1984 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 103rd season of the franchise; the 98th in the National League. This was their 15th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 75–87.

1984 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record75–87 (.463)
Divisional place6th
Other information
Owner(s)John W. Galbreath
Warner Communications
General manager(s)Harding "Pete" Peterson
Manager(s)Chuck Tanner
Local televisionKDKA-TV
(Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders)
HSE
(Steve Blass, Bob Prince, Willie Stargell)
Local radioKDKA-AM
(Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker)
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Regular season

Season standings
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 9665 0.596 — 51–29 45–36
New York Mets 9072 0.556 6½ 48–33 42–39
St. Louis Cardinals 8478 0.519 12½ 44–37 40–41
Philadelphia Phillies 8181 0.500 15½ 39–42 42–39
Montreal Expos 7883 0.484 18 39–42 39–41
Pittsburgh Pirates 7587 0.463 21½ 41–40 34–47

Record vs. opponents
1984 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —3–913–512–66–125–74–87–58–47–1110–85–7
Chicago 9–3—7–56–67–510–712–69–98–106–69–313–5
Cincinnati 5–135–7—8–107–117–53–95–77–57–1112–64–8
Houston 6–126–610–8—9–97–54–86–66–66–1212–68–4
Los Angeles 12–65–77–119–9—6–63–93–94–810–810–86–6
Montreal 7–57–105–75–76–6—7–1111–77–117–57–59–9
New York 8–46–129–38–49–311–7—10–812–66–64–87–11
Philadelphia 5-79–97–56–69–37–118–10—7–117–58–48–10
Pittsburgh 4–810–85–76–68–411–76–1211–7—4–86–64–14
San Diego 11–76–611–712–68–105–76–65–78–4—13–57–5
San Francisco 8–103–96–126–128–105–78–44–86–65–13—7–5
St. Louis 7–55–138–44–86–69–911–710–814–45–75–7—

Game log
1984 Game Log: 75–87 (Home: 41–40; Away: 34–47)
April: 7–13 (Home: 2–4; Away: 5–9)
May: 12–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 3–6)
June: 11–20 (Home: 6–7; Away: 5–13)
July: 15–15 (Home: 11–8; Away: 4–7)
August: 13–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–7)
September: 17–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–5)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Roster
1984 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Opening Day lineup
Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Marvell WynneCF
Johnny Ray2B
Bill Madlock3B
Jason Thompson1B
Amos OtisLF
Tony PeñaC
Doug FrobelRF
Dale BerraSS
Rick RhodenSP

Player stats
Batting
Pitching

Awards and honors

1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Transactions
  • November 7, 1983 – Jim Bibby granted Free Agency.
  • November 7, 1983 – Miguel Diloné granted Free Agency.
  • November 7, 1983 – Richie Hebner granted Free Agency.
  • November 7, 1983 – Dave Parker granted Free Agency.
  • November 7, 1983 – Kent Tekulve granted Free Agency.
  • November 7, 1983 – Dave Tomlin granted Free Agency.
  • November 12, 1983 – Sold Bob Owchinko to the Cincinnati Reds.
  • November 22, 1983 – Signed Jeff Little as a free agent.
  • November 22, 1983 – Signed Andy Rincon as a free agent.
  • December 6, 1983 – Traded Mike Easler to the Boston Red Sox. Received John Tudor.
  • December 19, 1983 – Signed Amos Otis as a free agent.
  • December 22, 1983 – Signed Kent Tekulve as a free agent.
  • January 12, 1984 – Signed Dave Tomlin as a free agent.
  • January 17, 1984 – Drafted Gil Heredia in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
  • January 17, 1984 – Drafted Jay Buhner in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed May 26, 1984.
  • January 17, 1984 – Drafted Tom Prince in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed May 24, 1984.
  • January 17, 1984 – Drafted Alex Cole in the 11th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
  • February 1, 1984 – Signed Joe Charboneau as a free agent.
  • March 4, 1984 – Signed Jim Neidlinger as an amateur free agent.
  • March 28, 1984 – Signed Kelly Paris as a free agent.
  • March 31, 1984 – Released Gene Tenace.
  • April 3, 1984 – Signed Bob Walk as a free agent.
  • May 19, 1984 – Signed Mitchell Page as a free agent.
  • June 4, 1984 – Drafted Eric Hetzel in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
  • June 4, 1984 – Drafted Barry Jones in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
  • June 4, 1984 – Drafted Wes Chamberlain in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
  • June 4, 1984 – Drafted Gordon Dillard in the 7th round of the 1984 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
  • June 4, 1984 – Drafted Stu Cole in the 19th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
  • June 21, 1984 – Signed Hipolito Pena as a free agent.
  • August 5, 1984 – Released Amos Otis.

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League Tommy Sandt
AA Nashua Pirates Eastern League Bill Scripture
A Prince William Pirates Carolina League Johnny Lipon
A Macon Pirates South Atlantic League Joe Frisina
A-Short Season Watertown Pirates New York–Penn League Bill Bryk
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke

Notes
  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  3. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  4. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
  5. http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1984as.shtml

References
  • 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
  • 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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