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1984 Philadelphia Phillies season
Major League Baseball team season
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia in the United States of America. Below are details about their 1984 season.
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| 1984 Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |||
| City | Philadelphia | |||
| Owners | Bill Giles | |||
| General managers | Paul Owens | |||
| Managers | Paul Owens | |||
| Television | WTAF PRISM | |||
| Radio | WCAU (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler) | |||
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- October 19, 1983: Pete Rose was released by the Phillies.[1]
- December 3, 1983: Ron Reed was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Jerry Koosman to the Phillies on February 15, 1984.[2]
- December 6, 1983: Tony Pérez was purchased from the Phillies by the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
- January 30, 1984: Butch Benton was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[4]
- March 24, 1984: Willie Hernández and Dave Bergman were traded by the Phillies to the Detroit Tigers for John Wockenfuss and Glenn Wilson.[5]
Spring training
The Phils went 13-16 in spring training exhibition play. The Phillies closed spring training with two games against the St. Louis Cardinals at the Louisiana Superdome on March 31, 1984, and April 1, 1984.[6]
Season standings
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| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago Cubs | 96 | 65 | 0.596 | — | 51–29 | 45–36 |
| New York Mets | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 6½ | 48–33 | 42–39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 12½ | 44–37 | 40–41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 15½ | 39–42 | 42–39 |
| Montreal Expos | 78 | 83 | 0.484 | 18 | 39–42 | 39–41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 21½ | 41–40 | 34–47 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 3–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–7 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 5–13 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 4–8 | |||||
| Houston | 6–12 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 8–4 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 12–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–5 | 7–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | |||||
| New York | 8–4 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 4–8 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 11–7 | — | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–14 | |||||
| San Diego | 11–7 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — | 13–5 | 7–5 | |||||
| San Francisco | 8–10 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–13 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–5 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 14–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | |||||
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Notable transactions
- April 20, 1984: Butch Benton was released by the Phillies.[4]
- June 2, 1984: Dave Wehrmeister was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[7]
- June 3, 1984: Jim Kern was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[8]
- July 27, 1984: Jim Kern was released by the Phillies.[8]
- August 20, 1984: Kelly Downs and George Riley were traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Al Oliver and a player to be named later. The Giants completed the deal by sending Renie Martin to the Phillies on August 30.[9]
Draft picks
- June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball draft
- Marvin Freeman was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 14, 1984.[10]
- Todd Frohwirth was drafted by the Phillies in the 13th round. Player signed June 9, 1984.[11]
- Keith Miller was drafted by the Phillies in the 16th round.[12]
Game log
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| Bold | Phillies team member |
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Roster
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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Ozzie Virgil Jr. | 141 | 456 | 119 | .261 | 18 | 68 |
| 1B | Len Matuszek | 101 | 262 | 65 | .248 | 12 | 43 |
| 2B | Juan Samuel | 160 | 701 | 191 | .272 | 15 | 69 |
| SS | Iván DeJesús | 144 | 435 | 112 | .257 | 0 | 35 |
| 3B | Mike Schmidt | 151 | 528 | 146 | .277 | 36 | 106 |
| LF | Glenn Wilson | 132 | 341 | 82 | .240 | 6 | 31 |
| CF | Von Hayes | 152 | 561 | 164 | .292 | 16 | 67 |
| RF | Sixto Lezcano | 109 | 256 | 71 | .277 | 14 | 40 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Garry Maddox | 77 | 241 | 68 | .282 | 5 | 19 |
| Tim Corcoran | 102 | 208 | 71 | .341 | 5 | 36 |
| Greg Gross | 112 | 202 | 65 | .322 | 0 | 16 |
| Jeff Stone | 51 | 185 | 67 | .362 | 1 | 15 |
| John Wockenfuss | 86 | 180 | 52 | .289 | 6 | 24 |
| Joe Lefebvre | 52 | 160 | 40 | .250 | 3 | 18 |
| John Russell | 39 | 99 | 28 | .283 | 2 | 11 |
| Al Oliver | 28 | 93 | 29 | .312 | 0 | 14 |
| Bo Díaz | 27 | 75 | 16 | .213 | 1 | 9 |
| Luis Aguayo | 58 | 72 | 20 | .278 | 3 | 11 |
| Steve Jeltz | 28 | 68 | 14 | .206 | 1 | 7 |
| Kiko Garcia | 57 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Schu | 17 | 29 | 8 | .276 | 2 | 5 |
| Francisco Meléndez | 21 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike LaValliere | 6 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Carlton | 33 | 229.0 | 13 | 7 | 3.58 | 163 |
| Jerry Koosman | 36 | 224.0 | 14 | 15 | 3.25 | 137 |
| Charles Hudson | 30 | 173.2 | 9 | 11 | 4.04 | 94 |
| John Denny | 22 | 154.1 | 7 | 7 | 2.45 | 94 |
| Shane Rawley | 18 | 120.1 | 10 | 6 | 3.81 | 58 |
| Marty Bystrom | 11 | 56.2 | 4 | 4 | 5.08 | 36 |
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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
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Al Holland | 68 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 3.39 | 61 |
| Larry Andersen | 64 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2.38 | 54 |
| Bill Campbell | 57 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3.43 | 52 |
| Tug McGraw | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | 26 |
| Don Carman | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 16 |
| Renie Martin | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.60 | 5 |
| Jim Kern | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.13 | 8 |
| Dave Wehrmeister | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 13 |
| Steve Fireovid | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 3 |
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- Juan Samuel, National League record (since broken), Most Stolen Bases by a rookie[14]
See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Jerry Koosman at Baseball Reference
- Tony Pérez at Baseball Reference
- Butch Benton at Baseball Reference
- Willie Hernández at Baseball Reference
- "Phillies Full of Questions for Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 2, 1984. p. D01.
- Dave Wehrmeister[permanent dead link] at Baseball Reference
- Marvin Freeman at Baseball Reference
- Todd Frohwirth at Baseball Reference
- Keith Miller at Baseball Reference
- "1984 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.147, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- 1984 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.