1984 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1984 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 5th in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.

Offseason

• February 7, 1984: Tom Underwood was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[1]

Regular season

• May 6, 1984: Cal Ripken, Jr. hit for the cycle in a game against the Texas Rangers.
• Cal Ripken, Jr. set an American League record for most assists by a shortstop with 583.
• During the season, Mike Boddicker became the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Orioles in the 20th century.^[2]

Season standings

Opening Day starters

• Rich Dauer
• Rick Dempsey
• Dan Ford
• Wayne Gross
• John Lowenstein
• Scott McGregor
• Eddie Murray
• Cal Ripken, Jr.
• John Shelby
• Ken Singleton^[3]

Notable transactions

• August 14, 1984: Ron Jackson was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[4]

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte

Notes

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3. 
• 1984 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1984 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com