1984 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1984 Los Angeles Dodgers
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	4th
Owner	Peter O'Malley
General managers	Al Campanis
Managers	Tommy Lasorda
Television	KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter ONTV Eddie Doucette, Al Downing
Radio	KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
Seasons

The 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 95th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 27th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 23rd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers failed to defend their National League West title from the year before, suffering a losing season for just the second time since 1969, and missed out on the postseason.

Pee Wee Reese's number 1 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1984.

Don Drysdale's number 53 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1984.

Regular season

Season standings

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	92	70	.568	—	48‍–‍33	44‍–‍37
Atlanta Braves	80	82	.494	12	38‍–‍43	42‍–‍39
Houston Astros	80	82	.494	12	43‍–‍38	37‍–‍44
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	83	.488	13	40‍–‍41	39‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds	70	92	.432	22	39‍–‍42	31‍–‍50
San Francisco Giants	66	96	.407	26	35‍–‍46	31‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

1984 National League record Sources:
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	—

Opening day lineup

Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Steve Sax	Second baseman
Bill Russell	Shortstop
Ken Landreaux	Center fielder
Pedro Guerrero	First baseman
Mike Marshall	Left fielder
Candy Maldonado	Right fielder
Germán Rivera	Third baseman
Mike Scioscia	Catcher
Fernando Valenzuela	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• September 1, 1984: Juan Bell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.
• December 7, 1984: Acquired Joe Szeneley, Jose Torres and John Serritella from the Kansas City Royals for Joe Beckwith
• December 8, 1984: Acquired Carlos Diaz and Bob Bailor from the New York Mets for Sid Fernandez

Roster

1984 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 27 Carlos Diaz 55 Orel Hershiser 40 Rick Honeycutt 46 Burt Hooton 43 Ken Howell 49 Tom Niedenfuer 26 Alejandro Peña 41 Jerry Reuss 56 Rich Rodas 34 Fernando Valenzuela 35 Bob Welch 47 Larry White 38 Pat Zachry		Catchers 31 Jack Fimple 15 Gilberto Reyes 14 Mike Scioscia  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 10 Dave Anderson 21 Bob Bailor 33 Sid Bream  9 Greg Brock 28 Pedro Guerrero 17,37 Rafael Landestoy 16 Rick Monday 25 Germán Rivera 18 Bill Russell  3 Steve Sax		Outfielders 17 Ed Amelung 50 Tony Brewer 44 Ken Landreaux 20 Candy Maldonado  5 Mike Marshall 51 Lemmie Miller 23 R.J. Reynolds 37 Mike Vail 45 Terry Whitfield Other batters 43 José Morales		Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 11 Manny Mota 29 Ron Perranoski

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	Mike Scioscia	114	341	93	.273	5	38
1B	Greg Brock	88	271	61	.225	14	34
2B	Steve Sax	145	569	138	.243	1	35
SS	Dave Anderson	121	374	94	.251	3	34
3B	Pedro Guerrero	144	535	162	.303	16	72
LF	Mike Marshall	134	495	127	.257	21	65
CF	Ken Landreaux	134	438	110	.251	11	47
RF	Candy Maldonado	116	254	68	.268	5	28

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
Bill Russell	89	262	70	.267	0	19
R.J. Reynolds	73	240	62	.258	2	24
Germán Rivera	94	227	59	.260	2	17
Franklin Stubbs	87	217	42	.194	8	17
Steve Yeager	74	197	45	.228	4	29
Terry Whitfield	87	180	44	.244	4	18
Bob Bailor	65	131	36	.275	0	8
Rafael Landestoy	53	54	10	.185	1	2
Sid Bream	27	49	9	.184	0	6
Rick Monday	31	47	9	.191	1	7
Ed Amelung	34	46	10	.217	0	4
Tony Brewer	24	37	4	.108	1	4
Jack Fimple	12	26	5	.192	0	3
José Morales	22	19	3	.158	0	0
Mike Vail	16	16	1	.063	0	2
Lemmie Miller	8	12	2	.167	0	0
Gilberto Reyes	4	5	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
Fernando Valenzuela	34	261.0	12	17	3.03	240
Alejandro Peña	28	199.1	12	6	2.48	135
Rick Honeycutt	29	183.2	10	9	2.84	75
Bob Welch	31	178.2	13	13	3.78	126

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
Orel Hershiser	45	189.2	11	8	2.66	150
Burt Hooton	54	110.0	3	6	3.44	62
Jerry Reuss	30	99.0	5	7	3.82	44
Larry White	7	12.0	0	1	3.00	10

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
Tom Niedenfuer	33	2	5	11	2.47	45
Pat Zachry	58	5	6	2	3.81	55
Carlos Diaz	37	1	0	1	5.49	36
Ken Howell	32	5	5	6	3.33	54
Rich Rodas	3	0	0	0	5.40	1

Awards and honors

• 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Fernando Valenzuela reserve
• NL Pitcher of the Month
  • Rick Honeycutt (April 1984)
  • Orel Hershiser (July 1984)
• NL Player of the Week
  • Candy Maldonado (April 16–22)
  • Orel Hershiser (July 9–15)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	Terry Collins
AA	San Antonio Dodgers	Texas League	Gary LaRocque
High A	Bakersfield Dodgers	California League	Don LeJohn
High A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Stan Wasiak
Rookie	Great Falls Dodgers	Pioneer League	Kevin Kennedy
Rookie	Gulf Coast Dodgers	Gulf Coast League	Joe Alvarez

Major League Baseball draft

Main article: 1984 Major League Baseball draft

The Dodgers drafted 28 players in the June draft and 13 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.

The Dodgers first-round pick in the June draft was pitcher Dennis Livingston from Oklahoma State University. He remained with the Dodgers organization until 1987 before moving to the Montreal Expos system. In six seasons in the minors he accumulated a record of 24-36 and a 5.13 ERA in 165 games (59 as a starter). This draft did produce three Major League relief pitchers in Tim Scott (round 2), Darren Holmes (round 16) and Jeff Nelson (round 22) as well as utility player Tracy Woodson (round 3).

1984 draft picks

January draft Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 John Alva IF Pima Community College No Braves-1985 1985–1991 AAA 2 Keith Nicholson RHP Mission College No Tigers-1984 1984–1988 A 3 Eddie Citronelli C Ranger College No 4 Jovon Edwards OF Alfred University Yes 1984–1989 AA 5 Kevin Phillips RHP Panola College No 6 Tim McCoy LHP Mt. San Antonio College No Giants-1986 1986–1991 AAA 7 Ted Brooks OF Victor Valley College No 8 Brent Bolin RHP Central Arizona College No 9 Keith Sheldon RHP Georgia Perimeter College No Braves-1985 1985 Rookie 10 Daniel Robles OF Mt. San Antonio College Yes 1984–1985 Rookie 11 Kelly Wilson OF Paris Junior College No January secondary phase Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Shawn Hillegas RHP Middle Georgia College Yes 1984–1995 MLB 2 Vincent Shinholster SS Santa Ana College No 1987 A June draft Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Dennis Livingston LHP Oklahoma State University Yes 1984–1991 AAA 2 Tim Scott RHP Hanford High School Yes 1984–2002 MLB 3 Tracy Woodson 1B North Carolina State University Yes 1984–1996 MLB 4 Dave Carlucci C Westfield State College Yes 1984–1986 A 5 James Ward 2B University of Arkansas Yes 1984–1987 A 6 Michael Pesavento LHP North Carolina State University Yes 1984–1985 A 7 Jeff Edwards LHP Vanderbilt University Yes 1984–1990 AAA 8 Jay Hornacek 3B Lyons Township High School Yes 1984–1990 A+ 9 Jeffrey Brown OF University of Southern California Yes 1984–1988 AAA 10 Jimmy Williams LHP Choctaw County High School Yes 1984–2003 AAA 11 Ted Holcomb SS Westchester High School Yes 1984–1988 A 12 Doug Treadway RHP Florida State University Yes 1984–1988 A 13 John Schlichting OF University of Minnesota Yes 1984–1986 A 14 Robert Jacobsen RHP California State University, Fresno Yes 1984–1986 A 15 Jack Ritch 2B Georgia Perimeter College Yes 1984–1985 A 16 Darren Holmes RHP T. C. Roberson High School Yes 1984–2003 MLB 17 Greg Smith OF Baylor School No Padres-1988 1988–1990 A+ 18 Adrian Adkins C Jones County High School No Pirates-1989 1989 Rookie 19 Craig Dorsey OF Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus Yes 1984–1985 Rookie 20 Brad Freking LHP Wauconda High School No 21 Edward Jacobo OF California State University, Fresno Yes 1984–1986 A 22 Jeff Nelson RHP Catonsville High School Yes 1984–2006 MLB 23 Jerald Clark OF Lamar University No Padres-1985 1985–1997 MLB 24 John Cowan OF Montclair State University No Orioles-1985 1985 A- June secondary phase Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Greg Mayberry RHP Ferrum College Yes 1984–1990 AAA 2 Brian Kopetsky IF Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk Campus Yes 1984–1986 A 3 Dave Satnat LHP Modesto Junior College Yes 1984–1986 A 4 Scott Clemo 3B Gulf Coast Community College No Expos-1986 1986–1988 AAA

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site