Category: The Daily

  • Sweeping the Royals gave the Tigers a chance to recuperate from the celebration — and to give the grounds crew plenty of time to repair the decimated Tiger Stadium playing surface. We all waited for the NLCS to crown a champion, and it was suddenly looking more interesting, with the Padres knotting the series at…

  • Tigers 1 – Royals 0 W: Milt Wilcox – L: Charlie Leibrandt – S: Willie Hernández | Boxscore Tigers win series, 3-0. Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Buddy Kennedy, Victor Reyes, Marc Krauss, Randy Bockus, Rod Allen, and the late Frank Doljack and Davey Crockett. Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid #552: 7/9 — Rarity: 210 See you tomorrow.

  • After taking a 2-0 lead in the ALCS, the Tigers traveled home for the first home playoff game at Tiger Stadium since Oct. 12, 1972 — a 2-1 loss to the A’s in Game 5. Here are some highlights from that one, which feature the voices of George Kell and Larry Osterman: Birthdays Jace Jung, Mike…

  • Tigers 5 – Royals 3 (11) W: Aurelio López (1-0) – L: Dan Quisenberry (0-1) | Boxscore Tigers lead series, 2-0. Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Matt Young, Eric Munson, Tim Hyers, Junior Felix, Steve Foucault, Chuck Scrivener, and the late Joe Wood and Fred House Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 550: 9/9 — Rarity: 2! See…

  • Tigers 8 – Royals 1 W: Jack Morris (1-0) – L: Bud Black (0-1) – | Boxscore Tigers lead series, 1-0. Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Alex Lange, Chad Smith, Victor Santos, Matt Walbeck, Dave Beard and the late Earl Wilson Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 549 8/9 — Rarity: 207 See you tomorrow.

  • Oct. 1, 1984: Workout Day in Kansas City The Tigers arrive in Kansas City and prepare for the first game of the American League Championship Series. It’s the club’s first ALCS game since Oct. 12, 1972 when they lost 2-1 to the Oakland A’s in decisive Game 5. If you need proof that baseball has…

  • W: Dennis Rasmussen (9-6) – L: Randy O’Neal (2-1) | Boxscore Record: 104-58 — 15 games up on Toronto Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Travis Demeritte, Danny Worth, Carlos Guillen, John DeSilva, Scott Lusader, Dan Gonzales and the late Jose Lima, Johnny Podres and Ben Taylor Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 547 9/9 — Rarity: 74 See you…

  • W: Juan Berenguer (11-10) – L: Ron Guidry (10-11) – S: Roger Mason (1) | Boxscore Record: 104-57 — 15 games up on Toronto Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Jermaine Clark, Rob Deer, Jim Crawford, Rich Reese and the late Bob Anderson and Tony Rensa Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 546 9/9 — Rarity: 22 See you tomorrow.

  • W: Doug Bair (5-3) – L: Joe Cowley (9-2) | Boxscore Record: 103-57 — 15 games up on Toronto Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Riley Greene, Thad Weber and the late Dick Gernert, Bob Dustal and Paul Easterling Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 545 8/9 — Rarity: 124 INSERT IMAGE HERE See you tomorrow.

  • W: Bob Shirley (3-3) – L: Willie Hernández (9-3) – S: Dave Righetti (31) | Boxscore Record: 102-57 — 14 games up on Toronto Highlights Miscellany Birthdays Gary Sutherland and the late Jerry Casale, Dave Wickersham, Whit Wyatt, Josh Billings, Chick Gagnon, Frank Gibson and Cy Ferry.  Today’s Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 544 9/9 — Rarity:…