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1984 California Angels season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1984 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing second in the American League west with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses.
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| 1984 California Angels | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |||
| City | Anaheim, California | |||
| Owners | Gene Autry | |||
| General managers | Buzzie Bavasi, Mike Port | |||
| Managers | John McNamara | |||
| Television | KTLA (Geoff Witcher, Joe Buttitta) ONTV | |||
| Radio | KMPC (Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Al Conin) KLVE (Cookie Rojas, Ulpiano Cos Villa) | |||
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- November 22, 1983: Rod Carew was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[1]
- December 19, 1983: Curt Brown was traded by the Angels to the New York Yankees for Mike Browning (minors).[2]
- February 6, 1984: Rob Picciolo was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[3]
- September 17, 1984: In a game against the Kansas City Royals, Reggie Jackson hit the 500th home run of his career.[4] It was the 17th anniversary of the day he hit his first home run. Jackson hit his 500th, at Anaheim Stadium off Bud Black of the Royals.
- September 30, 1984: Mike Witt throws a perfect game against the Texas Rangers, recording the only perfect game in franchise history.
Season standings
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| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | — | 44–37 | 40–41 |
| California Angels | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 3 | 37–44 | 44–37 |
| Minnesota Twins | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 3 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
| Oakland Athletics | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 7 | 44–37 | 33–48 |
| Chicago White Sox | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 10 | 43–38 | 31–50 |
| Seattle Mariners | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 10 | 42–39 | 32–49 |
| Texas Rangers | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 14½ | 34–46 | 35–46 |
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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 | — |
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Transactions
- June 4, 1984: Dante Bichette was drafted by the Angels in the 17th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 8, 1984.[5]
- August 2, 1984: Ron Jackson was released by the California Angels.[6]
Roster
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Regular season
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April: 15–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–5)
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May: 11–14 (Home: 4–10; Away: 7–4)
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June: 15–12 (Home: 5–7; Away: 10–5)
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July: 12–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 5–8)
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August: 13–16 (Home: 7–8; Away: 6–8)
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September: 15–14 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–7)
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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bob Boone | 139 | 450 | 91 | .202 | 3 | 32 |
| 1B | Rod Carew | 93 | 329 | 97 | .295 | 3 | 31 |
| 2B | Bobby Grich | 116 | 363 | 93 | .256 | 18 | 58 |
| SS | Dick Schofield | 140 | 400 | 77 | .193 | 4 | 21 |
| 3B | Doug DeCinces | 146 | 547 | 147 | .269 | 20 | 82 |
| LF | Brian Downing | 156 | 539 | 148 | .275 | 23 | 91 |
| CF | Gary Pettis | 140 | 397 | 90 | .227 | 2 | 29 |
| RF | Fred Lynn | 142 | 517 | 140 | .271 | 23 | 79 |
| DH | Reggie Jackson | 143 | 525 | 117 | .223 | 25 | 81 |
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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
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Juan Beníquez | 110 | 354 | 119 | .336 | 8 | 39 |
| Rob Wilfong | 108 | 307 | 76 | .248 | 6 | 33 |
| Daryl Sconiers | 57 | 160 | 39 | .244 | 4 | 17 |
| Jerry Narron | 69 | 150 | 37 | .247 | 3 | 17 |
| Mike Brown | 62 | 148 | 42 | .284 | 7 | 22 |
| Rob Picciolo | 87 | 119 | 24 | .202 | 1 | 9 |
| Ron Jackson | 33 | 91 | 15 | .165 | 0 | 5 |
| Darrell Miller | 17 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrel Thomas | 14 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Burleson | 7 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Witt | 34 | 246.2 | 15 | 11 | 3.47 | 196 |
| Ron Romanick | 33 | 229.2 | 12 | 12 | 3.76 | 87 |
| Geoff Zahn | 28 | 199.1 | 13 | 10 | 3.12 | 61 |
| Tommy John | 32 | 181.1 | 7 | 13 | 4.52 | 47 |
| Jim Slaton | 32 | 163.0 | 7 | 10 | 4.97 | 67 |
| Ken Forsch | 2 | 16.1 | 1 | 1 | 2.20 | 10 |
| Steve Brown | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 5 |
| Rick Steirer | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 16.88 | 2 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bruce Kison | 20 | 65.1 | 4 | 5 | 5.37 | 66 |
| Craig Swan | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.80 | 2 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Luis Sánchez | 49 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3.33 | 62 |
| Doug Corbett | 45 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2.12 | 48 |
| Curt Kaufman | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.57 | 41 |
| Don Aase | 23 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.62 | 28 |
| John Curtis | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.40 | 18 |
| Frank LaCorte | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.06 | 13 |
| Stew Cliburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Edmonton
- Curt Brown at Baseball Reference
- Dante Bichette at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1984 California Angels at Baseball Reference
- 1984 California Angels at Baseball Almanac
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