Tag: Ed Glynn

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.

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.
  • 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.

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 Monday Fungo: June 3

June 3, 1984: Orioles 2 – Tigers 1

W: Mike Flanagan (4-4) – L: Milt Wilcox (6-3) | Boxscore

Record: 38-11

Highlights

  • Wilcox gave up just two runs (one earned) but did not have command: four hits and six walks in five and two-thirds.
  • Flanagan, on the other hand, was terrific, scattering seven hits in a complete-game win, striking out six and walking only one.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Rich Garcia, 1B – Mike Reilly, 2B – Al Clark, 3B – Don Denkinger
  • Time of Game: 2:42
  • Attendance: 34,228

Video Clips: Darrell Evans and Chet Lemon

Darrell and Chet talk about the Tigers’ torrid start to the 1984 season.

Birthdays

Ed Glynn and the late John Bassler and Bill McTigue

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 428 8/9: Rarity: 152

See you tomorrow.

The Thursday Fungo

Fernando Arroyo – #36

Righty Fernando Arroyo began the 1975 season in Triple-A Evansville, and made his major-league debut on June 28, 1975 against the Orioles, and in relief of Joe Coleman. He appeared in 14 games for the ’75 Tigers, finishing with a 2-1 record and 4.56 ERA.

Evansville was his home for the 1976 season, but he came to Detroit in ’77 and, considering his workload, he appeared to be there to stay.

  • 38 appearances
  • 28 starts
  • 209.1 innings pitched
  • 8-18 record
  • 4.17 ERA
  • 2 complete games

But … Arroyo was back in Evansville for most of 1978, appearing in just two games (4.1 IP) for the Tigers — yet he still appeared in the 1978 Tigers Yearbook. Here’s part of his profile:

Maybe there isn’t such a thing as luck in baseball — but don’t try to tell Fernando Arroyo that.

A veteran of seven minor league seasons, the good-looking right-hander got his first real chance with the Tigers in 1977, when he became a regular starter in mid-May. At the close, Fernando had lost 18 games — but six were by one run and 12 came when the Tigers failed to score, scored once or scored twice. That is not the kind of support to enhance a pitcher’s record.

In Arroyo’s case, it meant one losing streak of six straight, and another period of one victory in 11 decisions.

On Dec. 5, 1979, the Tigers traded him to the Twins for lefty Jeff Holly. (Holly never appeared in a game for Detroit.)

His final line in Detroit: 11-20, 4.48 ERA.

Today’s Random Game: Sept. 19, 1977

Yankees 9 – Tigers 4

W: Dick Tidrow (11-4) – L: Jim Crawford (7-7) | Boxscore

Highlights

  • The Yankees pounded three Tigers pitchers, Crawford, Vern Ruhle and Ed Glynn, for 17 hits. Crawford and Ruhle each allowed four runs.

Miscellany

  • Umpires: HP – Vic Voltaggio, 1B – Marty Springstead, 2B – Larry Barnett, 3B – Jim Evans.
  • Time of Game: 2:30
  • Attendance: 17,656

Birthdays

Fernando Arroyo and the late Owen Friend, Boyd Perry, Joe Samuels and Frank Sigafoos.

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 354 9/9 — Rarity: 61

See you tomorrow.