1984 Oakland Athletics season

1984 Oakland Athletics
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (since 1968)
Oakland, California (since 1968)
Results
Record	77–85 (.475)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter A. Haas, Jr.
General manager(s)	Sandy Alderson
Manager(s)	Steve Boros, Jackie Moore
Local television	KBHK (Bill King, Bill Rigney, Lon Simmons)
Local radio	KSFO (Bill King, Lon Simmons, Wayne Hagin)
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The Oakland Athletics' 1984 season involved the A's finishing 4th 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]

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1984 American League Records Sources:
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

Roster

Pitchers

55 Keith Atherton

52 Jeff Bettendorf

39 Tom Burgmeier

48 Ray Burris

36 Bill Caudill

23 Chris Codiroli

24 Tim Conroy

13 Gorman Heimueller

38 Jeff Jones

32 Bill Krueger

22 Rick Langford

52 Dave Leiper

54 Steve McCatty

30 Chuck Rainey

27,40 Lary Sorensen

33 Mike Torrez

43 Mike Warren

29 Curt Young

Catchers

19 Jim Essian

2 Mike Heath

6 Mickey Tettleton

Infielders

20 Bruce Bochte

25 Donnie Hill

28 Steve Kiefer

4 Carney Lansford

12 Dan Meyer

8 Joe Morgan

18 Tony Phillips

9 Mark Wagner

Outfielders

34 Bill Almon

16 Mike Davis

11 Garry Hancock

35 Rickey Henderson

15 Davey Lopes

21 Dwayne Murphy

Other batters

3 Jeff Burroughs

10 Dave Kingman

Manager

14 Steve Boros

42 Jackie Moore

Coaches

41 Clete Boyer

42 Jackie Moore

45 Bob Didier

37 Ron Schueler

26 Billy Williams

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
2B	Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan	116	365	89	.244	6	43

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.	RBI
Wagner, MarkMark Wagner	80	87	20	.230	12
Hancock, GarryGarry Hancock	51	60	13	.217	8
Kiefer, SteveSteve Kiefer	23	40	7	.175	2

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
Burris, RayRay Burris	34	211.2	13	10	3.15	93

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
Sorensen, LaryLary Sorensen	46	183.1	6	13	4.91	63

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
Caudill, BillBill Caudill	68	9	7	36	2.71	89
Atherton, KeithKeith Atherton	57	7	6	2	4.33	58
Burgmeier, TomTom Burgmeier	17	3	0	2	2.35	8
Rainey, ChuckChuck Rainey	16	1	1	1	6.75	10
Heimueller, GormanGorman Heimueller	6	0	1	0	6.14	3
Bettendorf, JeffJeff Bettendorf	3	0	0	1	4.66	5
Torrez, MikeMike Torrez	2	0	0	0	27.00	2
Wagner, MarkMark Wagner	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
Hancock, GarryGarry Hancock	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Tigers	Pacific Coast League	Ed Nottle
AA	Albany-Colonie A's	Eastern League	Keith Lieppman
A	Modesto A's	California League	George Mitterwald
A	Madison Muskies	Midwest League	Brad Fischer
A-Short Season	Medford A's	Northwest League	Dennis Rogers
Rookie	Idaho Falls A's	Pioneer League	Jim Nettles

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
↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.232, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
↑ Mark McGwire page at Baseball Reference
↑ Todd Burns page at Baseball Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henslch01.shtml
1 2 Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference

External links

1984 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1984 MLB draft 1984 All-Star Game 1984 World Series

Oakland Athletics

Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics
Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Barrs Field; Terry Park Ballfield; Wilmington Park; McCurdy Field; Connie Mack Field; McKechnie Field; Rendezvous Park; Scottsdale Stadium I; Phoenix Municipal Stadium; Hohokam Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owners: John J. Fisher & Lewis Wolff
President: Michael Crowley
Executive vice president: Billy Beane
General manager: David Forst
Manager: Bob Melvin

Important figures

Hall of Fame members	Home Run Baker Chief Bender Mickey Cochrane Eddie Collins Dennis Eckersley Rollie Fingers Jimmie Foxx Lefty Grove Rickey Henderson Catfish Hunter Reggie Jackson Nap Lajoie Connie Mack Eddie Plank Al Simmons Rube Waddell Dick Williams

Wall of Fame members	Sam Chapman Jack Coombs Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Ferris Fain Bob Johnson Eddie Joost Bing Miller Wally Moses Rube Oldring Bobby Shantz Eddie Rommel Elmer Valo Rube Walberg Gus Zernial

World Series
Champions (9)

American League
Championships (15)

AL West Division
Championships (16)

AL Wild Card (2)

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Rookie: AZL Athletics; DSL Athletics

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