April 28, 1984: Tigers 6 – Indians 2
W: Jack Morris (5-0) – L: Rick Behenna (0-1) | Boxscore
Record: 17-2
Highlights
- Another complete game for Morris. This time a three-hitter.
- The Tigers hung six runs on Indians starter Behenna in three-and-a-third innings. Fourth-inning homers by Chet Lemon and Lou Whitaker ultimately chased him.
- Detroit had 10 hits, Lemon and Whitaker with two each.
Miscellany
- Venue: Tiger Stadium
- Umpires: HP – Larry Barnett, 1B – Dale Ford, 2B – Ken Kaiser, 3B – Rocky Roe
- Time of Game: 2:25
- Attendance: 28,253
John Cerutti #55
The late John Cerutti would have turned 64 today. The long-time Blue Jays lefty pitched his final major-league season in Detroit.
- After spending his first six seasons in Toronto, he signed with the Tigers as a free agent on Jan. 14, 1991.
- Cerutti made his Tigers debut on April 10, 1991 against the Yankees. In relief of starter Walt Terrell and the Tigers down 2-0, he pitched the final two and a third innings, giving up two runs on two hits and four walks.
- His final big-league appearance came on Oct. 5, 1991 in Baltimore. With one out in the bottom of the eighth, he relieved Dave Haas. The final hitter he faced was David Segui, who grounded out to Whitaker.
- Cerutti appeared in 38 games for the Tigers, including eight starts. His final line: 3-6, 4.57 ERA and two saves. As a Blue Jay from 1985-90, he appeared in 15 games against the Tigers: 2-1, 4.63 ERA
- He passed away in 2004 at 44.
Birthdays
Sean Douglass, Jim Poole and the late John Cerutti, Tom Sturdivant and Charlie Metro
Today’s Grid
⚾️ Immaculate Grid 392 9/9 – Rarity: 35
Another Willie Horton appearance.
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