May 11, 1984: Tigers 8 – Angels 2
W: Milt Wilcox (4-0) – L: Mike Witt (4-2) – S: Willie Hernández (4) | Boxscore
Record: 26-4
Highlights
- Six solid, scoreless innings from Wilcox and a less-than-pristine three-inning save from Willie: 5 hits allowed, 2 runs.
- A lot of traffic on the base paths during this one: 25 combined hits (14 for Detroit) and seven combined walks (6 for the Tigers.)
- Lou Whitaker, Kirk Gibson, Darrell Evans, Larry Herndon, Bárbaro Garbey and Dave Bergman each had two hits.
Miscellany
- Venue: Tiger Stadium
- Umpires: HP – Drew Coble, 1B – Jim Evans, 2B – Greg Kosc, 3B – Ted Hendry
- Time of Game: 2:55
- Attendance: 44,187
Birthdays
Francisco Cordero, Bill Bean, Mark Huismann, Walt Terrell, the late Rip Sewell and Charlie Gehringer
Today’s Grid
⚾️ Immaculate Grid 405 9/9 – Rarity: 17
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See you tomorrow.

