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1984 Texas Rangers season
Major League Baseball team season
The Texas Rangers 1984 season involved the Rangers' finishing seventh in the American League West, with a record of 69 wins and 92 losses.
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Owners | Eddie Chiles | |||
| General managers | Joe Klein, Tom Grieve | |||
| Managers | Doug Rader | |||
| Television | KXAS-TV HSE (Eric Nadel, Steve Busby, Merle Harmon) | |||
| Radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz ) | |||
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- November 21, 1983: Marv Foley was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[1]
- December 7, 1983: John Butcher and Mike Smithson were traded by the Rangers to the Minnesota Twins for Gary Ward and Sam Sorce (minors).[2]
- December 8, 1983: Jim Sundberg was traded by the Rangers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ned Yost and Dan Scarpetta (minors).[3]
- January 17, 1984: Gordon Dillard was drafted by the Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[4]
- January 27, 1984: Tommy Boggs was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[5]
- May 6, 1984: Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles hit for the cycle in a game against the Rangers.
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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Notable transactions
- May 25, 1984: Mike Richardt was traded by the Rangers to the Houston Astros for Alan Bannister.[6]
- July 2, 1984: The Rangers traded players to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Dickie Noles. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Tim Henry (minors) and Jorge Gomez (minors) to the Cubs on December 11.[7]
Roster
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Regular season
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April: 8–14 (Home: 3–7; Away: 5–7)
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May: 12–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 6–7)
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June: 15–15 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–9)
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July: 10–17 (Home: 5–9; Away: 5–8)
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August: 15–13 (Home: 9–6; Away: 6–7)
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September: 9–18 (Home: 4–10; Away: 5–7)
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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 | Donnie Scott | 81 | 235 | 52 | .221 | 3 | 20 |
| 1B | Pete O'Brien | 142 | 520 | 149 | .287 | 18 | 80 |
| 2B | Wayne Tolleson | 118 | 338 | 72 | .213 | 0 | 9 |
| SS | Curt Wilkerson | 153 | 484 | 120 | .248 | 1 | 26 |
| 3B | Buddy Bell | 148 | 553 | 174 | .315 | 11 | 83 |
| LF | Billy Sample | 130 | 489 | 121 | .247 | 5 | 33 |
| CF | Gary Ward | 155 | 602 | 171 | .284 | 21 | 79 |
| RF | Larry Parrish | 156 | 613 | 175 | .285 | 22 | 101 |
| DH | Mickey Rivers | 102 | 313 | 94 | .300 | 4 | 33 |
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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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| George Wright | 101 | 383 | 93 | .243 | 9 | 48 |
| Ned Yost | 80 | 242 | 44 | .182 | 6 | 25 |
| Bobby Jones | 64 | 143 | 37 | .259 | 4 | 22 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 50 | 142 | 29 | .204 | 3 | 7 |
| Marv Foley | 63 | 115 | 25 | .217 | 6 | 19 |
| Alan Bannister | 47 | 112 | 33 | .295 | 2 | 9 |
| Tom Dunbar | 34 | 97 | 25 | .258 | 2 | 10 |
| Dave Hostetler | 37 | 82 | 18 | .220 | 3 | 10 |
| Jim Anderson | 39 | 47 | 5 | .106 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Stein | 27 | 43 | 12 | .279 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Richardt | 6 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Buckley | 5 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 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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| Charlie Hough | 36 | 266.0 | 16 | 14 | 3.76 | 164 |
| Frank Tanana | 35 | 246.1 | 15 | 15 | 3.25 | 141 |
| Danny Darwin | 35 | 223.2 | 8 | 12 | 3.94 | 123 |
| Dave Stewart | 32 | 192.1 | 7 | 14 | 4.73 | 119 |
| Mike Mason | 36 | 184.1 | 9 | 13 | 3.61 | 113 |
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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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| Dickie Noles | 18 | 57.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.15 | 39 |
| Ricky Wright | 8 | 14.2 | 0 | 2 | 6.14 | 6 |
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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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| Dave Schmidt | 43 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2.56 | 46 |
| Odell Jones | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.64 | 28 |
| Tom Henke | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.35 | 25 |
| Dave Tobik | 24 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3.61 | 30 |
| Joey McLaughlin | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.41 | 21 |
| Jim Bibby | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.41 | 6 |
| Dwayne Henry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.31 | 2 |
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Awards and honors
- Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove 1984
- Buddy Bell, 3B, Silver Slugger Award, 1984
See also: Minor League Baseball
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tri-City, GCL Rangers
- Marv Foley at Baseball Reference
- John Butcher at Baseball Reference
- Jim Sundberg at Baseball Reference
- Gordon Dillard at Baseball Reference
- Tommy Boggs at Baseball Reference
- Mike Richardt at Baseball Reference
- Dickie Noles at Baseball Reference
- 1984 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1984 Texas Rangers 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.