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6 unusual facts about 1984 in baseball


1984 Little League World Series

The 1984 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Calvin Griffith

As president, majority owner and de facto general manager of the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise of the American League from 19551984, he was famous for his devotion to the game and for his sayings.

Jerry McNertney

After his playing career ended, McNertney was the bullpen coach for the New York Yankees in 1984 and for the Boston Red Sox during the latter half of the 1988 season, after coaching in the Yankees' farm system during the early 1980s.

Joe Hesketh

Joseph Thomas Hesketh (born February 15, 1959 in Lackawanna, New York) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1984 through 1994 for the Montreal Expos (1984–90), Atlanta Braves (1990) and Boston Red Sox (1990–94).

Sherry Robertson

He moved the club to Minneapolis-St. Paul after the 1960 season, then led the Minnesota Twins until he sold the club in 1984.

Wichita Aeros

The Wichita Aeros were an American minor league baseball franchise based in Wichita, Kansas, that played in the Triple-A American Association from 1970 through 1984.



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