This week I received the missing piece(s) of my hyper-specific Tigers baseball card collection: the 1983 team set. (I've never learned if a set's designation is the last season listed on the back, or the year it came out.) Anyway, an unexpected bonus was receiving two Jerry Ujdur cards. Birthdays Daz Cameron, Armando Galarraga, George Cappuzzello and the late Luis Alvarado, Mike Marshall, Steve Gromek and Grover Lowdermilk.   Today's Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 654 9/9 — Rarity: 22 Have a great day.

The other day I saw on Baseball Reference's In Memoriam section that former Tigers infielder Gary Sutherland died on Dec. 16 at 80. Sutherland wore number 3 and played in 320 games for the Tigers in 1974, '75 and part of '76. He (and Jim Ray) came to Detroit from Houston on Dec. 3, 1973 for Fred Scherman and cash. In '74, he played 149 games, with 619 at-bats and a .254 batting average, drew 26 walks, and scored 60 runs. The next year Sutherland played 129 games and 509 at-bats, posting slightly better numbers with a .258 batting average and scoring 51 runs.

Birthdays Bubba Morton, Larry Doby, Scat Metha and Rube Kisinger. The Tigers traded for Doby on March 21, 1959, sending Tito Francona to the Indians. He lasted only two-ish months in Detroit, appearing in 18 games before his contract was sold, on May 13, to the White Sox for $30,000. Today's Grid ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 621 9/9 — Rarity: 35 Have a great weekend.