The 1984 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 102nd season in the history of the franchise, and the 14th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium.
1984 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Record | 81–81 (.500) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Bill Giles | |
General managers | Paul Owens | |
Managers | Paul Owens | |
Television | WTAF PRISM | |
Radio | WCAU (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler) | |
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Offseason
edit- October 19, 1983: Pete Rose was released by the Phillies.[1]
- December 3, 1983: Ron Reed was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Jerry Koosman to the Phillies on February 15, 1984.[2]
- December 6, 1983: Tony Pérez was purchased from the Phillies by the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
- January 30, 1984: Butch Benton was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[4]
- March 24, 1984: Willie Hernández and Dave Bergman were traded by the Phillies to the Detroit Tigers for John Wockenfuss and Glenn Wilson.[5]
Spring training
editThe Phils went 13-16 in spring training exhibition play. The Phillies closed spring training with two games against the St. Louis Cardinals at the Louisiana Superdome on March 31, 1984, and April 1, 1984.[6]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 96 | 65 | .596 | — | 51–29 | 45–36 |
New York Mets | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6½ | 48–33 | 42–39 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 12½ | 44–37 | 40–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 15½ | 39–42 | 42–39 |
Montreal Expos | 78 | 83 | .484 | 18 | 39–42 | 39–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 87 | .463 | 21½ | 41–40 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 3–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Chicago | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–7 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | |||||
Cincinnati | 5–13 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 4–8 | |||||
Houston | 6–12 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 8–4 | |||||
Los Angeles | 12–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 7–5 | 7–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–8 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 11–7 | — | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–14 | |||||
San Diego | 11–7 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — | 13–5 | 7–5 | |||||
San Francisco | 8–10 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–13 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–5 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 14–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- April 20, 1984: Butch Benton was released by the Phillies.[4]
- June 2, 1984: Dave Wehrmeister was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[7]
- June 3, 1984: Jim Kern was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[8]
- July 27, 1984: Jim Kern was released by the Phillies.[8]
- August 20, 1984: Kelly Downs and George Riley were traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Al Oliver and a player to be named later. The Giants completed the deal by sending Renie Martin to the Phillies on August 30.[9]
Draft picks
edit- June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball draft
- Marvin Freeman was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 14, 1984.[10]
- Todd Frohwirth was drafted by the Phillies in the 13th round. Player signed June 9, 1984.[11]
- Keith Miller was drafted by the Phillies in the 16th round.[12]
Game log
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April (11–9)
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May (16–10)
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June (15–15)
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July (14–13)
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August (16–14)
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September (9–20)
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Ozzie Virgil Jr. | 141 | 456 | 119 | .261 | 18 | 68 |
1B | Len Matuszek | 101 | 262 | 65 | .248 | 12 | 43 |
2B | Juan Samuel | 160 | 701 | 191 | .272 | 15 | 69 |
SS | Iván DeJesús | 144 | 435 | 112 | .257 | 0 | 35 |
3B | Mike Schmidt | 151 | 528 | 146 | .277 | 36 | 106 |
LF | Glenn Wilson | 132 | 341 | 82 | .240 | 6 | 31 |
CF | Von Hayes | 152 | 561 | 164 | .292 | 16 | 67 |
RF | Sixto Lezcano | 109 | 256 | 71 | .277 | 14 | 40 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Garry Maddox | 77 | 241 | 68 | .282 | 5 | 19 |
Tim Corcoran | 102 | 208 | 71 | .341 | 5 | 36 |
Greg Gross | 112 | 202 | 65 | .322 | 0 | 16 |
Jeff Stone | 51 | 185 | 67 | .362 | 1 | 15 |
John Wockenfuss | 86 | 180 | 52 | .289 | 6 | 24 |
Joe Lefebvre | 52 | 160 | 40 | .250 | 3 | 18 |
John Russell | 39 | 99 | 28 | .283 | 2 | 11 |
Al Oliver | 28 | 93 | 29 | .312 | 0 | 14 |
Bo Díaz | 27 | 75 | 16 | .213 | 1 | 9 |
Luis Aguayo | 58 | 72 | 20 | .278 | 3 | 11 |
Steve Jeltz | 28 | 68 | 14 | .206 | 1 | 7 |
Kiko Garcia | 57 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 0 | 5 |
Rick Schu | 17 | 29 | 8 | .276 | 2 | 5 |
Francisco Meléndez | 21 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 2 |
Mike LaValliere | 6 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Steve Carlton | 33 | 229.0 | 13 | 7 | 3.58 | 163 |
Jerry Koosman | 36 | 224.0 | 14 | 15 | 3.25 | 137 |
Charles Hudson | 30 | 173.2 | 9 | 11 | 4.04 | 94 |
John Denny | 22 | 154.1 | 7 | 7 | 2.45 | 94 |
Shane Rawley | 18 | 120.1 | 10 | 6 | 3.81 | 58 |
Marty Bystrom | 11 | 56.2 | 4 | 4 | 5.08 | 36 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Kevin Gross | 44 | 129.0 | 8 | 5 | 4.12 | 84 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Al Holland | 68 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 3.39 | 61 |
Larry Andersen | 64 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2.38 | 54 |
Bill Campbell | 57 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3.43 | 52 |
Tug McGraw | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | 26 |
Don Carman | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 16 |
Renie Martin | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.60 | 5 |
Jim Kern | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.13 | 8 |
Dave Wehrmeister | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 13 |
Steve Fireovid | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 3 |
Awards and honors
edit- Juan Samuel, National League record (since broken), Most Stolen Bases by a rookie[14]
Farm system
editNotes
edit- ^ "Pete Rose". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Jerry Koosman". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Tony Pérez". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "Butch Benton". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Willie Hernández". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Phillies Full of Questions for Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 2, 1984. p. D01.
- ^ "Dave Wehrmeister". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "Jim Kern". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Al Oliver". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Marvin Freeman". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Todd Frohwirth". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Keith Miller". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "1984 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Banks, Kerry (2010). Baseball's top 100: the game's greatest records. Vancouver: Greystone Books. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7. OCLC 436336541.
References
edit- 1984 Philadelphia Phillies season 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.