1984 Oakland Athletics season explained

Oakland Athletics
Season:	1984
League:	American League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
City:	Oakland, California
Record:	77–85 (.475)
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)
Divisional Place:	4th

The Oakland Athletics' 1984 season involved the A's finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. While the A's struggled for a third consecutive season, they staged a major coup by drafting future superstar Mark McGwire with the tenth overall pick of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft. The season also marked the end of Rickey Henderson's first (of four) stints with the Athletics. His second stint would begin in 1989.

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]

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.

Roster

1984 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches (Third Base) (First Base) (Bench/First Base) (Bullpen) (Pitching) (Pitching) (Hitting)

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
C		140	475	118	.248	13	64
1B		148	469	124	.264	5	52
2B		116	365	89	.244	6	43
SS		154	451	120	.266	4	37
3B		151	597	179	.300	14	74
LF		142	502	147	.293	16	58
CF		153	559	143	.256	33	88
RF		134	382	88	.230	9	46
DH		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
	72	230	59	.257	9	36
	106	211	47	.223	7	16
	73	174	40	.230	2	16
	63	136	32	.235	2	10
	80	87	20	.230	0	12
	33	76	20	.263	1	5
	58	71	15	.211	2	8
	51	60	13	.217	0	8
	23	40	7	.175	0	2
	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
	34	211.2	13	10	3.15	93
	33	179.2	8	14	4.76	63
	26	142.0	10	10	4.75	61
	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
	46	183.1	6	13	4.91	63
	38	93.0	1	6	5.23	69
	24	90.0	3	6	4.90	61
	28	89.1	6	4	5.84	44
	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
	68	9	7	36	2.71	89
	57	7	6	2	4.33	58
	17	3	0	2	2.35	8
	16	1	1	1	6.75	10
	13	0	3	0	3.55	19
	8	1	0	0	9.00	3
	6	0	1	0	6.14	3
	3	0	0	1	4.66	5
	2	0	0	0	27.00	2
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Modesto

External links

• 1984 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
• 1984 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rudijo01.shtml Joe Rudi page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caudibi01.shtml Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morgajo02.shtml Joe Morgan page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burrira01.shtml Ray Burris page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/polonlu01.shtml Luis Polonia page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml Félix José page at Baseball Reference
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daughja01.shtml Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belchti01.shtml Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
9. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.232, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgwima01.shtml Mark McGwire page at Baseball Reference
11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burnsto02.shtml Todd Burns page at Baseball Reference
12. Web site: Chuck Hensley Stats.
13. https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torremi01.shtml Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference