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1984 San Francisco Giants season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | San Francisco Giants |
| season | 1984 |
| league | National League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| city | San Francisco, California |
| owners | Bob Lurie |
| general_managers | Tom Haller |
| managers | Frank Robinson, Danny Ozark |
| television | KTVU |
| (Hank Greenwald, Gary Park) | |
| radio | KNBR |
| (Hank Greenwald, David Glass) | |
| SP Radio | |
| (Tito Fuentes, Armando Provedor) |
(Hank Greenwald, Gary Park) (Hank Greenwald, David Glass) SP Radio (Tito Fuentes, Armando Provedor) |}}
The 1984 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 102nd season in Major League Baseball, their 27th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 25th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in sixth place in the National League West with a 66–96 record, 26 games behind the San Diego Padres.
Offseason
- December 5, 1983: Fran Mullins was drafted by the Giants from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
- December 6, 1983: Champ Summers was traded by the Giants to the San Diego Padres for Joe Pittman and a player to be named later. The Padres completed the deal by sending Tommy Francis (minors) to the Giants on December 7.
- December 20, 1983: Manny Trillo was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
- January 17, 1984: Mackey Sasser was drafted by the Giants in the 5th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.
- February 8, 1984: Pat Larkin was traded by the Giants to the Detroit Tigers for Colin Ward.
- February 27, 1984: Max Venable, Fred Breining and a player to be named later were traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Al Oliver. The Giants completed the deal by sending Andy McGaffigan to the Expos on March 31.
- March 28, 1984: Gene Richards was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters
- Bob Brenly
- Jack Clark
- Chili Davis
- Mark Davis
- Johnnie LeMaster
- Jeffrey Leonard
- Al Oliver
- Manny Trillo
- Joel Youngblood
Notable transactions
- June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball draft
- Terry Mulholland was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (24th pick).
- Mike Blowers was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round of the Secondary Phase, but did not sign.
- August 20, 1984: Al Oliver and a player to be named later were traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kelly Downs and George Riley. The Giants completed the deal by sending Renie Martin to the Phillies on August 30.
Roster
| 1984 San Francisco Giants |
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| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Game log
Regular season
|-style=background:#fbb | 1 || April 3 || || Cubs || 3–5 || || || || || || 0–1 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 2 || April 5 || || Cubs || 7–11 || || || || || || 0–2 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 11 || April 17 || || Padres || 1–2 || || || || || || 4–7 || L1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || April 18 || || Padres || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 24) |-style=background:#fbb | 16 || April 23 || || @ Padres || 2–8 || || || || || || 7–9 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 17 || April 24 || || @ Padres || 1–6 || || || || || || 7–10 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 18 || April 25 || || @ Padres || 0–3 || || || || || || 7–11 || L3 |- |-style=background:#fbb | 29 || May 7 || || @ Cubs || 7–10 || || || || || || 11–18 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 30 || May 8 || || @ Cubs || 11–12 || || || || || || 11–19 || L2 |- |-style=background:#cfc | 46 || June 1 || || Padres || 11–7 || || || || || || 17–29 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 47 || June 2 || || Padres || 2–3 (10) || || || || || || 17–30 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 48 || June 3 || || Padres || 5–7 || || || || || || 17–31 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 49 || June 3 || || Padres || 6–7 || || || || || || 17–32 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 60 || June 14 || || @ Padres || 5–2 || || || || || || 22–38 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 61 || June 15 || || @ Padres || 2–3 || || || || || || 22–39 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 62 || June 16 || || @ Padres || 6–3 || || || || || || 23–39 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 63 || June 17 || || @ Padres || 5–3 (15) || || || || || || 24–39 || W2 |- |-style=background:#fbb | 80 || July 5 || || Cubs || 3–9 || || || || || || 32–48 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 81 || July 6 || || Cubs || 4–5 || || || || || || 32–49 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc | 82 || July 7 || || Cubs || 7–2 || || || || || || 33–49 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 83 || July 8 || || Cubs || 3–6 || || || || || || 33–50 || L1 |-style=background:#bbbfff |-style=background:#fbb | 92 || July 19 || || @ Cubs || 4–6 || || || || || || 35–57 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 93 || July 20 || || @ Cubs || 3–2 || || || || || || 36–57 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 94 || July 21 || || @ Cubs || 3–4 (11) || || || || || || 36–58 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 95 || July 22 || || @ Cubs || 11–5 || || || || || || 37–58 || W1
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement |
| Bold = Giants team member |
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 | 145 | 506 | 147 | .291 | 20 | 80 | |
| 1B | 91 | 339 | 101 | .298 | 0 | 34 | |
| 2B | 98 | 401 | 102 | .254 | 4 | 36 | |
| SS | Johnny LeMaster | 132 | 451 | 98 | .217 | 4 | 32 |
| 3B | Joel Youngblood | 134 | 469 | 119 | .254 | 10 | 51 |
| LF | Jeffrey Leonard | 136 | 514 | 155 | .302 | 21 | 86 |
| CF | Dan Gladden | 86 | 342 | 120 | .351 | 4 | 31 |
| RF | 57 | 203 | 65 | .320 | 11 | 44 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chili Davis | 137 | 499 | 157 | .315 | 21 | 81 | |
| Brad Wellman | 93 | 265 | 60 | .226 | 2 | 25 | |
| 120 | 245 | 75 | .306 | 1 | 31 | ||
| Dusty Baker | 100 | 243 | 71 | .292 | 3 | 32 | |
| 87 | 135 | 34 | .252 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Steve Nicosia | 48 | 132 | 40 | .303 | 2 | 19 | |
| Duane Kuiper | 83 | 115 | 23 | .200 | 0 | 11 | |
| 57 | 110 | 24 | .218 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Chris Brown | 23 | 84 | 24 | .286 | 1 | 11 | |
| 54 | 82 | 16 | .195 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Alejandro Sánchez | 13 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom O'Malley | 13 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Deer | 13 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 3 | 3 | |
| 17 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Laskey | 35 | 207.2 | 9 | 14 | 4.33 | 71 |
| Mike Krukow | 35 | 199.1 | 11 | 12 | 4.56 | 141 |
| Jeff Robinson | 34 | 171.2 | 7 | 15 | 4.56 | 102 |
| Mark Grant | 11 | 53.2 | 1 | 4 | 6.37 | 32 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 6 | 33.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.18 | 24 |
| 5 | 29.1 | 1 | 0 | 3.99 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 174.2 | 5 | 17 | 5.36 | 124 | |
| 10 | 32.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.06 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Minton | 74 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 3.76 | 48 |
| Gary Lavelle | 77 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2.76 | 71 |
| Frank Williams | 61 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3.55 | 91 |
| Randy Lerch | 37 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.23 | 48 |
| Bob Lacey | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.88 | 26 |
| 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.10 | 19 | |
| Scott Garrelts | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.65 | 32 |
| Renie Martin | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 8 |
Awards and honors
- Bob Brenly, Willie Mac Award
- Bob Brenly, Catcher, Reserve
- Chili Davis, Outfield, Reserve
Farm system
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mullifr01.shtml Fran Mullins] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/summech01.shtml Champ Summers] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/trillma01.shtml Manny Trillo] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sassema01.shtml Mackey Sasser] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larkipa01.shtml Pat Larkin] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/venabma01.shtml Max Venable] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/richage01.shtml Gene Richards] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- "1984 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mulhote01.shtml Terry Mulholland] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blowemi01.shtml Mike Blowers] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oliveal01.shtml Al Oliver] at ''Baseball-Reference''
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