Tag: 1984

Oct. 2, 1984: ALCS Game 1

Tigers 8 – Royals 1

W: Jack Morris (1-0) – L: Bud Black (0-1) – | Boxscore

Tigers lead series, 1-0.

Highlights

  • Alan Trammell had a night. He went 3 for 3 — with a triple and a homer — three RBI, two walks and two runs scored.
  • Morris was terrific: seven innings, one run on five hits, a walk and four strikeouts. Willie Hernández pitched two flawless innings.
  • How in the world did the Royals, with 20 fewer wins than the Tigers, get to host the first two games of this series? Baseball’s ridiculous alternate-year home-field advantage nonsense, that’s how.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Royals Stadium
  • Replacement Umpires: HP – Bill Deegan, 1B – Jon Bible, 2B – Randy Christal, 3B – Larry Zirbel, LF – Harold Jordan, RF – Mike O’Dell
  • Time of Game: 2:42
  • Attendance: 41,973

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

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The Tuesday Fungo: Oct. 1, 2024

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 a history of bizarre scheduling practices, here’s one for you: The 104-win Tigers start on the road against the 84-win Royals.

Birthdays

Robbie Ray and Jon Warden

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 548 9/9 — Rarity: 32

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Sept. 30, 1984: Yankees 9 – Tigers 2

W: Dennis Rasmussen (9-6) – L: Randy O’Neal (2-1) | Boxscore

Record: 104-58 — 15 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • O’Neal started and lasted only three and two-thirds, getting knocked around for nine hits, four walks and seven runs.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Yankee Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Al Clark, 1B – Mike Reilly, 2B – Don Denkinger, 3B – Rich Garcia
  • Time of Game: 2:35
  • Attendance: 30,602

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

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Sept. 29, 1984: Tigers 11 – Yankees 3

W: Juan Berenguer (11-10) – L: Ron Guidry (10-11) – S: Roger Mason (1) | Boxscore

Record: 104-57 — 15 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Larry Herndon went three for five, including a solo homer, as the Tigers piled 11 hits on Guidry and 16 overall.
  • Berenguer pitched six innings allowing just two-hits … but six walks. Mason earned the three-inning save.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Yankee Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Rich Garcia, 1B – Al Clark, 2B – Mike Reilly, 3B – Don Denkinger
  • Time of Game: 2:53
  • Attendance: 35,685

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

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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

See you tomorrow.