1984 Houston Astros season explained

Houston Astros
Season:	1984
League:	National League
Division:	West
City:	Houston, Texas
Record:	80–82 (.494)
Divisional Place:	3rd
Owners:	John McMullen
General Managers:	Al Rosen
Managers:	Bob Lillis
Television:	KTXH HSE
Radio:	KRBE (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker, Mike Elliott, Jim Durham, Larry Hirsch)

The Houston Astros' 1984 season, the team competed in the National League West.

Offseason

April 27, 1984: J. R. Richard was released by the Astros.
May 25, 1984: Alan Bannister was traded by the Astros to the Texas Rangers for Mike Richardt.^[2]
June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball Draft
- Ken Caminiti was drafted by the Astros in the 3rd round. Player signed June 9, 1984.^[3]
- John Vander Wal was drafted by the Astros in the 8th round, but did not sign.^[4]
July 4, 1984: Scott Loucks was traded by the Astros to the Montreal Expos for Brad Mills.^[5]
August 28, 1984: Ray Knight was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for players to be named later. The New York Mets completed the trade by sending Gerald Young and Manuel Lee to the Astros on August 31 and Mitch Cook (minors) to the Astros on September 10.^[6]

1984 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches (Outfield/Defensive Coordinator)

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	108	344	73	.212	9	34
1B	127	436	135	.310	8	44
2B	147	548	143	.261	4	41
SS	146	527	137	.260	6	60
3B	128	374	104	.278	4	45
LF	160	600	187	.312	12	95
CF	151	524	152	.290	9	83
RF	132	449	135	.301	9	55

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
121	331	86	.260	2	29
88	278	62	.223	2	29
87	249	70	.281	3	31
66	191	50	.262	4	27
53	81	23	.284	1	14
32	72	19	.264	2	15
18	61	13	.213	2	8
24	39	8	.205	1	4
25	21	4	.190	0	0
9	20	4	.200	0	0
5	17	6	.353	0	1
14	17	3	.176	0	0
16	15	4	.267	0	2
6	10	0	.000	0	1

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
38	248.1	16	12	3.04	127
35	233.2	15	10	3.20	140
30	183.2	12	11	3.04	197
31	154.0	5	11	4.68	83

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
39	132.0	7	5	4.02	86
40	90.1	1	9	4.58	60
17	40.2	2	3	5.53	29

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
57	4	9	14	3.35	65
60	11	4	5	1.93	47
53	5	4	5	2.21	45
32	0	0	0	3.02	26
31	1	3	0	1.95	33
9	0	1	0	1.17	11
2	1	0	0	0.00	1