1984 Cleveland Indians season
| 1984 Cleveland Indians | |
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| Owner(s) | Estate of F.J. "Steve" O'Neill |
| General manager(s) | Phil Seghi |
| Manager(s) | Pat Corrales |
| Local television | WUAB |
| Local 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
| Team | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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| Detroit Tigers | 104 | 58 | .642 | 0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 15.0 |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 75 | .537 | 17.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 18.0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | .525 | 19.0 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29.0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | .416 | 36.5 |
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]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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| Bando, ChrisChris Bando | 75 | 220 | 38 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 41 | .291 | 1 |
| Bernazard, TonyTony Bernazard | 140 | 439 | 44 | 97 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 38 | .221 | 20 |
| Butler, BrettBrett Butler | 159 | 602 | 108 | 162 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 49 | .269 | 52 |
| Carter, JoeJoe Carter | 66 | 244 | 32 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 41 | .275 | 2 |
| Castillo, CarmeloCarmelo Castillo | 87 | 211 | 36 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 36 | .261 | 1 |
| Fischlin, MikeMike Fischlin | 85 | 133 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .226 | 2 |
| Franco, JulioJulio Franco | 160 | 658 | 82 | 188 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 79 | .286 | 19 |
| Hall, MelMel Hall | 83 | 257 | 43 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 30 | .257 | 1 |
| Hargrove, MikeMike Hargrove | 133 | 352 | 44 | 94 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 44 | .267 | 0 |
| Hassey, RonRon Hassey | 48 | 149 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .255 | 1 |
| Jacoby, BrookBrook Jacoby | 126 | 439 | 64 | 116 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 40 | .264 | 3 |
| Moronko, JeffJeff Moronko | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .158 | 0 |
| Nixon, OtisOtis Nixon | 49 | 91 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | 12 |
| Noboa, JuniorJunior Noboa | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | 0 |
| Perkins, BroderickBroderick Perkins | 58 | 66 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .197 | 0 |
| Quirk, JamieJamie Quirk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Rhomberg, KevinKevin Rhomberg | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
| Tabler, PatPat Tabler | 144 | 473 | 66 | 137 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 68 | .290 | 3 |
| Thornton, AndreAndre Thornton | 155 | 587 | 91 | 159 | 26 | 0 | 33 | 99 | .271 | 6 |
| Vukovich, GeorgeGeorge Vukovich | 134 | 437 | 38 | 133 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 60 | .304 | 1 |
| Willard, JerryJerry Willard | 87 | 246 | 21 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 37 | .224 | 1 |
| Totals | 162 | 5643 | 761 | 1498 | 222 | 39 | 123 | 704 | .265 | 126 |
Pitching
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Aponte, LuisLuis Aponte | 1 | 0 | 4.11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 25 |
| Barkley, JeffJeff Barkley | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Behenna, RickRick Behenna | 0 | 3 | 13.97 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9.2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
| Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven | 19 | 7 | 2.87 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 245.0 | 86 | 78 | 74 | 170 |
| Camacho, ErnieErnie Camacho | 5 | 9 | 2.43 | 69 | 0 | 23 | 100.0 | 31 | 27 | 37 | 48 |
| Comer, SteveSteve Comer | 4 | 8 | 5.68 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 117.1 | 80 | 74 | 39 | 39 |
| Easterly, JamieJamie Easterly | 3 | 1 | 3.38 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 69.1 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 42 |
| Farr, SteveSteve Farr | 3 | 11 | 4.58 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 116.0 | 61 | 59 | 46 | 83 |
| Frazier, GeorgeGeorge Frazier | 3 | 2 | 3.65 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 44.1 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 24 |
| Heaton, NealNeal Heaton | 12 | 15 | 5.21 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 198.2 | 128 | 115 | 75 | 75 |
| Jeffcoat, MikeMike Jeffcoat | 5 | 2 | 2.99 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 75.1 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 41 |
| Roman, JoseJose Roman | 0 | 2 | 18.00 | 3 | 2 | 6.0 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | |
| Romero, RamonRamon Romero | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Schulze, DonDon Schulze | 3 | 6 | 4.83 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 85.2 | 53 | 46 | 27 | 39 |
| Sutcliffe, RickRick Sutcliffe | 4 | 5 | 5.15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 94.1 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 58 |
| Ujdur, JerryJerry Ujdur | 1 | 2 | 6.91 | 4 | 3 | 14.1 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
| Waddell, TomTom Waddell | 7 | 4 | 3.06 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 97.0 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 59 |
| Totals | 75 | 87 | 4.26 | 162 | 162 | 35 | 1467.2 | 766 | 694 | 545 | 803 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Maine Guides | International League | Doc Edwards |
| AA | Buffalo Bisons | Eastern League | Jack Aker |
| A | Waterloo Indians | Midwest League | Gomer Hodge |
| Short-Season A | Batavia Trojans | New York-Penn League | Eddie Bane |
Notes
- ↑ Brett Butler page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Kelly Gruber page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 DeWayne Buice page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Otis Nixon page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jerry Ujdur page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Geno Petralli page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Cory Snyder page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rick Sutcliffe page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dan Spillner page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1984 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
- 1984 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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