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Sunday, October 14, 1984

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1984 World Series

Detroit wins series 4 - 1

San Diego Padres 4
Detroit Tigers 8
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirk Gibson 3
2 Marty Castillo 2
2 Chet Lemon 2
2 Carmelo Martinez 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirk Gibson 2
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 Lance Parrish 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirk Gibson 5
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Steve Garvey 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Lemon 1
1 Lance Parrish 1
1 Alan Wiggins 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Petry 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aurelio Lopez 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 Rich Gossage 2
2 Craig Lefferts 2
2 Dan Petry 2
5 Andy Hawkins 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .450
2 Kurt Bevacqua .412
3 Alan Wiggins .364
4 Kirk Gibson .333
4 Larry Herndon .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kurt Bevacqua 2
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 Alan Trammell 2
4 Marty Castillo 1
4 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirk Gibson 7
2 Alan Trammell 6
3 Kurt Bevacqua 4
4 Larry Herndon 3
4 Terry Kennedy 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 3
2 Chet Lemon 2
3 Tony Gwynn 1
3 Lance Parrish 1
3 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Craig Lefferts 0.00
1 Greg Harris 0.00
3 Andy Hawkins 0.75
4 Milt Wilcox 1.50
5 Willie Hernandez 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 2
2 Andy Hawkins 1
2 Aurelio Lopez 1
2 Milt Wilcox 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 13
2 Craig Lefferts 7
3 Dave Dravecky 5
3 Greg Harris 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 2
2 Craig Lefferts 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .419
2 Kirk Gibson .367
3 Ryne Sandberg .348
4 Alan Wiggins .341
5 Garry Templeton .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirk Gibson 3
1 Alan Trammell 3
3 Kurt Bevacqua 2
3 Jody Davis 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 9
1 Kirk Gibson 9
1 Alan Trammell 9
4 Jody Davis 6
5 2 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 4
1 Ryne Sandberg 4
3 Bob Dernier 2
3 Tony Gwynn 2
3 Chet Lemon 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.00
1 Craig Lefferts 0.00
3 Andy Hawkins 0.57
4 Milt Wilcox 0.64
5 Charlie Leibrandt 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 3
2 Craig Lefferts 2
2 Aurelio Lopez 2
2 Milt Wilcox 2
5 5 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 19
2 Milt Wilcox 12
3 Dave Dravecky 10
3 Rick Sutcliffe 10
5 Rich Gossage 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 3
2 Rich Gossage 2
3 Craig Lefferts 1
3 Lee Smith 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 104 58 .642 --
Blue Jays 89 73 .549 15.0
Yankees 87 75 .537 17.0
Red Sox 86 76 .531 18.0
Orioles 85 77 .525 19.0
Indians 75 87 .463 29.0
Brewers 67 94 .416 36.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 78 .519 --
Twins 81 81 .500 3.0
Angels 81 81 .500 3.0
Athletics 77 85 .475 7.0
White Sox 74 88 .457 10.0
Mariners 74 88 .457 10.0
Rangers 69 92 .429 14.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 96 65 .596 --
Mets 90 72 .556 6.5
Cardinals 84 78 .519 12.5
Phillies 81 81 .500 15.5
Expos 78 83 .484 18.0
Pirates 75 87 .463 21.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 92 70 .568 --
Astros 80 82 .494 12.0
Braves 80 82 .494 12.0
Dodgers 79 83 .488 13.0
Reds 70 92 .432 22.0
Giants 66 96 .407 26.0