1984 San Francisco Giants season
The 1984 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 102nd season in Major League Baseball, their 27th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 25th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in sixth place in the National League West with a 66–96 record, 26 games behind the San Diego Padres.
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| Owner(s) | Bob Lurie |
| General manager(s) | Tom Haller |
| Manager(s) | Frank Robinson, Danny Ozark |
| Local television | KTVU (Hank Greenwald, Gary Park) |
| Local radio | KNBR (Hank Greenwald, David Glass) SP Radio (Tito Fuentes, Armando Provedor) |
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Offseason
- December 5, 1983: Fran Mullins was drafted by the Giants from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1983 rule 5 draft.[1]
- December 6, 1983: Champ Summers was traded by the Giants to the San Diego Padres for Joe Pittman and a player to be named later. The Padres completed the deal by sending Tommy Francis (minors) to the Giants on December 7.[2]
- December 20, 1983: Manny Trillo was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[3]
- January 17, 1984: Mackey Sasser was drafted by the Giants in the 5th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.[4]
- February 8, 1984: Pat Larkin was traded by the Giants to the Detroit Tigers for Colin Ward.[5]
- February 27, 1984: Max Venable, Fred Breining and a player to be named later were traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Al Oliver. The Giants completed the deal by sending Andy McGaffigan to the Expos on March 31.[6]
- March 28, 1984: Gene Richards was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[7]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| San Diego Padres | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 48–33 | 44–37 |
| Atlanta Braves | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 12 | 38–43 | 42–39 |
| Houston Astros | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 12 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 13 | 40–41 | 39–42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 22 | 39–42 | 31–50 |
| San Francisco Giants | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 26 | 35–46 | 31–50 |
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 | — | |||||
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball draft
- Terry Mulholland was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (24th pick).[9]
- Mike Blowers was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round of the Secondary Phase, but did not sign.[10]
- August 20, 1984: Al Oliver and a player to be named later were traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kelly Downs and George Riley. The Giants completed the deal by sending Renie Martin to the Phillies on August 30.[11]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
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 | Bob Brenly | 145 | 506 | 147 | .291 | 20 | 80 |
| 1B | Al Oliver | 91 | 339 | 101 | .298 | 0 | 34 |
| 2B | Manny Trillo | 98 | 401 | 102 | .254 | 4 | 36 |
| SS | Johnny LeMaster | 132 | 451 | 98 | .217 | 4 | 32 |
| 3B | Joel Youngblood | 134 | 469 | 119 | .254 | 10 | 51 |
| LF | Jeffrey Leonard | 136 | 514 | 155 | .302 | 21 | 86 |
| CF | Dan Gladden | 86 | 342 | 120 | .351 | 4 | 31 |
| RF | Jack Clark | 57 | 203 | 65 | .320 | 11 | 44 |
Other batters
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 |
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| Chili Davis | 137 | 499 | 157 | .315 | 21 | 81 |
| Brad Wellman | 93 | 265 | 60 | .226 | 2 | 25 |
| Scot Thompson | 120 | 245 | 75 | .306 | 1 | 31 |
| Dusty Baker | 100 | 243 | 71 | .292 | 3 | 32 |
| Gene Richards | 87 | 135 | 34 | .252 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Nicosia | 48 | 132 | 40 | .303 | 2 | 19 |
| Duane Kuiper | 83 | 115 | 23 | .200 | 0 | 11 |
| Fran Mullins | 57 | 110 | 24 | .218 | 2 | 10 |
| Chris Brown | 23 | 84 | 24 | .286 | 1 | 11 |
| John Rabb | 54 | 82 | 16 | .195 | 3 | 9 |
| Alejandro Sánchez | 13 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Gomez | 14 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom O'Malley | 13 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Deer | 13 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 3 | 3 |
| Joe Pittman | 17 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 2 |
Starting pitchers
Note: 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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| Bill Laskey | 35 | 207.2 | 9 | 14 | 4.33 | 71 |
| Mike Krukow | 35 | 199.1 | 11 | 12 | 4.56 | 141 |
| Jeff Robinson | 34 | 171.2 | 7 | 15 | 4.56 | 102 |
| Mark Grant | 11 | 53.2 | 1 | 4 | 6.37 | 32 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 6 | 33.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.18 | 24 |
| George Riley | 5 | 29.1 | 1 | 0 | 3.99 | 12 |
Other pitchers
Note: 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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| Mark Davis | 46 | 174.2 | 5 | 17 | 5.36 | 124 |
| Mark Calvert | 10 | 32.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.06 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: 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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| Gary Lavelle | 77 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2.76 | 71 |
| Greg Minton | 74 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 3.76 | 48 |
| Frank Williams | 61 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3.55 | 91 |
| Randy Lerch | 37 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.23 | 48 |
| Bob Lacey | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.88 | 26 |
| Jeff Cornell | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.10 | 19 |
| Scott Garrelts | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.65 | 32 |
| Renie Martin | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 8 |
Farm system
References
- Fran Mullins at Baseball-Reference
- Champ Summers at Baseball-Reference
- Manny Trillo at Baseball-Reference
- Mackey Sasser at Baseball-Reference
- Pat Larkin at Baseball-Reference
- Max Venable at Baseball-Reference
- Gene Richards at Baseball-Reference
- "1984 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- Terry Mulholland at Baseball-Reference
- Mike Blowers at Baseball-Reference
- Al Oliver at Baseball-Reference
External links
- 1984 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference
- 1984 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac
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