1984 Toronto Blue Jays season
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.
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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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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 team record for rookie pitchers 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
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]
- May 16, 1984: Rob Ducey was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent. [7]
- 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.[8]
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Player stats
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 | Ernie Whitt | 124 | 315 | 35 | 75 | 12 | 1 | .238 | 15 | 46 | 0 |
1B | Willie Upshaw | 152 | 569 | 79 | 158 | 31 | 9 | .278 | 19 | 84 | 10 |
2B | Dámaso García | 152 | 633 | 79 | 180 | 32 | 5 | .284 | 5 | 46 | 46 |
3B | Rance Mulliniks | 125 | 343 | 41 | 111 | 21 | 5 | .324 | 3 | 42 | 2 |
SS | Alfredo Griffin | 140 | 419 | 53 | 101 | 8 | 2 | .241 | 4 | 30 | 11 |
LF | Dave Collins | 128 | 441 | 59 | 136 | 24 | 15 | .308 | 2 | 44 | 60 |
CF | Lloyd Moseby | 158 | 592 | 97 | 166 | 28 | 15 | .280 | 18 | 92 | 39 |
RF | George Bell | 159 | 606 | 85 | 177 | 39 | 4 | .292 | 26 | 87 | 11 |
DH | Cliff 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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Jesse Barfield | 110 | 320 | 51 | 91 | 14 | 1 | .284 | 14 | 49 | 8 |
Garth Iorg | 121 | 247 | 24 | 56 | 10 | 3 | .227 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
Willie Aikens | 93 | 234 | 21 | 48 | 7 | 0 | .205 | 11 | 26 | 0 |
Tony Fernández | 88 | 233 | 29 | 63 | 5 | 3 | .270 | 3 | 19 | 5 |
Buck Martinez | 102 | 232 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 1 | .220 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
Rick Leach | 65 | 88 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 2 | .261 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Mitch Webster | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .227 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Kelly Gruber | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .063 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Fred Manrique | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ron Shepherd | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Geno Petralli | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toby Hernández | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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Doyle Alexander | 36 | 35 | 261.2 | 17 | 6 | 3.13 | 99 | 91 | 59 | 139 |
Dave Stieb | 35 | 35 | 267 | 16 | 8 | 2.83 | 87 | 84 | 88 | 198 |
Luis Leal | 35 | 35 | 222.1 | 13 | 8 | 3.89 | 106 | 96 | 77 | 134 |
Jim 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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Jim Gott | 35 | 12 | 109.2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4.02 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 73 |
Bryan 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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Jimmy Key | 63 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4.65 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 44 |
Dennis Lamp | 56 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4.55 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 45 |
Roy Lee Jackson | 54 | 86 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3.56 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 58 |
Jim Acker | 32 | 72 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.38 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 33 |
Ron Musselman | 11 | 21.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
Joey McLaughlin | 6 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Rick 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[9]
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
- "Rob Ducey: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- 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