Tag: Detroit Tigers

  • GTOP S1W1: 1917 White Sox vs. 1909 Tigers

    GTOP S1W1: 1917 White Sox vs. 1909 Tigers

    The visiting team won all four contests in the series between 1917 Chicago and 1909 Detroit. Three of the contests were decided by one run. Shoeless Joe Jackson hit .467 (7-for-15) for the White Sox, while Ty Cobb had a team-best .385 (5-for-13) average for the Tigers. 1917 White Sox Statistics 1909 Tigers Statistics GTOP…

  • 8/21/1989 Oakland at Detroit

    8/21/1989 Oakland at Detroit

    The A’s began a road trip with a single game at Detroit, making up a game that wasn’t played in July. Oakland blew a big lead, but managed to pull off a one-run win with Rickey Henderson leading the way. After 125 games, the A’s are still three victories behind pace. sim 73-52, actual 76-49August…

  • 7/17-18/1989 Oakland at Detroit

    7/17-18/1989 Oakland at Detroit

    Everything remains on pace after a two-game series at Detroit, where both games had the same results as real life. Dave Henderson had a 4-for-4 game in the loss while Mark McGwire hit a grand slam in the win. After 94 games, the A’s have the same record as the actual squad. sim 55-39, actual…

  • 6/19-21/1989 Detroit at Oakland

    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…

  • 5/5-7/1989 Oakland at Detroit

    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…

  • 4/28-30/1989 Detroit at Oakland

    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…

  • Cleveland Indians defeat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3

    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:…

  • Cincinnati Reds 2, Detroit Tigers 0

    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…

  • Detroit Tigers 5, San Diego Padres 2

    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.…