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…
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April 29, 1984: Phillies make six errors, lose game and series to Mets

The Philadelphia Phillies captured the 1983 National League pennant…

May 6, 1984: Cal Ripken Jr. breaks out of slump with cycle

Believe it or not, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr.…

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

A season after dropping its first All-Star Game since 1971, the…

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…