1984 Toronto Blue Jays season
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Record | 89–73 (.549) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
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Owner(s) |
Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
General manager(s) | Pat Gillick |
Manager(s) | Bobby Cox |
Local television |
CFTO-TV (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) |
Local radio |
CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) |
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The 1984 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's eighth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing second in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses.
Offseason
- November 14, 1983: Sil Campusano was signed by the Blue Jays as an amateur free agent.[1]
- December 5, 1983: Kelly Gruber was drafted by the Blue Jays from the Cleveland Indians in the 1983 rule 5 draft.[2]
- January 10, 1984: Dennis Lamp was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays.[3]
Regular season
- August 19, 1984: In a game against the Oakland Athletics, Cliff Johnson hit the 19th pinch home run of his career, breaking Jerry Lynch's record of 18.[4]
- Jimmy Key set a Jays rookie record by appearing in 63 games.
- Lloyd Moseby and Dave Collins each led the American League with 15 triples.
- Rance Mulliniks sets a team record by getting 8 consecutive hits.
- Dave Stieb finished second in the American League in strikeouts and ERA.
Opening Day starters
- Jim Clancy
- Jesse Barfield
- George Bell
- Dámaso García
- Alfredo Griffin
- Cliff Johnson
- Lloyd Moseby
- Rance Mulliniks
- Willie Upshaw
- Ernie Whitt
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 104 | 58 | 0.642 | — | 53–29 | 51–29 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 15 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
New York Yankees | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 17 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 18 | 41–40 | 45–36 |
Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 19 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 29 | 41–39 | 34–48 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | 0.416 | 36½ | 38–43 | 29–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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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
- April 3, 1984: Rick Leach was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays.[5]
- May 8, 1984: Geno Petralli was purchased from the Blue Jays by the Cleveland Indians.[6]
- June 4, 1984: Dane Johnson was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 21, 1984.[7]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Whitt, ErnieErnie Whitt | 124 | 315 | 35 | 75 | 12 | 1 | .238 | 15 | 46 | 0 |
1B | Upshaw, WillieWillie Upshaw | 152 | 569 | 79 | 158 | 31 | 9 | .278 | 19 | 84 | 10 |
2B | García, DámasoDámaso García | 152 | 633 | 79 | 180 | 32 | 5 | .284 | 5 | 46 | 46 |
3B | Mulliniks, RanceRance Mulliniks | 125 | 343 | 41 | 111 | 21 | 5 | .324 | 3 | 42 | 2 |
SS | Griffin, AlfredoAlfredo Griffin | 140 | 419 | 53 | 101 | 8 | 2 | .241 | 4 | 30 | 11 |
LF | Collins, DaveDave Collins | 128 | 441 | 59 | 136 | 24 | 15 | .308 | 2 | 44 | 60 |
CF | Moseby, LloydLloyd Moseby | 158 | 592 | 97 | 166 | 28 | 15 | .280 | 18 | 92 | 39 |
RF | Bell, GeorgeGeorge Bell | 159 | 606 | 85 | 177 | 39 | 4 | .292 | 26 | 87 | 11 |
DH | Johnson, CliffCliff Johnson | 127 | 359 | 51 | 109 | 23 | 1 | .304 | 16 | 61 | 0 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Barfield, JesseJesse Barfield | 110 | 320 | 51 | 91 | 14 | 1 | .284 | 14 | 49 | 8 |
Iorg, GarthGarth Iorg | 121 | 247 | 24 | 56 | 10 | 3 | .227 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
Aikens, WillieWillie Aikens | 93 | 234 | 21 | 48 | 7 | 0 | .205 | 11 | 26 | 0 |
Fernández, TonyTony Fernández | 88 | 233 | 29 | 63 | 5 | 3 | .270 | 3 | 19 | 5 |
Martinez, BuckBuck Martinez | 102 | 232 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 1 | .220 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
Leach, RickRick Leach | 65 | 88 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 2 | .261 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Webster, MitchMitch Webster | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .227 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Gruber, KellyKelly Gruber | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .063 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Manrique, FredFred Manrique | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Shepherd, RonRon Shepherd | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Petralli, GenoGeno Petralli | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hernández, TobyToby Hernández | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | R | ER | BB | K |
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Alexander, DoyleDoyle Alexander | 36 | 35 | 261.2 | 17 | 6 | 3.13 | 99 | 91 | 59 | 139 |
Stieb, DaveDave Stieb | 35 | 35 | 267 | 16 | 8 | 2.83 | 87 | 84 | 88 | 198 |
Leal, LuisLuis Leal | 35 | 35 | 222.1 | 13 | 8 | 3.89 | 106 | 96 | 77 | 134 |
Clancy, JimJim Clancy | 36 | 36 | 219.2 | 13 | 15 | 5.12 | 132 | 125 | 88 | 118 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | R | ER | BB | K |
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Gott, JimJim Gott | 35 | 12 | 109.2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4.02 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 73 |
Clark, BryanBryan Clark | 20 | 3 | 45.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.91 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 21 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | R | ER | BB | K |
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Key, JimmyJimmy Key | 63 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4.65 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 44 |
Lamp, DennisDennis Lamp | 56 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4.55 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 45 |
Jackson, Roy LeeRoy Lee Jackson | 54 | 86 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3.56 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 58 |
Acker, JimJim Acker | 32 | 72 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.38 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 33 |
Musselman, RonRon Musselman | 11 | 21.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
McLaughlin, JoeyJoey McLaughlin | 6 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Leach, RickRick Leach | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Award winners
- Doyle Alexander, Pitcher of the Month Award, September
- Dave Collins, American League Leader, Triples, 15
- Lloyd Moseby, American League Leader, Triples, 15
- Dámaso García, Second base
- Alfredo Griffin, Shortstop
- Dave Stieb, Pitcher[8]
Farm system
Notes
- ↑ Sil Campusano at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Kelly Gruber at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dennis Lamp 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
- ↑ Rick Leach at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Geno Petralli at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dane Johnson at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1984 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
- 1984 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac
Preceded by 1983 Toronto Blue Jays season |
1984 Toronto Blue Jays Season 1984 |
Succeeded by 1985 Toronto Blue Jays season |