1984 Milwaukee Brewers season
| 1984 Milwaukee Brewers | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| Record | 67–94 (.416) | |
| Divisional place | 7th | |
| Owners | Bud Selig | |
| General managers | Harry Dalton | |
| Managers | Rene Lachemann | |
| Television | WVTV (Steve Shannon, Mike Hegan) Sportsvue (Bob Uecker, Mike Hegan, Steve Shannon) | |
| Radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes) | |
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The 1984 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 15th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and the 16th overall.
The Brewers' finished seventh in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 94 losses, missing the postseason for the 2nd consecutive season and suffered their first losing season since 1977.
Offseason
[edit]- 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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 104 | 58 | .642 | — | 53–29 | 51–29 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 15 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 75 | .537 | 17 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 18 | 41–40 | 45–36 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | .525 | 19 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29 | 41–39 | 34–48 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | .416 | 36½ | 38–43 | 29–51 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
| 1B | Cecil Cooper | 148 | 603 | 166 | .275 | 11 | 67 |
| 2B | Jim Gantner | 153 | 613 | 173 | .282 | 3 | 56 |
| SS | Robin Yount | 160 | 624 | 186 | .298 | 16 | 80 |
| 3B | Ed Romero | 116 | 357 | 90 | .252 | 1 | 31 |
| LF | Ben Oglivie | 131 | 461 | 121 | .262 | 12 | 60 |
| CF | Rick Manning | 119 | 341 | 85 | .249 | 7 | 31 |
| RF | Dion James | 128 | 387 | 114 | .295 | 1 | 30 |
| DH | Ted Simmons | 132 | 497 | 110 | .221 | 4 | 52 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Schroeder | 61 | 210 | 54 | .257 | 14 | 25 |
| Mark Brouhard | 66 | 197 | 47 | .239 | 6 | 22 |
| Charlie Moore | 70 | 188 | 44 | .234 | 2 | 17 |
| Bobby Clark | 58 | 169 | 44 | .260 | 2 | 16 |
| Roy Howell | 68 | 164 | 38 | .232 | 4 | 17 |
| Randy Ready | 37 | 123 | 23 | .187 | 3 | 13 |
| Willie Lozado | 43 | 107 | 29 | .271 | 1 | 20 |
| Doug Loman | 23 | 76 | 21 | .276 | 2 | 12 |
| Paul Molitor | 13 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Sutton | 33 | 213.0 | 14 | 12 | 3.77 | 143 |
| Moose Haas | 31 | 189.1 | 9 | 11 | 3.99 | 84 |
| Jaime Cocanower | 33 | 174.2 | 8 | 16 | 4.02 | 65 |
| Mike Caldwell | 26 | 126.0 | 6 | 13 | 4.64 | 34 |
| Chuck Porter | 17 | 81.1 | 6 | 4 | 3.87 | 48 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McClure | 39 | 139.2 | 4 | 8 | 4.38 | 68 |
| Bob Gibson | 18 | 69.0 | 2 | 5 | 4.96 | 54 |
| Tom Candiotti | 8 | 32.1 | 2 | 2 | 5.29 | 23 |
| Andy Beene | 5 | 18.2 | 0 | 2 | 11.09 | 11 |
| Paul Hartzell | 4 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.84 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Fingers | 33 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1.96 | 40 |
| Pete Ladd | 54 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5.24 | 75 |
| Tom Tellmann | 50 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2.78 | 28 |
| Rick Waits | 47 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.58 | 49 |
| Ray Searage | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.70 | 29 |
| Jack Lazorko | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.31 | 24 |
| Jim Kern | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
| Jerry Augustine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Farm system
[edit]The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1984.[11]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Sundberg fills Brewers No. 1 need
- ^ Ted Simmons at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Don Money at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Kelvin Moore at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b c Paul Hartzell at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b "Chuck Hensley Stats".
- ^ Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "Jim Kern Stats".
- ^ 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
[edit]- 1984 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
- 1984 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com