Tag: Lance Parrish

Sept. 17, 1984: Tigers 7 – Brewers 3

W: Roger Mason (1-1) – L: Rick Waits (2-4) – S: Aurelio López (14) | Boxscore

Record: 96-54 — 12 games up on Toronto

Magic Number: 1

Highlights

  • A six-run sixth inning turned a 2-1 deficit into a 7-2 lead and put the Tigers on the brink of clinching the American League East. The Blue Jays beat the Red Sox to keep the Magic Number at one.
  • Bellaire, Mich.,-native Roger Mason started and went six with Señor Smoke pitching the final three innings.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Rick Reed, 1B – Tim McClelland, 2B – Dave Phillips, 3B – Steve Palermo
  • Time of Game: 2:40
  • Attendance: 34,091

Birthdays

Dillon Dingler, Casey Crosby, Wayne Krenchicki and the late Chuck Daniel, Bob Uhl and Earl Webb

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid #534: 9/9 — Rarity: 40

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Sept. 12, 1984: Orioles 3 –Tigers 1

W: Dennis Martínez (6-7) – L: Roger Mason (0-1) | Boxscore

Record: 93-53 — 101/2 games up on Toronto

Magic Number: 7

Highlights

  • Dennis Martínez neutralized the Tigers’ offense, tossing a complete-game six-hitter, with six strikeouts and no walks.
  • This one featured three newcomers on the mound: starter Mason, who allowed all three runs in four innings of work. He allowed six hits, walked two and struck out three. Randy O’Neal and Bill Scherrer combined for four innings of one-hit relief apiece. 
  • Lance Parrish had two hits, and the Tigers scored their only run on a wild pitch.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Memorial Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Al Clark, 1B – Tim McClelland, 2B – Don Denkinger, 3B – Rich Garcia
  • Time of Game: 2:33
  • Attendance: 24,561

Birthdays

José Ureña, Masao Kida, Scotti Madison, Mickey Lolich and the late George Freese, Charlie Keller, Ole Olsen and Pepper Peploski

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 529: 9/9 — Rarity: 43

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Sept. 9, 1984: Tigers 7 – Blue Jays 2

W: Milt Wilcox (16-7) – L: Jim Clancy (11-14) | Boxscore

Record: 92-51 — 11.5 games up on Toronto

Magic Number: 9

Highlights

  • And that just about does it for the Blue Jays. Their weekend started with a heartbreaker and ended in two deflating losses. So, the Tigers left town with an 111/2-game lead with 19 to play.
  • The Blue Jays scored first, in the bottom of the first, but it was all Tigers after that. Gibby went three for five with a homer and three RBI. Tram, Lance Parrish and Johnny Grubb each had two hits, and Grubb hit his eighth homer.
  • Detroit was up 3-2 in the sixth and then pulled away with four in the seventh. Oh, and the Tigers matched their 1983 win total in this one.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Exhibition Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Rick Reed, 1B – Jerry Neudecker, 2B – Dave Phillips, 3B – Steve Palermo
  • Time of Game: 2:39
  • Attendance: 37,392

Birthdays

Edwin Jackson, Dan Miceli and the late Reggie Sanders, Jim Proctor, Bud Thomas, Waite Hoyt, Charlie Perkins and John Eubank.

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 526 9/9 — Rarity: 24

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Sept. 2, 1984: Tigers 6 – A’s 3

W: Dan Petry (16-8) – L: Tim Conroy (1-4) – S: Willie Hernández (27) | Boxscore

Record: 88-49 — 8.5 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Peaches had to grind it out. He gave up 11 hits in 51/3 innings; meanwhile, three Oakland pitchers allowed 10 hits in seven inning.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
  • Umpires: HP – Dave Phillips, 1B – Steve Palermo, 2B – Rick Reed, 3B – Jerry Neudecker
  • Time of Game: 3:01
  • Attendance: 20,393

Birthdays

Dusty Ryan, Johnny Paredes, Nate Snell and Luke Walker

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 519 9/9 — Rarity: 19

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Aug. 21, 1984: Tigers 12 – A’s 6

W: Milt Wilcox (14-7) – L: Lary Sorensen (5-12) | Boxscore

Record: 83-44 — 11.5 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Another hometown kid, Macomb County’s Lary Sorensen, was ambushed in two innings of work: six hits, seven runs and five walks.
  • Wilcox worked six innings, allowed two runs on four hits and struck out seven.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Dan Morrison, 1B – Tim Welke, 2B – Marty Springstead, 3B – Durwood Merrill
  • Time of Game: 3:04
  • Attendance: 34,065

Birthdays

Dustin Molleken, J.D. Martinez, Dean Crow, and the late Andujar Cedeño and Gerry Staley

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 507 9/9 — Rarity: 4

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Aug. 20, 1984: Tigers 14 – A’s 1

W: Jack Morris (16-8) – L: Curt Young (6-2) | Boxscore

Record: 82-44 — 10.5 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • The Tigers blasted Oakland starter, Saginaw native and Central Michigan product, Young in his two innings: eight hits, six earned runs and two homers. He was replaced by Chuck Rainey who fared worse: 41/3 innings, 10 hits and eight runs.
  • The most-notable part of this game? Former Tigers infielder Mark Wagner pitched the final inning and two-thirds, allowing just two hits, a walk and striking out one (Johnny Grubb.)

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Durwood Merrill, 1B – Dan Morrison, 2B – Tim Welke, 3B – Marty Springstead
  • Time of Game: 2:45
  • Attendance: 38,431

Birthdays

Gene Kingsale, Jose Paniagua and the late George Zuverink, Beau Bell and Ross Reynolds

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 506 8/9 — Rarity: 123

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Aug. 18, 1984: Tigers 4 – Mariners 3

W: Juan Berenguer (6-8) – L: Dave Geisel (0-1) – S: Willie Hernández (26) | Boxscore

Record: 81-43 — 11 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Juan Berenguer dominated: 81/3 innings, three hits, 12 strikeouts.
  • “Juan Berenguer pitched the game of his career. It certainly was the best game we’ve pitched in the last two months.” — Sparky, “Bless You Boys”

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – John Hirschbeck, 1B – Dave Phillips, 2B – Steve Palermo, 3B – Rick Reed
  • Time of Game: 2:41
  • Attendance: 36,719

Birthdays

Justin Wilson, Bobby Higginson, Bob James, Bob Humphreys and the late Bob Kennedy

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 504 7/9 — Rarity: 260

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