1984 Detroit Tigers season
The 1984 Detroit Tigers won the 1984 World Series, defeating the San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1. The season was their 84th since they entered the American League in 1901.
| 1984 Detroit Tigers | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Series Champions American League Champions American League East Champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |
| City | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Record | 104-58 (.642) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Tom Monaghan | |
| General managers | Bill Lajoie | |
| Managers | Sparky Anderson | |
| Television | WDIV-TV (George Kell, Al Kaline) PASS (Bill Freehan, Larry Osterman) | |
| Radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) | |
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It was the franchise's best season in terms of overall wins (104) and their best win percentage (.642) in a 162-game season. The Tigers led the American League East wire-to-wire, opening the season 9–0 and eventually topping out at 35–5 after 40 games. The team won its first Division title since 1972, their first American League championship since 1968 (and ninth overall) and the franchise's fourth (and most recent) World championship.
Detroit relief pitcher Willie Hernández won the Cy Young Award and was chosen as the American League Most Valuable Player.
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