1984 Oakland Athletics season
Walter A. Haas, Jr. | ||
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General managers | Sandy Alderson | |
Managers | Steve Boros, Jackie Moore | |
Television | KBHK-TV (Bill King, Bill Rigney, Lon Simmons) | |
Radio | KSFO (Bill King, Lon Simmons, Wayne Hagin) | |
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The
Offseason
- October 28, 1983: Joe Rudi was released by the Athletics.[1]
- November 21, 1983: Dave Beard and Bob Kearney were traded by the Athletics to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Caudill and Darrel Akerfelds.[2]
- December 13, 1983: Joe Morgan was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[3]
- December 7, 1983: Rusty McNealy and cash were traded by the Athletics to the Montreal Expos for Ray Burris.[4]
- January 3, 1984: Luis Polonia was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent.[5]
- January 3, 1984: Félix José was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent.[6]
- January 16, 1984: Jack Daugherty was released by the Athletics.[7]
- February 8, 1984: Tim Belcher was chosen by the Athletics from the New York Yankees as a free agent compensation pick.[8]
Regular season
- August 19, 1984: In a game against the Athletics, Cliff Johnson of the Toronto Blue Jays hit the 19th pinch home run of his career, breaking Jerry Lynch's mark of 18.[9]
Season standings
W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
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Kansas City Royals | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | — | 44–37 | 40–41 |
California Angels | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 3 | 37–44 | 44–37 |
Minnesota Twins | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 3 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
Oakland Athletics | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 7 | 44–37 | 33–48 |
Chicago White Sox | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 10 | 43–38 | 31–50 |
Seattle Mariners | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 10 | 42–39 | 32–49 |
Texas Rangers | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 14½ | 34–46 | 35–46 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 4–9 |
Boston | 7–6 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
California | 4–8 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 |
Chicago | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–7–1 |
Detroit | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 |
Kansas City | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 6–7 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 2–11 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 10–3 |
Minnesota | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 1–11 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 |
Seattle | 3–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 10–3 | 5–7 |
Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 3–10 | — | 6–6 |
Toronto | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6–1 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 11–1 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball Draft
- Mark McGwire was drafted by the Athletics in the 1st round (10th pick). Player signed July 20, 1984.[10]
- Todd Burns was drafted by the Athletics in the 7th round.[11]
- June 9, 1984: Chuck Hensley was purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Oakland Athletics.[12]
- July 3, 1984: Mike Torrez was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[13]
- August 9, 1984: Mike Torrez was released by the Athletics.[13]
Roster
1984 Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Mike Heath | 140 | 475 | 118 | .248 | 13 | 64 |
1B | Bruce Bochte | 148 | 469 | 124 | .264 | 5 | 52 |
2B | Joe Morgan | 116 | 365 | 89 | .244 | 6 | 43 |
SS | Tony Phillips | 154 | 451 | 120 | .266 | 4 | 37 |
3B | Carney Lansford | 151 | 597 | 179 | .300 | 14 | 74 |
LF | Rickey Henderson | 142 | 502 | 147 | .293 | 16 | 58 |
CF | Dwayne Murphy | 153 | 559 | 143 | .256 | 33 | 88 |
RF | Mike Davis | 134 | 382 | 88 | .230 | 9 | 46 |
DH | Dave Kingman | 147 | 549 | 147 | .268 | 35 | 118 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Davey Lopes | 72 | 230 | 59 | .257 | 9 | 36 |
Bill Almon | 106 | 211 | 47 | .223 | 7 | 16 |
Donnie Hill | 73 | 174 | 40 | .230 | 2 | 16 |
Jim Essian | 63 | 136 | 32 | .235 | 2 | 10 |
Mark Wagner |
80 | 87 | 20 | .230 | 0 | 12 |
Mickey Tettleton | 33 | 76 | 20 | .263 | 1 | 5 |
Jeff Burroughs | 58 | 71 | 15 | .211 | 2 | 8 |
Garry Hancock | 51 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 8 |
Steve Kiefer | 23 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 0 | 2 |
Dan Meyer | 20 | 22 | 7 | .318 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ray Burris | 34 | 211.2 | 13 | 10 | 3.15 | 93 |
Steve McCatty | 33 | 179.2 | 8 | 14 | 4.76 | 63 |
Bill Krueger | 26 | 142.0 | 10 | 10 | 4.75 | 61 |
Curt Young | 20 | 108.2 | 9 | 4 | 4.06 | 41 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Lary Sorensen | 46 | 183.1 | 6 | 13 | 4.91 | 63 |
Tim Conroy | 38 | 93.0 | 1 | 6 | 5.23 | 69 |
Mike Warren | 24 | 90.0 | 3 | 6 | 4.90 | 61 |
Chris Codiroli | 28 | 89.1 | 6 | 4 | 5.84 | 44 |
Rick Langford | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Bill Caudill | 68 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 2.71 | 89 |
Keith Atherton | 57 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4.33 | 58 |
Tom Burgmeier | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.35 | 8 |
Chuck Rainey | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 10 |
Jeff Jones | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.55 | 19 |
Dave Leiper | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 |
Gorman Heimueller | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 3 |
Jeff Bettendorf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.66 | 5 |
Mike Torrez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 |
Mark Wagner |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Garry Hancock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Tacoma Tigers
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Pacific Coast League | Ed Nottle |
AA | Albany-Colonie A's
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Eastern League
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Keith Lieppman |
A
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Modesto A's
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California League | George Mitterwald |
A
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Madison Muskies | Midwest League | Brad Fischer |
A-Short Season
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Medford A's
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Northwest League | Dennis Rogers |
Rookie
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Idaho Falls A's
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Pioneer League | Jim Nettles |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Modesto
References
- ^ Joe Rudi page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Morgan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ray Burris page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Luis Polonia page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Félix José page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
- ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Mark McGwire page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Todd Burns page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Chuck Hensley Stats".
- ^ a b Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference