1984 Los Angeles Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 1984 National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 79 83 y 4th Peter O'Malley Al Campanis Tommy Lasorda KTTV (11)Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter ONTVEddie Doucette, Al Downing KABCVin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas The 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 95th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 27th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 23rd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers failed to defend their National League West title from the year before, suffering a losing season for just the second time since 1969, and missed out on the postseason. LAret1.PNG Pee Wee Reese 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 1984 LAret53.PNG Don Drysdale 53 Los Angeles Dodgers 1984 Regular season Season standings Los Angeles Dodgers Record vs. opponents LAD Opening day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Steve Sax Second basemanBill Russell ShortstopKen Landreaux Center fielderPedro Guerrero First basemanMike Marshall Left fielderCandy Maldonado Right fielderGermán Rivera Third basemanMike SciosciaCatcherFernando Valenzuela Starting pitcher Notable transactions September 1, 1984: Juan Bell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.Juan Bell page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1984: Acquired Joe Szeneley, Jose Torres and John Serritella from the Kansas City Royals for Joe Beckwithhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beckwjo01.shtml Joe Beckwith Stats December 8, 1984: Acquired Carlos Diaz and Bob Bailor from the New York Mets for Sid Fernandez Roster 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers 27 Carlos Diaz 55 Orel Hershiser 40 Rick Honeycutt 46 Burt Hooton 43 Ken Howell 49 Tom Niedenfuer 26 Alejandro Peña 41 Jerry Reuss 56 Rich Rodas 34 Fernando Valenzuela 35 Bob Welch 47 Larry White 38 Pat Zachry Catchers 31 Jack Fimple 15 Gilberto Reyes 14 Mike Scioscia  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 10 Dave Anderson 21 Bob Bailor 33 Sid Bream  9 Greg Brock 28 Pedro Guerrero 17,37 Rafael Landestoy 16 Rick Monday 25 Germán Rivera 18 Bill Russell  3 Steve Sax Outfielders 17 Ed Amelung 50 Tony Brewer 44 Ken Landreaux 20 Candy Maldonado  5 Mike Marshall 51 Lemmie Miller 23 R.J. Reynolds 37 Mike Vail 45 Terry Whitfield Other batters 43 José Morales Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 11 Manny Mota 29 Ron Perranoski 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 Mike Scioscia 114 341 93 .273 5 38 1B Greg Brock 88 271 61 .225 14 34 2B Steve Sax 145 569 138 .243 1 35 SS Dave Anderson 121 374 94 .251 3 34 3B Pedro Guerrero 144 535 162 .303 16 72 LF Mike Marshall 134 495 127 .257 21 65 CF Ken Landreaux 134 438 110 .251 11 47 RF Candy Maldonado 116 254 68 .268 5 28 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 Bill Russell 89 262 70 .267 0 19 R.J. Reynolds 73 240 62 .258 2 24 Germán Rivera 94 227 59 .260 2 17 Franklin Stubbs 87 217 42 .194 8 17 Steve Yeager 74 197 45 .228 4 29 Terry Whitfield 87 180 44 .244 4 18 Bob Bailor 65 131 36 .275 0 8 Rafael Landestoy 53 54 10 .185 1 2 Sid Bream 27 49 9 .184 0 6 Rick Monday 31 47 9 .191 1 7 Ed Amelung 34 46 10 .217 0 4 Tony Brewer 24 37 4 .108 1 4 Jack Fimple 12 26 5 .192 0 3 José Morales 22 19 3 .158 0 0 Mike Vail 16 16 1 .063 0 2 Lemmie Miller 8 12 2 .167 0 0 Gilberto Reyes 4 5 0 .000 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 Fernando Valenzuela 34 261.0 12 17 3.03 240 Alejandro Peña 28 199.1 12 6 2.48 135 Rick Honeycutt 29 183.2 10 9 2.84 75 Bob Welch 31 178.2 13 13 3.78 126 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 Orel Hershiser 45 189.2 11 8 2.66 150 Burt Hooton 54 110.0 3 6 3.44 62 Jerry Reuss 30 99.0 5 7 3.82 44 Larry White 7 12.0 0 1 3.00 10 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 Tom Niedenfuer 33 2 5 11 2.47 45 Pat Zachry 58 5 6 2 3.81 55 Carlos Diaz 37 1 0 1 5.49 36 Ken Howell 32 5 5 6 3.33 54 Rich Rodas 3 0 0 0 5.40 1 Awards and honors 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Fernando Valenzuela reserve NL Pitcher of the Month Rick Honeycutt (April 1984) Orel Hershiser (July 1984) NL Player of the Week Candy Maldonado (April 16–22) Orel Hershiser (July 9–15) Farm system AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Terry Collins AA San Antonio Dodgers Texas League Gary LaRocque High A Bakersfield Dodgers California League Don LeJohn High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Stan Wasiak Rookie Great Falls Dodgers Pioneer League Kevin Kennedy Rookie Gulf Coast Dodgers Gulf Coast League Joe Alvarez Major League Baseball draft 1984 Major League Baseball draft The Dodgers drafted 28 players in the June draft and 13 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. The Dodgers first-round pick in the June draft was pitcher Dennis Livingston from Oklahoma State University. He remained with the Dodgers organization until 1987 before moving to the Montreal Expos system. In six seasons in the minors he accumulated a record of 24-36 and a 5.13 ERA in 165 games (59 as a starter). This draft did produce three Major League relief pitchers in Tim Scott (round 2), Darren Holmes (round 16) and Jeff Nelson (round 22) as well as utility player Tracy Woodson (round 3). 1984 draft picksJanuary draft 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1John AlvaIF Pima Community CollegeNoBraves-1985 1985–1991AAA2Keith NicholsonRHP Mission CollegeNoTigers-19841984–1988 A3Eddie CitronelliC Ranger CollegeNo 4Jovon EdwardsOF Alfred UniversityYes 1984–1989 AA5Kevin PhillipsRHP Panola CollegeNo 6Tim McCoyLHP Mt. San Antonio CollegeNoGiants-19861986–1991 AAA7Ted BrooksOF Victor Valley CollegeNo 8Brent BolinRHP Central Arizona CollegeNo 9Keith SheldonRHP Georgia Perimeter CollegeNo Braves-1985 1985Rookie10Daniel RoblesOF Mt. San Antonio CollegeYes 1984–1985 Rookie11Kelly WilsonOF Paris Junior CollegeNo January secondary phase 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Shawn HillegasRHP Middle Georgia CollegeYes 1984–1995 MLB2 Vincent ShinholsterSS Santa Ana College No 1987 A June draft 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Dennis LivingstonLHPOklahoma State UniversityYes1984–1991AAA2Tim ScottRHPHanford High SchoolYes1984–2002MLB3Tracy Woodson1BNorth Carolina State UniversityYes1984–1996MLB4Dave CarlucciCWestfield State CollegeYes1984–1986A5James Ward2BUniversity of ArkansasYes1984–1987A6Michael PesaventoLHPNorth Carolina State UniversityYes1984–1985A7Jeff EdwardsLHPVanderbilt UniversityYes1984–1990AAA8Jay Hornacek3BLyons Township High SchoolYes 1984–1990 A+9Jeffrey BrownOFUniversity of Southern CaliforniaYes 1984–1988 AAA10Jimmy WilliamsLHPChoctaw County High SchoolYes 1984–2003 AAA11Ted HolcombSSWestchester High SchoolYes1984–1988A12Doug TreadwayRHPFlorida State UniversityYes1984–1988 A13John SchlichtingOFUniversity of MinnesotaYes1984–1986 A14Robert JacobsenRHP California State University, FresnoYes1984–1986 A15Jack Ritch2BGeorgia Perimeter CollegeYes 1984–1985 A16Darren HolmesRHPT. C. Roberson High SchoolYes1984–2003MLB17Greg SmithOFBaylor SchoolNoPadres-1988 1988–1990A+18Adrian AdkinsC Jones County High SchoolNoPirates-1989 1989 Rookie19Craig DorseyOFCommunity College of Baltimore County, Catonsville CampusYes1984–1985Rookie20Brad FrekingLHPWauconda High SchoolNo 21Edward JacoboOFCalifornia State University, FresnoYes 1984–1986 A22Jeff NelsonRHPCatonsville High SchoolYes1984–2006MLB23Jerald ClarkOFLamar UniversityNoPadres-19851985–1997 MLB24John CowanOF Montclair State UniversityNoOrioles-1985 1985A- June secondary phase 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Greg MayberryRHP Ferrum CollegeYes 1984–1990AAA2Brian KopetskyIF Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk CampusYes 1984–1986A3Dave SatnatLHP Modesto Junior CollegeYes 1984–1986 A4Scott Clemo3B Gulf Coast Community CollegeNoExpos-1986 1986–1988 AAA Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers Los