June 29, 1984: Doubleheader in Detroit
Game 1: Twins 5 – Tigers 3
W: Albert Williams (3-3) – L: Jack Morris (12-4) – S: Ron Davis (15) | Boxscore
Record: 53-21
Highlights
- Morris began — or maybe he was already mired in? — his mid-season slump. He allowed 10 hits, three walks and five earned runs over 52/3 innings.
- Doug Bair pitched the final 31/3 giving up just two hits in a scoreless outing.
- Lou Whitaker had three hits and Lance Parrish drove in two.
Miscellany
- Umpires: HP – Nick Bremigan, 1B – Mark Johnson, 2B – Joe Brinkman, 3B – Larry McCoy
- Time of Game: 2:50
- Attendance: Not Given
Game 2: Tigers 7 – Twins 5
W: Willie Hernández (4-0) – L: Pete Filson (4-2) | Boxscore
Record: 54-21 — 10 games up on Toronto
Highlights
- The Tigers chased Twins starter Mike Smithson after 11/3 with five hits — three of them homers — and four earned runs.
- Kirk Gibson‘s two-run shot in the first, and solo homers by Chet Lemon and Ruppert Jones in the second sent Smithson to the showers.
- That 4-0 Tigers lead turned into a 5-4 deficit thanks to the Twins’ tagging Milt Wilcox for five runs on five hits in five innings.
- Detroit tied it in the seventh and the Gibby hit his second two-run homer of the game to walk it off.
Miscellany
- Venue: Tiger Stadium
- Umpires: HP – Mark Johnson, 1B – Joe Brinkman, 2B – Larry McCoy, 3B – Nick Bremigan
- Time of Game: 3:00
- Attendance: 44,619
Birthdays
Eddie Miller, Bruce Kimm, the late Bob Shaw, Dizzy Trout and Bobby Veach
See you tomorrow.
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