1984 Texas Rangers season

March 2026 November 2013 Texas Rangers 1984 American League West Arlington Stadium Arlington, Texas 69 92 y 7th Eddie Chiles Joe Klein, Tom Grieve Doug Rader KXAS-TVHSE(Eric Nadel, Steve Busby, Merle Harmon) WBAP(Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz ) The 1984 Texas Rangers season was the 24th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 13th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 13th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished seventh in the American League West, with a record of 69 wins and 92 losses. Offseason November 21, 1983: Marv Foley was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Marv Foley at Baseball Reference December 7, 1983: John Butcher and Mike Smithson were traded by the Rangers to the Minnesota Twins for Gary Ward and Sam Sorce (minors).John Butcher at Baseball Reference December 8, 1983: Jim Sundberg was traded by the Rangers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ned Yost and Dan Scarpetta (minors).Jim Sundberg at Baseball Reference January 17, 1984: Gordon Dillard was drafted by the Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Gordon Dillard at Baseball Reference January 27, 1984: Tommy Boggs was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Tommy Boggs at Baseball Reference Regular season May 6, 1984: Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles hit for the cycle in a game against the Rangers. Season standings Texas Rangers Record vs. opponents TEX Notable transactions May 25, 1984: Mike Richardt was traded by the Rangers to the Houston Astros for Alan Bannister.Mike Richardt at Baseball Reference July 2, 1984: The Rangers traded players to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Dickie Noles. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Tim Henry (minors) and Jorge Gomez (minors) to the Cubs on December 11.Dickie Noles at Baseball Reference Roster 1984 Texas Rangers roster Roster Pitchers 22 Jim Bibby 44 Danny Darwin 35 Tom Henke 45 Dwayne Henry 49 Charlie Hough 21 Odell Jones 16 Mike Mason 53 Joey McLaughlin 36 Dickie Noles 24 Dave Schmidt 31 Dave Stewart 28 Frank Tanana 41 Dave Tobik 38 Ricky Wright Catchers 30 Marv Foley 43 Donnie Scott 7,10 Ned Yost Infielders 14 Jim Anderson  2 Alan Bannister 25 Buddy Bell 12 Dave Hostetler 20,46 Jeff Kunkel  9 Pete O'Brien  2 Mike Richardt  1 Bill Stein  3 Wayne Tolleson 19 Curtis Wilkerson Outfielders 13 Tom Dunbar  6 Bobby Jones 15 Larry Parrish  5 Billy Sample 32 Gary Ward 26 George Wright Other batters 10 Kevin Buckley 17 Mickey Rivers Manager 11 Doug Rader Coaches 37 Rich Donnelly 18 Glenn Ezell 22 Merv Rettenmund 52 Dick Such 42 Wayne Terwilliger Game log Regular season background:red;color:#036; 1984 regular season game log: 69–92 (Home: 34–46; Away: 35–46) y background:#036;color:red; April: 8–14 (Home: 3–7; Away: 5–7) # Date Time Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 1 || April 3 || 7:35p.m. CST || Indians || 1-9 || Sutcliffe (1–0) || Hough (0–1) || – || 2:51 || 21,537 || 0–1 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 2 || April 5 || 7:35p.m. CST || Indians || 3-7 || Heaton (1–0) || Stewart (0–1) || Spillner (1) || 2:48 || 9,032 || 0–2 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 3 || April 6 || 7:35p.m. CST || Yankees || 7-6 || Tobik (1–0) || Murray (0–1) || – || 2:52 || 14,038 || 1–2 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 4 || April 7 || 12:30p.m. CST || Yankees || 8-5 || Mason (1–0) || Fontenot (0–1) || – || 1:53 || 12,181 || 2–2 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 5 || April 8 || 12:30p.m. CST || Yankees || 3-4 || Murray (1–1) || Tobik (1–1) || – || 3:51 || 21,409 || 2–3 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 6 || April 10 || 1:30p.m. EST || @ Tigers || 1–5 || Petry (2–0) || Stewart (0–2) || – || 2:32 || 51,238 || 2–4 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 7 || April 12 || 1:30p.m. EST || @ Tigers || 4–9 || Morris (3–0) || Tanana (0–1) || – || 2:48 || 19,154 || 2–5 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 8 || April 13 || 7:35p.m. CST || Blue Jays || 2-3 || Lamp (1–2) || Tobik (1–2) || Key (1) || 2:53 || 10,515 || 2–6 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc | 9 || April 14 || 12:30p.m. CST || Blue Jays || 6-2 || Hough (1–1) || Clancy (0–1) || - || 2:14 || 9,852 || 3–6 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 10 || April 15 || 12:30p.m. CST || Blue Jays || 1-2 || Lamp (2–2) || Stewart (0–3) || - || 2:09 || 12,583 || 3–7 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 11 || April 17 || 7:35p.m. EST || @ Red Sox || 8-4 || Tanana (1–1) || Eckersley (0–2) || - || 2:35 || 13,293 || 4–7 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 12 || April 18 || 7:35p.m. EST || @ Red Sox || 4-3 || Darwin (1–0) || Ojeda (0–2) || Tobik (1) || 2:21 || 12,052 || 5–7 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 13 || April 19 || 2:05p.m. EST || @ Red Sox || 7-4 || Jones (1–0) || Boyd (0–2) || - || 2:24 || 10,926 || 6–7 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 14 || April 20 || 8:00p.m. EST || @ Yankees || 1-4 || Guidry (1–1) || Stewart (0–4) || - || 2:10 || 17,861 || 6–8 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 15 || April 21 || 2:00p.m. EST || @ Yankees || 1-0 || Tanana (2–1) || Fontenot (0–3) || Tobik (2) || 2:28 || 20,729 || 7–8 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 16 || April 22 || 2:00p.m. EST || @ Yankees || 4-0 || Darwin (2–0) || Rijo (0–1) || - || 2:28 || 20,530 || 8–8 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 17 || April 23 || 1:35p.m. EST || @ Indians || 1-3 || Sutcliffe (3–1) || Hough (1–2) || Camacho (3) || 2:16 || 3,188 || 8–9 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 18 || April 25 || 7:35p.m. CST || Tigers || 4–9 || Wilcox (2–0) || Stewart (0–5) || Hernández (2) || 2:38 || 25,883 || 8–10 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 19 || April 26 || 7:35p.m. CST || Tigers || 5–7 || Bair (2–0) || Tanana (2–2) || López (2) || 2:50 || 13,559 || 8–11 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 20 || April 27 || 2:05p.m. EST || @ Orioles || 3-4 || Stewart (3–0) || Tobik (1–3) || - || 3:15 || 35,629 || 8–12 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 21 || April 28 || 7:35p.m. EST || @ Orioles || 1-6 || McGregor (3–3) || Hough (1–3) || - || 2:16 || 22,124 || 8–13 || L5 |-style=background:#fbb | 22 || April 29 || 2:05p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 2-3 || Davis (1–0) || Stewart (0–6) || Martinez (2) || 2:12 || 34,467 || 8–14 || L6 |- y background:#036;color:red; May: 12–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 6–7) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#036;color:red; June: 15–15 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–9) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#036;color:red; July: 10–17 (Home: 5–9; Away: 5–8) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 84 || July 5 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Tigers || 4–7 || López (7–0) || Hough (8–7) || Hernández (15) || 2:26 || 15,151 || 36–48 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 85 || July 6 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Tigers || 5–3 || Mason (6–6) || Berenguer (4–7) || Schmidt (4) || 2:42 || 22,378 || 37–48 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 86 || July 7 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Tigers || 2–5 || Rozema (5–1) || Darwin (5–5) || Hernández (16) || 2:41 || 29,262 || 37–49 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 87 || July 8 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Tigers || 9–7 || Tanana (9–8) || Bair (4–2) || Schmidt (5) || 2:37 || 16,010 || 38–48 || W1 |-style=background:#bbbfff |colspan="12"|55th All-Star Game in San Francisco, CA |-style=background:#fbb | 95 || July 19 || 6:35p.m. CDT || @ Tigers || 2–9 || Wilcox (9–6) || Stewart (4–11) || – || 2:32 || 26,908 || 40–55 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 96 || July 20 || 6:35p.m. CDT || @ Tigers || 1–3 || Rozema (7–1) || Tanana (9–9) || Hernández (18) || 2:16 || 39,484 || 40–56 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 97 || July 21 || 6:35p.m. CDT || @ Tigers || 6–7 || Monge (1–0) || Noles (1–1) || Hernández (19) || 2:38 || 46,219 || 40–57 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 98 || July 22 || 12:30p.m. CDT || @ Tigers || 0–2 || Petry (13–4) || Hough (10–8) || Hernández (20) || 2:11 || 37,846 || 66–29 || L5 |- y background:#036;color:red; August: 15–13 (Home: 9–6; Away: 6–7) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#036;color:red; September: 9–18 (Home: 4–10; Away: 5–7) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Rangers team member 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 C Donnie Scott 81 235 52 .221 3 20 1B Pete O'Brien Pete O'Brien (first baseman) 142 520 149 .287 18 80 2B Wayne Tolleson 118 338 72 .213 0 9 SS Curt Wilkerson 153 484 120 .248 1 26 3B Buddy Bell 148 553 174 .315 11 83 LF Billy Sample 130 489 121 .247 5 33 CF Gary Ward Gary Ward (outfielder) 155 602 171 .284 21 79 RF Larry Parrish 156 613 175 .285 22 101 DH Mickey Rivers 102 313 94 .300 4 33 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. HR RBI George Wright 101 383 93 .243 9 48 Ned Yost 80 242 44 .182 6 25 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones (outfielder) 64 143 37 .259 4 22 Jeff Kunkel 50 142 29 .204 3 7 Marv Foley 63 115 25 .217 6 19 Alan Bannister 47 112 33 .295 2 9 Tom Dunbar 34 97 25 .258 2 10 Dave Hostetler 37 82 18 .220 3 10 Jim Anderson 39 47 5 .106 0 1 Bill Stein 27 43 12 .279 0 3 Mike Richardt 6 9 1 .111 0 0 Kevin Buckley 5 7 2 .286 0 0 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 Charlie Hough 36 266.0 16 14 3.76 164 Frank Tanana 35 246.1 15 15 3.25 141 Danny Darwin 35 223.2 8 12 3.94 123 Dave Stewart 32 192.1 7 14 4.73 119 Mike Mason 36 184.1 9 13 3.61 113 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 Dickie Noles 18 57.2 2 3 5.15 39 Ricky Wright 8 14.2 0 2 6.14 6 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 Dave Schmidt 43 6 6 12 2.56 46 Odell Jones 33 2 4 2 3.64 28 Tom Henke 25 1 1 2 6.35 25 Dave Tobik 24 1 6 5 3.61 30 Joey McLaughlin 15 2 1 0 4.41 21 Jim Bibby 8 0 0 0 4.41 6 Dwayne Henry 3 0 1 0 8.31 2 Awards and honors Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove 1984 Buddy Bell, 3B, Silver Slugger Award, 1984 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Tom Burgess and Rusty Gerhardt AA Tulsa Drillers Texas League Orlando Gómez A Salem Redbirds Carolina League Bill Stearns A Burlington Rangers Midwest League Rudy Jaramillo A-Short Season Tri-City Triplets Northwest League Marty Scott Rookie GCL Rangers Gulf Coast League Mike Bucci LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tri-City, GCL Rangers Notes References 1984 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference 1984 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 Category:Texas Rangers seasons Texas Rangers season Texas Rang