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6/19-21/1989 Detroit at Oakland
Hard to say what’s more exciting — the A’s swept the Tigers to pick up another game in the standings, or the fact that Rickey Henderson is coming home. On June 21, Oakland sent Luis Polonia, Eric Plunk and Greg Cadaret to New York to bring back Henderson. He’ll make his debut against Toronto in…
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5/5-7/1989 Oakland at Detroit
After dropping the first game of the series, the A’s offense broke loose and scored 17 runs the next two games. Storm Davis threw a shutout in the middle contest. Oakland won the series 2-1, matching what they did in real life. After 31 games, the A’s remain eight games behind pace. sim 13-18, actual…
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4/28-30/1989 Detroit at Oakland
The first month of the season came to a close as the A’s did exactly what they did in real life, taking two of three home games from Detroit. Dave Parker had a grand slam in game one and Dave Henderson had a walk-off single in game two. Fred Lynn hit his second and third…
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Cleveland Indians defeat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3
FIRST ROUND: Oddly, the road team won all seven games. Detroit was poised to end that streak in the final game as the Tigers took a 4-0 lead after seven innings, but Cleveland rallied to score five runs in the eighth and ninth to advance. Pre-Expansion Greats Tournament Game 1: Cleveland 5, Detroit 2Game 2:…
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Cincinnati Reds 2, Detroit Tigers 0
GAME #42 (losers’ bracket): Johnny Bench hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and Tom Seaver and Tom Hume combined on a two-hit shutout. The Reds had eight hits and advanced runners to at least second base in all eight innings that they came to bat. But the only runs came in the fourth…
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Detroit Tigers 5, San Diego Padres 2
GAME #38 (losers’ bracket): Alan Trammell went 4-for-5 with three doubles, two RBI and two runs scored to lead the Tigers to victory. He doubled in the first and scored on Kirk Gibson’s RBI single. Trammell had an RBI single in the third inning, and he then scored on an RBI double by Steve Kemp.…
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Detroit Tigers 3, New York Mets 2
GAME #34 (losers’ bracket): A two-run double in the sixth inning by Kirk Gibson proved to be the difference and Dan Petry had a strong pitching performance for the Tigers. The Mets opened the scoring in the bottom of the first as the result of an error. The Tigers quickly evened it up in the…
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Detroit Tigers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (10)
GAME #24 (losers’ bracket): Lance Parrish led off the top of the 10th inning with a home run, giving the Tigers the margin needed for the extra-innings victory. The Tigers had previously taken the lead in the fourth when Steve Kemp doubled and was singled home by Richie Hebner. Philadelphia’s only run came in the…
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Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 0
GAME #12 (winners’ bracket second round): Danny Darwin tossed a shutout for the Rangers, scattering four hits and three walks while striking out five. His defense turned three double plays. The Tigers didn’t get a base runner into scoring position until the ninth inning, putting runners on second and third with one out, but still…
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