1984 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1984 Los Angeles Dodgers
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1890) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962) Los Angeles (since 1958)
1984 information
Owner(s)	Peter O'Malley
General manager(s)	Al Campanis
Manager(s)	Tommy Lasorda
Local television	KTTV (11) (Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter) ONTV (Al Downing)
Local radio	KABC (Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter) KTNQ (Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas)
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The 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in fourth place in the National League West.

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.

Offseason

• January 17, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball Draft (January draft-secondary phase) notable picks:

Round 4: Shawn Hillegas

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
San Diego Padres	92	70	--	.568
Atlanta Braves	80	82	12.0	.494
Houston Astros	80	82	12.0	.494
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	83	13.0	.488
Cincinnati Reds	70	92	22.0	.432
San Francisco Giants	66	96	26.0	.407

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

• June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball Draft (June draft) notable picks:

Round 2: Tim Scott

Round 3: Tracy Woodson

Round 16: Darren Holmes

Round 22: Jeff Nelson

Round 23: Jerald Clark (did not sign)

• September 1, 1984: Ramón Martínez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.
• 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
2B	Sax, SteveSteve Sax	145	569	138	.243	1	35

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

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

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

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

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

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

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