Tom Brookens, the Tigers’ number 8 hitter, goes 5 for 5 with a triple and a home run and also starts a triple play in an 8 – 6 win over Milwaukee.

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On August 20, 1980 — Tom Brookens, the Tigers’ number 8 hitter, goes 5 for 5 with a triple and a home run and also starts a triple play in an 8 – 6 win over Milwaukee.

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