 He ended up facing the Indians two more times, winning in August and losing in September, his final start of the year.In his first season in Detroit, Gromek went 6–8 with a 4.51 ERA in 19 games, 17 of them starts.Hutchinson chose Gromek as his opening day starter for the 1954 season against the former St. Louis Browns in their first game as the Baltimore Orioles, using the starter with the most experience in order to get the Tigers to start the season strong; he shut them out on seven hits in a 3–0 win.