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1984 Kansas City Royals season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kansas City Royals |
| season | 1984 |
| misc | American League West champions |
| league | American League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| city | Kansas City, Missouri |
| record | 84–78 (.519) |
| divisional_place | 1st |
| owners | Ewing Kauffman |
| general_managers | John Schuerholz |
| managers | Dick Howser |
| television | WDAF-TV 4 |
| (Denny Matthews, Denny Trease, Fred White) | |
| Sports Time | |
| (Phil Stone, Dwayne Mosley) | |
| radio | WIBW–AM 580 |
| KCMO–AM 810 | |
| (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
(Denny Matthews, Denny Trease, Fred White) Sports Time (Phil Stone, Dwayne Mosley) KCMO–AM 810 (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |}} The 1984 Kansas City Royals season was their 16th in Major League Baseball. The Royals won the American League West with a record of 84–78, but lost to the eventual World Series champion Detroit Tigers 3–0 in the ALCS. Dan Quisenberry's 44 saves paced the American League.
Offseason
- October 17, 1983: Eric Rasmussen was released by the Royals.
- December 8, 1983: Mike Armstrong and Duane Dewey (minors) were traded by the Royals to the New York Yankees for Steve Balboni and Roger Erickson.
- December 8, 1983: Joe Beckwith was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Szekeley (minors), John Serritella (minors) and José Torres (minors).
- January 17, 1984: Steve Carter was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign.
- March 31, 1984: Don Werner and Derek Botelho were traded by the Royals to the Chicago Cubs for Alan Hargesheimer.
Regular season
- September 17, 1984: Reggie Jackson of the California Angels hit the 500th home run of his career against the Royals. It was the 17th anniversary of the day he hit his first home run. Jackson hit his 500th, at Anaheim Stadium off Bud Black of the Royals.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- May 10, 1984: Dane Iorg was purchased by the Royals from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Roster
| 1984 Kansas City Royals roster |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Don Slaught | 124 | 409 | 108 | .264 | 4 | 42 |
| 1B | Steve Balboni | 126 | 438 | 107 | .244 | 28 | 77 |
| 2B | Frank White | 129 | 479 | 130 | .271 | 17 | 56 |
| SS | Onix Concepcion | 90 | 287 | 81 | .282 | 1 | 23 |
| 3B | George Brett | 104 | 377 | 107 | .284 | 13 | 69 |
| LF | Darryl Motley | 146 | 522 | 148 | .284 | 15 | 70 |
| CF | Willie Wilson | 128 | 541 | 163 | .301 | 2 | 44 |
| RF | Pat Sheridan | 138 | 481 | 136 | .283 | 8 | 53 |
| DH | Hal McRae | 106 | 317 | 96 | .303 | 3 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Orta | 122 | 403 | 120 | .298 | 9 | 50 |
| Greg Pryor | 123 | 270 | 71 | .263 | 4 | 25 |
| Dane Iorg | 78 | 235 | 60 | .255 | 5 | 30 |
| John Wathan | 97 | 171 | 31 | .181 | 2 | 10 |
| UL Washington | 63 | 170 | 38 | .224 | 1 | 10 |
| Buddy Biancalana | 66 | 134 | 26 | .194 | 2 | 9 |
| Butch Davis | 41 | 116 | 17 | .147 | 2 | 12 |
| Lynn Jones | 47 | 103 | 31 | .301 | 1 | 10 |
| Leon Roberts | 28 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 3 |
| Tucker Ashford | 9 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Sánchez | 10 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 2 |
| Bucky Dent | 11 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Leeper | 4 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Scranton | 2 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Black | 35 | 257.0 | 17 | 12 | 3.12 | 140 |
| Mark Gubicza | 29 | 189.0 | 10 | 14 | 4.05 | 111 |
| Larry Gura | 31 | 168.2 | 12 | 9 | 5.18 | 68 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 23 | 143.2 | 11 | 7 | 3.63 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Saberhagen | 38 | 157.2 | 10 | 11 | 3.48 | 73 |
| Mike Jones | 23 | 81.0 | 2 | 3 | 4.89 | 43 |
| Danny Jackson | 15 | 76.0 | 2 | 6 | 4.26 | 40 |
| Frank Wills | 10 | 37.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.11 | 21 |
| Paul Splittorff | 12 | 28.0 | 1 | 3 | 7.71 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Quisenberry | 72 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 2.64 | 41 |
| Joe Beckwith | 49 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3.40 | 75 |
| Mark Huismann | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.58 | 20 |
ALCS
Main article: 1984 American League Championship Series
Game 1
October 2, Royals Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Detroit** | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | **8** | **14** | **0** |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | **1** | **5** | **1** |
| **W**: Jack Morris (1–0) **L**: Bud Black (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| **HRs**: **DET** – Larry Herndon (1) Alan Trammell (1) Lance Parrish (1) |
Game 2
October 3, Royals Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Detroit** | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | **5** | **8** | **1** |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **3** | **10** | **3** |
| **W**: Aurelio López (1–0) **L**: Dan Quisenberry (0–1) | ||||||||||||||
| **HRs**: **DET** – Kirk Gibson (1) |
Game 3
October 5, Tiger Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **0** | **3** | **3** |
| **Detroit** | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | **1** | **3** | **0** |
| **W**: Milt Wilcox (1–0) **L**: Charlie Leibrandt (0–1) **S**:Willie Hernández (1) | ||||||||||||
| **HRs**: None |
Farm system
References
Bibliography
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rasmuer01.shtml Eric Rasmussen] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balbost01.shtml Steve Balboni] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- "Joe Beckwith Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
- http: Steve Carter was//www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cartest01.shtml
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hargeal01.shtml Alan Hargesheimer] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- "Baseball Almanac - Box Score of 500th Home Run by Reggie Jackson".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/i/iorgda01.shtml Dane Iorg] at ''Baseball-Reference''
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