Rest in Peace - Damaso Garcia

Sad news recently - Damaso Garcia, star second baseman of the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1984 season, passed away  It's especially tragic coming so closely behind the death of his old double play teammate, Tony Fernandez, just a couple of months before.  Prayers to his family, friends, and fans.

June 16, 1984 - Sticker Stars

Game #821 - Texas Rangers, 8 @ Seattle Mariners, 3

The Mariners opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning.  Charlie Hough walked Phil Bradley, who scored on a rocket-shot double off the bat of Alvin Davis.  The Rangers, though, pulled even in the top of the third thanks to a Davis error that allowed Wayne Tolleson to reach base and then score on a Buddy Bell single.

Texas took a two-run lead in the top of the fifth when Gary Ward singled home both Bell and Pete O'Brien.  Bell and Mickey Rivers added RBI doubles in the sixth to extend the Rangers lead to four runs.

In the top of the seventh Rivers and Bell next hit back to back homers and that was pretty much the ball game.

Winning Pitcher - Charlie Hough
Losing Pitcher - Jim Beattie
Player of the Game - Buddy Bell, 3-4, 2B, HR, BB, 3RBI, 2R's

Game #822 - New York Mets, 2 @ St. Louis Cardinals, 4

Walt Terrell clearly hadn't warmed up enough before the start of the game.  In the bottom of the first the Red Birds plated four runs, including a three-run bomb from George Hendrick that plated Lonnie Smith and Terry Pendleton.  Ozzie Smith added a sacrifice fly that scored Andy Van Slyke. 

Terrell settled down after that and pitched five scoreless innings to keep New York in the game.  Mike Fitzgerald hit a bases loaded, two-out single in the top of the fourth that scored George Foster, but Mookie Wilson got gunned down at home by Hendrick.  A Rusty Staub pinch hit double in the seventh plated Ron Gardenhire, but that was all the offense the Metropolitans could muster on the day.

Winning Pitcher - Dave LaPoint
Losing Pitcher - Walt Terrell
Save - Bruce Sutter
Player of the Game - George Hendrick, 1-3, HR, BB, 3RBI, asst.
Hall of Famers in the Game - Ozzie Smith, Bruce Sutter