Wire to Wire: Inside the 1984 Detroit Tigers Championship Season

by George Cantor and AshleyNicole

Award-winning Detroit columnist George Cantor revisits the 1984 World Series champion Detroit Tigers with unparalleled insight into what the season meant to a reeling city filled with delirious fans.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572435046
• ISBN13: 9781572435049
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great memories!

I was fortunate to be outside the stadium that 'night' that Gibson hit the winning run. Watching a small tv that was sitting on top of someones car. The city went crazy. I'll never forget it. and I'm honored to have been part of it. Went to a couple of the games that year as well at Tiger Stadium. Met Lance Parrish and Alan Trammell. That summer was the sweetest. Bless you boys for the memories! Go Tigers!

I REMEMBER LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY

The 1984 season was not only the greatest in Tiger's history but one of the greatest by any baseball team in history. It was done at a time when expansion had not yet watered down the talent of the league and free agency had yet to tear teams apart. The 35 - 5 start by the Tigers that year was one of the greatest accomplishments by a team in any sport. An .875 winning percentage through 40 games! The highlight would be Jack Morris' no-hitter against the White Sox and would just grow from there as the Tigers led the AL East from start to finish, then swept the Royals and blased the Padres in five games to win the world series. It was a team that had it all with great starting pitching from Morris, Dan Petry, and Milt Wilcox. Great relivers with Aurelio Lopez and the 1984 Cy Young and MVP Willie Hernandez. They hit with power and average with the likes of Kirk Gibson, Lance Parrish, and Darrel Evans and hit for average with Lou Whitaker, Alan Trammell and Chet Lemon. They had great defense as well. "Bless you Boys" became the rallying cry for fans that year thanks to former sportscaster Al Ackerman. He even got then President Ronald Regan to say it. What a season..the battles with Toronto were legendary. And of course there was game five of the World Series and Gibson's epic three-run homer off ace reliever Goose Gossage to cement the series win. What a season!

George Cantor Gets it Right

I remember the '84 and the '68 seasons, and I was old enough during both to get caught up in the fervor of the pennant drives and the subsequent world series. 1968 was more emotional, by far, but Mr. Cantor rekindles not only memories but gives us the nuances behind the box scores. It was great to go back in time and remember how the team was put together and that fantastic start. Wow, 35 and 5. While nothing will ever replace the raw emotion of 1968, 1984 was a very good year, and the book is a must read for any true Tiger fan.