 4 for 5 on the night.

Miscellany

• Venue: Exhibition Stadium
• Umpires: HP – Dave Phillips, 1B – Steve Palermo, 2B – Rick Reed, 3B – Jerry Neudecker
• Time of Game: 3:28
• Attendance: 37,420

Birthdays

Jarrod Patterson and the late Tom Matchick

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 524: 9/9 — Rarity: 14

See you tomorrow.