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August 8th Doubleheader Game One: Det. 5 Chi. 3. Game Two: Det 8 Chic 2 TIGERS SWEEP SOX; NOW JUST A GAME AND A HALF BEHIND ORIOLES The Detroit Tigers kicked off their series with the Chicago White Sox in the best way possible, handing the palehose a twinbill sweep. Dan Petry(12-6) won game one,…

August 7th Detroit 2 New York 0 MORRIS PUTS TIGERS ON HIS BACK; SALVAGES LAST GAME WITH SHUTOUT WIN As he has been all year, Jack Morris(15-6) was the slump stopper. His 2-0 shutout win, his fourth whitewash this season, allowed the Detroit Tigers to salvage the final game after dropping the first two to…

August 6th. New York 11 Detroit 3 Detroit was embarrassed by New York in an 11 to 3 rout, which was effectively over after the first inning. The Tigers fell behind 4-0 in the bottom of the first, largely thanks to a 3 run bomb off the bat of Roy Smalley. Starter and losing pitcher…

August 5th New York 7 Detroit 6 The Tigers were edged by the Yankees, 7-6, as a result of a poor relief effort from Juan Berenguer(7-6) and a big two base error by Chet Lemon. The Tiger centerfielder’s miscue off the bat of Butch Wynegar in the bottom of the second led to four unearned…

August 5th Detroit 7 Chicago 1 Another game, another shellacking. The Tigers just completed a three game sweep of the Chicago White Sox, as Dan Petry(11-6) toiled the entire game in a 7-1 win. Chicago was able to manage just 3 runs in three games. Several Tigers had good days at the plate. Lou Whitaker…

August 3 Detroit 5 Chicago 1 Jack Morris pitched 8 innings of solid ball, as he improves to 14-6, by helping Detroit to a 5 to 1 won over the White Sox. Morris allowed just one run, which was unearned, in the fourth inning. He was trying to pitch the entire game, however, when he…

August 2 Detroit 7 Chicago 2 The Tigers got off to a good start in their series against the Chicago White Sox, winning the opener, 7-2. In addition, Baltimore dropped both games of a doubleheader to Cleveland, which means Detroit is now just 3 games off the pace. Glenn Abbott(8-9) went the distance and Lou…

Kansas City Royals 3 Detroit Tigers 0 The Tigers finished up a disappointing series with the Royals by losing, 3-0 to Steve Renko and company. It was the second time in the series that Detroit was blanked. Matt Wilcox took the loss, dropping to 6-10. After dropping three out of five, the Tigers find themselves…

Player stats at the end of July Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker continue to pace the club offensively. Trammell’s slash line is: .323/.384/.503; while Whitaker’s is almost identical at .322/.389/.503. The Tigers have a balanced power output, with five players in double figures in homeruns. Chet Lemon, Larry Herndon and Lance Parrish lead the club…

Kansas City 4 Detroit 0 Detroit 2 Kansas City 1 (12 innings) The Detroit Tigers split a twinbill with the Kansas City Royals, getting shutout in the opener, 4-0, by Paul Splittorff and winning a 2-1, 12 inning thriller in game two. Splittorff worked hard for his whitewash, as he scattered seven hits and two…