1984 Oakland Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Oakland Athletics 1984 American League West Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California 77–85 (.475) Walter A. Haas, Jr. Sandy Alderson Steve Boros, Jackie Moore KBHK-TV(Bill King, Bill Rigney, Lon Simmons) KSFO(Bill King, Lon Simmons, Wayne Hagin) 4th The 1984 Oakland Athletics season was the 84th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 17th season in Oakland. The Athletics finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. While the A's struggled for a third consecutive season, they staged a major coup by drafting future superstar Mark McGwire with the tenth overall pick of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. The season also marked the end of Rickey Henderson's first (of four) stints with the Athletics. His second stint would begin in 1989. After 13 years, this would be the final season that the Athletics wore their Swingin' A's era uniforms. Offseason October 28, 1983: Joe Rudi was released by the Athletics.Joe Rudi page at Baseball Reference November 21, 1983: Dave Beard and Bob Kearney were traded by the Athletics to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Caudill and Darrel Akerfelds.Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference December 13, 1983: Joe Morgan was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Joe Morgan page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1983: Rusty McNealy and cash were traded by the Athletics to the Montreal Expos for Ray Burris.Ray Burris page at Baseball Reference January 3, 1984: Luis Polonia was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent.Luis Polonia page at Baseball Reference January 3, 1984: Félix José was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent.Félix José page at Baseball Reference January 16, 1984: Jack Daugherty was released by the Athletics.Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference February 8, 1984: Tim Belcher was chosen by the Athletics from the New York Yankees as a free agent compensation pick.Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference Regular season August 19, 1984: In a game against the Athletics, Cliff Johnson of the Toronto Blue Jays hit the 19th pinch home run of his career, breaking Jerry Lynch's mark of 18.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.232, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Oakland Athletics Record vs. opponents OAK Notable transactions June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball draft Mark McGwire was drafted by the Athletics in the 1st round (10th pick). Player signed July 20, 1984.Mark McGwire page at Baseball Reference Todd Burns was drafted by the Athletics in the 7th round.Todd Burns page at Baseball Reference June 9, 1984: Chuck Hensley was purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Oakland Athletics.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henslch01.shtml Chuck Hensley Stats July 3, 1984: Mike Torrez was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference August 9, 1984: Mike Torrez was released by the Athletics. Roster 1984 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers 55 Keith Atherton 52 Jeff Bettendorf 39 Tom Burgmeier 48 Ray Burris 36 Bill Caudill 23 Chris Codiroli 24 Tim Conroy 13 Gorman Heimueller 38 Jeff Jones 32 Bill Krueger 22 Rick Langford 52 Dave Leiper 54 Steve McCatty 30 Chuck Rainey 27,40 Lary Sorensen 33 Mike Torrez 43 Mike Warren 29 Curt Young Catchers 19 Jim Essian  2 Mike Heath  6 Mickey Tettleton Infielders 20 Bruce Bochte 25 Donnie Hill 28 Steve Kiefer  4 Carney Lansford 12 Dan Meyer  8 Joe Morgan 18 Tony Phillips  9 Mark Wagner Outfielders 34 Bill Almon 16 Mike Davis 11 Garry Hancock 35 Rickey Henderson 15 Davey Lopes 21 Dwayne Murphy Other batters  3 Jeff Burroughs 10 Dave Kingman Manager 14 Steve Boros 42 Jackie Moore Coaches 41 Clete Boyer (Third Base) 42 Jackie Moore (First Base) 45 Bob Didier (Bench/First Base) 46 Dave McKay (Bullpen) 37 Ron Schueler (Pitching) 44 Wes Stock (Pitching) 26 Billy Williams (Hitting) 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 Heath 140 475 118 .248 13 64 1B Bruce Bochte 148 469 124 .264 5 52 2B Joe Morgan 116 365 89 .244 6 43 SS Tony Phillips 154 451 120 .266 4 37 3B Carney Lansford 151 597 179 .300 14 74 LF Rickey Henderson 142 502 147 .293 16 58 CF Dwayne Murphy 153 559 143 .256 33 88 RF Mike Davis 134 382 88 .230 9 46 DH Dave Kingman 147 549 147 .268 35 118 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 Davey Lopes 72 230 59 .257 9 36 Bill Almon 106 211 47 .223 7 16 Donnie Hill 73 174 40 .230 2 16 Jim Essian 63 136 32 .235 2 10 Mark Wagner Mark Wagner (shortstop) 80 87 20 .230 0 12 Mickey Tettleton 33 76 20 .263 1 5 Jeff Burroughs 58 71 15 .211 2 8 Garry Hancock 51 60 13 .217 0 8 Steve Kiefer 23 40 7 .175 0 2 Dan Meyer 20 22 7 .318 0 4 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 Ray Burris 34 211.2 13 10 3.15 93 Steve McCatty 33 179.2 8 14 4.76 63 Bill Krueger 26 142.0 10 10 4.75 61 Curt Young 20 108.2 9 4 4.06 41 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 Lary Sorensen 46 183.1 6 13 4.91 63 Tim Conroy 38 93.0 1 6 5.23 69 Mike Warren 24 90.0 3 6 4.90 61 Chris Codiroli 28 89.1 6 4 5.84 44 Rick Langford 3 8.2 0 0 8.31 2 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 Bill Caudill 68 9 7 36 2.71 89 Keith Atherton 57 7 6 2 4.33 58 Tom Burgmeier 17 3 0 2 2.35 8 Chuck Rainey Chuck Rainey (baseball) 16 1 1 1 6.75 10 Jeff Jones 13 0 3 0 3.55 19 Dave Leiper 8 1 0 0 9.00 3 Gorman Heimueller 6 0 1 0 6.14 3 Jeff Bettendorf 3 0 0 1 4.66 5 Mike Torrez 2 0 0 0 27.00 2 Mark Wagner Mark Wagner (shortstop) 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Garry Hancock 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Tigers Pacific Coast League Ed Nottle AA Albany-Colonie A's Eastern League Keith Lieppman A Modesto A's California League George Mitterwald A Madison Muskies Midwest League Brad Fischer A-Short Season Medford A's Northwest League Dennis Rogers Rookie Idaho Falls A's Pioneer League Jim Nettles LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Modesto References 2 External links 1984 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1984 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Oakland Athletics seasons Oakland Athletics season Oakland Athletics Category:1980s in Oakland, California