1984 Major League Baseball season
| 1984 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 2 – October 14, 1984 |
| Number of games | 162 |
| Number of teams | 26 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, NBC |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Shawn Abner |
| Picked by | New York Mets |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | NL: Ryne Sandberg (CHC) AL: Willie Hernández (DET) |
| Postseason | |
| AL champions | Detroit Tigers |
| AL runners-up | Kansas City Royals |
| NL champions | San Diego Padres |
| NL runners-up | Chicago Cubs |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Detroit Tigers |
| Runners-up | San Diego Padres |
| World Series MVP | Alan Trammell (DET) |
The 1984 Major League Baseball season started with a 9-game winning streak by the eventual World Series champions Detroit Tigers who started the season with 35 wins and 5 losses and never relinquished the first place lead.
Awards and honors
- Most Valuable Player
- Willie Hernández, Detroit Tigers, LHP (AL)
- Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs, 2B (NL)
- Cy Young Award
- Willie Hernández, Detroit Tigers (AL)
- Rick Sutcliffe, Chicago Cubs (NL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Alvin Davis, Seattle Mariners, 1B (AL)
- Dwight Gooden, New York Mets, RHP (NL)
- Manager of the Year Award
- Sparky Anderson, Detroit Tigers (AL)
- Jim Frey, Chicago Cubs (NL)
- Gold Glove Award
- Eddie Murray (1B) (AL)
- Lou Whitaker (2B) (AL)
- Buddy Bell (3B) (AL)
- Alan Trammell (SS) (AL)
- Dwight Evans (OF) (AL)
- Dave Winfield (OF) (AL)
- Dwayne Murphy (OF) (AL)
- Lance Parrish (C) (AL)
- Ron Guidry (P) (AL)
National League:
Keith Hernandez (1B) (NL)
Ryne Sandberg (2B) (NL)
Mike Schmidt (3B) (NL)
Ozzie Smith (SS) (NL)
Dale Murphy (OF) (NL)
Bob Dernier (OF) (NL)
Andre Dawson (OF) (NL)
Tony Peña (C) (NL)
Joaquín Andújar (P) (NL)
Statistical leaders
| Statistic | American League | National League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | Don Mattingly NYY | .343 | Tony Gwynn SD | .351 |
| HR | Tony Armas BOS | 43 | Dale Murphy ATL Mike Schmidt PHI |
36 |
| RBIs | Tony Armas BOS | 123 | Gary Carter MTL Mike Schmidt PHI |
106 |
| Wins | Mike Boddicker BAL | 20 | Joaquín Andújar STL | 20 |
| ERA | Mike Boddicker BAL | 2.79 | Alejandro Peña LA | 2.48 |
| SO | Mark Langston SEA | 204 | Dwight Gooden NYM | 276 |
| SV | Dan Quisenberry KC | 44 | Bruce Sutter STL | 45 |
| SB | Rickey Henderson OAK | 66 | Tim Raines MTL | 75 |
Standings
American League
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National League
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Postseason
Bracket
| League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||
| East | Detroit | 3 | |||||||
| West | Kansas City | 0 | |||||||
| AL | Detroit | 4 | |||||||
| NL | San Diego | 1 | |||||||
| East | Chicago Cubs | 2 | |||||||
| West | San Diego | 3 | |||||||
All-Star game
- All-Star Game, July 10 at Candlestick Park: National League, 3–1; Gary Carter, MVP
Home Field Attendance
| Team Name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers[1] | 79 | -13.2% | 3,134,824 | -10.7% | 38,702 |
| Detroit Tigers[2] | 104 | 13.0% | 2,704,794 | 47.8% | 32,985 |
| California Angels[3] | 81 | 15.7% | 2,402,997 | -5.9% | 29,667 |
| Chicago White Sox[4] | 74 | -25.3% | 2,136,988 | 0.2% | 26,383 |
| Toronto Blue Jays[5] | 89 | 0.0% | 2,110,009 | 9.3% | 26,049 |
| Chicago Cubs[6] | 96 | 35.2% | 2,107,655 | 42.4% | 26,346 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[7] | 81 | -10.0% | 2,062,693 | -3.1% | 25,465 |
| Baltimore Orioles[8] | 85 | -13.3% | 2,045,784 | 0.2% | 25,257 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[9] | 84 | 6.3% | 2,037,448 | -12.1% | 25,154 |
| San Diego Padres[10] | 92 | 13.6% | 1,983,904 | 28.8% | 24,493 |
| New York Mets[11] | 90 | 32.4% | 1,842,695 | 65.6% | 22,749 |
| New York Yankees[12] | 87 | -4.4% | 1,821,815 | -19.3% | 22,492 |
| Kansas City Royals[13] | 84 | 6.3% | 1,810,018 | -7.8% | 22,346 |
| Atlanta Braves[14] | 80 | -9.1% | 1,724,892 | -18.6% | 21,295 |
| Boston Red Sox[15] | 86 | 10.3% | 1,661,618 | -6.8% | 20,514 |
| Milwaukee Brewers[16] | 67 | -23.0% | 1,608,509 | -32.9% | 19,858 |
| Montreal Expos[17] | 78 | -4.9% | 1,606,531 | -30.8% | 19,834 |
| Minnesota Twins[18] | 81 | 15.7% | 1,598,692 | 86.1% | 19,737 |
| Oakland Athletics[7] | 77 | 4.1% | 1,353,281 | 4.5% | 16,707 |
| Cincinnati Reds[19] | 70 | -5.4% | 1,275,887 | 7.2% | 15,752 |
| Houston Astros[20] | 80 | -5.9% | 1,229,862 | -9.0% | 15,183 |
| Texas Rangers[21] | 69 | -10.4% | 1,102,471 | -19.1% | 13,781 |
| San Francisco Giants[22] | 66 | -16.5% | 1,001,545 | -20.0% | 12,365 |
| Seattle Mariners[23] | 74 | 23.3% | 870,372 | 7.0% | 10,745 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[24] | 75 | -10.7% | 773,500 | -36.9% | 9,549 |
| Cleveland Indians[25] | 75 | 7.1% | 734,079 | -4.5% | 9,063 |
Television coverage
| Network | Day of week | Announcers |
|---|---|---|
| ABC | Monday nights Sunday afternoons |
Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Howard Cosell, Don Drysdale, Tim McCarver, Earl Weaver, Reggie Jackson |
| NBC | Saturday afternoons | Vin Scully, Joe Garagiola, Bob Costas, Tony Kubek |
Events
- April 7: Jack Morris of the Detroit Tigers threw a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago.
- June 23: On a broadcast of NBC's Game of the Week between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg hits two crucial, game tying home runs off of Cardinals closer Bruce Sutter in both the bottom of the ninth and tenth innings. The Cubs would go on to win the game in eleven innings, by the score of 12–11.
- September 30: Mike Witt of the California Angels threw a perfect game against the Texas Rangers. He finished with 94 pitches and ten strikeouts.
Movies
Deaths
- March 18: Charley Lau
- March 20: Stan Coveleski
- August 14: Lynn McGlothen
- August 25: Waite Hoyt
- September 7: Joe Cronin
- October 1: Walter Alston
- October 26: Gus Mancuso
- November 25: Ival Goodman
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