The Tuesday Fungo: June 25

June 25, 1984: Yankees 7 –Tigers 3

W: Ron Guidry (6-5) – L: Doug Bair (4-1) – S: Jay Howell (2) | Boxscore

Record: 52-19 — 9 games up on Toronto

Highlights

A 1-1 game at the end of the sixth became a 3-1 Tigers lead and soon thereafter 4-3 Yankees.

Then, in the bottom of the eighth, Willie Hernández proved he was human: 1 inning, 2 hits, 3 walks and 3 runs.

Dan Petry started and allowed 11 hits in his 6^1/3 innings.

Alan Trammell, Bárbaro Garbey, Chet Lemon and Tom Brookens each had two hits.

Dave Winfield went 5 for 5 and Don Mattingly 3 for 5.

Miscellany

Venue: Yankee Stadium
Umpires: HP – Dan Morrison, 1B – Marty Springstead, 2B – Jim McKean, 3B – Tim McClelland
Time of Game: 3:11
Attendance: 29,237

Birthdays

The late Don Demeter, Alex Garbowski, Johnny Pasek and John Deering

See you tomorrow.

The Saturday Fungo: June 15

June 15, 1984: Tigers 3 – Brewers 2

W: Dan Petry (10-3) – L: Jaime Cocanower (5-6) – Save: Willie Hernández (11) | Boxscore

Record: 45-16 — 6 games up on Toronto

Highlights

The Tigers scored first on a Lance Parrish solo homer in the second.

Peaches went seven, allowing seven hits. Willie closed out the game with a two-inning appearance.

Milwaukee had eight hits, with Dion James and Jim Gantner combining for six of them.

Johnny Grubb and Larry Herndon drove in the Tigers other two runs.

Miscellany

Venue: County Stadium
Umpires: HP – Tim Welke, 1B – Bill Kunkel, 2B – Mark Johnson, 3B – Terry Cooney
Time of Game: 2:42
Attendance: 32,074

Birthdays

Mike Fiers, Tony Clark, Chris Wakeland, Lance Parrish and the late Champ Summers, Ben Flowers, Lou North and Henry Beckendorf. Lance (212), Champ (40) and Clark (156) combined for 408 homers for Tigers.

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 440 7/9: Rarity: 213

See you tomorrow.

The Monday Fungo: June 10

June 10, 1984: Game 1 Tigers 10 – Orioles 4

W: Doug Bair (3-0) – L: Mike Boddicker (7-5) – Save: Willie Hernández (9) | Boxscore

Record: 42-14

Highlights

The Tigers got to Boddicker early, five runs on seven hits in 4^1/3 innings. Glenn Abbott faired slightly less bad: three runs, seven hits in 2^2/3.

Bair threw 3^1/3 scoreless, one-hit innings.

Lou and Gibby both had three hits and four RBI. Tram and Howard Johnson had a pair of hits each.

The game featured 24 hits — 13 by Detroit — and the Orioles made four errors.

Miscellany

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Umpires: HP – Jim Evans, 1B – Greg Kosc, 2B – Ted Hendry, 3B – Drew Coble
Time of Game: 2:48

Game 2 Tigers 8 – Orioles 0

W: Dan Petry (9-3) – L: Dennis Martínez (1-3) | Boxscore

Record: 43-14 — 7 games up on Toronto

Highlights

Alan Trammell, Kirk Gibson and Howard Johnson each had three hits, including a homer, part of a 13-hit attack on El Presidente.

Petry was stellar: a complete-game three-hitter.

All told: Gibby had six hits and six RBI in the two games‚ while Tram and Johnson each had five hits. Lou scored five runs in the first game.

Miscellany

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Umpires: HP – Greg Kosc, 1B – Ted Hendry, 2B – Drew Coble, 3B – Jim Evans
Time of Game: 2:44
Attendance: 51,764

Then, After the Doubleheader …

George Kell informed us that “the Tigers just announced they have acquired the rights to left-handed pitcher … (and it seemed like an eternity before revealing it was …) Sid Monge.”

Birthdays

Al Alburquerque, Elias Sosa and Hank Foiles

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 435 9/9: Rarity: 28

See you tomorrow.

The Thursday Fungo: June 6

June 6, 1984: Blue Jays 6 – Tigers 3

W: Luis Leal (6-0) – L: Dan Petry (8-3) | Boxscore

Record: 39-13

Highlights

Peaches got pummeled: Four innings, 10 hits, five earned runs. Aurelio López pitched four innings of relief.

Lou Whitaker had three hits, Howard Johnson two.

Ruppert Jones doubled and walked in his Tigers debut.

Miscellany

Venue: Tiger Stadium
Umpires: HP – Derryl Cousins, 1B – Bill Kunkel, 2B – Terry Cooney, 3B – Richard Shulock
Time of Game: 2:36
Attendance: 38,167

Ed Glynn #48

Here are a few things to know about lefty Ed Glynn.

The Tigers signed him as an amateur free agent on Sept. 25, 1971.

Glynn debuted on Sept. 19, 1975 against the Red Sox. Tigers starter Ray Bare didn’t record an out, so Glynn and Lerrin LaGrow picked up the slack. He entered in the fourth, and pitched two and two thirds, allowing three hits and two runs.

In parts of four seasons with Detroit, he appeared in 26 games — 10 being the high-water mark, in 1978 — and had a final record of 3-6 and a 4.93 ERA.

Along the way, he made eight starts and on Sept. 12, 1976, he pitched a complete game against the Yankees but took the loss in the 3-1 New York win.

On March 13, 1979, the Tigers traded him to his hometown Mets for Mardie Cornejo — Nate Cornejo‘s dad!

Birthdays

Will Vest, Tyler Collins, Collin Balester, Eddie Bonine and the late Dave Bergman, Chet Morgan and Izzy Goldstein

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 431 9/9: Rarity: 80

See you tomorrow.

The Saturday Fungo: June 1

June 1, 1984: Tigers 14 – Orioles 2

W: Dan Petry (8-2) – L: Scott McGregor (6-4) – Save: Doug Bair (3) | Boxscore

Record: 38-9

Highlights

This was a blast from the get-go. My friends and I sat in the upper-deck bleachers, taunting Orioles catcher Rick Dempsey during batting practice with a “Dempsey sucks” chant. He was a good sport, egging us on and even turning to face the bleachers and act as a conductor while we rained vitriol upon him.

As for the game, it was nothing short of bedlam. The Tiger scored six in the second highlighted by an Alan Trammell homer, and then three in the third and again in the fourth.

Chet Lemon and Lance Parrish also homered, as the Tigers built up a 13-0 lead in the fifth inning.

Tram had a three-hit game, and Lance, Chet and Larry Herndon each had two hits.

Petry threw six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits.

Miscellany

Venue: Tiger Stadium
Umpires: HP – Al Clark, 1B – Don Denkinger, 2B – Rich Garcia, 3B – Mike Reilly
Time of Game: 2:28
Attendance: 47,252

Game Highlights

Birthdays

The late Dean Chance, Jo-Jo White and Herm Malloy

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 426 9/9: Rarity: 4

An all-Tigers Grid today — and a new Rarity record for me.

See you tomorrow.

🇺🇲 The Monday Fungo: May 27

May 27, 1984: Mariners 6 – Tigers 1

W: Matt Young (4-3) – L: Dan Petry (7-2) | Boxscore

Record: 35-8

Highlights

Despite 10 hits, the Tigers eked out a single run off three Mariners pitchers. Alan Trammell went 3 for 4

Petry three four innings and gave up nine hits; Aurelio López pitched the other four and gave up five.

The Tigers got the hell out of Seattle and headed for Oakland on a three-game losing streak.

Miscellany

Venue: Seattle Kingdome
Umpires: HP – Al Clark, 1B – Don Denkinger, 2B – Rich Garcia, 3B – Mike Reilly
Time of Game: 2:50
Attendance: 12,755

Edwin Núñez #41

Reliever Edwin Núñez signed with the Tigers on April 1, 1989. He was a mainstay with the Mariners from 1982 through July ’88, when he was dealt to the Mets.

After signing a free-agent deal in April, the 6′ 5″, 235 lb. righty made his Tigers debut on June 29, 1989, against the Yankees, pitching four-and-a-third innings in relief of Frank Tanana. Núñez took the loss.

He appeared in 27 games for 1989 Tigers, with 3-4 record, a save and a 4.17 ERA. In 1990, Núñez appeared in 42 games, posting a 3-1 record with six saves and a 2.24 ERA.

On Oct. 2, 1990, his Tigers career came to close as it had opened: taking the loss in a game against the Yankees — one inning, three runs, two hits and a walk. Núñez signed with the Brewers in the offseason.

Birthdays

Edwin Núñez, Ron Tingley and the late Pinky Higgins

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 421 9/9: Rarity: 14

See you tomorrow.

The Thursday Fungo: May 23

May 23, 1984: Tigers 4 – Angels 2

W: Dan Petry (7-1) – L: Frank LaCorte (0-2) – Save: Willie Hernández (7) | Boxscore

Record: 34-5

Highlights

Petry pitched a seven-inning gem in his hometown, allowing five hits and striking out five, surrendering only a Doug DeCinces two-run homer in the fourth.

Lance Parrish hit a two-run shot of his own. He, Alan Trammell, Chet Lemon and Marty Castillo each had a pair of hits.

Hernandez pitched two flawless innings of relief.

Miscellany

Venue: Anaheim Stadium
Umpires: HP – Bill Kunkel, 1B – Terry Cooney, 2B – Richard Shulock, 3B – Derryl Cousins
Time of Game: 2:39
Attendance: 41,205

Birthdays

Jordan Zimmermann and the late Charlie Sullivan and Frosty Thomas

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 417 9/9: Rarity: 30

See you tomorrow.