The tigers lost a record 109 games between 1997 and 2000. Angels astros athletics blue jays braves brewers cardinals cubs diamondbacks dodgers giants indians mariners marlins. These players werent on detroits postseason roster. The 1984 detroit tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1984 season. But, absolutely worthwhile for any true detroit tigers fan. The 1984 detroit tigers roster consisted of doug blair, jack morris, carl willis, milt wilcox, dave rozema, dan petry, randy oneal, sid monge, glenn abbott, jaun berenguer, willie hernandez. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Won world series 41 over san diego padres won al championship series. Gibson broke in with the tigers as a 22 year old in 1979 and was a middleoftheorder hitter on the dominant team of the 1980s, including the 1984 world series championship team. Description 1984 detroit tigers team signed baseball 26 signatures world series championship season. Detroit tigers foundation tigers baseball camps autographs for a cause tigers license plates tickets and memorabilia donation youth sports programs salute our heroes tigers players and wives programs inpark programs make a donation 5050 raffle tigers wives baseball tomorrow fund. If there was the al central from 197888, when the tigers put together 11 straight winning seasons with the core of their 84 world series title. Offered here is a terrific teamsigned example, featuring the 1984 world champion detroit tigers.
He was not on the world series roster, but he received a championship ring. San diego padres at detroit tigers back to baseball. Mlb vintage world series films detroit tigers 1945, 1968. Scott earl, dwight lowry, randy o neal, roger mason and nelson simmons. I have always wondered who was actually on the 25man roster and was looking for some help. Time hasnt been kind to 1984 detroit tigers and its difficult to. The american league champion detroit tigers played against the national league champion san diego padres, with the tigers winning the series four games to one. But they managed to rally back and were within one. Tigers stun the rays with 8 runs in the 9th inning for comeback win. The 1984 detroit tigers team roster seen on this page. Your ultimate source for detroit tigers news, schedule, scores, roster, stats and more from the detroit free press. With hank greenberg capturing the mvp with a league high 36 home runs, and 170 rbi the tigers won their second consecutive american league pennant, with a 9358 record. After the 1969 season, he was traded with pat dobson to the san diego padres for joe.
Ive never been able to find a complete roster of players who received a 1984 world series r. Plus youll get a rare chance to witness the world series behind the scenes. During his 17year tenure, he led the tigers to a pair of playoff appearances, including the 1984 world series championship. Sparky anderson 10458 1984 detroit tigers statistics 1984 detroit tigers gamebygame results. The sixtime allstar won four gold gloves, three silver sluggers, and was named mvp of the 1984 world series. He came into game two in san diego with a runner on first. The detroit tigers are an american professional baseball team based in detroit, michigan. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. Besides pitching, defense, and a potent offense, there were some special players on the tigers roster that year.
The 1984 detroit tigers won the 1984 world series, defeating the san diego padres, 4 games to 1. Youll hear goose gossage and dick williams discuss their 8th inning strategy in game 5, and then sparky andersons reaction as kirk gibson steps to the plate with two. This was the city of detroit s first sports championship since the. When you look carefully at the 1984 detroit tigers, i mean really look at the numbers, one thing jumps out. The loss marked the fourth world series disappointment for detroit tigers. They compete in major league baseball mlb as a member of the american league al central division. On may 4, 2018, albert pujols bloops a single into right field for the 3,000th hit of his mlb career. The 1984 world series began on october 9 and ended on october 14, 1984. I was 2 12 years old during the 1984 world series, so my historical knowledge is limited to the world series program i own and the internet and. Detroit tigers baseball vintage sports media guides for. In 2000 the tigers left tiger stadium and their losing streak.
Its also available for football, hockey and baseball. Posted jun 29, 2014 a look back at the detroit tigers. This would be their last world series victory until present day. The 81st edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the american league al champion detroit tigers and the national league nl champion san diego padres. This was the first world series that peter ueberroth presided over as commissioner. The world series championship over the san diego padres, just one of four in the history of the tigers, and their most recent. They continued their run with a threegame sweep of the kansas city tigers in the alcs and won four of five against the san. While the 1984 detroit tigers came away from the year with a ring on their finger, what made them so great. It was the top of the ninth inning on october 5, 1984, and when the ball went into the air every head in tiger stadium jerked skyward. Doug bair faced one batter in the 1984 world series.
Selected in the second round by the tigers in the 1976 mlb draft, alan trammell spent his entire 20year career in detroit. The 1984 detroit tigers click team name for complete roster home road splits for the regular season were 5329 0. It should come as no surprise that another member of the 1984 tigers roster is getting a nod here. Former tigers outfielder gates brown, who played on the 1968 world series championship team, talks with former tigers infielder tom brookens, who played on. The detroit tigers of the american league ended the season with a record of 104 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the als east division. The winningest team in detroit tigers history was the 1984 squad that started the year 355 and finished with 104 wins. Utility man marty castillo was a small but important part of the 1984 world champion detroit tigers. He was a large part of the 1984 world series team, having won a game in the alcs against. Furthermore, the tigers advanced to the postseason and go on to win a world series championship. This record continues to be the worst record in tigers history.
In 1984, did the players, called up in september, receive world series rings. The 1984 world series video captures the dramatic conclusion to the detroit tigers dominant season. Statistics roster org roster game log defensive lineups. Trammell returned to manage the tigers from 20032005 and was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 2018. Unfollow detroit tigers 1984 world series to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Detroit tigers lists alltime roster best individual seasons the 20 greatest detroit tigers of alltime team history years known as record world series titles pennants playoff appearance 1901 2019 detroit tigers 9,346 9,191 4 11 16 world series titles year opponent series world series mvp 1984 san diego padres 41 alan trammell 1968. Major league, major league baseball, mlb, the silhouetted batter logo, world series, national league. Campbell, 76, played in nine games for the 1968 detroit tigers, but he was not on the world series roster. Former 84 tiger castillo faces more charges, jail time. However, the video from the 84 world series had a number of flaws. This was great to relive the fantastic 68 world series and to learn about the 45 world series. The detroit tigers of the american league ended the 1984 season with a record of 104 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the als east division. Third base was a weak spot in the detroit lineup, with lighthitting. The season was their 84th since they entered the american league in 1901 it was the franchises best season in terms of overall wins 104 and their best win percentage.