1984 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 2 – October 14, 1984
Number of games162
Number of teams26
TV partner(s)ABC, NBC
Draft
Top draft pickShawn Abner
Picked byNew York Mets
Regular season
Season MVPNL: Ryne Sandberg (CHC)
AL: Willie Hernández (DET)
League postseason
AL championsDetroit Tigers
  AL runners-upKansas City Royals
NL championsSan Diego Padres
  NL runners-upChicago Cubs
World Series
ChampionsDetroit Tigers
  Runners-upSan Diego Padres
World Series MVPAlan Trammell (DET)
MLB seasons

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

Further information: 1984 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

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

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

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[19] 77 4.1% 1,353,281 4.5% 16,707
Cincinnati Reds[20] 70 -5.4% 1,275,887 7.2% 15,752
Houston Astros[21] 80 -5.9% 1,229,862 -9.0% 15,183
Texas Rangers[22] 69 -10.4% 1,102,471 -19.1% 13,781
San Francisco Giants[23] 66 -16.5% 1,001,545 -20.0% 12,365
Seattle Mariners[24] 74 23.3% 870,372 7.0% 10,745
Pittsburgh Pirates[25] 75 -10.7% 773,500 -36.9% 9,549
Cleveland Indians[26] 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

Movies

Deaths

References

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External links

1984 MLB season by team
Major League Baseball seasons
1984 Major League Baseball postseason
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