When strategy fails, sometimes you just have to let luck take a swing.

After dropping 8 of their last 10 and four straight, the Tigers needed a spark heading into a doubleheader against Cleveland. Manager Billy Martin reached for inspiration—and a hat—drawing his Game 1 lineup at random. The gamble paid off with a 3-2 win, thanks to a rally led by their .205-hitting shortstop improbably batting cleanup. But fortune faded fast: Cleveland roared back in Game 2 with a 9-2 rout, sending Detroit tumbling to third in the division race.