Wade Boggs roped a double in the first, one of his two for the game, and then moved to third on a Jim Rice sacrifice fly. Tony Armas was up next and scorched a triple to plate Boggs and give the Red Sox an early 1-0 lead.
Cleveland came chipping back. In the fourth Brook Jacoby knocked home George Vukovich to tie things up. Then in the fifth Vukovich scored again, this time thanks to an Andre Thornton double. It stayed 2-1 until the eighth inning. Dennis Eckersley was still handing in there as the starting pitcher but with two runners on Tony Bernazard cleared the bases with a clutch double. That was it for Eck and pretty much the ball game too as Cleveland won their third in a row against the team from Beantown.
Winning Pitcher - Neal Heaton
Losing Pitcher - Dennis Eckersley
Save - Ernie Camacho
Player of the Game - George Vukovich, 3-5, homer short of the cycle, 2R's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Wade Boggs, Jim Rice, Dennis Eckersley
It's not Happy Trails for the rest of the season, since Eck got traded to the Cubs for the last two-thirds of the real 1984, so we'll certainly see him again over in the National League. But this was his swan song with Boston. How did Statis Pro Eckersley compare to the real Boston Eck? Let's take a look:
Real 1984: 4-4 5.01ERA 64.2IP 2CG 38R/36ER 33K's 1.29WHIP
Statis Pro: 4-2 3.86ERA 58.2IP 1CG 38R/25ER 38K's 1.56WHIP
First glances would have you believe Statis Pro Dennis outperformed the real deal, but a closer look will show his WHIP was higher in my Statis Pro season and he was the beneficiary of 13 runs that went as unearned. In essence, they performed about the same. For Boston he was only a "2-5" rated starter but now that he's moving to the Windy City I think that card will be "2-7." The other big news with Eckersley's departure is who is taking his place in the Boston rotation. That's right...a rookie flamethrower known as "The Rocket." I've waited a long time for this moment, but soon we'll see the debut of a Mr. Roger Clemens.
Game #526 - Detroit Tigers, 6 @ California Angels, 0
This game is a tale of two Juan Berenguer's. Through the first four and a half innings, he walked seven and gave up four hits. Somehow, no runs scored. But with two on in the fifth, he then went eleven batters straight without an Angel reaching base. During that streak he struck out six California hitters in a row and eight total! Willie Hernandez came on in relief to slam the door shut for a Detroit victory.
Winning Pitcher - Juan Berenguer
Losing Pitcher - Bruce Kison
Player of the Game - Lou Whitaker, 2-5, HR, 3RBI
Hall of Famers in the Game - Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson
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