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…
June 28, 1984: Boston’s Dwight Evans hits walk-off home run to complete the cycle
“I think I just hit for the cycle.”1 That’s what Dwight…
July 4, 1984: Jim Rice’s walk-off grand slam in 10th beats Athletics
It was quite a game for a holiday – or any day. It was quite…
July 8, 1984: Pawtucket Red Sox take opener of doubleheader against Rochester
On July 8, 1984, before a reported crowd of 3,846 at Pawtucket’s…
July 8, 1984: Pawtucket Red Sox sweep of Red Wings lands club in first-place tie
On July 8, 1984, before a reported crowd of 3,846 at Pawtucket’s…
July 8, 1984: SABR stages 1884 World Series re-enactment during Providence convention
In a nod to the organization's roots in historical research,…
July 15, 1984: Ashby’s walk-off single gives Astros the win in 16 innings
“My only regret is that it was not on national TV so the whole…
July 17, 1984: Sixto Lezcano’s two home runs power surging Phillies over Reds
The Philadelphia Phillies surged to 10 games over .500 with their…
July 22, 1984: Doug Frobel’s 11th-inning double gives Pirates a split with first-place Padres
Minor-league power hitting, solid play as an injury fill-in,…
August 9, 1984: Expos’ Dan Schatzeder tames Cubs, hurls 10-inning shutout
The Montreal Expos were in transition in 1984. Although they…
August 12, 1984: Braves-Padres brawl leaves 17 players ejected in one game
A record 17 ballplayers were ejected during one game. The San…
August 12, 1984: Rookie Joe Carter homers twice as Tribe tops Guidry, Yankees
One of the attributes of the great game of baseball is the memories,…
August 17, 1984: Pete Rose stars in return to Reds
Pete Rose’s return to the Cincinnati Reds on August 17, 1984,…
September 3, 1984: Olympian John Hoover has a golden day in season finale for Rochester
Baseball card collectors were treated to a unique surprise in…
September 7, 1984: Bergman leads Tigers’ rally over Blue Jays
As dominant as the Detroit Tigers were during the 1984 season,…
September 7, 1984: Dwight Gooden one-hits the Cubs
The Chicago Cubs were as hot as a summer’s day as they began…
September 12, 1984: Mets’ Dwight Gooden becomes new rookie strikeout rajah
The New York Mets defense had about as much to do on September…