The Monday Fungo: July 1

July 1, 1984: Twins 9 – Tigers 0

W: Frank Viola (8-7) – L: Juan Berenguer (4-6) | Boxscore

Record: 55-22 — 9 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Not much good in this one. Juan Berenguer with a quintessential Juan Berenguer start: five innings, seven hits, six earned runs.
  • Only four hits for the Tigers, who were silenced by Viola’s complete game. He walked one and struck out three.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Larry McCoy, 1B – Nick Bremigan, 2B – Mark Johnson, 3B – Joe Brinkman
  • Time of Game: 2:21
  • Attendance: 43,484

Birthdays

Jamie Walker, Ron Nischwitz and the late Boots Poffenberger, Louis Brower and Bert Cole

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 456 9/9: Rarity: 22

See you tomorrow.