Sept. 28, 1984: Tigers 4 – Yankees 2 (12)

W: Doug Bair (5-3) – L: Joe Cowley (9-2) | Boxscore

Record: 103-57 — 15 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Dan Petry started and went six innings, scattered five hits and allowed one run. Willie Hernández blew his second save in a row, sending this one to extra innings.
  • Doug Bair threw four sparkling innings: no runs, no hits and just two walks.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Yankee Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Don Denkinger, 1B – Rich Garcia, 2B – Al Clark, 3B – Mike Reilly
  • Time of Game: 3:43
  • Attendance: 19,422

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

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Sept. 27, 1984: Yankees 2 – Tigers 1

W: Bob Shirley (3-3) – L: Willie Hernández (9-3) – S: Dave Righetti (31) | Boxscore

Record: 102-57 — 14 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Jack Morris started and other than being a little wild (a half-dozen walks), he was trending up for the postseason: seven innings, two hits and one run.
  • The Yankees had only four hits, but it was enough. Willie gave up the go-ahead run in the eighth.
  • The Tigers’ run came on Lance Parrish’s 32nd homer of the year, off Yankees starter Bob Shirley, in the fourth inning.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Yankee Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Mike Reilly, 1B – Don Denkinger, 2B – Rich Garcia, 3B – Al Clark
  • Time of Game: 2:22
  • Attendance: 16,732

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: 14

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Sept. 26, 1984: Brewers 7 – Tigers 5

W: Ray Searage (1-1) – L: Aurelio López (10-1) | Boxscore

Record: 102-56 — 141/2 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Milt Wilcox started and pitched five innings, allowing just one run. The Tigers were up 5-3 going into the bottom of the eighth when Lopez gave up four runs on three hits. It resulted in his first loss of the year.
  • Don Sutton pitched seven innings for the Brewers, gave up 10 hits and struck out nine.
  • The Tigers fly to New York for a weekend series to cap the season.

Miscellany

  • Venue: County Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Dan Morrison, 1B – Jim McKean, 2B – Marty Springstead, 3B – Durwood Merrill
  • Time of Game: 2:53
  • Attendance: 8,853

Birthdays

The late Walt Streuli, Norm McRae and Joe Sullivan

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 543 9/9 — Rarity: 21

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Sept. 25, 1984: Tigers 9 – Brewers 1

W: Randy O’Neal (2-0) – L: Bob Gibson (1-5) | Boxscore

Record: 102-55 — 151/2 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Howard Johnson hit a first-inning grand slam and the Tigers built a 9-0 lead before the Brewers scored in the seventh.
  • Johnson also had a double and Kirk Gibson tripled as part of a two-hit, two-RBI night.

Miscellany

  • Venue: County Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Durwood Merrill, 1B – Dan Morrison, 2B – Jim McKean, 3B – Marty Springstead
  • Time of Game: 2:34
  • Attendance: 8,804

Birthdays

Kyle Ryan, Steve Wapnick, Ed Putman, Sal Butera and the late Dick Harley

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid #542: 9/9 — Rarity: 39

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Sept. 24, 1984: Tigers 7 – Brewers 3

W: Juan Berenguer (10-10) – L: Paul Hartzell (0-1) | Boxscore

Record: 101-55 — 141/2 games up on Toronto

Highlights

Miscellany

  • Venue: County Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Marty Springstead, 1B – Durwood Merrill, 2B – Dan Morrison, 3B – Jim McKean
  • Time of Game: 2:32
  • Attendance: 9,506

Birthdays

Nate Cornejo, John McDonald and the late Dixie Walker, Tom Seats, Joe Sargent and John Kane

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid #541: 9/9 — Rarity 14

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Sept. 23, 1984: Tigers 4 – Yankees 1

W: Jack Morris (19-11) – L: Ray Fontenot (8-9) – S: Willie Hernández (32) | Boxscore

Record: 100-55 — 141/2 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • This win was the Tigers’ 100th of the year, only the sixth time in franchise history to that point, and the first since 1968, they reached that mark. It was also The Cat’s final win and Willie’s final save of the regular season.
  • Speaking of Morris, he was outstanding: six innings, two hits, four walks and four strikeouts.
  • Detroit’s next home game will be Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Mike Reilly, 1B – Don Denkinger, 2B – Rich Garcia, 3B – Al Clark
  • Time of Game: 2:30
  • Attendance: 39,198

Birthdays

Easton Lucas, Joba Chamberlain, Jim Morrison, Jim Rooker, and the late Lefty Stewart and Walter “Biff” Schaller

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid #540: 9/9 — Rarity 4

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Sept. 22, 1984: Tigers 6 – Yankees 0

W: Dan Petry (18-8) – L: Clay Christiansen (2-4) | Boxscore

Record: 99-55 — 131/2 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Sparky certainly wasn’t thinking about saving Peaches’ arm for the postseason. Petry dazzled with a complete-game four hitter. He struck out nine and walked just two.
  • Dave Bergman batted ninth; he batted leadoff in the previous game.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Al Clark, 1B – Mike Reilly, 2B – Don Denkinger, 3B – Rich Garcia
  • Time of Game: 2:31
  • Attendance: 38,897

Birthdays

Danny Klassen, Vince Coleman and the late Anse Moore, Chuck Hostetler, Frank Walker, Ira Flagstead and Hooks Dauss

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid #539: 9/9 — Rarity: 18

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