BASEBALL MISCELLANY : NUMBERS

Now with 18 home runs each, Detroit’s Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker could become only the third double-play combination in history to get 20 each. The others all played for Boston and included second baseman Bobby Doerr, who hit 22 in 1940 when shortstop Joe Cronin hit 24; hit 27 in 1948 when shortstop Vern Stephens hit 29, and hit 27 in 1950 when Stephens hit 30.

In 1984, their runaway year, the Tigers got a 27-9 season from Willie Hernandez and the bullpen. They were 94-0 in games they led in the ninth inning. The bullpen’s record for the last two seasons is 30-40. The Tigers have lost 12 games they led in the ninth inning, three on their current West Coast trip.

Atlanta right fielders have two home runs and 13 runs batted in since the All-Star break, which is one reason the Braves continue to pursue Montreal’s Andre Dawson. The Braves are also reportedly in the market for a leadoff hitter. They have stolen 14 bases in the last 43 games and have been caught stealing 28 times.

Toronto will play 10 of its last 13 games on the road, and Boston will play its last 10 at home. The Red Sox, 9-4 against the Blue Jays last year, are 4-3 this season. They will play each other six more times.

Steve Carlton has a 2.89 earned-run average in his last four starts with the Chicago White Sox.

Minnesota’s Bert Blyleven has an 8-2 record, a 1.59 ERA and 7 complete games in his last 11 starts.

Milwaukee’s Rob Deer, who was traded by the San Francisco Giants for two minor league pitchers last winter and now leads the American League with 32 home runs, has hit 17 since July 12, a span in which the Giants have hit 20 as a team.

Chris Brown, Chili Davis and Jeffrey Leonard, the heart of the San Francisco Giants’ attack, have combined for one home run and 23 RBIs since the All-Star game. Leonard has been sidelined much of that time after wrist surgery, and Brown is out with a shoulder injury.