1980s – Page 9 – Society for American Baseball Research

Tim Teufel (TRADING CARD DB)

June 24, 1984: Bloop, blast, or blot? Twins top White Sox on Tim Teufel’s game-ending inside-the-park home run

Steve Balboni (TRADING CARD DB)

June 25, 1984: George Brett, Steve Balboni slam 3-run home runs in Royals rout

June 28, 1984: Boston’s Dwight Evans hits walk-off home run to complete the cycle

Jim Rice (Trading Card DB)

July 4, 1984: Jim Rice’s walk-off grand slam in 10th beats Athletics

Steve Lyons (TRADING CARD DB)

July 8, 1984: Pawtucket Red Sox take opener of doubleheader against Rochester

Paul Gnacinski (Trading Card DB)

July 8, 1984: Pawtucket Red Sox sweep of Red Wings lands club in first-place tie

July 8, 1984: SABR stages 1884 World Series re-enactment during Providence convention

Gary Carter and Charlie Lea, Trading Card Database

July 10, 1984: Winning performances by two Expos lead NL to All-Star victory

July 15, 1984: Ashby’s walk-off single gives Astros the win in 16 innings

LezcanoSixto

July 17, 1984: Sixto Lezcano’s two home runs power surging Phillies over Reds

Doug Frobel (Trading Card DB)

July 22, 1984: Doug Frobel’s 11th-inning double gives Pirates a split with first-place Padres

Dan Schatzeder (Trading Card DB)

August 9, 1984: Expos’ Dan Schatzeder tames Cubs, hurls 10-inning shutout

August 12, 1984: Braves-Padres brawl leaves 17 players ejected in one game

August 12, 1984: Rookie Joe Carter homers twice as Tribe tops Guidry, Yankees

Pete Rose (TRADING CARD DB)

August 17, 1984: Pete Rose stars in return to Reds

John Hoover (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 3, 1984: Olympian John Hoover has a golden day in season finale for Rochester

September 7, 1984: Bergman leads Tigers’ rally over Blue Jays

Dwight Gooden (Trading Card DB)

September 7, 1984: Dwight Gooden one-hits the Cubs

September 12, 1984: Mets’ Dwight Gooden becomes new rookie strikeout rajah

September 13, 1984: Maine Guides’ Cinderella story ends one game short of International League title

Dwight Gooden (Trading Card DB)

September 17, 1984: Dwight Gooden strikes out 16, but Mets lose to Phillies

Rick Sutcliffe

September 24, 1984: Cubs clinch first postseason berth since 1945 behind Sandberg, Matthews, Sutcliffe

September 27, 1984: A Quirk of fate leads to Indians’ late win

September 28, 1984: Cardinals’ Joaquín Andújar wins 20th game and Bruce Sutter ties single-season saves record