Tag: Dave Lemanczyk

Aug. 17, 1984: Tigers 6 – Mariners 2

W: Milt Wilcox (13-7) – L: Mike Moore (5-12) | Boxscore

Record: 80-43 — 10 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Milt went eight strong innings, giving up just one run on seven hits, three walks and he struck out five. Aurelio López did his thing in the ninth: one run, one hit, one walk, one strikeout.
  • Future-Tiger Mike Moore gave up all six Tigers runs in 52/3 innings.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Rick Reed, 1B – John Hirschbeck, 2B – Dave Phillips, 3B – Steve Palermo
  • Time of Game: 3:08
  • Attendance: 36,496

Birthdays

Mike Maroth, Matt Anderson, Dave Lemanczyk, and the late Rudy York, Pat McLaughlin, Hub Walker and Walt Justis

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 503 7/9 — Rarity: 213

See you tomorrow.

The Thursday Fungo

Tigers’ Opening Day Record, 1977-1994

The wheelhouse of The Daily Fungo is the Ralph Houk, Les Moss and Sparky Anderson years. So, through that narrow lens in the Tigers’ much broader history, let’s look at how the teams from 1977 through 1994 opened their respective seasons.

* Indicates I was at the game.

YearOpening DayScorePitchers
1977April 7
Home
Boxscore		Royals 7
Tigers 4		W: Paul Splittorff
L: Dave Roberts
Save: Mark Littell
1978April 7
Home
Boxscore		Tigers 6
Blue Jays 2		W: Mark Fidrych
L: Dave Lemanczyk
1979April 7*
Home
Boxscore		Rangers 8
Tigers 2		W: Ferguson Jenkins
L: Dave Rozema
1980April 10
Away
Boxscore		Tigers 5
Royals 1		W: Jack Morris
L: Dennis Leonard
1981April 9*
Home
Boxscore		Tigers 6
Blue Jays 2		W: Jack Morris
L: Joey McLaughlin
1982April 9*
Away
Boxscore		Royals 4
Tigers 2		W: Larry Gura
L: Jack Morris
1983April 5
Away
Boxscore		Tigers 11
Twins 3		W: Jack Morris
L: Brad Havens
1984April 3
Away
Boxscore		Tigers 8
Twins 1		W: Jack Morris
L: Albert Williams
1985April 8
Home
Boxscore		Tigers 5
Indians 4		W: Jack Morris
L: Ernie Camacho
Save: Willie Hernandez
1986April 7*
Home
Boxscore		Tigers 6
Red Sox 5		W: Jack Morris
L: Sammy Stewart
Save: Willie Hernandez
1987April 6*
Home
Boxscore		Yankees 2
Tigers 1
10 innings		W: Dave Righetti
L: Jack Morris
1988April 4
Away
Boxscore		Tigers 5
Red Sox 3
10 innings		W: Jack Morris
L: Lee Smith
Save: Mike Henneman
1989April 4
Away		Rangers 4
Tigers 0		W: Charlie Hough
L: Jack Morris
1990April 9
Away
Boxscore		Red Sox 5
Tigers 2		W: Roger Clemens
L: Jack Morris
Save: Lee Smith
1991April 8
Home
Boxscore		Tigers 6
Yankees 4		W: Paul Gibson
L: Greg Cadaret
Save: Mike Henneman
1992April 6
Home
Boxscore		Blue Jays 4
Tigers 2		W: Jack Morris
L: Bill Gullickson
1993April 5
Away
Boxscore		A’s 9
Tigers 4		W: Bob Welch
L: Mike Moore
Save: Dennis Eckersley
1994April 4
Away
Boxscore		Red Sox 9
Tigers 8		W: Scott Bankhead
L: Storm Davis
Save: Jeff Russell

The result? An even 9 and 9, with Jack Morris notching a 6-4 record — not counting his win against the Tigers on Opening Day 1992 as a member of the Blue Jays.

Birthdays

Craig Paquette and the late Jimmy Barrett

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 361 9/9 – Rarity: 69

See you tomorrow.