World Series
In the 1984 World Series, the Padres faced the powerful Detroit Tigers, who steamrolled through the regular season with 104 victories (and had started out with a 35-5 record, the best ever through the first 40 games). The Tigers were managed by Sparky Anderson and featured shortstop and native San Diegan Alan Trammell and outfielder Kirk Gibson, along with Lance Parrish and DH Darrell Evans. The pitching staff was bolstered by ace Jack Morris (19-11, 3.60 ERA), Dan Petry (18-8), Milt Wilcox (17-8), and closer Willie Hernandez (9-3, 1.92 ERA with 32 saves). Jack Morris would win games 1 and 4 and the Tigers would go on to win the Series 4-games-to-1.
Reporter Barry Bloom of MLB.com wrote in 2011 that "the postseason in ’84 is still the most exciting week of Major League Baseball ever played in San Diego."
AL Detroit Tigers (4) vs. NL San Diego Padres (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigers – 3, Padres – 2 | October 9 | Jack Murphy Stadium(San Diego) | 57,908 | 3:18 |
| 2 | Tigers – 3, Padres – 5 | October 10 | Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego) | 57,911 | 2:44 |
| 3 | Padres – 2, Tigers – 5 | October 13 | Tiger Stadium (Detroit) | 51,970 | 3:11 |
| 4 | Padres – 2, Tigers – 4 | October 14 | Tiger Stadium (Detroit) | 52,130 | 2:20 |
| 5 | Padres – 4, Tigers – 8 | October 15 | Tiger Stadium (Detroit) | 51,901 | 2:55 |
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