1984 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1984 American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 85–77 (.525) 5th Edward Bennett Williams Hank Peters Joe Altobelli WMAR-TV(Rex Barney, Brooks Robinson, Mel Proctor)Home Team Sports(Rex Barney, Mel Proctor) WFBR(Jon Miller, Tom Marr) The 1984 Baltimore Orioles season was the 84th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 31st in Baltimore, and the 31st at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses. Offseason February 7, 1984: Tom Underwood was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/underto01.shtml Tom Underwood Stats Regular season May 6, 1984: Cal Ripken Jr. hit for the cycle in a game against the Texas Rangers. Cal Ripken Jr. set an American League record for most assists by a shortstop with 583. During the season, Mike Boddicker became the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Orioles in the 20th century.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Record vs. opponents BAL Opening Day starters Rich Dauer Rick Dempsey Dan Ford Wayne Gross John Lowenstein Scott McGregor Eddie Murray Cal Ripken Jr. John Shelby Ken Singletonhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1984&t=BAL 1984 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions August 14, 1984: Ron Jackson was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Ron Jackson page at Baseball Reference Roster 1984 Baltimore Orioles roster Roster Pitchers 52 Mike Boddicker 21,59 Mark Brown 34 Storm Davis 39 Ken Dixon 46 Mike Flanagan 30 Dennis Martínez 23 Tippy Martinez 16 Scott McGregor 41 John Pacella 22 Jim Palmer 36 Nate Snell 53 Sammy Stewart 32 Bill Swaggerty 42 Tom Underwood Catchers 24 Rick Dempsey  6 Floyd Rayford 41 Orlando Sánchez Infielders 10 Todd Cruz 25 Rich Dauer 14 Wayne Gross 11 Ron Jackson 33 Eddie Murray  8 Cal Ripken Jr.  2 Vic Rodriguez 12 Lenn Sakata Outfielders  1 Al Bumbry 9,28 Jim Dwyer 15 Dan Ford 38 John Lowenstein 35 Gary Roenicke 18 Larry Sheets 37 John Shelby 43 Mike Young Other batters 27 Benny Ayala 17 Joe Nolan 29 Ken Singleton 28 Jim Traber Manager 26 Joe Altobelli Coaches 44 Elrod Hendricks 31 Ray Miller 47 Cal Ripken, Sr. 54 Ralph Rowe 40 Jimmy Williams 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 R H Avg. HR C Rick Dempsey 109 330 76 .230 11 34 1B Eddie Murray 162 588 180 .306 29 110 2B Rich Dauer 127 397 101 .254 2 24 SS Cal Ripken Jr. 162 641 195 .304 27 86 3B Wayne Gross 127 342 74 .216 22 64 LF Gary Roenicke 121 326 73 .224 10 44 CF John Shelby 128 383 80 .209 6 30 RF Mike Young 123 401 101 .252 17 52 DH Ken Singleton 111 363 78 .215 6 36 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 Al Bumbry 119 344 93 .270 3 24 John Lowenstein 105 270 64 .237 8 28 Floyd Rayford 86 250 64 .256 4 27 Jim Dwyer 76 161 41 .255 2 21 Lenn Sakata 81 157 30 .191 3 11 Todd Cruz 95 142 31 .218 3 9 Benny Ayala 60 118 25 .212 4 24 Dan Ford 25 91 21 .231 1 5 Joe Nolan 35 62 18 .290 1 9 Ron Jackson 12 28 8 .286 0 2 Jim Traber 10 21 5 .238 0 2 Vic Rodriguez Vic Rodriguez (baseball) 11 17 7 .412 0 2 Larry Sheets 8 16 7 .438 1 2 Orlando Sánchez 4 8 2 .250 0 1 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 BB Mike Boddicker 34 261.1 20 11 2.79 128 Mike Flanagan 34 226.2 13 13 3.53 115 Storm Davis 35 225.0 14 9 3.12 105 Scott McGregor 30 196.1 15 12 3.94 67 Ken Dixon 2 13.0 0 1 4.15 8 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 Dennis Martínez 34 141.2 6 9 5.02 77 Bill Swaggerty 23 57.0 3 2 5.21 18 Jim Palmer 5 17.2 0 3 9.17 4 John Pacella 6 14.2 0 1 6.75 8 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 Tippy Martinez 55 4 9 17 3.91 72 Sammy Stewart 60 7 4 13 3.29 56 Tom Underwood 37 1 0 1 3.52 39 Mark Brown Mark Brown (baseball) 9 1 2 0 3.91 10 Nate Snell 5 1 1 0 2.35 7 Todd Cruz 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Frank Verdi AA Charlotte O's Southern League Grady Little and John Hart A Hagerstown Suns Carolina League John Hart, Grady Little and Len Johnston A-Short Season Newark Orioles New York–Penn League Jim Hutto Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Greg Biagini LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte Japan tour The Orioles made its second Yomiuri Shimbun-sponsored tour of Japan since 1971. The newspaper received approval from MLB on December 29, 1982, to invite the winner of the 1983 World Series to play 15 games against Nippon Professional Baseball competition, primarily the 1984 Japan Series champion. Yomiuri owner Tōru Shōriki originally wanted to invite the 1984 World Series winner, but eventually agreed to MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's suggestion of the previous year's World Series champion. The exhibition matches were intended to be part of the golden jubilee celebration for the Yomiuri Giants which was owned by the tour's sponsor and another attempt by Shōriki for his team to make a legitimate claim at being world champions of the sport."Toru Shoriki, owner of the Yomiuri Giants, the best...," United Press International (UPI), Wednesday, December 29, 1982. Retrieved March 27, 2023. The Orioles accepted the invitation on January 2, 1984,"The world champion Baltimore Orioles are scheduled to tour...," United Press International (UPI), Monday, January 2, 1984. Retrieved March 27, 2023. 2 1 2 months after winning the 1983 World Series.Durso, Joseph. "Orioles Defeat Phillies, 5–0, and Win Series," The New York Times, Monday, October 17, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2023. The Yomiuri was eventually left disappointed when both the Orioles and its Giants failed to qualify for the postseason with fifth- and third-place finishes respectively. Instead of the Giants for which the event's organizers had hoped, the opponent in the first five matches was the 1984 Japan Series champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp.Haberman, Clyde. "'World Series' Loses Luster in Japan," The New York Times, Wednesday, October 31, 1984. Retrieved March 27, 2023. Eight of the games featured both players who surpassed Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played streak. Cal Ripken Jr. and Sachio Kinugasa batted .219 and .143 respectively.Holway, John B. "Japanese Baseball's Iron Outcast," The Washington Post, Sunday, September 17, 1995. Retrieved March 27, 2023. The fifteenth and final exhibition contest originally scheduled for November 15 in Baltimore's sister city Kawasaki was cancelled due to rain."The Baltimore Orioles, last year's World Series champions, will...," United Press International (UPI), Friday, September 28, 1984. Retrieved March 27, 2023.Burgess, John. "Baseball in Land of the Rising Sun," The Washington Post, Saturday, November 17, 1984. Retrieved March 27, 2023. Upon the Orioles' arrival in Tokyo on October 25, manager Joe Altobelli said he wanted his team to win at least 10 games."Orioles Look Anemic, Losing 1st to Carp, 1–0," The Washington Post, Sunday, October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 27, 2023. The Orioles finished the tour with an 8–5–1 record, including 4–1 each in head-to-head competition against the Giants and Carp. GameMonthDateDayPlaceOpponentW/L/DScoreOrioles Pitcher of Record Notes 1 OCT 27 SA Tokyo Hiroshima Toyo Carp L 0–1 Mike Boddicker Winning pitcher Kazuhisa Kawaguchi singles in the game's only run in the second."Sports People: Japanese Stops Orioles," The New York Times, Sunday, October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 27, 2023. 2 OCT 28 SU Tokyo Hiroshima Toyo Carp W 5–3 Nate Snell 3 OCT 30 TU Tokorozawa Hiroshima Toyo Carp W 5–3 Bill Swaggerty 4 OCT 31 W Yokohama Hiroshima Toyo Carp W 7–5 Nate Snell Four-run rally erases 5–3 deficit with two outs in the ninth."The Baltimore Orioles scored four runs in the ninth...," United Press International (UPI), Wednesday, October 31, 1984. Retrieved March 27, 2023. 5 NOV 1 TH Osaka Hiroshima Toyo Carp W 5–2 Mike Flanagan 6 NOV 3 SA Tokyo Yomiuri Giants W 7–4 Storm Davis 7 NOV 4 SU Nishinomiya Japan All-Stars L 4–5 Mike Boddicker 8 NOV 6 TU Okayama Japan All-Stars L 7–8 Sammy Stewart 5–2 lead disappears after giving up six runs in the eighth."A collection of Japanese all-stars rallied for six runs...," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, November 6, 1984. Retrieved March 27, 2023. 9 NOV 7 W Hiroshima Yomiuri Giants/Hiroshima Toyo Carp D 5–5 – 10 NOV 9 F Kumamoto Yomiuri Giants W 11–6 Nate Snell 11 NOV 10 SA Kitakyushu Yomiuri Giants W 9–8 Tom Underwood 12 NOV 11 SU Fukuoka Yomiuri Giants W 13–9 Nate Snell 13 NOV 13 TU Nagoya Yomiuri Giants/Chunichi Dragons L 4–8 Dennis Martínez All four runs score on homers by John Lowenstein, Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken Jr."The Baltimore Orioles suffered their fourth defeat in their...," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, November 13, 1984. Retrieved March 27, 2023. 14 NOV 14 W Shizuoka Yomiuri Giants L 5–10 Mike Flanagan Source: Baltimore Orioles 1985 Media Guide (scroll down to pages 43 through 46). References 2 External links 1984 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1984 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Bibliography Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles