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The 1984 American Association season was the 77th in the league's history, and ended with the Louisville Redbirds winning their first league championship.
The league went back to a single-division, eight team setup this year while keeping the four-team playoff format from 1983 and expanding all rounds to best-of-seven series.
The Redbirds and Wichita finished the season tied, so a one-game playoff took place September 4 in Louisville, KY for the fourth and final playoff spot. Louisville won 3-0, and this result is reflected in the standings below.
This would be the final season for both the Evansville Triplets and Wichita Aeros. The Wichita franchise would be sold and moved to Buffalo, while Evansville would be sold and moved to Nashville.
[edit] Final standings
Playoff teams in bold .
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] First Round
| Indianapolis vs. Louisville
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 5 | Louisville 5 | Indianapolis 1
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| September 6 | Louisville 1 | Indianapolis 0
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| September 7 | Louisville 0 | Indianapolis 6
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| September 8 | Indianapolis 0 | Louisville 10
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| September 9 | Indianapolis 7 | Louisville 6
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| September 10 | Indianapolis 1 | Louisville 2
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| Louisville wins series 4-2
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| Iowa vs. Denver
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 4 | Denver 8 | Iowa 3
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| September 5 | Denver 9 | Iowa 0
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| September 6 | Denver 1 | Iowa 3
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| September 7 | Iowa 2 | Denver 5
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| September 8 | Iowa 1 | Denver 3
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| Denver wins series 4-1
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[edit] Championship Finals
| Louisville vs. Denver
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 11 | Denver 6 | Louisville 5
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| September 12 | Denver 2 | Louisville 4
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| September 13 | Denver 4 | Louisville 5
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| September 14 | Louisville 6 | Denver 5
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| September 15 | Louisville 10 | Denver 8
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| Louisville wins series 4-1
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[edit] League Leaders
[edit] Batting
- Batting Average Tom Dunbar, Oklahoma City, .337
- Runs Scored Vince Coleman, Louisville, 97
- Hits Alan Knicely, Wichita, 190
- Doubles Mel Simons, Evansville, 41
- Triples Daryl Boston, Denver, 19
- Home Runs Joe Hicks, Iowa, 37
- Runs Batted In Knicely, 126
- Stolen Bases Coleman, 101
[edit] Pitching
- Wins Reggie Patterson, Iowa, 14
- Earned Run Average Chris Welsh, Indianapolis, 3.01
- Complete Games Steve Baker, Louisvilla; Keith Creel, Omaha; Danny Jackson, Omaha, 10
- Shutouts Four tied with 3
- Strikeouts Tom Browning, Wichita, 160
- Saves Rick Grapenthin, Indianapolis, 18
[edit] All-Star Team
- First Base Alan Knicely, Wichita
- Second Base Scotty Earl, Evansville
- Shortstop José Uribe, Louisville
- Third Base Jose Castro, Denver
- Outfield Daryl Boston, Denver; Vince Coleman, Louisville; Tom Dunbar, Oklahoma City
- Catcher Kevin Buckley, Oklahoma City; Russ Stephans, Omaha
- Designated Hitter Gary Rajsich, Louisville
- Right-Handed Pitcher Rick Grapenthin, Indianapolis
- Left-Handed Pitcher Joe Hesketh, Indianapolis
[edit] References
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.
1985 Baseball Guide
[edit] External Links
1984 AA - The Baseball Cube
