Tag: Darrell Evans

April 27, 1984: Indians 8 – Tigers 4 (19)

April 27, 1984: Indians 8 – Tigers 4 (19)

W: Luis Aponte (1-0) – L: Glenn Abbott (1-1) | Boxscore

Record: 16-2

Highlights

  • Both teams scored in the 10th — which Sutcliffe started and quickly departed after allowing a leadoff double to Lou Whitaker, who went 3 for 7 on the night. (Poor Cleveland DH Andre Thornton went 0 for 9.)
  • After eight scoreless extra innings, the Indians broke through in the 19th, dropping four runs on Abbott — who was in his fifth inning of relief.
  • The Tigers made four errors in the game.
  • Had the game remained tied after the 19th, under American League rules, it would have been suspended.
  • This was also the night of the epic Pistons/Knicks Game 5 playoff game held at Joe Louis Arena due to the Silverdome’s collapsed roof. Isiah scored 16 points in 94 seconds in the fourth quarter to force OT … but the Pistons lost 127-123.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Rocky Roe, 1B – Larry Barnett, 2B – Dale Ford, 3B – Ken Kaiser
  • Time of Game: 5:44
  • Attendance: 34,112

Birthdays

Frank Catalanotto, Bob MacDonald and the late George Archie and George Winter 

See you tomorrow.

🌎 April 22, 1984: Tigers 9 – White Sox 1

1984 Game 13: Tigers 9 – White Sox 1

W: Juan Berenguer (1-0) – L: Tom Brennan (0-1) | Boxscore

Record: 12-1

On a cold and wet Easter Sunday, Juan Berenguer delivered one of his best Tigers starts, at least that I can remember. He gave up just two hits — and didn’t allow one until the fifth — with one walk. He struck out seven.

The Tigers had 18 hits, paced by:

Michigan native and fellow WMU alum first baseman Mike Squires was pressed into pitching duty, with two gone in the five-run eighth, for the final out.

Miscellany

  • Umpires: HP – Nick Bremigan, 1B – Vic Voltaggio, 2B – Joe Brinkman, 3B – Larry McCoy
  • Time of Game: 2:58
  • Attendance: 10,603

Jim Crawford – #28

Lefty Jim Crawford was acquired by the Tigers in a Randy Smith-style trade with the Astros on Dec. 6, 1975. He came to Detroit with Milt May and Dave Roberts for Terry Humphrey, Mark Lemongello, Gene Pentz and Leon Roberts.

He appeared in parts of three seasons, 1976-78, as a reliever and spot starter.

Crawford made his Tigers debut on April 20, 1976 against the A’s in Oakland. He came into the game in the ninth, relieving starter Joe Coleman, with the Tigers clinging to a 5-3 lead. Crawford got Bill North to line out but the next batter, Joe Rudi, singled to tie the game. Crawford was lifted for rookie Mark Fidrych who gave up a single to Don Baylor and the A’s won, 6-5.

His final game came on July 27, 1978 against the Orioles. Starter Jim Slaton gave up five runs on nine hits in three innings and Crawford came in to pitch the fourth — and gave up two runs of his own on three hits. Jack Morris relieved him with four scoreless.

Crawford’s final line in Detroit: 10-19, 4.62 ERA and 3 saves.

Birthdays

Tyson Ross, David Purcey

See you tomorrow.

April 21, 1984: Tigers 4 – White Sox 1

Tigers 4 – White Sox 1

W: Dave Rozema (1-0) L: LaMarr Hoyt (2-1)  Save: Doug Bair (1) | Boxscore

Record: 11-1

Highlights

  • Dave Rozema pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, to walks and striking out seven.
  • Whitaker homered off Hoyt, and drove in three runs.
  • Doug Bair pitched the final three innings to earn the save.

Miscellany

  • Umpires: HP – Larry McCoy, 1B – Nick Bremigan, 2B – Vic Voltaggio, 3B – Joe Brinkman
  • Time of Game: 2:35
  • Attendance: 34,395

On TV: Tigers @ Yankees: April 21, 1987

W: Joe Niekro (1-1) – L: Walt Terrell (1-2) – Save: Cecilio Guante (1) | Boxscore

Birthdays

Aquilino Lopez, Les Lancaster and the late Bill Faul

See you tomorrow.

April 19, 1984: Royals 5 – Tigers 2

Game 10: April 19, 1984*

*Rescheduled from April 17 (rain)

Royals 5 – Tigers 2

W: Bret Saberhagen (1-0) – L: Dan Petry (2-1) – Save: Dan Quisenberry (5) | Boxscore

Highlights

  • Fifteen days after making his major-league debut, the 20-year-old Saberhagen handed the Tigers their first loss of the year. He went six innings, allowing just one run on six hits, two walks and four strikeouts.
  • Petry gave up eight hits in as many innings, five runs (four earned), two walks and four strikeouts.
  • Frank White hit a two-out, two-run homer off Petry in the eighth that turned a 3-1 game into a 5-1 game. 
  • Kirk Gibson homered off Quisenberry (who pitched three innings of relief!) with one out in the bottom of the ninth to draw the Tigers to 5-2.
  • Record: 9-1

Miscellany

  • Umpires: HP – Vic Voltaggio, 1B – Joe Brinkman, 2B – Larry McCoy, 3B – Nick Bremigan
  • Time of Game: 2:27
  • Attendance: 12,100

Kip Young – #37 and #44

Right-handed pitcher Kip Young was drafted by the Tigers in the 23rd round of the 1976 amateur draft from Bowling Green State University — a proud MAC school!

He made his Tigers debut on July 21, 1978 against the Angels at Tiger Stadium. Young took the loss in the 11-inning, 4-2 game, pitching the 10th and 11th.

Young pitched in 14 games in ’78, finishing 6-7 with 2.81 ERA over 105.2 innings.

As I remember it, after a few appearances there was some excitement around Young joining Jack Morris, Dan Petry and Milt Wilcox in the rotation — and don’t get me started on Bruce Robbins and Mike Chris.

It appears he made the 1979 club out of Spring Training, making starts in mid-April and early May. In fact, he pitched for the Tigers in every month except August. He spent time in Evansville, too, presumably late July and August.

His final appearance came on Sept. 26, 1979 against the Orioles. Young entered in the bottom of third, relieving starter Mike Chris with two on and nobody out.

He faced five batters — Eddie Murray, Lee May, Gary Roenicke, Doug DeCinces and Rich Dauer — and retired none of them. He was charged with three runs, two earned.

On Nov. 21, 1979 his contract was purchased by the Mariners. Young spent time at Triple A with the Mariners, Reds and Twins, but he didn’t appear in the majors again.

Kip Young’s final major-league line: 8-9, 3.86 ERA, seven complete games, all with the Tigers.

Birthdays

Bryan Garcia, Heath Murray, Sean Whiteside and the late John Wyatt, Bernie DeViveiros and Chick Shorten 

Have a great weekend. See you tomorrow.

April 16, 1984: Another Rainout in Boston

April 16, 1984: Another Rainout in Boston

The Patriots’ Day game at Fenway was washed out, so the Tigers packed up and went home to begin a two-game set against the Royals on April 17.

Record: Still 8-0.

Bruce Taylor – #32

The Tigers selected right-hander Bruce Taylor from the Reds in the December 1975 Rule 5 draft. He spent the entire 1976 season at Evansville, which means the Tigers swung a deal with Cincinnati to keep him and not have him on the big-league roster. I guess?

Taylor made his major-league debut at 24 on Aug. 5, 1977, in relief of Steve Grilli. He got the final out of the eighth and pitched a clean ninth in a 6-0 loss to the Rangers.

He appeared in 19 games his rookie season, tossing 29.1 innings. He finished with 1-0 record, two saves and a 3.38 ERA.

In 1978, he appeared in just one game with the Tigers, pitching a single inning: on April 14 against the Blue Jays. He spent the rest of the season in Evansville.

The 1979 season was Taylor’s last with the Tigers and in the majors. He pitched in 10 games, the last on May 22 against the Yankees in which he tossed the last three innings of a 12-8 loss, and finished with a 1-2 record and a 4.82 ERA.

His final major league line: 2-2, 3.86 ERA and two saves.

Birthdays

Fernando Vina, Bruce Taylor, the late Dutch Leonard and Gene Ford

See you tomorrow.

April 10, 1984: Tigers 5 – Rangers 1

Tigers 5 – Rangers 1

W: Dan Petry (2-0) L: Dave Stewart (0-2) | Boxscore

Highlights

The Rangers got off to a fast start in the first, greeting Petry with a couple of singles — one by Buddy Bell and, after a groundout, another by Larry Parrish — and jumping out to a 1-0 lead.

It didn’t last.

  • In the bottom half, Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell walked, leading to Darrell Evans‘ first Tiger Stadium at bat. Evans blasted Dave Stewart‘s 1-0 pitch deep into the upper deck in right and, I think I can speak for most of us, we could hardly contain ourselves.
  • Petry threw a four-hit complete game, walking three and striking out seven.
  • With one out in the third, Herndon doubled and the next man up, Dave Bergman, drove him in for the Tigers’ final run.
  • Record: 6-0

*Somehow, Howard Johnson did not make it on my Top-5 Tigers list Honorable Mentions. I’m correcting that now. I was not happy when he was traded to the Mets after the ’84 season.

Miscellany

  • Umpires: HP – Marty Springstead, 1B – Jim McKean, 2B – Durwood Merrill, 3B – Tim McClelland
  • Time of Game: 2:32
  • Attendance: 51,238
  • Start Time Weather: 62° F, Sunny, No Precipitation

Birthdays

Eric King and the late Frank Lary, Cliff Bolton and Rudy Kneisch 

See you tomorrow.

The Saturday Fungo: April 6

Game 3 – April 6, 1984

Tigers 3 – White Sox 2

W: Milt Wilcox (1-0) – L: Richard Dotson (0-1) – Save: Willie Hernandez (1) | Boxscore

Highlights

  • The Tigers score three in the first to spoil the White Sox’s (is that grammatically correct?) home opener.
  • Record: 3-0

Miscellany

  • Umpires: HP – Jim McKean, 1B – Durwood Merrill, 2B – Tim McClelland, 3B – Marty Springstead.
  • Time of Game: 2:51
  • Attendance: 42,692

Birthdays

Ken Williams, Western Michigan U’s Phil Regan and the late Mickey Cochrane

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 370 8/9 – Rarity: 140

A swing and a miss on Chet Lemon in the bottom middle square.

See you tomorrow.

The Wednesday Fungo – April 3

Reliving 1984, 1 Game at a Time

Game 1 – April 3, 1984: Tigers 8 – Twins 1

WDIV Channel 4 – Tigers Pregame

Birthdays

Victor Alcantara, Doug Baker, Gary Pettis and the late Dick Conger 

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 367 9/9 – Rarity: 39

See you tomorrow

🐇 The Sunday Fungo

The Tigers on Easter Sunday

Happy Easter! Here’s a rundown of the Tigers’ performance on Easter Sunday in games from 1977 through ’94. They appeared in nine games, winning three:

April 10, 1977: Royals 5 – Tigers 0 | W: Colborn – L: Ruhle – Save: Gura
April 15, 1979: Tigers 11 – Rangers 6 | W: Burnside – L: Lyle
April 19, 1981: Blue Jays 9 – Tigers 1 | W: Bomback – L: Morris
April 11, 1982: Tigers 2 – Royals 1 | W: Rozema – L: Blue – Save: Saucier
April 22, 1984: Tigers 9 – White Sox 1 | W: Berenguer – L: Brennan
April 19, 1987: White Sox 7 – Tigers 1 | W: Bannister – L: Petry
April 15, 1990: Orioles 6 – Tigers 0 | W: Milacki – L: Robinson
April 19, 1992: Orioles 3 – Tigers 2 | W: Milacki – L: Terrell – Save: Olson
April 11, 1993: Angels 7 – Tigers 6 | W: Crim – L: Krueger – Save: Grahe

Birthdays

Tracy Jones, Bill Denehy and the late Marv Grissom and Johnny Couch.

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 364 9/9 – Rarity: 3

I don’t think I can do better than this. It checks all boxes except for the all-Tigers box.

See you tomorrow.