1984 Seattle Mariners season
The Seattle Mariners 1984 season was their eighth since the franchise creation. They finished fifth in the American League West with a record of 74–88 (.457).
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Record | 74–88 (.457) |
Divisional place | 5th |
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Owner(s) | George Argyros |
General manager(s) | Hal Keller |
Manager(s) | Del Crandall, Chuck Cottier (September 1) |
Local television | KSTW-TV 11 |
Local radio | KVI 570 AM: (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Nelson Briles) |
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Offseason
- November 21, 1983: Bill Caudill and Darrel Akerfelds were traded to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Beard and Bob Kearney.[1]
- December 5, 1983: Dave Geisel was selected by the Mariners from the Toronto Blue Jays in the rule 5 draft.[2]
- January 17, 1984: Mike Blowers was selected in the eighth round of the amateur draft, but did not sign.[3]
- March 23, 1984: Rick Sweet was released by the Mariners.[4]
Regular season
- September 1 – Manager Del Crandall (59–76 (.437)) was fired on Saturday morning,[5] succeeded by third base coach Chuck Cottier.[6]
- Mark Langston became the first rookie since Herb Score to lead the American League in strikeouts.
Season standings
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 |
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
Roster
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Player stats
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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Bob Kearney | 133 | 431 | 97 | .225 | 7 | 43 |
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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Ricky Nelson | 9 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mark Langston | 35 | 225 | 17 | 10 | 3.40 | 204 |
Jim Beattie | 32 | 211 | 12 | 16 | 3.41 | 119 |
Salomé Barojas | 19 | 95.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.97 | 37 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bob Stoddard | 27 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 5.13 | 39 |
Dave Geisel | 20 | 43.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 28 |
Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mike Stanton | 54 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3.54 | 55 |
Dave Beard | 43 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.80 | 40 |
Roy Thomas | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.26 | 42 |
Karl Best | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Salt Lake City Gulls | Pacific Coast League | Bobby Floyd |
AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | Bill Plummer |
A | Salinas Spurs | California League | R. J. Harrison |
A | Wausau Timbers | Midwest League | Greg Mahlberg |
A-Short Season | Bellingham Mariners | Northwest League | Gary Pellant |
Rookie | Butte Copper Kings | Pioneer League | Manny Estrada |
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References
- Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
- Dave Geisel page at Baseball Reference
- Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference
- Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference
- "Mariners fire another manager". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 2, 1984. p. 6B.
- "Mariner GM Claims talent there for winner". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. September 3, 1984. p. 13.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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