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There was a stretch in late July and August where the team lost 12 out of 18. The Tigers finished with a 104–58 record, 15 games ahead of the second place Toronto Blue Jays. They outscored their opponents 829–643. The 1984 Tigers' 104 wins is a franchise record and their .642 winning percentage ranks as the 4th best in team history, as follows:
The 1984 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1984 season. The 81st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Detroit Tigers and the National League (NL) champion San Diego Padres .
In 1984, the Tigers opened the season with a 35–5 record and went on to defeat the Kansas City Royals in the 1984 American League Championship Series and the San Diego Padres in the 1984 World Series. Whitaker was the team's leadoff hitter and starting second baseman. He appeared in 142 games at second base and compiled a .289 batting average ...
The 1984 American League Championship Series ended in a sweep by the Tigers, although Games 2 and 3 were both close. Game 2 was decided in extra innings, and the Tigers clinched the pennant with a 1–0 victory in Game 3. Detroit never trailed in the series, and led in 26 of the 29 innings played (with the other three tied).
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This is to date the last World Series won by the Tigers. The Tigers would return to the postseason in 1987, but were upset by the eventual World Series champion Minnesota Twins in five games in the ALCS. The Tigers would return to the World Series in 2006 and 2012, but they lost both to the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants respectively.
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