Kansas City’s Greg Gagne hits a home run off Detroit’s Mark Leiter in the Royals’ 12 – 6 victory. The home run is the 10,000th hit in the long history of Tiger Stadium, making it the first ballpark to reach that figure. During the game, Detroit 3B Travis Fryman draws a walk off K.C. P Enrique Burgos, then proceeds to circle the bases on three wild pitches by Burgos.

On July 22, 1993 — Kansas City’s Greg Gagne hits a home run off Detroit’s Mark Leiter in the Royals’ 12 – 6 victory. The home run is the 10,000th hit in the long history of Tiger Stadium, making it the first ballpark to reach that figure. During the game, Detroit 3B Travis Fryman draws a walk off K.C. P Enrique Burgos, then proceeds to circle the bases on three wild pitches by Burgos.

 

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