1984 Major League Baseball season
| 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 35 wins and 5 losses and never relinquished the first place lead.
Awards and honors
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- 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)
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
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National League
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Postseason
- World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4–1); Alan Trammell, MVP
| League Championship Series ABC |
World Series NBC | |||||||
| 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
Events
- 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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