| 1984 Cleveland Indians | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Owners | Estate of F.J. "Steve" O'Neill | |
| General managers | Phil Seghi | |
| Managers | Pat Corrales | |
| Television | WUAB | |
| Radio | WWWE | |
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Offseason
- October 21, 1983: Brett Butler and Brook Jacoby were sent to the Indians by the Atlanta Braves to complete an earlier deal (the Indians traded Len Barker to the Braves for players to be named later and $150,000, and received Rick Behenna from the Braves on September 2) made on August 28, 1983.[1]
- December 5, 1983: Kelly Gruber was drafted from the Indians by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1983 rule 5 draft.[2]
- January 14, 1984: DeWayne Buice was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[3]
- February 5, 1984: Toby Harrah and a player to be named later were traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for Otis Nixon, George Frazier and a player to be named later. The Indians and Yankees completed the deal on February 8, with the Indians sending Rick Browne (minors) to the Yankees and the Yankees sending Guy Elston (minors) to the Indians.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 104 | 58 | 0.642 | — | 53–29 | 51–29 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 15 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 17 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 18 | 41–40 | 45–36 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 19 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 29 | 41–39 | 34–48 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | 0.416 | 36½ | 38–43 | 29–51 |
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 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 6, 1984: Jerry Ujdur was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[5]
- April 7, 1984: DeWayne Buice was released by the Indians.[3]
- May 8, 1984: Geno Petralli was purchased by the Indians from the Toronto Blue Jays.[6]
- June 4, 1984: Cory Snyder was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.[7]
- June 13, 1984: Rick Sutcliffe, George Frazier and Ron Hassey were traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Mel Hall, Joe Carter, Don Schulze, and Darryl Banks (minors).[8]
- June 21, 1984: Dan Spillner was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Jim Siwy to the Indians on June 26.[9]
- September 24, 1984: Jamie Quirk was purchased by the Indians from the Chicago White Sox.[10]
Opening Day Lineup
| Opening Day Starters | ||
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| # | Name | Position |
| 2 | Brett Butler | CF |
| 4 | Tony Bernazard | 2B |
| 14 | Julio Franco | SS |
| 29 | Andre Thornton | DH |
| 10 | Pat Tabler | 1B |
| 26 | Brook Jacoby | 3B |
| 9 | Ron Hassey | C |
| 24 | George Vukovich | RF |
| 20 | Otis Nixon | LF |
| 43 | Rick Sutcliffe | P |
Roster
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Manager
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Game log
Regular season
| 1984 regular season game log: 75–87–1 (Home: 41–39–1; Away: 34–48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 10–9 (Home: 4–3; Away: 6–6)
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May: 7–19–1 (Home: 3–8–1; Away: 4–11)
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June: 14–14 (Home: 7–9; Away: 7–5)
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July: 13–16 (Home: 5–7; Away: 8–9)
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September: 15–11 (Home: 10–4; Away: 5–7)
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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| Chris Bando | 75 | 220 | 38 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 41 | .291 | 1 |
| Tony Bernazard | 140 | 439 | 44 | 97 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 38 | .221 | 20 |
| Brett Butler | 159 | 602 | 108 | 162 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 49 | .269 | 52 |
| Joe Carter | 66 | 244 | 32 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 41 | .275 | 2 |
| Carmelo Castillo | 87 | 211 | 36 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 36 | .261 | 1 |
| Mike Fischlin | 85 | 133 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .226 | 2 |
| Julio Franco | 160 | 658 | 82 | 188 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 79 | .286 | 19 |
| Mel Hall | 83 | 257 | 43 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 30 | .257 | 1 |
| Mike Hargrove | 133 | 352 | 44 | 94 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 44 | .267 | 0 |
| Ron Hassey | 48 | 149 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .255 | 1 |
| Brook Jacoby | 126 | 439 | 64 | 116 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 40 | .264 | 3 |
| Jeff Moronko | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .158 | 0 |
| Otis Nixon | 49 | 91 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | 12 |
| Junior Noboa | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | 0 |
| Broderick Perkins | 58 | 66 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .197 | 0 |
| Jamie Quirk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Kevin Rhomberg | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
| Pat Tabler | 144 | 473 | 66 | 137 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 68 | .290 | 3 |
| Andre Thornton | 155 | 587 | 91 | 159 | 26 | 0 | 33 | 99 | .271 | 6 |
| George Vukovich | 134 | 437 | 38 | 133 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 60 | .304 | 1 |
| Jerry Willard | 87 | 246 | 21 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 37 | .224 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5643 | 761 | 1498 | 222 | 39 | 123 | 704 | .265 | 126 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Luis Aponte | 1 | 0 | 4.11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 25 |
| Jeff Barkley | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Behenna | 0 | 3 | 13.97 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9.2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
| Bert Blyleven | 19 | 7 | 2.87 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 245.0 | 86 | 78 | 74 | 170 |
| Ernie Camacho | 5 | 9 | 2.43 | 69 | 0 | 23 | 100.0 | 31 | 27 | 37 | 48 |
| Steve Comer | 4 | 8 | 5.68 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 117.1 | 80 | 74 | 39 | 39 |
| Jamie Easterly | 3 | 1 | 3.38 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 69.1 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 42 |
| Steve Farr | 3 | 11 | 4.58 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 116.0 | 61 | 59 | 46 | 83 |
| George Frazier | 3 | 2 | 3.65 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 44.1 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 24 |
| Neal Heaton | 12 | 15 | 5.21 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 198.2 | 128 | 115 | 75 | 75 |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 5 | 2 | 2.99 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 75.1 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 41 |
| José Román | 0 | 2 | 18.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| Ramon Romero | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Schulze | 3 | 6 | 4.83 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 85.2 | 53 | 46 | 27 | 39 |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 4 | 5 | 5.15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 94.1 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 58 |
| Jerry Ujdur | 1 | 2 | 6.91 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14.1 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Tom Waddell | 7 | 4 | 3.06 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 97.0 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 59 |
| Team Totals | 75 | 87 | 4.26 | 162 | 162 | 35 | 1467.2 | 766 | 694 | 545 | 803 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
Notes
- ↑ Brett Butler at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Kelly Gruber at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 DeWayne Buice at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Otis Nixon at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jerry Ujdur at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Geno Petralli at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Cory Snyder at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rick Sutcliffe at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dan Spillner at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jamie Quirk at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 1984 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ /* Roster */ Bobby Bonds
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1984 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 1984 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac
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