1984 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1984 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1984 in baseball.

1984 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 2 – October 14, 1984
Draft
Top draft pick	Shawn Abner
Picked by	New York Mets
Regular season
Season MVP	NL: Ryne Sandberg (CHC) AL: Willie Hernández (DET)
League 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
Finals MVP	Alan Trammell (DET)

The 1984 Major League Baseball season started with a 9-game winning streak by 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

• Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Luis Aparicio
  • Don Drysdale
  • Rick Ferrell
  • Harmon Killebrew
  • Pee Wee Reese

Further information: 1984 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

• 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, LHP (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
RBI	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

Major league baseball final standings

American League

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Tigers	104	58	0.642	—	53–29	51–29
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	0.549	15	49–32	40–41
New York Yankees	87	75	0.537	17	51–30	36–45
Boston Red Sox	86	76	0.531	18	41–40	45–36
Baltimore Orioles	85	77	0.525	19	44–37	41–40
Cleveland Indians	75	87	0.463	29	41–39	34–48
Milwaukee Brewers	67	94	0.416	36½	38–43	29–51

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Kansas City Royals	84	78	0.519	—	44–37	40–41
California Angels	81	81	0.500	3	37–44	44–37
Minnesota Twins	81	81	0.500	3	47–34	34–47
Oakland Athletics	77	85	0.475	7	44–37	33–48
Chicago White Sox	74	88	0.457	10	43–38	31–50
Seattle Mariners	74	88	0.457	10	42–39	32–49
Texas Rangers	69	92	0.429	14½	34–46	35–46

National League

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	96	65	0.596	—	51–29	45–36
New York Mets	90	72	0.556	6½	48–33	42–39
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	0.519	12½	44–37	40–41
Philadelphia Phillies	81	81	0.500	15½	39–42	42–39
Montreal Expos	78	83	0.484	18	39–42	39–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	0.463	21½	41–40	34–47

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	92	70	0.568	—	48–33	44–37
Atlanta Braves	80	82	0.494	12	38–43	42–39
Houston Astros	80	82	0.494	12	43–38	37–44
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	83	0.488	13	40–41	39–42
Cincinnati Reds	70	92	0.432	22	39–42	31–50
San Francisco Giants	66	96	0.407	26	35–46	31–50

Postseason

• World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4–1); Alan Trammell, MVP

• American League Championship Series MVP: Kirk Gibson
• National League Championship Series MVP: Steve Garvey

All-Star game

• All-Star Game, July 10 at Candlestick Park: National League, 3–1; Gary Carter, MVP

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.
• 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

• The Natural

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

External links

• 1984 Major League Baseball season at ESPN
• 1984 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference