1983 Detroit Tigers Replay

September 2sd. Detroit 6, 5; Toronto 1,0

TIGERS SIT 3.5 GAMES BACK AFTER TWINBILL SWEEP OF BLUE JAYS

The Detroit Tigers moved to within three and a half games of the division leading Baltimore Orioles by taking both games of a double header in Toronto.

In the opener, Chet Lemon hit his team leading 18th home run and Glenn Wilson singled twice and tripled, scoring three times. Juan Berenguer(9-7) got the start and the win.

Game two saw Dan Petry(15-8) notch his fourth shutout and 8th complete game of the year. Lou Whitaker, Lance Parrish and Alan Trammell all had two hits each.

Other scores: New York 5, Seattle 4; Boston 5 Chicago 1; California 6 Milwaukee 5; Baltimore 1 Minnesota 0; Cleveland 4 Oakland 2.

STANDINGS/TEAM/GM#/WON/LOST/PCT/GB

Baltimore 131 79 52 .603 –

Detroit 134 77 57 .575 3.5

New York 132 75 57 .568 4.5

Milwaukee 133 75 58 .564 4.5

Toronto 137 70 67 .511 12

Boston 135 68 67 .504 13

Cleveland 135 61 74 .452 20