1984 Houston Astros season
The Houston Astros' 1984 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.
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Record | 80–82 (.494) |
Divisional place | 3rd |
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Owner(s) | John McMullen |
General manager(s) | Al Rosen |
Manager(s) | Bob Lillis |
Local television | KTXH HSE |
Local radio | KRBE (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker, Mike Elliott, Jim Durham, Larry Hirsch) |
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Offseason
- February 17, 1984: J. R. Richard was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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San Diego Padres | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 48–33 | 44–37 |
Atlanta Braves | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 12 | 38–43 | 42–39 |
Houston Astros | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 12 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 13 | 40–41 | 39–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 22 | 39–42 | 31–50 |
San Francisco Giants | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 26 | 35–46 | 31–50 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 3–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Chicago | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–7 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | |||||
Cincinnati | 5–13 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 4–8 | |||||
Houston | 6–12 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 8–4 | |||||
Los Angeles | 12–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 7–5 | 7–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–8 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 11–7 | — | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–14 | |||||
San Diego | 11–7 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — | 13–5 | 7–5 | |||||
San Francisco | 8–10 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–13 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–5 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 14–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 27, 1984: J. R. Richard was released by the Astros.[1]
- May 25, 1984: Alan Bannister was traded by the Astros to the Texas Rangers for Mike Richardt.[2]
- June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball Draft
- Ken Caminiti was drafted by the Astros in the 3rd round. Player signed June 9, 1984.[3]
- John Vander Wal was drafted by the Astros in the 8th round, but did not sign.[4]
- July 4, 1984: Scott Loucks was traded by the Astros to the Montreal Expos for Brad Mills.[5]
- August 28, 1984: Ray Knight was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for players to be named later. The New York Mets completed the trade by sending Gerald Young and Manuel Lee to the Astros on August 31 and Mitch Cook (minors) to the Astros on September 10.[6]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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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 |
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Ray Knight | 88 | 278 | 62 | .223 | 2 | 29 |
Denny Walling | 87 | 249 | 70 | .281 | 3 | 31 |
Alan Bannister | 9 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Richardt | 16 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 2 |
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Madden | 17 | 40.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.53 | 29 |
Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mark Ross | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Asheville
References
External links
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