1983 Detroit Tigers Replay

August 11th. Detroit 6 New York 2

BROOKENS IS HERO WITH 3 RUN, 8TH INNING HOME RUN IN TIGERS 6-2 VICTORY

Tom Brookens(7) insured the sixteenth victory for Jack Morris(16-6) with a three run, eighth inning blast off Bob Shirley of the Yankees.

Morris allowed two runs, one unearned, in six innings of work. He struck out five, but also walked three and hit a batter.

Lou Whitaker’s 11 game hit streak ended today.

Other scores: Chicago 9 Baltimore 3; Milwaukee 6 Toronto 4; Kansas City-Boston ppd; Cleveland was idle.

Standings: Team/Game#/Won/Lost/Pct/GB

Baltimore 110 63 47 .573 –

Detroit 112 64 48 .571 1

Milwaukee 112 64 48 .571 1

New York 111 62 49 .559 1.5

Boston 111 59 52 .532 4.5

Toronto 113 59 54 .522 5.5

Cleveland 113 50 63 .442 14.5