agues ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁gained ▁distinction ▁as ▁just ▁the ▁third ▁team ▁in ▁major ▁league ▁history ▁( after ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers ) ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁season ▁wire - to - wire , ▁from ▁opening ▁day ▁through ▁their ▁World ▁Series ▁victory . ▁In ▁the ▁process , ▁Tig ers ▁ski pper ▁S par ky ▁Anderson ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁manager ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁World ▁Series ▁title ▁in ▁both ▁le agues , ▁having ▁previously ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁with ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s . ▁▁ 1 9 8 5 : ▁U mp iring ▁controvers y ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁won ▁the ▁series ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁three ▁over ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals . ▁ ▁The ▁key ▁turning ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁a ▁Kansas ▁City ▁win ▁in ▁Game ▁Six ▁a ided ▁by ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁call ▁by ▁Don ▁Den k inger ▁at ▁first ▁base . ▁ ▁Kansas ▁City ▁later ▁won ▁Game ▁Seven ▁ 1 1 - 0 ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁series . ▁▁ 1 9 8 7 : ▁Tw ins ▁First ▁World ▁Series ▁Champion ▁to ▁Win ▁Every ▁Home ▁Game ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁championship ▁by ▁winning ▁all ▁ 4 ▁games