1984 Seattle Mariners season
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| 1984 Seattle Mariners |
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| Owner(s) | George Argyros | |
| Manager(s) | Del Crandall and Chuck Cottier | |
| Local television | KSTW-TV 11 | |
| Local radio | KVI 570 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Nelson Briles) |
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The Seattle Mariners 1984 season was their eighth since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 5th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 74-88.
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Offseason [edit]
- November 21, 1983: Bill Caudill and Darrel Akerfelds were traded by the Mariners to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Beard and Bob Kearney.[1]
- December 5, 1983: Dave Geisel was selected by the Mariners from the Toronto Blue Jays in the rule 5 draft.[2]
- January 17, 1984: Mike Blowers was drafted by the Mariners in the 8th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[3]
- March 23, 1984: Rick Sweet was released by the Mariners.[4]
Regular season [edit]
Mark Langston became the first rookie since Herb Score to lead the American League in strikeouts.
Season standings [edit]
| Team | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 78 | .519 | -- |
| California Angels | 81 | 81 | .500 | 3.0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 81 | 81 | .500 | 3.0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 77 | 85 | .475 | 7.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10.0 |
| Seattle Mariners | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10.0 |
| Texas Rangers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 14.5 |
Notable transactions [edit]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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 |
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| C | Bob Kearney | 133 | 431 | 97 | .225 | 7 | 43 |
Other batters [edit]
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 |
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| Ricky Nelson | 9 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mark Langston | 35 | 225 | 17 | 10 | 3.40 | 204 |
| Jim Beattie | 32 | 211 | 12 | 16 | 3.41 | 119 |
| Salomé Barojas | 19 | 95.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.97 | 37 |
Other pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Stoddard | 27 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 5.13 | 39 |
| Dave Geisel | 20 | 43.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 28 |
Relief pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Stanton | 54 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3.54 | 55 |
| Dave Beard | 43 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.80 | 40 |
| Roy Thomas | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.26 | 42 |
| Karl Best | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 |
Awards and honors [edit]
- Mark Langston – American League Leader, Strikeouts (204)
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
Notes [edit]
- ^ Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Geisel page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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