1984 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 1984 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing 7th in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 94 losses.
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Owner(s) | Bud Selig |
General manager(s) | Harry Dalton |
Manager(s) | Rene Lachemann |
Local television | WVTV (Steve Shannon, Mike Hegan) Sportsvue (Bob Uecker, Mike Hegan, Steve Shannon) |
Local radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes) |
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Offseason
- December 8, 1983: Ned Yost and Dan Scarpetta (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the Texas Rangers for Jim Sundberg.[1]
- January 16, 1984: Ted Simmons was signed as a free agent with the Brewers.[2]
- January 17, 1984: Don Money was released by the Brewers.[3]
- February 19, 1984: Billy Max (minors) was traded by the Brewers to the New York Mets for Kelvin Moore.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 104 | 58 | 0.642 | — | 53–29 | 51–29 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 15 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
New York Yankees | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 17 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 18 | 41–40 | 45–36 |
Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 19 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 29 | 41–39 | 34–48 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | 0.416 | 36½ | 38–43 | 29–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 4–9 |
Boston | 7–6 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
California | 4–8 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 |
Chicago | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–7–1 |
Detroit | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 |
Kansas City | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 6–7 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 2–11 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 10–3 |
Minnesota | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 1–11 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 |
Seattle | 3–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 10–3 | 5–7 |
Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 3–10 | — | 6–6 |
Toronto | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6–1 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 11–1 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 18, 1984: Paul Hartzell was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[5]
- May 9, 1984: Paul Hartzell was released by the Brewers.[5]
- June 9, 1984: Paul Hartzell was signed as a free Agent by the Brewers.[5]
- June 9, 1984: Chuck Hensley was purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Oakland Athletics.[6]
- July 2, 1984: Chuck Hensley was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.[6]
- July 3, 1984: Danny Boone was released by the Brewers.[7]
- August 8, 1984: Jim Kern was signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.[8]
- August 11, 1984, Frank Robinson was hired as hitting coach.[9]
Draft picks
- June 4, 1984: John Jaha was drafted by the Brewers in the 14th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed September 3, 1984.[10]
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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C | Jim Sundberg | 110 | 348 | 91 | .261 | 7 | 43 |
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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Paul Molitor | 13 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
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 |
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Don Sutton | 33 | 213 | 14 | 12 | 3.77 | 143 |
Chuck Porter | 17 | 81.1 | 6 | 4 | 3.87 | 48 |
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 |
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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 |
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Pete Ladd | 54 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5.24 | 75 |
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1984.[11]
Notes
- Sundberg fills Brewers No. 1 need
- Ted Simmons at Baseball-Reference
- Don Money at Baseball-Reference
- Kelvin Moore at Baseball-Reference
- Paul Hartzell at Baseball-Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henslch01.shtml
- Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kernji01.shtml
- Frank Robinson hired as Milwaukee coach
- John Jaha at Baseball-Reference
- "1984 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
References
- 1984 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
- 1984 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com