Tag: Bill Nahorodny

Aug. 31, 1984: A’s 7 – Tigers 6 (13)

W: Keith Atherton (7-5) – L: Dave Rozema (7-5) | Boxscore

Record: 87-48 — 9.5 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Sparky had a short leash on Milt Wilcox, with good reason, pulling him after 32/3 innings in which he gave up five runs on four hits and five walks. Aurelio López  and Willie Hernández pitched the next eight and a third, allowing just three hits and combining for eight strikeouts.
  • The Tigers let four leads slip away, including in the ninth when they took a 6-5 lead. Rozema’s wild pitch with two out in the 13th allowed Mike Davis to score from third with the winning run.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
  • Umpires: HP – Rick Reed, 1B – Jerry Neudecker, 2B – Dave Phillips, 3B – Steve Palermo
  • Time of Game: 4:19
  • Attendance: 15,836

Birthdays

John Hicks, Ramon Santiago, Shane Loux, Hideo Nomo, Morris Madden, Bill Nahorodny, former Tigers coach Boots Day, and the late Jack Burns and Norman Glaser.

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 517 7/9 — Rarity: 276

See you tomorrow.

The Sunday Fungo: June 23

June 23, 1984: Tigers 5 – Brewers 1

W: Milt Wilcox (8-5) – L: Chuck Porter (5-3) | Boxscore

Record: 51-18 — Up 7.5 on Toronto

Highlights

  • Milt tossed a beaut: Eight innings, four hits, one run.
  • The Tigers raced out to a 5-0 lead by the third inning, fueled by homers from Kirk Gibson, a solo shot in the first, and Howard Johnson a three-run job in the second.
  • Lance Parrish had a pair a doubles and Gibby went three for four.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Jim McKean, 1B – Durwood Merrill, 2B – Dan Morrison, 3B – Marty Springstead
  • Time of Game: 2:33
  • Attendance: 44,680

Bill Nahorodny – C #18

He didn’t play very long for his hometown Tigers, but catcher Bill Nahorodny can, at the very least, say he appeared in a game, for the home team, at Tiger Stadium. Here are a few things to know about him:

The Hamtramck native was drafted by the Phillies in the sixth round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron.

After several seasons with the White Sox and Braves and one each with the Phillies and Indians, he signed with the Tigers on March 1, 1983.

At Evansville, he ran roughshod over International League pitching in 1983 — 127 games, a .335 average, 21 home runs, 94 RBI and a .945 OPS — and it earned him a September call up.

Nahordony’s Tigers debut came on Sept. 24 at Tiger Stadium. In the bottom of the eighth he pinch for Marty Castillo and, facing John Tudor, grounded out to shortstop Ed Jurak.

Four days later, facing the Orioles, he pinch hit for Mike Laga and drew a walk off Tippy Martinez.

And that would be it for Nahorodny’s Tigers career. The Tigers released him on Oct. 21, 1983. He spent the ’84 season with the Mariners

Birthdays

The late Tom Haller, Bubba Floyd, Aaron Robinson and Al Clauss

See you tomorrow.

The Tuesday Fungo: April 2

5 Things to Know About Jerry Turner – #20

The late* left-handed hitting outfielder John Webber “Jerry” Turner played seven-ish seasons with the Padres and part of one with the White Sox before signing with the Tigers on Feb. 12, 1982.

Here are five things to know about his one year in Detroit:

1. He made his Tigers debut on April 12, 1982 against the Blue Jays, as the DH and batting sixth. He went one for four with a run scored.

2. He hit his first Tigers homer on April 24 against the Yankees’ Doyle Alexander.

3. Turner’s most productive day came on June 9 against the Indians: three for four with a homer.

4. His final Tigers game came on Sept. 26, also against the Indians. He went hitless in three at bats but with a walk.

5. Turner’s totals in Detroit: 85 games, .248 average, eight home runs, 27 RBI and a .687 OPS.

*Turner died Aug. 20, 2023

Today’s Random Game: July 24, 1982

Tigers 3 – Rangers 1

W: Larry Pashnick (3-3) – L: Doc Medich (7-8) | Boxscore

Highlights

  • Jerry Turner homered as part of two for three night — plus a walk.
  • Pashnick went the distance, scattering nine hits, walking two and striking out one.

Miscellany

  • Location: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Bill Haller, 1B – Jerry Neudecker, 2B – Dan Morrison, 3B – Ken Kaiser
  • Time of Game: 2:26
  • Attendance: 35,470

Birthdays

Pete Incaviglia and the late Billy Pierce, Earl Johnson, Cotton Pippen, Harry Moran, Ed Siever and Hughie Jennings 

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 366 7/9 — Rarity: 244

Swings and misses: Jerry Mumphrey bottom left, José Lima bottom middle. Can you identify the one former Tiger? (Answer below)

Him.

See you tomorrow.