1984 – At Detroit, the Tigers draw 36,496 to break their attendance mark of 2,031,847 set in 1968. They also top the Mariners, 6 – 2, behind Milt Wilcox. Alan Trammell returns to SS for the first time in 39 games and adds two hits.
A stamp featuring Roberto Clemente, the fourth in a series honoring American sports heroes, is unveiled in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the late Pirates outfielder’s home. The twenty cent six-color commemorative, designed by Juan Lopez-Bonilla, shows the pensive Hall of Famer wearing his Pittsburgh cap with the Puerto Rican flag in the background.
The Tigers cuff Tommy John for 10 hits in 6 innings to beat the Angels, 8 – 3. Dan Petry (15-5) scatters 8 hits in 8 innings, and Dave Bergman backs him with two triples and three RBIs. With Cleveland beating Toronto twice, the Tigers’ lead is now nine games.
1984 – At Cooperstown, the Tigers beat the Atlanta Braves, 7 – 5, in the annual Hall of Fame Game.
In one of the ugliest brawl-filled games in major league history‚ the Braves beat the Padres, 5 – 3, in Atlanta. The trouble begins when Atlanta’s Pascual Perez hits Alan Wiggins in the back with the first pitch of the game‚ and escalates as the Padres pitchers retaliate by throwing at Perez all four times he comes to the plate. All in all‚ the game features two bench-clearing brawls‚ the second of which includes several fans‚ and 19 ejections‚ including both managers and both replacement managers. Padres manager Dick Williams will be suspended for 10 days and fined $10‚000‚ while Braves manager Joe Torre and 5 players will each receive three-game suspensions. But the brawl in Atlanta‚ as Dave Campbell later observes‚ “woke the Padres up out of their doldrums.”
Former Dodgers Don Drysdale and Pee Wee Reese, along with Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew, American League hurler Rick Ferrell, and perennial All-Star shortstop Luis Aparicio, are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The Cubs tighten their grip on first place in the NL East with a 7 – 6 win over the Mets at Wrigley Field‚ completing a four-game series sweep. Keith Moreland leads the way with 3 hits and 4 RBIs. Hubie Brooks is 4 for 4 with 4 runs for New York. Davey Johnson gets tossed in the 7th after Bob Dernier gets hit by a pitch‚ a continuation of yesterday’s beanballing. Cubs manager Jim Frey follows Johnson in the 9th when Lee Smith throws behind George Foster.
Veteran P Don Sutton ends Milwaukee’s ten-game losing streak with a 3 – 2 win over the Royals. Sutton also passes the 100 strikeout mark for the 19th straight season‚ a major league record.
The White Sox and Yankees split a doubleheader with Chicago’s 6 – 3 triumph in the first game, stopping New York’s 8-game win streak. LaMarr Hoyt is the winner. Ron Guidry strikes out 13 to win the nitecap, 7 – 0. He finishes with a flourish, striking out the side on nine pitches in the 9th.
Bill Buckner and Tony Armas each hit grand slams in the first two innings off Tigers ace Jack Morris to spark the Red Sox to a 12 – 7 victory in the first game of a doubleheader. Detroit takes the second game, 7 – 5, in 11 innings, after scoring a run in the 9th to tie. Lance Parrish’s two-run homer ends it and Aurelio Lopez improves to 9-0.
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