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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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium | |
City | Toronto | |
Record | 89–73 (.549) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | |
General managers | Pat Gillick | |
Managers | Bobby Cox | |
Television | CFTO-TV (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) | |
Radio | CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) | |
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Offseason
Transactions
Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1984 season.[1]
November 1983
November 7 | Randy Moffitt granted free agency. |
November 14 | Signed amateur free agent Sil Campusano to a contract. |
December 1983
December 5 | Drafted Kelly Gruber from the Cleveland Indians in the 1983 MLB Rule 5 draft. Dave Geisel drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1983 MLB Rule 5 draft. |
December 6 | Drafted José Segura from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 Minor League Draft. |
December 8 | Acquired Bryan Clark from the Seattle Mariners for Barry Bonnell. |
December 20 | Acquired Willie Aikens from the Kansas City Royals for Jorge Orta. |
January 1984
January 10 | Signed free agent Dennis Lamp from the Chicago White Sox to a five-year contract.[2] |
March 1984
March 13 | Acquired Derwin McNealy from the New York Yankees for Don Cooper. |
April 1984
April 3 | Signed free agent Manny Castillo from the Seattle Mariners to a contract. Signed free agent Rick Leach from the Detroit Tigers to a contract. |
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.[3]
- 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
- 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 | — |
Transactions
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1984 regular season.[4]
May 1984
May 1 | Signed free agent Mike Proly from the Chicago Cubs to a contract. |
May 8 | Player rights of Geno Petralli sold to the Cleveland Indians. |
May 13 | Released Joey McLaughlin. |
May 16 | Signed amateur free agent Rob Ducey to a contract. |
June 1984
June 8 | Purchased the contract of Ron Musselman from the Texas Rangers. |
June 25 | Signed free agent Don Gordon from the Detroit Tigers to a contract. |
August 1984
August 23 | Signed amateur free agent Domingo Martínez to a contract. |
September 1984
September 4 | Released Alvis Woods. |
September 26 | Signed amateur free agent Vince Horsman. |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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September
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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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Dave Stieb | 35 | 35 | 267.0 | 16 | 8 | 2.83 | 87 | 84 | 88 | 198 |
Doyle Alexander | 36 | 35 | 261.2 | 17 | 6 | 3.13 | 99 | 91 | 59 | 139 |
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 | 62.0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4.65 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 44 |
Roy Lee Jackson | 54 | 86.0 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3.56 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 58 |
Dennis Lamp | 56 | 85.0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4.55 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 45 |
Jim Acker | 32 | 72.0 | 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 | 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[5]
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Jim Beauchamp |
AA | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern League | John McLaren |
A | Kinston Blue Jays | Carolina League | Doug Ault |
A | Florence Blue Jays | South Atlantic League | Dennis Holmberg |
Rookie | GCL Blue Jays | Gulf Coast League | Ramón Webster |
Rookie | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | Pioneer League | Duane Larson |
Notes
- "1984 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- Golombek, Allan. "Dennis Lamp, relief ace for the Chicago White Sox..." www.upi.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- 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
- "1984 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- 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