W: Milt Wilcox (11-6) – L: Oil Can Boyd (5-8) – S: Willie Hernández (21) | Boxscore
Record: 70-32 — 12 games up on Toronto
Highlights
- What a game for Milt: 8 innings, 3 hits, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts.
- Oil Can all but matched him: 8 innings, 3 runs, 4 hits — but 10 strikeouts … three by Ruppert Jones.
- Willie Hernández pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to lock it down.
Miscellany
- Venue: Tiger Stadium
- Umpires: HP – Al Clark, 1B – Mike Reilly, 2B – Tim McClelland, 3B – Don Denkinger
- Time of Game: 2:09
- Attendance: 42,013
Birthdays
Seth Greisinger, Dave LaPoint, Jeff Jones, Don Wert and the late Roy Henshaw and George Cutshaw
Today’s Grid
⚾️ Immaculate Grid 484 9/9: Rarity 32
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