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1984 Detroit Tigers (#33) 4, 1996 New York Yankees (#97) 3
MVP: Lance Parrish (Det 1984) .400/.483/.760, 2 HR, 6 RBI
This was a hard-fought series that looked like it was going to be much shorter. In the 7th inning of Game 1, down 7-5, Tigers OF Chet Lemon hit a 2-run home run to tie the score. The Yankees took a 1-run lead in the 10th when Darryl Strawberry scored on a Howard Johnson error. The Tigers tied it back up on an RBI single by Garbey, and then it was Chet Lemon again, this time with a walk-off sac fly. The Yankees won Game 2 rather handily, and the Tigers came back with their own strong win in Game 3, behind a Kirk Gibson 5-for-6 night. Game 4 also went to the Tigers, putting them up 3-1 in the series. It looked like the Tigers were going to walk away with it, especially after they took a 2-0 lead in Game 5. But the Yankees weren't nearly done. They scored 4 in the 4th inning of Game 5 to take a 4-2 lead, but allowed 3 more Tiger runs in the 5th, going back down 5-4. But the Yanks came back for 2 more in the bottom of the 5th, and added another in the 6th for good measure to extend the series. Game 6 was similar; the Tigers took a 4-1 lead, but New York scored 1 in the 7th, 3 in the 8th and another in the 9th to force a deciding game. Game 7 wasn't nearly as dramatic. The Tigers scored 4 in the 1st and never looked back.
Scores:
Det 9 NYY 8 (10)
NYY 5 Det 1
Det 10 NYY 4
Det 6 NYY 3
NYY 7 Det 5
NYY 6 Det 4
Det 8 NYY 2
The 1984 Tigers next opponent will be the 1963 Dodgers, who beat the #1 seeded 1909 Pirates in 6 games.
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