June 11, 1984: Tigers 5 – Blue Jays 4
W: Dave Rozema (2-0) – L: Luis Leal (6-1) – S: Willie Hernández (10) | Boxscore
Record: 44-14 — 8 games up on Toronto
Highlights
- Detroit knocked around Leal with nine hits in six innings: three doubles, a triple and a Kirk Gibson home run.
- Rozema went five, allowing three runs on four hits. Newcomer Sid Monge was immediately pressed into duty; he faced one batter, threw two pitches and gave up a single.
- Willy pitched 21/3 scoreless, yielding a hit and striking out three.
Miscellany
- Venue: Exhibition Stadium
- Umpires: HP – Dave Phillips, 1B – Jerry Neudecker, 2B – John Hirschbeck, 3B – Steve Palermo
- Time of Game: 3:04
- Attendance: 35,062
- Start Time Weather: 75° F / 24° C
Birthdays
Ezequiel Carrera, Adam Pettyjohn, John Doherty and the late Archie Yelle
Today’s Grid
⚾️ Immaculate Grid 436 9/9: Rarity: 30
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See you tomorrow.
He was rising star for the Tigers in the late 1990s and earlier this decade. He nearly lost his life due to ulcerative colitis and shortly after making a few appearances for the 2001 Tigers was out of baseball.
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