1984 California Angels season

The 1984 California Angels season was the 24th season of the California Angels franchise in the American League, the 19th in Anaheim, and their 19th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished second in the American League west with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses.

1984 California Angels
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Anaheim Stadium
City	Anaheim, California
Owners	Gene Autry
General managers	Buzzie Bavasi, Mike Port
Managers	John McNamara
Television	KTLA (Geoff Witcher, Joe Buttitta) ONTV
Radio	KMPC (Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Al Conin) KLVE (Cookie Rojas, Ulpiano Cos Villa)
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Offseason

• November 22, 1983: Rod Carew was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.^[1]
• December 19, 1983: Curt Brown was traded by the Angels to the New York Yankees for Mike Browning (minors).^[2]
• February 6, 1984: Rob Picciolo was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.^[3]

Regular season

• September 17, 1984: In a game against the Kansas City Royals, Reggie Jackson hit the 500th home run of his career.^[4] 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.
• September 30, 1984: Mike Witt throws a perfect game against the Texas Rangers, recording the only perfect game in franchise history.

Season standings

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Kansas City Royals	84	78	.519	—	44‍–‍37	40‍–‍41
California Angels	81	81	.500	3	37‍–‍44	44‍–‍37
Minnesota Twins	81	81	.500	3	47‍–‍34	34‍–‍47
Oakland Athletics	77	85	.475	7	44‍–‍37	33‍–‍48
Chicago White Sox	74	88	.457	10	43‍–‍38	31‍–‍50
Seattle Mariners	74	88	.457	10	42‍–‍39	32‍–‍49
Texas Rangers	69	92	.429	14½	34‍–‍46	35‍–‍46

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	—

Transactions

• June 4, 1984: Dante Bichette was drafted by the Angels in the 17th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 8, 1984.^[5]
• August 2, 1984: Ron Jackson was released by the California Angels.^[6]

Roster

1984 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 46 Don Aase 36 Steve Brown 63 Stew Cliburn 23 Doug Corbett 16 John Curtis 43 Ken Forsch 25 Tommy John 48 Curt Kaufman 24 Bruce Kison 31 Frank LaCorte 37 Ron Romanick 40 Luis Sánchez 41,47 Jim Slaton 35 Dave Smith 42 Rick Steirer 27 Craig Swan 39 Mike Witt 38 Geoff Zahn		Catchers  8 Bob Boone 34 Jerry Narron Infielders 29 Rod Carew 11 Doug DeCinces  4 Bobby Grich 15 Ron Jackson 32 Darrell Miller 10 Rob Picciolo 22,30 Dick Schofield  6 Daryl Sconiers  9 Rob Wilfong		Outfielders 12 Juan Beníquez  3 Mike Brown  5 Brian Downing 19 Fred Lynn 20 Gary Pettis 15,30 Derrel Thomas Other batters  7 Rick Burleson 44 Reggie Jackson		Manager  2 John McNamara Coaches 49 Bob Clear 18 Preston Gómez  1 Bobby Knoop 51 Marcel Lachemann 50 Jimmie Reese

Game log

Regular season

1984 regular season game log: 81–81 (Home: 37–44; Away: 44–37)
April: 15–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak
May: 11–14 (Home: 4–10; Away: 7–4) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 35 May 11 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Tigers 2–8 Wilcox (4–0) Witt (4–2) Hernández (4) 2:55 44,187 18–17 L5 38 May 12 10:20 a.m. PDT @ Tigers 4–2 John (3–3) Berenguer (2–2) – 2:32 38,516 19–17 W1 — May 13 @ Tigers Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 14) 43 May 22 7:30 p.m. PDT Tigers 1–3 Berenguer (3–2) Witt (4–4) López (6) 2:53 41,253 23–20 L1 44 May 23 7:30 p.m. PDT Tigers 2–4 Petry (7–1) LaCorte (0–2) Hernández (7) 2:39 41,205 23–21 L2 45 May 24 7:30 p.m. PDT Tigers 1–5 Morris (9–1) Slaton (1–2) – 2:14 43,580 23–22 L3
June: 15–12 (Home: 5–7; Away: 10–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak
July: 12–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 5–8) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 55th All-Star Game in San Francisco, CA
August: 13–16 (Home: 7–8; Away: 6–8) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 117 August 14 2:35 p.m. PDT @ Tigers 6–4 Aase (2–1) Hernández (6–2) Sánchez (11) 2:53 N/A 60–57 W2 118 August 14 6:03 p.m. PDT @ Tigers 12–1 Kison (3–1) Rozema (7–4) – 2:33 38,597 61–57 W3 119 August 15 4:35 p.m. PDT @ Tigers 3–8 Petry (15–5) John (7–10) – 2:46 33,940 61–58 L1 120 August 16 10:30 a.m. PDT @ Tigers 7–8 (12) Hernández (7–2) Curtis (0–1) – 4:02 37,779 61–59 L2 127 August 24 7:30 p.m. PDT Tigers 5–3 Witt (12–10) Petry (15–7) Aase (4) 2:33 41,459 63–64 W2 128 August 25 7:00 p.m. PDT Tigers 1–5 Morris (17–8) Kison (3–3) – 2:40 51,203 63–65 L1 129 August 26 1:00 p.m. PDT Tigers 12–6 Wilcox (15–7) John (7–12) – 3:01 33,008 63–66 L2
September: 15–14 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Angels 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	Bob Boone	139	450	91	.202	3	32
1B	Rod Carew	93	329	97	.295	3	31
2B	Bobby Grich	116	363	93	.256	18	58
SS	Dick Schofield	140	400	77	.193	4	21
3B	Doug DeCinces	146	547	147	.269	20	82
LF	Brian Downing	156	539	148	.275	23	91
CF	Gary Pettis	140	397	90	.227	2	29
RF	Fred Lynn	142	517	140	.271	23	79
DH	Reggie Jackson	143	525	117	.223	25	81

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
Juan Beníquez	110	354	119	.336	8	39
Rob Wilfong	108	307	76	.248	6	33
Daryl Sconiers	57	160	39	.244	4	17
Jerry Narron	69	150	37	.247	3	17
Mike Brown	62	148	42	.284	7	22
Rob Picciolo	87	119	24	.202	1	9
Ron Jackson	33	91	15	.165	0	5
Darrell Miller	17	41	7	.171	0	1
Derrel Thomas	14	29	4	.138	0	2
Rick Burleson	7	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
Mike Witt	34	246.2	15	11	3.47	196
Ron Romanick	33	229.2	12	12	3.76	87
Geoff Zahn	28	199.1	13	10	3.12	61
Tommy John	32	181.1	7	13	4.52	47
Jim Slaton	32	163.0	7	10	4.97	67
Ken Forsch	2	16.1	1	1	2.20	10
Steve Brown	3	11.0	0	1	9.00	5
Rick Steirer	1	2.2	0	1	16.88	2

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
Bruce Kison	20	65.1	4	5	5.37	66
Craig Swan	2	5.0	0	1	10.80	2

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
Luis Sánchez	49	9	7	11	3.33	62
Doug Corbett	45	5	1	4	2.12	48
Curt Kaufman	29	2	3	1	4.57	41
Don Aase	23	4	1	8	1.62	28
John Curtis	17	1	2	0	4.40	18
Frank LaCorte	13	1	2	0	7.06	13
Stew Cliburn	1	0	0	0	13.50	1
Dave Smith	1	0	0	0	18.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Edmonton Trappers	Pacific Coast League	Moose Stubing
AA	Waterbury Angels	Eastern League	Winston Llenas
A	Redwood Pioneers	California League	Tom Kotchman
A	Peoria Suns	Midwest League	Joe Maddon
A-Short Season	Salem Angels	Northwest League	Larry Patterson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Edmonton