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Month: September 2024

  • Sept. 10, 1984: Orioles 3 – Tigers 1

    W: Mike Flanagan (12-12) – L: Juan Berenguer (8-10) | Boxscore Record: 92-52 — 11.5 games up on Toronto Magic Number: 8 Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Dustin Peterson, Riccardo Ingram, Bruce Robbins, the late Augie Johns and Sammy Hale Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 527 9/9 — Rarity: 6 See you tomorrow.

  • Sept. 9, 1984: Tigers 7 – Blue Jays 2

    W: Milt Wilcox (16-7) – L: Jim Clancy (11-14) | Boxscore Record: 92-51 — 11.5 games up on Toronto Magic Number: 9 Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Edwin Jackson, Dan Miceli and the late Reggie Sanders, Jim Proctor, Bud Thomas, Waite Hoyt, Charlie Perkins and John Eubank. Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 526 9/9 — Rarity: 24…

  • Sept. 8, 1984: Tigers 10 – Blue Jays 4

    W: Bill Scherrer (2-1) – L: Luis Leal (13-6) – S: Aurelio López (13) | Boxscore Record: 91-51 — 101/2 games up on Toronto Magic Number: 11 Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Bobby Parnell, Chance Ruffin, Mike Rivera and the late Casey Wise and Lou Sleater Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 525: 9/9 — Rarity: 54 See you…

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

    W: Willie Hernández (9-2) – L: Ron Musselman (0-1) | Boxscore Record: 90-51 — 91/2 games up on Toronto Magic Number: 13 Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Jarrod Patterson and the late Tom Matchick Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 524: 9/9 — Rarity: 14 See you tomorrow.

  • Sept. 6, 1984: Preparing for Toronto Showdown

    Record: 89-51 — 81/2 games up on Toronto Magic Number: 15 The Tigers and Blue Jays both have off days as Detroit travels to Toronto and the Jays fly home from New York. Even with just a few weeks left in the season, an 81/2-game lead still didn’t seem like enough. We all wanted to Tigers…

  • Sept. 5, 1984: Tigers 1 – Orioles 0

    W: Juan Berenguer (8-9) – L: Mike Flanagan (11-12) – S: Willie Hernández (28) | Boxscore Record: 89-51 — 8.5 games up on Toronto Magic Number: 15 Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Rob Richie and the late Wayne Belardi, Gene Bearden, Bob Maier, Merv Shea and Pete LePine Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 522 9/9 – Rarity: 20…

  • Sept. 4, 1984: Orioles 4 – Tigers 1

    W: Mike Boddicker (17-9) – L: Dave Rozema (7-6) – S: Sammy Stewart (11) | Boxscore Record: 88-51 — 7.5 games up on Toronto Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Doyle Alexander, Paul Jata and the late Red Corriden and John Terry Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 521 9/9 — Rarity: 32 See you tomorrow.

  • Sept. 3, 1984: Orioles 7 – Tigers 4

    W: Sammy Stewart (7-2) – L: Jack Morris (17-10) | Boxscore Record: 88-50 — 8.5 games up on Toronto Highlights *According to Roger Craig’s entry in his “Inside Pitch” diary, The Cat had thrown 128 pitches. Miscellany Birthdays Nate Robertson, Luis Gonzalez, Dave Clark, and the late Bill Gilbreth, Steve Boros and Bill Moore. Today’s Grid ⚾️…

  • Sept. 2, 1984: Tigers 6 – A’s 3

    W: Dan Petry (16-8) – L: Tim Conroy (1-4) – S: Willie Hernández (27) | Boxscore Record: 88-49 — 8.5 games up on Toronto Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Dusty Ryan, Johnny Paredes, Nate Snell and Luke Walker Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 519 9/9 — Rarity: 19 See you tomorrow.

  • Sept. 1, 1984: A’s 7 – Tigers 5

    W: Curt Young (7-3) – L: Juan Berenguer (7-9) – S: Chuck Rainey (1) | Boxscore Record: 87-49 — 8.5 games up on Toronto Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Dave Rucker, Gary Ignasiak and the late Paul Campbell, Fred Nicholson and Jimmy Wiggs Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 518 9/9 — Rarity: 17 See you tomorrow.