September 14, 1984: The first annual MTV Video Music Awards are held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Herbie Hancock wins the most awards with five, and The Cars take the highest prize of Video Of The Year for "You Might Think."
But the most-remembered performance is by Madonna, of her hit single "Like a Virgin." She wore a wedding dress, with a belt buckle reading, "BOY TOY." She certainly didn't act like a virgin, or a bride. It was her first notable act of iconoclasm and apparent sacrilege. It would not be her last.
Lots of people, mostly Catholic, hate her for her many apparent "blasphemies," including her stage name. Well, it's her real name: She was born Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, in Bay City, Michigan, on August 16, 1958. Nobody's ever called her a "Bay City Roller." Although, as someone who doesn't like her music, I find it somewhat appropriate that Elvis Presley died on her birthday.
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September 14, 1984 was a Friday. These Major League Baseball games were played that day:
* The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox, 7-1 at Yankee Stadium. Joe Cowley outpitched Bruce Hurst. Dave Winfield went 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI. Don Mattingly went 0-for-4, but had an RBI on a groundout.
* The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs, 7-1 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Rick Sutcliffe outpitched Ron Darling.
* The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos, 9-5 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Mike Schmidt hit 2 home runs.
* The San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves, 3-0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Jeff Robinson pitched 7 innings of shutout ball, but the game was still scoreless. The Giants scored all 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning, and Greg Minton became the winning pitcher, completing the 7-hit shutout.
* The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Reds player-manager Pete Rose went 2-for-4.
* The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers, 7-2 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit.
* The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2 at Milwaukee County Stadium. Robin Yount went 2-for-4. Paul Moltior did not play. Eddie Murray went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs. Cal Ripken went 0-for-4.
* The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-7 at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Johnny Ray led off the top of the 12th inning with a home run.
* The Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins, 9-2 at Arlington Stadium in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Texas.
* The San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros, 4-2 at the Astrodome in Houston. Tony Gwynn went 1-for-5 with a walk.
* The California Angels beat the Chicago White Sox, 5-0 at Anaheim Stadium (now Angel Stadium of Anaheim). Geoff Zahn pitched a 6-hit shutout. Reggie Jackson hit a 3-run home run. Rod Carew did not play.
* The Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics, 6-1 at the Oakland Coliseum. Rickey Henderson went 0-for-3 with 2 walks.
* And the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals, 2-1 at the Kingdome in Seattle. George Brett did not play.
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