1984 Major League Baseball season
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The 1984 Major League Baseball season started with a 9-game winning streak by the eventual World Series champions Detroit Tigers who started the season with 35 wins and 5 losses and never relinquished the first place lead. Wikipedia
Champion: Detroit Tigers
AL runners-up: Kansas City Royals
League: Major League Baseball
NL runners-up: Chicago Cubs
Number of games: 162
Number of teams: 26
Season MVP: NL: Ryne Sandberg (CHC); AL: Willie Hernández (DET)