Tag: Lou Whitaker

Oct. 9, 1984: World Series Game 1

Tigers 3 – Padres 2

W: Jack Morris – L: Mark Thurmond | Boxscore

Tigers lead series 1-0

Highlights

  • The Tigers jumped on Thurmond and got half of their eight hits in the first inning. A Lou Whitaker leadoff double followed by an Alan Trammell single brought home the game’s first run. Lance Parrish and Larry Herndon also singled in the inning but were stranded.
  • The difference in the game was Herndon’s fifth-inning two-run homer off Thurmond.
  • In the bottom of the seventh, we witnessed a dazzling defensive play by Kirk Gibson, who fielded Kurt Bevacqua‘s liner to the right field corner and threw a perfect relay to Whitaker who nailed Bevacqua at third.
  • Morris cruised the rest of the way, scattering eight hits, walking three and striking out nine.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Doug Harvey, 1B – Larry Barnett, 2B – Bruce Froemming, 3B – Rich Garcia, LF – Paul Runge, RF – Mike Reilly
  • Time of Game: 3:18
  • Attendance: 57,908

Birthdays

Derek Holland

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 556: 9/9 — Rarity 29

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Sept. 24, 1984: Tigers 7 – Brewers 3

W: Juan Berenguer (10-10) – L: Paul Hartzell (0-1) | Boxscore

Record: 101-55 — 141/2 games up on Toronto

Highlights

Miscellany

  • Venue: County Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Marty Springstead, 1B – Durwood Merrill, 2B – Dan Morrison, 3B – Jim McKean
  • Time of Game: 2:32
  • Attendance: 9,506

Birthdays

Nate Cornejo, John McDonald and the late Dixie Walker, Tom Seats, Joe Sargent and John Kane

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid #541: 9/9 — Rarity 14

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Sept. 22, 1984: Tigers 6 – Yankees 0

W: Dan Petry (18-8) – L: Clay Christiansen (2-4) | Boxscore

Record: 99-55 — 131/2 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Sparky certainly wasn’t thinking about saving Peaches’ arm for the postseason. Petry dazzled with a complete-game four hitter. He struck out nine and walked just two.
  • Dave Bergman batted ninth; he batted leadoff in the previous game.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Al Clark, 1B – Mike Reilly, 2B – Don Denkinger, 3B – Rich Garcia
  • Time of Game: 2:31
  • Attendance: 38,897

Birthdays

Danny Klassen, Vince Coleman and the late Anse Moore, Chuck Hostetler, Frank Walker, Ira Flagstead and Hooks Dauss

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid #539: 9/9 — Rarity: 18

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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. 16, 1984: Tigers 8 – Blue Jays 3

W: Juan Berenguer (9-10) – L: Bryan Clark (1-2) | Boxscore

Record: 95-54 — 12 games up on Toronto

Magic Number: 2

Highlights

  • The Tigers were up 7-0 in third inning and banged out 12 hits off five Blue Jays pitchers. Berenguer eked out a five-inning win, allowing three hits, two runs and striking out four.
  • And that was all she wrote for the Blue Jays. The Tigers’ Magic Number was shrinking and the Jays were out of time.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Richard Shulock, 1B – Terry Cooney, 2B – Larry Young, 3B – Derryl Cousins
  • Time of Game: 3:01
  • Attendance: 45,488

Birthdays

Matt Vierling, Robbie Grossman, Mark Parent, Chris Pittaro, Mickey Tettleton and the late Vito Valentinetti

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 533: 9/9 – Rarity: 63

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Sept. 14, 1984: Blue Jays 7 – Tigers 2

W: Jim Clancy (12-14) L: Jack Morris (17-11) S: Jimmy Key (9) | Boxscore

Record: 93-54 — 10 games up on Toronto

Magic Number: 6

Highlights

  • Morris appeared to be limping toward the postseason. In this one he made it through six innings and allowed seven hits, three of them homers: two by Willie Aikens and one from Roseville’s own Ernie Whitt.
  • Clancy kept the Tigers in check, giving up four hits. Jimmy Key got the quintessential 1980s four-inning save.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Larry Young, 1B – Derryl Cousins, 2B – Richard Shulock, 3B – Terry Cooney
  • Time of Game: 2:51
  • Attendance: 46,040

Birthdays

Andrew Vasquez, Derek Law, Delmon Young, George Lombard, Jerry Don Gleaton and the late Icehouse Wilson.

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 531: 6/9 — Rarity: 321

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Aug. 31, 1984: A’s 7 – Tigers 6 (13)

W: Keith Atherton (7-5) – L: Dave Rozema (7-5) | Boxscore

Record: 87-48 — 9.5 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • Sparky had a short leash on Milt Wilcox, with good reason, pulling him after 32/3 innings in which he gave up five runs on four hits and five walks. Aurelio López  and Willie Hernández pitched the next eight and a third, allowing just three hits and combining for eight strikeouts.
  • The Tigers let four leads slip away, including in the ninth when they took a 6-5 lead. Rozema’s wild pitch with two out in the 13th allowed Mike Davis to score from third with the winning run.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
  • Umpires: HP – Rick Reed, 1B – Jerry Neudecker, 2B – Dave Phillips, 3B – Steve Palermo
  • Time of Game: 4:19
  • Attendance: 15,836

Birthdays

John Hicks, Ramon Santiago, Shane Loux, Hideo Nomo, Morris Madden, Bill Nahorodny, former Tigers coach Boots Day, and the late Jack Burns and Norman Glaser.

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 517 7/9 — Rarity: 276

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