Bless You Boys


	1984 Detroit Tigers		Home Field: Tiger Stadium
	World Champions		Hit: #1 R; #4 BA
	W - 104 L - 58		Pitch: #1 OR, ERA
	Manager: Sparky Anderson		Def: #6t FA

The 1984 Tigers displayed a dominance seldom seen in baseball. They were in first place from opening day until the final game of the World Series. After opening with a 35-5 mark, Detroit coasted to a 15 game win in the tough A.L. East. The domination continued into the post-season where they swept Kansas City in the ALCS, then beat San Diego four games to one to win the World Series.

Detroit was a team without superstars. The biggest change from a year earlier was the addition of Willie Hernandez to the bullpen. Acquired in an offseason trade, Hernandez went 9-3 with 32 saves and was the league's MVP and Cy Young winner. He and Aurelio Lopez bolstered an almost unbeatable bullpen. Jack Morris and Dan Petry bolstered the starting rotation.

The offense was balanced. Catcher Lance Parrish hit 33 homers, shortstop Alan Trammell batted .314, second baseman Lou Whitaker scored 90 runs, right fielder Kirk Gibson scored 92 and drove in 91, while Chet Lemon hit 20 homers and played nearly flawless center field.

After a 1984 season in which they could do no wrong, the Tigers finished third in both 1985 and 1986. Detroit returned to the top of the division in 1987, winning a dog fight with Toronto. After winning the American League East title, Detroit was upset by Minnesota in the ALCS.

Detroit celebrates a World Series title

Pos	Player	Bats	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BA	AL Rank
C	Lance Parrish	R	578	137	75	33	98	.237	#3t HR
1B	Dave Bergman	L	271	74	42	7	44	.273
2B	Lou Whitaker	L	558	161	90	13	56	.289
SS	Alan Trammell	R	555	174	85	14	69	.314	#5 BA
3B-SS	Howard Johnson	B	355	88	43	12	50	.248
LF	Larry Herndon	R	407	114	52	7	43	.280
CF	Chet Lemon	R	509	146	77	20	76	.287
RF	Kirk Gibson	L	531	150	92	27	91	.282
DH-1B	Darrell Evans	L	401	93	60	16	63	.232

1B-3B	Barbaro Garbey	R	324	97	45	5	52	.299
3B-SS-2B	Tom Brookens	R	224	55	32	5	26	.246
OF	Ruppert Jones	L	215	61	26	12	37	.284
OF	Johnny Grubb	L	176	47	25	8	17	.267
C-3B	Marty Castillo	R	141	33	16	4	17	.234
OF	Randy Kuntz	R	140	40	32	2	22	.286
SS-2B	Doug Baker	B	108	20	15	0	12	.185

Total:	Team		5644	1529	829	187	788	.271
	League Average		77910	20539	10027	1980	9445	.264

	Pitcher	Throw	G	IP	W	L	ERA	PCT	AL Rank
	Jack Morris	R	35	240	19	11	3.60	.633	#2t W
	Dan Petry	R	35	233	18	8	3.24	.692	#4t W
	Milt Wilcox	R	33	194	17	8	4.00	.680
	Juan Berenguer	R	31	168	11	10	3.48	.524
	Dave Rozema	R	29	101	7	6	3.74	.538
	Doug Bair	R	47	94	5	3	3.75	.625
	Aurelio Lopez	R	71	138	10	1	2.94	.909
	Willie Hernandez	L	80	140	9	3	1.92	.750

Total:	Team				104	58	3.49
	League Average						3.99

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