Baseball Historians

Alan Trammell’s former staff is slowly finding its way back into baseball after they were all let go when Jim Leyland was brought on.  Lance Parrish was recently hired to become the manager of the Dodgers new Single-A affiliate, the Great Lakes …

With the exception of the 1945 Team, the Detroit Tigers have had great catchers on each of their World Championship Teams. In 1935, player/manager Mickey Cochrane ended up number four among all catchers in Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. The 1…

1984 World Series Game 5 – October 14, 1984 Tigers 8, Padres 4 Tigers Win Best of Seven Series 4-1 The score looks like a blowout, but what a game. The Tigers took the series in five, and beat the Padres to win the World Series at Tiger Stadium. …

1984 World Series Game 3 – October 12, 1984 Tigers 5, Padres 2 Tigers Lead Best of Seven Series 2-1 Milt Wilcox got the nod in game three after pitching an incredible game a week before in the ALCS. He started out this game on a decent note. He l…

American League Championship Series Game 2October 3, 1984 Tigers 5, Royals 3 Tigers Lead Best of Five Series 2-0 While the first game was over pretty much after the first inning, this game showed why the Kansas City Royals walked away with the AL West …

American League Championship Series Game 1October 2, 1984 Tigers 8, Royals 1 (Tigers Lead Best of Five Series 1-0)
Big players produce during big moments, and two of the Tiger’s bread winners, Jack Morris and Alan Trammell, came up huge in game one to give the Detroit Tigers a 1-0 lead in their quest for a [...]

September 29, 1984 Tigers 11, Yankees 3 (104-57)
With a strong offensive performance, and with only one game left in the season, the 1984 Detroit Tigers won their 104th game, setting the franchise record. The game was actually close for a while, but with the game tied 1-1, the Tigers scored five runs in the sixth [...]

September 28, 1984 Tigers 4, Yankees 2 (103-57)
The Detroit Tigers tied the team record with their 103rd win of the season. Dan Petry pitched six solid innings before giving way to the pen with the game tied 1-1. The Tigers took the lead back in the seventh on an RBI single by Lance Parrish, but [...]