June 5, 1984 - The Hateful Eight

Game #677 - Toronto Blue Jays, 1 @ Detroit Tigers, 8

Milt Wilcox has sucked eggs this Statis Pro season but, in his biggest start of the year, he rose to the task as the Tigers faced off against the first place Toronto Blue Jays.

Wilcox only allowed two hits through the first seven innings of the game.  In the top of the eighth Alfredo Griffin of all people doubled with one out.  Two batters later Lloyd Moseby singled him home.  Wilcox then plunked Jorge Bell and was lifted for Willie Hernandez as the imaginary Toronto bench got cranky.

On the offensive side it was all Detroit.  Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker both scored in the first, and then the Tigers plated four in the second inning.  Barnabo Garbey and Tom Brookens each homered during that outbreak.  Whitaker added a solo shot in the eighth as well.

Winning Picther - Milt Wilcox
Losing Pitcher - Bryan Clark
Player of the Game - Wilcox, 7 2/3IP, 4Hs, 5Ks, R
Hall of Famers in the Game - Alan Trammell

Game #678 - Seattle Mariners, 7 @ Kansas City Royals, 8 (10 innings)

The red-hot Royals fell behind early.  In the top of the second Dave Henderson hit his 14th homer of the season, this one for 2RBI, to give the Mariners the lead.  Hendu hit 14 total in all of the real 1984 so he's getting super lucky on the homers in Statis Pro.

The Royals tied things up in the bottom of the second when Don Slaught brought the thunder with his own home run.  Mark Gubicza settled down for KC until the top of the fifth.  Seattle scored four runs, three from a Ken Phelps blast that hit the water fountains in center field.  But one inning later the Royals again tied the game!  They sent eight batters to the plate and chased Matt Young into the showers. 

Mike Jones was on the mound for the Royals in the top of seventh when Alvin Davis homered to once again put the M's back in front, 7-6.  The lead didn't last, though.  Jorge Orta went big-fly to knot things up at seven apiece.  Neither team scored in the ninth so it was time for FREE BASEBALL!

Dan Quisenberry worked his third inning of scoreless relief in the top of the tenth, so Seattle sent out lefty Dan Geisel to face the top of the Royals lineup.  Willie Wilson grounded out to Jack Perconte for the first out.  Then George Brett dug in.  It was his sixth plate appearance and he'd yet to record a hit.

Until he homered.

WALK-OFF WIN FOR KANSAS CITY!!!

Winning Pitcher - Dan Quisenberry
Losing Pitcher - Dan Geisel
Player of the Game - George Brett
Hall of Famers in the Game - George Brett