Games on September 30, 1984

The games of September 30, 1984

14 games were played on September 30, 1984, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 9-2 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 7-6. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays (4-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0), and the California Angels over the Texas Rangers (1-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the San Diego Padres, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 7-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Kansas City Royals 8-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-3. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 29, 1984 and the next, Oct 2, 1984. The 1984 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.