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September 15th. TIGERS ARE OFF TODAY With the Tigers idle, there were only two other games played. Boston beat Baltimore, 7-1 and Minnesota defeated Toronto, 6-2. STANDINGS/TEAM/GM#/WON/LOST/GB Baltimore 144 89 55 .618 – Detroit 146 86 60 .589 4 New York 145 84 61 .589 5.5 Milwaukee 146 79 67 .541 11 Toronto 148 76…

September 14th. Gm # 146 Detroit 4 Cleveland 3 LEMON’S HR LIFTS TIGERS TO WIN IN FINAL GAME OF CLEVELAND SERIES Chet Lemon’s 21st home run in the bottom of the eighth put Detroit ahead to stay, as the Tigers were able to salvage one out of three against the Indians. Dan Petry earned the…

September 13th. Gm# 145 Cleveland 3 Detroit 2 INDIANS ONCE AGAIN BEAT TIGERS IN SHOCKING FASHION If the Detroit Tigers end up falling short of Baltimore in the pennant race, this game may be looked back on as the turning point. Tiger ace, Jack Morris had pitched, probably his best eight innings of ball all…

September 12th. Game #144. Cleveland 4 Detroit 2 INDIANS PLAY SPOILER; BEAT TIGERS, 4-2. The Cleveland Indians have 0 chance of the East title, but what they can do, is to ruin other teams chances at capturing the flag. Last place Cleveland moved in that direction by beating Detroit, 4-2. Baltimore and Boston were rained…

September 11th. Gm# 143 Detroit 3 Milwaukee 2 TRAMMELL’S HOME RUN DIFFERENCE IN TIGERS 3-1 WIN OVER BREWERS Alan Trammell(13), who had not homered since August 14th, did so against Milwaukee’s Mike Caldwell in the very first inning, and his two run shot proved to be enough for Detroit to win. They added an insurance…

September 10th. Game # 142 Detroit 9 Milwaukee 4 LEMON CAPS TIGER ROUT WITH GRAND SLAM IN EIGHTH INNING Chet Lemon(20) highlighted a five run, eight inning, with a grand slam home run off reliever Jim Slaton, as Detroit bounced back with a 9-4 win over Milwaukee. Brewers pitchers issued six free passes, three of…

September 9th. Game two: Milwaukee 4 Detroit 3 TIGERS WIN STREAK ENDS AS MORRIS FINALLY LOSES A DECISION For the previous nine games, the Detroit Tigers have found themselves on the winning end, but that streak was halted in the second game of a double header, lost by the Tigers to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-3.…

September 9th. Game one: Detroit 8 Milwaukee 4 Bulletin: Detroit defeated Milwaukee, 8 to 4, in game one of a double header at County Stadium. It was a season high 9th straight win for the Tigers. The second game was still in progress when the press deadline came. The score was tied 2-2 after seven…

September 8th. Tigers were idle today TIGERS OFF TODAY; REMAIN 2.5 GAMES BACK There was only one scheduled game in the American League East today. The Yankees defeated the Brewers, 6-5. STANDINGS/TEAM/GM#/WON/LOST/PCT/GB Baltimore 136 83 53 .610 – Detroit 139 82 57 .590 2.5 New York 138 80 58 .580 4 Milwaukee 139 78 61…

September 7th. Games # 138, 139. Detroit 4, 5 Cleveland 2, 3 TIGERS TAKE BOTH ENDS OF DOUBLE HEADER TO SWEEP CLEVELAND Detroit took care of business, and did what was expected, having their way with the worst team in the league. They won both games of a twinbill against the Indians, winning the opener,…