The 7th-place Brewers end their season with a 4 – 0 win over the Blue Jays, and manager Rene Lachemann bows out. Lachemann had been fired earlier in the week but stayed on till the finish. George Bamberger will return as manager of the Brewers in 1985.

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The 7th-place Brewers end their season with a 4 – 0 win over the Blue Jays, and manager Rene Lachemann bows out. Lachemann had been fired earlier in the week but stayed on till the finish. George Bamberger will return as manager of the Brewers in 1985.

In the dramatic race for the American League batting title, Don Mattingly goes 4 for 5 in the Yankees’ season-ending 4 – 2 win over the Tigers to edge teammate Dave Winfield .343 to .340. Winfield goes 1 for 4.

In the dramatic race for the American League batting title, Don Mattingly goes 4 for 5 in the Yankees’ season-ending 4 – 2 win over the Tigers to edge teammate Dave Winfield .343 to .340. Winfield goes 1 for 4.

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In the dramatic race for the American League batting title, Don Mattingly goes 4 for 5 in the Yankees’ season-ending 4 – 2 win over the Tigers to edge teammate Dave Winfield .343 to .340. Winfield goes 1 for 4.

Padre Eddie Miller and Dodger Tony Brewer hit homers in their last major league at bats. Miller’s 9th-inning four-bagger, his only career homer, comes in a 4 – 3 loss to Atlanta’s Pascual Perez, while Brewer, the PCL batting champion, homers in LA’s 7 – 2 win over the Giants.

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Padre Eddie Miller and Dodger Tony Brewer hit homers in their last major league at bats. Miller’s 9th-inning four-bagger, his only career homer, comes in a 4 – 3 loss to Atlanta’s Pascual Perez, while Brewer, the PCL batting champion, homers in LA’s 7 – 2 win over the Giants.

Phillies manager Paul Owens resigns following a season-ending doubleheader loss to the Pirates and will move back into the club’s front office. Coach John Felske will succeed Owens as manager in 1985.

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Phillies manager Paul Owens resigns following a season-ending doubleheader loss to the Pirates and will move back into the club’s front office. Coach John Felske will succeed Owens as manager in 1985.

Before a crowd of 2,803, the smallest crowd in Montreal history, the Expos trim the Cards, 6 – 3. Paced by back-to-back homers by Gary Carter and Dan Driessen, the Expos score six in the 4th. The Spos will draw 3,613 on September 4, 2001, their next smallest crowd. In Joe Hesketh’s 7 – 0 shutout over the Mets tomorrow, the crowd will be 12,164.

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Before a crowd of 2,803, the smallest crowd in Montreal history, the Expos trim the Cards, 6 – 3. Paced by back-to-back homers by Gary Carter and Dan Driessen, the Expos score six in the 4th. The Spos will draw 3,613 on September 4, 2001, their next smallest crowd. In Joe Hesketh’s 7 – 0 shutout over the Mets tomorrow, the crowd will be 12,164.

The Indians top the Twins, 4 – 3, on a 2-out pinch solo homer in the 9th by Jamie Quirk. Ron Davis serves up the game-winner to Quirk, whose contract was purchased three days earlier from the Chicago White Sox. For Quirk, it will be his only at bat in a Cleveland uniform during his one-week stint: the Tribe will release him on October 1st when the season ends.

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The Indians top the Twins, 4 – 3, on a 2-out pinch solo homer in the 9th by Jamie Quirk. Ron Davis serves up the game-winner to Quirk, whose contract was purchased three days earlier from the Chicago White Sox. For Quirk, it will be his only at bat in a Cleveland uniform during his one-week stint: the Tribe will release him on October 1st when the season ends.

Rick Sutcliffe pitches a two-hitter in a 4 – 1 win over Pittsburgh to clinch the National League East title for the Cubs the first since 1945

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1984 – Rick Sutcliffe pitches a two-hitter in a 4 – 1 win over Pittsburgh to clinch the National League East title for the Cubs, who will be making their first post-season appearance since 1945. The win is Sutcliffe’s 14th in a row. Sutcliffe strikes out nine Bucs, including Joe Orsulak for the final out.

1984 – Rookie Jim Traber makes his debut in Baltimore, first by singing the national anthem before the Red Sox game, then by DHing. The Red Sox are unimpressed, clipping the Orioles, 8 – 0. Traber had sung the national anthem a number of times before minor league games.

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1984 – Rookie Jim Traber makes his debut in Baltimore, first by singing the national anthem before the Red Sox game, then by DHing. The Red Sox are unimpressed, clipping the Orioles, 8 – 0. Traber had sung the national anthem a number of times before minor league games.

Cal Ripken’s 1st-inning error lets in a score, and that’s it as the Tigers beat Baltimore, 1 – 0. Juan Berenguer is the winner with Willie Hernandez picking up his 28th save. Mike Flanagan goes all the way in the loss. Detroit’s magic number is now 15.

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Cal Ripken’s 1st-inning error lets in a score, and that’s it as the Tigers beat Baltimore, 1 – 0. Juan Berenguer is the winner with Willie Hernandez picking up his 28th save. Mike Flanagan goes all the way in the loss. Detroit’s magic number is now 15.