1984 New York Yankees season

1984  New York Yankees
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Yankee Stadium
City	New York City
Owners	George Steinbrenner
General managers	Murray Cook, Clyde King
Managers	Yogi Berra
Television	WPIX (Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White, Bobby Murcer) SportsChannel NY (Mel Allen and others from WPIX)
Radio	WABC (AM) (Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, John Gordon, Bobby Murcer)
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The 1984 New York Yankees season was the 82nd season for the Yankees. The team finished in third place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 87–75, finishing 17 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Yogi Berra. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

• November 9, 1983: Rowland Office was released by the Yankees. ^[1]
• November 22, 1983: Amalio Carreno was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent. ^[2]
• December 8, 1983: Steve Balboni and Roger Erickson were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Royals for Mike Armstrong and Duane Dewey (minors). ^[3]
• December 19, 1983: Mike Browning (minors) was traded by the Yankees to the California Angels for Curt Brown. ^[4]
• January 17, 1984: Tim Belcher was drafted by the Yankees in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase). Player signed February 2, 1984. ^[5]
• February 5, 1984: Otis Nixon, George Frazier and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Toby Harrah and a player to be named later. On February 8, the deal was completed, as the Indians sent Rick Browne (minors) to the Yankees, and the Yankees sent Guy Elston (minors) to the Indians. ^[6]
• February 8, 1984: Tim Belcher was chosen from the Yankees by the Oakland Athletics from the Yankees as a free agent compensation pick. ^[5]
• March 30, 1984: Graig Nettles was traded by the Yankees to the San Diego Padres for Dennis Rasmussen and a player to be named later. The Padres completed the deal by sending Darin Cloninger (minors) to the Yankees on April 26. ^[7]

Regular season

• Dave Winfield was the runner up to Don Mattingly for the American League batting title.

Season standings

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AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Tigers	104	58	.642	—	53‍–‍29	51‍–‍29
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	.549	15	49‍–‍32	40‍–‍41
New York Yankees	87	75	.537	17	51‍–‍30	36‍–‍45
Boston Red Sox	86	76	.531	18	41‍–‍40	45‍–‍36
Baltimore Orioles	85	77	.525	19	44‍–‍37	41‍–‍40
Cleveland Indians	75	87	.463	29	41‍–‍39	34‍–‍48
Milwaukee Brewers	67	94	.416	36½	38‍–‍43	29‍–‍51

Record vs. opponents

1984 American League record v t e Sources:
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 17, 1984: Oscar Gamble was signed as a free agent by the Yankees. ^[8]
• July 18, 1984: Roy Smalley was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Doug Drabek and Kevin Hickey to the Yankees on August 13. ^[9]

Roster

1984 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 36 Mike Armstrong 56 Curt Brown 53 Marty Bystrom 67 Clay Christiansen 41 Joe Cowley 66 Jim Deshaies 47 Ray Fontenot 49 Ron Guidry 50 Jay Howell 24 John Montefusco 48 Dale Murray 35 Phil Niekro 45 Dennis Rasmussen 26 Shane Rawley 19 Dave Righetti 38 José Rijo 29 Bob Shirley		Catchers 10 Rick Cerone 58 Mike O'Berry 27 Butch Wynegar Infielders  2 Tim Foli 11 Toby Harrah 56 Rex Hudler 23 Don Mattingly 20 Bob Meacham 46 Mike Pagliarulo 30 Willie Randolph 18 Andre Robertson 12 Roy Smalley 20 Keith Smith		Outfielders 34 Scott Bradley 62 Brian Dayett 33 Ken Griffey 55 Stan Javier 21 Steve Kemp 55 Víctor Mata 22 Omar Moreno 14 Lou Piniella 31 Dave Winfield Other batters 25 Don Baylor 17 Oscar Gamble		Manager  8 Yogi Berra Coaches 52 Mark Connor (Pitching) 41 Sammy Ellis (Pitching) 42 Doug Holmquist (First Base) 42 Jerry McNertney (Bullpen) 40 Gene Michael (Third Base) 14 Lou Piniella (Hitting) 51 Dom Scala (Bullpen) 43,44 Jeff Torborg (Bullpen)  6 Roy White (First Base)

Game log

Regular season

1984 regular season game log: 87–75 (home: 51–30; Away: 36–45)
April: 8–13 (home: 5–6; Away: 3–7) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak GB
May: 12–14 (home: 7–5; Away: 5–9) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak GB
June: 13–14 (home: 7–5; Away: 6–9) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak GB
July: 17–11 (home: 11–3; Away: 6–8) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak GB – July 10 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
August: 21–10 (home: 13–6; Away: 8–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak GB
September: 16–13 (home: 8–5; Away: 8–8) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak GB
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement Bold = Yankees team member

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader

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
C	Butch Wynegar	129	442	118	.267	6	45
1B	Don Mattingly	153	603	207	.343	23	110
2B	Willie Randolph	142	564	162	.287	2	31
SS	Bobby Meacham	99	360	91	.253	2	25
3B	Toby Harrah	88	253	55	.217	1	26
LF	Steve Kemp	94	313	91	.291	7	41
CF	Omar Moreno	117	355	92	.259	4	38
RF	Dave Winfield	141	567	193	.340	19	100
DH	Don Baylor	134	493	129	.262	27	89

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
Ken Griffey Sr.	120	399	109	.273	7	56
Roy Smalley III	67	209	50	.239	7	26
Mike Pagliarulo	67	201	48	.239	7	34
Tim Foli	61	163	41	.252	0	16
Andre Robertson	52	140	30	.214	0	6
Brian Dayett	64	127	31	.244	4	23
Oscar Gamble	54	125	23	.184	10	27
Rick Cerone	38	120	25	.208	2	13
Lou Piniella	29	86	26	.302	1	6
Victor Mata	30	70	23	.329	1	6
Mike O'Berry	13	32	8	.250	0	5
Scott Bradley	9	21	6	.286	0	2
Rex Hudler	9	7	1	.143	0	0
Stan Javier	7	7	1	.143	0	0
Keith Smith	2	4	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

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
Phil Niekro	32	215.2	16	8	3.09	136
Ron Guidry	29	195.2	10	11	4.51	127
Ray Fontenot	35	169.1	8	9	3.61	85
Dennis Rasmussen	24	147.2	9	6	4.57	110
Joe Cowley	16	83.1	9	2	3.56	71
John Montefusco	11	55.1	5	3	3.58	23
Shane Rawley	11	42.0	2	3	6.21	24
Marty Bystrom	7	39.1	2	2	2.97	24
Jim Deshaies	2	7.0	0	1	11.57	5

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
Bob Shirley	41	114.1	3	3	3.38	48
José Rijo	24	62.1	2	8	4.76	47

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
Dave Righetti	64	5	6	31	2.34	90
Jay Howell	61	9	4	7	2.69	109
Mike Armstrong	36	3	2	1	3.48	43
Clay Christiansen	24	2	4	2	6.05	27
Dale Murray	19	1	2	0	4.94	13
Curt Brown	13	1	1	0	2.70	10

Awards and honors

• Ron Guidry, Pitcher, Gold Glove
• Ron Guidry, Roberto Clemente Award
• Dave Winfield, Outfield, Silver Slugger Award
• Dave Winfield, Outfield, Gold Glove

All-Star Game

• Don Mattingly
• Dave Winfield
• Phil Niekro

League leaders

• Don Mattingly – American League batting champion (.343)
• Don Mattingly – American League leader, hits (207)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Clippers	International League	Stump Merrill
AA	Nashville Sounds	Southern League	Jim Marshall
A	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	Barry Foote
A	Greensboro Hornets	South Atlantic League	Carlos Tosca
A-Short Season	Oneonta Yankees	New York–Penn League	Bill Livesey
Rookie	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	Jack Gillis

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Lauderdale ^[10]

Notes

1. Rowland Office page at Baseball Reference
2. "Amalio Carreno Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
3. Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference
4. Curt Brown page at Baseball Reference
5. Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
6. Otis Nixon page at Baseball Reference
7. Graig Nettles page at Baseball Reference
8. Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
9. Doug Drabek page at Baseball Reference
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1984 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
• 1984 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com