Back in 1984, the Detroit Tigers got off to a 35-5 start. That's winning 87% of your first 40 games.
The Tigers ended up with 104 wins. They beat KC in the ALCS and defeated San Diego in 5 games in the World Series.
Great team.
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On this day in 1984, Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew and Don Drysdale, were elected to The Hall of Fame.
Aparicio was a great shortstop born in Venezuela in 1934: .262 batting average, 2,677 hits and 506 stolen bases in 2,599 games. He was an excellent defensive shortstop.
Killebrew was born in Idaho in 1936 and became one of the best power hitters of our generation: 573 HR, 1,584 RBI, AL MVP 1969 and several HR titles.
Drysdale was born in California in 1936 and played his entire career with the Dodgers: 209 wins, 167 complete games and a 2.95 ERA. In 1968, he pitched 58 straight scoreless innings including six straight shutouts.
They were great.
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