The Seattle Mariners 1984 season was their eighth since the franchise creation. They finished fifth in the American League West with a record of 74–88 (.457).
1984 Seattle Mariners | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Kingdome | |
City | Seattle, Washington | |
Record | 74–88 (.457) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | George Argyros | |
General managers | Hal Keller | |
Managers | Del Crandall, Chuck Cottier (September 1) | |
Television | KSTW-TV 11 | |
Radio | KVI 570 AM: (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Nelson Briles) | |
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Offseason
edit- November 21, 1983: Bill Caudill and Darrel Akerfelds were traded to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Beard and Bob Kearney.[1]
- December 5, 1983: Dave Geisel was selected by the Mariners from the Toronto Blue Jays in the rule 5 draft.[2]
- January 17, 1984: Mike Blowers was selected in the eighth round of the amateur draft, but did not sign.[3]
- March 23, 1984: Rick Sweet was released by the Mariners.[4]
Regular season
edit- September 1 – Manager Del Crandall (59–76 (.437)) was fired on Saturday morning, August 31,[5] succeeded by third base coach Chuck Cottier.[6]
- First baseman Alvin Davis reached base in each of the first 47 games of his career, and was chosen for his only All-Star Game. The M's MVP, he was also voted the American League's Rookie of the Year, with a .284 batting average, 27 home runs, and 116 RBIs.[7]
- Lefthanded starting pitcher Mark Langston became the first rookie since Herb Score to lead the American League in strikeouts; he was second in the balloting to teammate Davis for AL Rookie of the Year
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 84 | 78 | .519 | — | 44–37 | 40–41 |
California Angels | 81 | 81 | .500 | 3 | 37–44 | 44–37 |
Minnesota Twins | 81 | 81 | .500 | 3 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
Oakland Athletics | 77 | 85 | .475 | 7 | 44–37 | 33–48 |
Chicago White Sox | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10 | 43–38 | 31–50 |
Seattle Mariners | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10 | 42–39 | 32–49 |
Texas Rangers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 14½ | 34–46 | 35–46 |
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
editRoster
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Game log
editRegular season
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April: 12–11 (Home: 7–3; Away: 5–8)
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May: 11–16 (Home: 7–8; Away: 4–8)
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June: 14–15 (Home: 5–7; Away: 9–8)
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July: 12–16 (Home: 8–6; Away: 4–10)
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August: 10–18 (Home: 8–6; Away: 4–10)
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September: 15–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 5–6)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Mariners team member |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Bob Kearney | 133 | 431 | 97 | .225 | 7 | 43 |
1B | Alvin Davis | 152 | 567 | 161 | .284 | 27 | 116 |
2B | Jack Perconte | 155 | 612 | 180 | .294 | 0 | 31 |
SS | Spike Owen | 152 | 530 | 130 | .245 | 3 | 43 |
3B | Jim Presley | 70 | 251 | 57 | .227 | 10 | 36 |
LF | Barry Bonnell | 110 | 363 | 96 | .264 | 8 | 48 |
CF | Dave Henderson | 112 | 350 | 98 | .280 | 14 | 43 |
RF | Al Cowens | 139 | 524 | 145 | .277 | 15 | 78 |
DH | Ken Phelps | 101 | 290 | 70 | .241 | 24 | 51 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Steve Henderson | 109 | 325 | 85 | .262 | 10 | 35 |
Phil Bradley | 124 | 322 | 97 | .301 | 0 | 24 |
Larry Milbourne | 79 | 211 | 56 | .265 | 1 | 22 |
Pat Putnam | 64 | 155 | 31 | .200 | 2 | 16 |
Darnell Coles | 48 | 143 | 23 | .161 | 0 | 6 |
Gorman Thomas | 35 | 108 | 17 | .157 | 1 | 13 |
Domingo Ramos | 59 | 81 | 15 | .185 | 0 | 2 |
Orlando Mercado | 30 | 78 | 17 | .218 | 0 | 5 |
Al Chambers | 22 | 49 | 11 | .224 | 1 | 4 |
John Moses | 19 | 35 | 12 | .343 | 0 | 2 |
Dave Valle | 13 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 1 | 4 |
Bill Nahorodny | 12 | 25 | 6 | .240 | 1 | 3 |
Iván Calderón | 11 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 1 | 1 |
Danny Tartabull | 10 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 2 | 7 |
Ricky Nelson | 9 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
Harold Reynolds | 10 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Mark Langston | 35 | 225.0 | 17 | 10 | 3.40 | 204 |
Mike Moore | 34 | 212.0 | 7 | 17 | 4.97 | 158 |
Jim Beattie | 32 | 211.0 | 12 | 16 | 3.41 | 119 |
Matt Young | 22 | 113.1 | 6 | 8 | 5.72 | 73 |
Salomé Barojas | 19 | 95.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.97 | 37 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Ed Vande Berg | 50 | 130.1 | 8 | 12 | 4.76 | 71 |
Bob Stoddard | 27 | 79.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.13 | 39 |
Dave Geisel | 20 | 43.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 28 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Mike Stanton | 54 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3.54 | 55 |
Paul Mirabella | 52 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4.37 | 41 |
Dave Beard | 43 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.80 | 40 |
Edwin Núñez | 37 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.19 | 57 |
Roy Thomas | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.26 | 42 |
Karl Best | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 |
Lee Guetterman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2 |
Awards and honors
edit- Mark Langston – American League Leader, Strikeouts (204)
Farm system
editReferences
edit- ^ Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Geisel page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Mariners fire another manager". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 2, 1984. p. 6B.
- ^ "Mariner GM Claims talent there for winner". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. September 3, 1984. p. 13.
- ^ "M's Davis gets his shot; earns AL Rookie honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 21, 1984. p. 2C.
- ^ 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
edit- 1984 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference
- 1984 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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