Tom Seaver was well past his prime in 1984, but in this game he pulled out some old Seaver magic to pitch one of the best games of this Statis Pro season. It was certainly a dominant performance. Only three runners reached base! Tony Phillips doubled in the third, Bruce Bochte singled in the fifth, and Rickey Henderson drew a walk in the sixth. That was all Oakland could muster while Seaver struck out six.
Meanwhile, the A's wasted an unusually masterful performance by Larry Sorensen. The only run he allowed was a Vance Law solo blast in the bottom of the fourth. It was one of only four hits for Chicago, though they did reach on five bases on balls.
Carlton Fisk comes off the DL in their next game, which has been a long time coming.
Winning Pitcher - Tom Seaver
Losing Pitcher - Larry Sorensen
Player of the Game - Tom Seaver, CG SHO, 2H's, BB, 6K's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Rickey Henderson, Joe Morgan, Tom Seaver
This was a battle of the lefties as Neal Heaton and Geoff Zahn faced off in this series opener. Both pitchers were cruising until the bottom of the fourth. Andre Thornton was on third with two outs when Brook Jacoby singled him home. The game got tied by California in the top of the fifth when Heaton plunked Juan Beniquez with the bases loaded! He got Brian Downing to ground out to Chris Bando to end the threat.
RBI doubles by Bando and Carmelo Castillo in the bottom of the fifth gave Cleveland all the runs they needed. Tom Waddell and Ernie Camacho pitched a scoreless two innings of relief to give Cleveland the victory.
Winning Pitcher - Neal Heaton
Losing Pitcher - Geoff Zahn
Save - Ernie Camacho
Player of the Game - Heaton, 7IP, ER, 6K's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson
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