1984 American League Championship Series

1984: ALCS (3-1) Detroit Tigers defeat Kansas City Royals 

Kirk Gibson was named the MVP, hitting .389 with 2 doubles, a triple, 2 HRs, 5 runs and 6 RBI. Lou Whitaker also had a nice LCS, hitting .400 and scoring 5 runs.

Game 1:  Boxscore and Play by Play
Oct 2, 1984                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1984 Detroit 1-0              1 0 0   0 6 0   0 2 0      9  9  1
1984 Kansas City 0-1          0 0 0   4 0 0   0 0 0      4  8  1
GWRBI-Lemon
Game MVP:Chet Lemon
Royals Stadium    (08-16-2019 18:55:03)       Time 3:58, 73ø, Wind: 7 MPH In from LCF  Night Game
Game 1
Detroit 9  Kansas City 4
W: Morris  L: Black
Detroit struck in the first on an RBI triple by Lance Parrish. Jack Morris was cruising along until the 4th. The Royals loaded the bases with 2 out, then Rank White singled, Don Slaught singled, Onyx Concepcion doubled, and suddenly it was 4-1 KC. The lead didn't last long. In the 5th, KC pitchers allowed only 1 hit. Unfortunately, the walked 7, and before the dust settled, the Tigers had scored 6 to retake the lead. Kirk Gibson ripped a 2-run HR in the 8th, and Morris settled down as the Tigers took game 1
Game 2:  Boxscore and Play by Play
Oct 3, 1984                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1984 Detroit 1-1              3 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      4  6  1
1984 Kansas City 1-1          1 1 0   0 0 3   1 0 -      6  9  0
GWRBI-Balboni
Game MVP:Dan Quisenberry
Royals Stadium  (08-16-2019 19:09:45) Time 2:37, 66ø, Clear, Light Rain, Wind: 14 MPH Out to CF  Night Game
Game 2
Kansas City 6  Detroit 4
W: Saberhagen  L: Petry  S: Quisenberry
Detroit jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first on back-to-back homeruns by Kirk Gibson and Lance Parrish. Kansas City scored single runs in the first and second, each time with 2 outs. After the Tigers pushed the lead to 4-2 in the 6th, the Royals got to Dan Petry on homeruns by Jorge Orta and Steve Balboni to take the lead. The Royals tacked on a run in the 7th, and Dan Quisenberry cruised the last 3 innings for the save.
Game 3:  Boxscore and Play by Play
Oct 5, 1984                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1984 Kansas City 1-2          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  1
1984 Detroit 2-1              0 2 1   0 3 0   0 1 -      7 11  0
GWRBI-Garbey
Game MVP:Sid Monge
Injury: Beckwith (today only)
Tiger Stadium    (08-16-2019 19:25:50)       Time 2:42, 60ø, Wind: 11 MPH Left to Right  Day Game
Game 3
Detroit 7  Kansas City 0
W: Wilcox  L: Leibrandt  S: Monge
Switching the action to Tiger Stadium, Barbaro Garbey got the Tigers going with a 2-run homer in the 2nd, and they added another run in the 3rd. Detroit added 3 in the 5th and one more in the 8th. Meanwhile, Milt Wilcox allowed only 3 hits over 5 2/3, and Sid Monge threw 3 1/3 perfect innings to close out the win. 
Game 4:  Boxscore and Play by Play
Oct 6, 1984                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1984 Kansas City 1-3          0 0 0   0 0 0   1 1 0      2  6  0
1984 Detroit 3-1              0 1 0   0 0 0   0 2 -      3  8  0
GWRBI-Trammell
Game MVP:Alan Trammell
Tiger Stadium    (08-16-2019 19:35:29)       Time 2:44, 53ø  Night Game
Game 4
Detroit 3  Kansas City 0
W: Hernandez  L: Quisenberry
The Tigers loaded the bases with no outs in the 2nd, but settled for only one run on a double play ball. Juan Berenguer threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, but the bullpen couldn't hold it. In the 7th, the Royals got to Aurelio Lopez for a walk and a single. Willie Hernandez came on, but allowed the tying run to score on a sac fly. Things looked great for the Royals to even the series when Hal McRae tagged Hernandez with a 2-out solo homer. However, in the 8th, Alan Trammel ripped a 2-run homer off Dan Quisenberry. Hernandez pitched a 1-2-3 9th, and the Tigers were in the World Series.



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