Author: david bancroft

August 23rd. Detroit 4 Texas 1 11 innings GIBSON’S 3 RUN BLAST IN 11TH PUSHES TIGERS BY RANGERS Kirk Gibson’s(9) three run homer in the top of the eleventh, gave the Detroit Tigers a wild, 4-1 win over the Texas Rangers in Arlington. Gibson, who was 0-4 with two strikeouts to that point, sent a…

August 22sd. Texas 6 Detroit 2 TEXAS ROLLS TO WIN IN SERIES OPENER, 6-2 Buddy Bell, Larry Parrish and Mickey Rivers all had two hits each as Frank Tanana went eight and two thirds innings as the Rangers beat Detroit in the series opener, 6-2. Tanana gave up a run in the first inning, then…

August 21st. Detroit 6 Minnesota 2 TIGERS COMPLETE SWEEP OF MINNESOTA WITH 6-2 VICTORY Detroit gained a game on the Orioles, who suffered a rare loss to Kansas City. The Tigers’ 6-2 win gave them a three game sweep of Minnesota. Chet Lemon led the way with a 3-5 day. He hit his 16th home…

August 20th. Detroit 7 Minnesota 2 TIGERS GET SECOND STRAIGHT EASY WIN AGAINST MINNESOTA Detroit romped to an easy, 7-2 win behind Jack Morris(17-6). The Tigers ace looked like a cinch to notch his fifth shutout, but he ran out of gas in the ninth, allowing doubles to Gary Gaetti and Bobby Castillo, along with…

August 19th. Detroit 8 Minnesota 3 TIGERS END SIX GAME LOSING SKID WITH 8-3 WIN OVER MINNESOTA TWINS Finally. After a six game drought, Detroit is back in the win column. They pounded out 15 hits, with Glenn Abbott(9-10) getting the win on the mound. Lou Whitaker had four hits, John Wockenfuss had three, and…

TIGERS WERE IDLE TODAY The only action today was the completion of the protested game between the Royals and Yankees. New York lost, 5-4.

August 17th. Kansas City 8 Detroit 6 ROYALS COMPLETE SWEEP OF TIGERS WITH 8-6 VICTORY The Kansas City Royals made it a three game sweep against the Detroit Tigers with an 8-6 win. Pat Sheridan clubbed a three run homer and a double while scoring three runs and Willie Wilson doubled and scored twice. Larry…

August 16th. Kansas City 5 Detroit 3 WILLIE MAYS AIKENS HITS TWO RUN BLAST TO BEAT SLUMPING TIGERS Dan Petry(12-7) lost to Bud Black of the Royals, with Willie Mays Aikens’ eighth inning homerun, the big blow. Willie Wilson had a single and a triple. Detroit couldn’t take advantage of good games by Alan Trammell,…

August 15th. Kansas City 7 Detroit 6 10 innings WRIGHT’S 10TH INNING ERROR LEADS TO DETROIT’S FOURTH STRAIGHT LOSS Amos Otis singled off Dave Rozema(6-7) in the bottom of the tenth. Then Glenn Wright misjudged a ball off the bat of Frank White, sending Otis to third. One batter later, Onix Concepcion’s sacrifice fly won…

August 14th. New York 7 Detroit 5 BULLPEN BOMBED AS YANKS SCORE SEVEN RUNS IN EIGHTH INNING The Tigers led 3-0 heading into the eighth inning, with Glenn Abbott pitching scoreless ball to that point. He retired Dave Winfield on a flyout to get the first out of the inning, then allowed back to back…