October 8, 1983: Orioles clinch AL pennant in final postseason game at Comiskey Park
For the Chicago White Sox and their fans, the zany summer of…
October 11, 1983: Phillies take World Series opener from Orioles in pitchers’ duel
The Baltimore Orioles entered the 1983 World Series on an absolute…
October 12, 1983: Orioles knot World Series on Mike Boddicker’s gem
Desperately needing a win, the Orioles entered Memorial Stadium…
October 14, 1983: Cy Young winners Flanagan, Carlton face off in World Series
With the 1983 World Series knotted after two games, Philadelphia…
October 16, 1983: Orioles win World Series behind McGregor’s shutout
An impressive number of intrepid Baltimore Orioles fans were…
April 2, 1984: Angels’ Forsch slows down Red Sox in a hurry on Opening Day
When the California Angels captured the American League West…
April 7, 1984: Jack Morris throws a no-hitter against the White Sox
No-hitters are often remembered for the dramatic defensive plays…
April 8, 1984: Dickie Thon beaned in head in Astros’ loss to Mets
Right-handed hitting Dickie Thon of the Astros didn’t move…
April 11, 1984: Mariners’ Alvin Davis homers off Dennis Eckersley in major-league debut
Alvin Davis expected to spend 1984 in Triple A with the Salt…
April 13, 1984: Pete Rose records his 4,000th major-league hit
As Pete Rose stood on second base, basking in the cheers of the…
April 16, 1984: Dave Kingman hits three home runs for A’s
After 11 straight games at home to start the 1984 season, the…
April 21, 1984: David Palmer throws five perfect innings in Expos’ rain-shortened win
If Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton were a sportswriter covering the…
April 27, 1984: Indians outlast sizzling Tigers in 19 innings
The Detroit Tigers, who didn’t arrive home from Texas until…
April 27, 1984: Rick Honeycutt’s near-perfect outing cut short by rain
After a sluggish five-game start in 1984, everything clicked…
April 29, 1984: Petry takes no-hitter into 8th to cap Tigers’ historic April
“Something is in the air in Detroit. It’s contagious. It’s…
May 6, 1984: Cal Ripken Jr. breaks out of slump with cycle
Believe it or not, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr.…
May 8-9, 1984: White Sox, Brewers play for 25 innings, longest game in major-league history
George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “Baseball has the great advantage…
May 16, 1984: Carlton Fisk hits for the cycle with only triple of the season
At Comiskey Park in mid-May 1984, there was a chance for “a…
May 19, 1984: Maligned Giants reliever Greg Minton makes first start in seven seasons
From 1980 to 1982, Greg Minton of the San Francisco Giants reigned…
May 27, 1984: Cey it ain’t so! Reds and Cubs brawl over disputed home run call
Cubs announcer Harry Caray began his WGN-TV broadcast on May…
June 4, 1984: The Dave Bergman Game
Ask a Tigers fan of recent vintage to associate “Blue Jays”…
June 23, 1984: The Sandberg Game
The Chicago Cubs were struggling. For the first two months of…
June 24, 1984: Bloop, blast, or blot? Twins top White Sox on Tim Teufel’s game-ending inside-the-park home run
After four straight losing seasons – including two last-place…
June 25, 1984: George Brett, Steve Balboni slam 3-run home runs in Royals rout
The 1984 Kansas City Royals were nobody’s idea of an offensive…