Dan Petry and the Tigers clip the Angels‚ 4 – 2 Detroit has now won 16 straight on the road to tie the American League record of the 1912 Senators

Dan Petry and the Tigers clip the Angels‚ 4 – 2 Detroit has now won 16 straight on the road to tie the American League record of the 1912 Senators

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At Anaheim‚ 41‚205 watch as Dan Petry and the Tigers clip the Angels‚ 4 – 2‚ to run Detroit’s record to 34-5. Detroit has now won 16 straight on the road to tie the American League record of the 1912 Senators. The win goes to Petry. The losing pitcher is reliever Frank LaCorte‚ who takes his last major league loss when he gives up a two-run homer in the 7th to Lance Parrish. LaCorte will beat the Yankees’ Phil Niekro on the 29th for his last win.

Fredbird, the mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals, tackles Enos Cabell in pre-game warmups

Fredbird, the mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals, tackles Enos Cabell in pre-game warmups

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1984 – Fredbird, the mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals, tackles Enos Cabell in pre-game warmups. Cabell aggravates a knee injury. Heated words are exchanged between the two clubs but Houston gets revenge in the twelfth when Mark Bailey triples off Bruce Sutter to key a 4-3 victory. 

Alan Wiggins of the San Diego Padres ties a National League record by stealing five bases in one game

Alan Wiggins of the San Diego Padres ties a National League record by stealing five bases in one game

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Alan Wiggins of the San Diego Padres ties a National League record by stealing five bases in one game. Wiggins joins three others who have performed the feat: Dan McGann in 1904, Davey Lopes in 1974 and Lonnie Smith in 1982.

Carlton Fisk Chicago White Sox
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Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox hits for the cycle

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[adrotate banner=”32″] On May 16, 1984, Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox hits for the cycle in a game against the Kansas City Royals. In spite of Fisk’s history-making day, the White Sox lose the game, 7-6. It was Fisk’s only triple of the year and he joins the 1945 Pirates’ Bill Salkeld as…

Baltimore Orioles release longtime star Jim Palmer

Baltimore Orioles release longtime star Jim Palmer

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[adrotate banner=”32″] On May 16, 1984, At his request the Baltimore Orioles release 39-year-old longtime star Jim Palmer, who had struggled to a record of 0-3 with an ERA of 9.17. Palmer, who declines the Orioles’ offer to retire and accept a job within the organization, will unsuccessfully attempt to latch on with another team….

Joaquin Andujar hits a grandslam vs the Braves – during his career he never gave up a grandslam
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Joaquin Andujar hits a grandslam vs the Braves – during his career he never gave up a grandslam

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It’s a day for hitting pitchers. Good-hitting Tim Lollar leads the way by collecting all four RBIs for his team, but his Padres lose, 6 – 4. The Cards win, 9 – 1, over the Braves as Joaquin Andujar, a poor hitter, hits a grand slam. Just before his blast, Andujar looks into the Cards’ dugout, then gestures to the RF stands.

Reggie Jackson hits a home run over the right field roof, Sparky Anderson is thrown out

Reggie Jackson hits a home run over the right field roof, Sparky Anderson is thrown out

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May 12, 1984, Tiger Stadium – Detroit, Reggie Jackson hits a home run over the right field roof, Sparky Anderson is thrown out of the game in the 9th inning after the umpire calls a double play when Larry Herndon slides out of the basepath to take out the Angels’ shortstop. The Tigers lost for…

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mario Soto is one out away from a no-hitter when the Cardinals’ George Hendrick hits a home run to tie the game, 1 – 1. Cincinnati then rallies for a run in the bottom of the 9th inning to give Soto a one-hit, 2 – 1 victory.

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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mario Soto is one out away from a no-hitter when the Cardinals’ George Hendrick hits a home run to tie the game, 1 – 1. Cincinnati then rallies for a run in the bottom of the 9th inning to give Soto a one-hit, 2 – 1 victory.