1984 Toronto Blue Jays season

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1984 Toronto Blue Jays
Major league affiliations
Location
1984 Information
Owner(s) Labatt Breweries,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Manager(s) Bobby Cox
Local television CFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
Local radio CJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)

The 1984 Toronto Blue Jays season involved the Blue Jays finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

  • December 5, 1983: Kelly Gruber was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Cleveland Indians in the 1983 rule 5 draft. [1]

[edit] Regular season

  • Jimmy Key set a Jays rookie record by appearing in 63 games.
  • Lloyd Moseby led the American League with 15 Triples in one season.
  • Rance Mulliniks sets a team record by getting 8 consecutive hits
  • Dave Stieb finished second in the American League in strikeouts and ERA.

[edit] Opening Day Lineup

[edit] Season standings

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
Detroit Tigers 104 58 .642 0
Toronto Blue Jays 89 73 .549 15.0
New York Yankees 87 75 .537 17.0
Boston Red Sox 86 76 .531 18.0
Baltimore Orioles 85 77 .525 19.0
Cleveland Indians 75 87 .463 29.0
Milwaukee Brewers 67 94 .416 36.5


[edit] Roster

1984 Toronto Blue Jays roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Game log

1984 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 4 @ Mariners 3 - 2 (10) Stanton (1-0) Lamp (0-1) 43,200 0-1
2 April 5 @ Mariners 13 - 5 Leal (1-0) Beattie (0-1) 5,399 1-1
3 April 6 @ Angels 11 - 5 Key (1-0) Brown (0-1) 24,431 2-1
4 April 7 @ Angels 3 - 1 Stieb (1-0) Forsch (1-1) Lamp (1) 41,859 3-1
5 April 8 @ Angels 4 - 3 Sanchez (1-1) Jackson (0-1) 24,095 3-2
6 April 9 @ Athletics 4 - 3 Caudill (1-0) Lamp (0-2) 9,868 3-3
7 April 10 @ Athletics 3 - 0 Leal (2-0) Sorensen (1-1) Jackson (1) 7,226 4-3
8 April 13 @ Rangers 3 - 2 Lamp (1-2) Tobik (1-2) Key (1) 10,515 5-3
9 April 14 @ Rangers 6 - 2 Hough (1-1) Clancy (0-1) 9,852 5-4
10 April 15 @ Rangers 2 - 1 Lamp (2-2) Stewart (0-3) 12,583 6-4
11 April 17 Orioles 3 - 2 Key (2-0) Martinez (0-1) Lamp (2) 35,602 7-4
12 April 18 Orioles 7 - 1 Stieb (2-0) Palmer (0-2) 13,489 8-4
13 April 19 Orioles 2 - 1 Clancy (1-1) McGregor (1-3) 14,323 9-4
14 April 20 Angels 10 - 6 (13) Sanchez (2-1) Acker (0-1) 37,241 9-5
15 April 21 Angels 8 - 4 Romanick (2-1) Gott (0-1) 44,164 9-6
16 April 22 Angels 9 - 6 Slaton (1-0) Key (2-1) Kaufman (1) 16,462 9-7
17 April 23 Mariners 8 - 5 Stieb (3-0) Langston (1-1) Jackson (2) 13,330 10-7
18 April 24 Mariners 4 - 2 Beard (1-0) Clancy (1-2) 12,398 10-8
19 April 25 Athletics 11 - 0 Leal (3-0) Conroy (0-2) 15,434 11-8
20 April 26 Athletics 7 - 4 Warren (3-2) Gott (0-2) Burgmeier (2) 16,488 11-9
21 April 27 @ Royals 1 - 0 Alexander (1-0) Gubicza (0-2) Lamp (3) 16,435 12-9
22 April 28 @ Royals 6 - 0 Stieb (4-0) Saberhagen (1-1) 18,194 13-9
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
23 May 1 Rangers 10 - 4 Leal (4-0) Tanana (2-3) Lamp (4) 14-9
24 May 1 Rangers 4 - 1 Darwin (3-0) Alexander (1-1) 13,159 14-10
25 May 2 Rangers 7 - 6 Clancy (2-2) Hough (1-4) Lamp (5) 13,274 15-10
26 May 4 Royals 4 - 3 (10) Stieb (5-0) Huismann (0-2) 16,469 16-10
27 May 5 Royals 10 - 1 Gott (1-2) Jackson (0-3) 31,076 17-10
28 May 6 Royals 2 - 1 Jackson (1-1) Gura (4-1) 23,334 18-10
29 May 9 @ Orioles 7 - 4 McGregor (4-3) Clancy (2-3) 18-11
30 May 9 @ Orioles 7 - 3 Martinez (1-3) Key (2-2) 18,731 18-12
31 May 10 @ Orioles 4 - 3 (10) Jackson (2-1) Martinez (1-1) 11,214 19-12
32 May 12 @ Indians 8 - 4 Blyleven (4-2) Acker (0-2) Camacho (4) 11,066 19-13
33 May 13 @ Indians 4 - 4 (8) 5,630 19-13
34 May 15 @ Twins 5 - 2 (10) Jackson (3-1) Davis (2-3) 26,761 20-13
35 May 16 @ Twins 8 - 7 Alexander (2-1) Filson (3-1) Acker (1) 51,863 21-13
36 May 17 White Sox 3 - 2 Jackson (4-1) Hoyt (3-5) Lamp (6) 18,328 22-13
37 May 18 White Sox 4 - 3 Clancy (3-3) Burns (2-2) Key (2) 19,507 23-13
38 May 19 White Sox 1 - 0 Gott (2-2) Seaver (4-3) Lamp (7) 28,382 24-13
39 May 20 White Sox 3 - 0 Dotson (6-2) Stieb (5-1) 26,347 24-14
40 May 21 Twins 3 - 2 Alexander (3-1) Davis (2-4) 43,347 25-14
41 May 22 Twins 3 - 2 Jackson (5-1) Smithson (6-4) 17,287 26-14
42 May 23 Twins 4 - 1 Clancy (4-3) Viola (4-5) Lamp (8) 17,189 27-14
43 May 25 Indians 5 - 1 Stieb (6-1) Heaton (2-4) 18,195 28-14
44 May 26 Indians 2 - 1 Alexander (4-1) Farr (0-3) Key (3) 22,283 29-14
45 May 27 Indians 6 - 1 Leal (5-0) Sutcliffe (3-4) 30-14
46 May 27 Indians 6 - 5 Jackson (6-1) Camacho (1-4) 37,097 31-14
47 May 29 @ White Sox 8 - 1 Hoyt (4-5) Clancy (4-4) 19,603 31-15
48 May 30 @ White Sox 2 - 1 Stieb (7-1) Burns (2-4) Key (4) 23,490 32-15
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
49 June 1 Yankees 10 - 2 Alexander (5-1) Fontenot (1-5) 30,586 33-15
50 June 2 Yankees 9 - 8 (10) Lamp (3-2) Christiansen (1-2) 42,269 34-15
51 June 3 Yankees 15 - 2 Niekro (8-3) Clancy (4-5) 33,077 34-16
52 June 4 @ Tigers 6 - 3 (10) Lopez (5-0) Key (2-3) 26,733 34-17
53 June 5 @ Tigers 8 - 4 Acker (1-2) Abbott (2-2) 35,983 35-17
54 June 6 @ Tigers 6 - 3 Leal (6-0) Petry (8-3) 38,167 36-17
55 June 7 @ Tigers 5 - 3 Morris (11-2) Clancy (4-6) 40,879 36-18
56 June 8 @ Yankees 4 - 3 (11) Righetti (2-0) Acker (1-3) 20,252 36-19
57 June 9 @ Yankees 2 - 1 Guidry (5-4) Stieb (7-2) 20,661 36-20
58 June 10 @ Yankees 5 - 3 Christiansen (2-2) Alexander (5-2) Righetti (7) 41,018 36-21
59 June 11 Tigers 5 - 4 Rozema (2-0) Leal (6-1) Hernandez (10) 35,062 36-22
60 June 12 Tigers 12 - 3 Clancy (5-6) Morris (11-3) 40,437 37-22
61 June 13 Tigers 7 - 3 Stieb (8-2) Wilcox (7-4) 34,122 38-22
62 June 15 Red Sox 4 - 3 (11) Lamp (4-2) Clear (5-1) 30,065 39-22
63 June 16 Red Sox 7 - 0 Leal (7-1) Hurst (8-5) 31,278 40-22
64 June 17 Red Sox 5 - 3 Clancy (6-6) Gale (1-1) Jackson (3) 28,396 41-22
65 June 19 Brewers 6 - 5 Fingers (1-2) Key (2-4) 32,210 41-23
66 June 20 Brewers 5 - 4 Tellmann (2-1) Alexander (5-3) 31,282 41-24
67 June 21 @ Red Sox 5 - 2 Leal (8-1) Nipper (0-2) 18,372 42-24
68 June 22 @ Red Sox 8 - 1 Clemens (3-1) Clancy (6-7) 23,167 42-25
69 June 23 @ Red Sox 9 - 3 Gott (3-2) Gale (1-2) 27,689 43-25
70 June 24 @ Red Sox 5 - 3 (10) Stanley (2-6) Lamp (4-3) 32,521 43-26
71 June 25 @ Brewers 2 - 1 Cocanower (6-6) Alexander (5-4) Fingers (13) 43-27
72 June 25 @ Brewers 9 - 4 McClure (2-3) Acker (1-4) 15,088 43-28
73 June 26 @ Brewers 6 - 3 Sutton (5-7) Leal (8-2) Fingers (14) 19,068 43-29
74 June 27 @ Brewers 5 - 1 Porter (6-3) Clancy (6-8) Tellmann (1) 31,141 43-30
75 June 28 Athletics 9 - 6 Gott (4-2) Atherton (5-4) 30,213 44-30
76 June 29 Athletics 2 - 1 Burris (7-3) Stieb (8-3) Caudill (16) 25,280 44-31
77 June 30 Athletics 6 - 1 Alexander (6-4) Krueger (5-4) 36,176 45-31
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
78 July 1 Athletics 7 - 6 Acker (2-4) Atherton (5-5) Jackson (4) 35,046 46-31
79 July 2 Angels 6 - 3 Witt (8-7) Clancy (6-9) Aase (1) 29,227 46-32
80 July 3 Angels 4 - 0 Gott (5-2) John (4-7) 26,255 47-32
81 July 4 Angels 6 - 3 Stieb (9-3) Romanick (8-9) 24,330 48-32
82 July 5 Mariners 10 - 8 Alexander (7-4) Beattie (8-8) Jackson (5) 22,353 49-32
83 July 6 Mariners 9 - 2 Leal (9-2) Langston (6-7) 22,385 50-32
84 July 7 Mariners 8 - 4 Moore (4-6) Clancy (6-10) Stanton (5) 33,475 50-33
85 July 8 Mariners 7 - 1 Beattie (9-8) Gott (5-3) Vande Berg (4) 30,070 50-34
86 July 12 @ Athletics 7 - 4 Krueger (6-5) Lamp (4-4) Caudill (19) 16,066 50-35
87 July 13 @ Athletics 6 - 3 Leal (10-2) Burris (8-4) Jackson (6) 17,172 51-35
88 July 14 @ Athletics 2 - 1 Stieb (10-3) Caudill (8-2) 22,048 52-35
89 July 15 @ Athletics 6 - 3 Clancy (7-10) Young (2-1) Jackson (7) 24,044 53-35
90 July 16 @ Angels 3 - 0 Slaton (3-3) Gott (5-4) 24,890 53-36
91 July 17 @ Angels 5 - 3 Witt (10-7) Acker (2-5) Aase (2) 27,176 53-37
92 July 18 @ Angels 8 - 2 Leal (11-2) Zahn (9-7) 28,634 54-37
93 July 19 @ Mariners 8 - 1 Stieb (11-3) Vande Berg (6-9) 7,489 55-37
94 July 20 @ Mariners 12 - 7 Acker (3-5) Mirabella (1-4) 8,246 56-37
95 July 21 @ Mariners 9 - 3 Barojas (5-3) Lamp (4-5) 14,516 56-38
96 July 22 @ Mariners 5 - 3 Alexander (8-4) Langston (8-8) Jackson (8) 7,263 57-38
97 July 23 @ Royals 9 - 8 Beckwith (3-2) Jackson (6-2) Quisenberry (26) 57-39
98 July 23 @ Royals 7 - 2 Wills (1-1) Gott (5-5) Saberhagen (1) 31,852 57-40
99 July 24 @ Royals 5 - 4 Gubicza (7-8) Stieb (11-4) Quisenberry (27) 21,607 57-41
100 July 25 @ Royals 5 - 4 (13) Quisenberry (4-2) Clark (0-1) 19,653 57-42
101 July 27 Rangers 4 - 2 Hough (11-8) Alexander (8-5) 26,269 57-43
102 July 28 Rangers 5 - 4 Mason (7-9) Jackson (6-3) Schmidt (6) 28,330 57-44
103 July 29 Rangers 6 - 2 Stieb (12-4) Darwin (6-6) 30,143 58-44
104 July 30 Royals 7 - 4 Leibrandt (5-4) Clancy (7-11) 24,414 58-45
105 July 31 Royals 6 - 5 Alexander (9-5) Wills (1-2) Gott (1) 23,156 59-45
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
106 August 1 Royals 4 - 1 Leal (12-2) Gura (11-8) Gott (2) 22,084 60-45
107 August 3 @ Orioles 5 - 2 Jackson (7-3) McGregor (12-10) 37,219 61-45
108 August 4 @ Orioles 6 - 2 Clancy (8-11) Flanagan (9-11) 37,685 62-45
109 August 5 @ Orioles 4 - 3 Key (3-4) Martinez (4-8) Lamp (9) 34,016 63-45
110 August 6 @ Rangers 5 - 4 Mason (8-9) Jackson (7-4) 11,540 63-46
111 August 7 @ Rangers 7 - 6 (10) Schmidt (5-4) Lamp (4-6) 10,313 63-47
112 August 8 @ Rangers 7 - 2 Clancy (9-11) Darwin (6-7) 9,696 64-47
113 August 10 Orioles 2 - 0 Alexander (10-5) Martinez (4-6) 34,107 65-47
114 August 11 Orioles 3 - 2 Gott (6-5) Davis (12-5) 41,426 66-47
115 August 12 Orioles 5 - 4 McGregor (13-11) Jackson (7-5) Martinez (16) 36,363 66-48
116 August 13 Orioles 2 - 1 Boddicker (14-8) Clancy (9-12) 33,238 66-49
117 August 14 @ Indians 8 - 1 Alexander (11-5) Heaton (8-13) 67-49
118 August 14 @ Indians 9 - 5 Lamp (5-6) Waddell (2-4) 6,158 68-49
119 August 15 @ Indians 16 - 1 Schulze (2-4) Leal (12-3) 68-50
120 August 15 @ Indians 4 - 3 (13) Jeffcoat (4-1) Key (3-5) 6,101 68-51
121 August 16 @ Indians 6 - 5 Waddell (3-4) Lamp (5-7) 5,598 68-52
122 August 17 @ White Sox 4 - 3 Clancy (10-12) Hoyt (10-13) 29,941 69-52
123 August 18 @ White Sox 7 - 6 Roberge (3-0) Jackson (7-6) Agosto (7) 34,484 69-53
124 August 19 @ White Sox 7 - 4 Key (4-5) Agosto (2-1) 38,839 70-53
125 August 21 Indians 3 - 1 Smith (5-4) Stieb (12-5) Camacho (17) 25,253 70-54
126 August 22 Indians 13 - 3 Blyleven (14-5) Clancy (10-13) 22,393 70-55
127 August 23 Indians 6 - 1 Alexander (12-5) Schulze (2-5) 23,407 71-55
128 August 24 @ Twins 6 - 2 Leal (13-3) Lysander (3-2) Key (5) 26,602 72-55
129 August 25 @ Twins 5 - 4 (12) Castillo (2-0) Gott (6-6) 23,236 72-56
130 August 26 @ Twins 2 - 1 Stieb (13-5) Schrom (4-7) 24,654 73-56
131 August 27 @ Twins 5 - 2 Lamp (6-7) Smithson (13-10) Key (6) 19,251 74-56
132 August 28 White Sox 7 - 6 (11) Clark (1-1) Reed (0-5) 25,327 75-56
133 August 29 White Sox 8 - 5 Bannister (12-8) Leal (13-4) Spillner (2) 25,232 75-57
134 August 30 @ White Sox 4 - 3 Gott (7-6) Seaver (12-9) Key (7) 22,800 76-57
135 August 31 Twins 7 - 0 Stieb (14-5) Castillo (2-1) 26,309 77-57
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
136 September 1 Twins 12 - 4 Lamp (7-7) Smithson (13-11) Jackson (9) 26,526 78-57
137 September 2 Twins 6 - 0 Alexander (13-5) Viola (14-12) 31,000 79-57
138 September 3 @ Yankees 2 - 0 Cowley (6-1) Leal (13-5) Righetti (24) 26,835 79-58
139 September 4 @ Yankees 6 - 4 Clancy (11-13) Armstrong (3-2) Key (8) 15,867 80-58
140 September 5 @ Yankees 4 - 3 (10) Righetti (5-5) Jackson (7-7) 17,383 80-59
141 September 7 Tigers 7 - 4 (10) Hernandez (9-2) Musselman (0-1) 37,420 80-60
142 September 8 Tigers 10 - 4 Scherrer (1-0) Leal (13-6) Lopez (13) 41,059 80-61
143 September 9 Tigers 7 - 2 Wilcox (16-7) Clancy (11-14) 37,392 80-62
144 September 10 Yankees 6 - 2 Montefusco (3-2) Stieb (14-6) Howell (7) 21,176 80-63
145 September 11 Yankees 10 - 3 Lamp (8-7) Rasmussen (8-5) Jackson (10) 21,451 81-63
146 September 12 Yankees 2 - 1 Alexander (14-5) Niekro (16-8) 20,426 82-63
147 September 13 Yankees 6 - 1 Fontenot (7-8) Leal (13-7) 20,681 82-64
148 September 14 @ Tigers 7 - 2 Clancy (12-14) Morris (17-11) Key (9) 46,040 83-64
149 September 15 @ Tigers 2 - 1 Wilcox (17-7) Stieb (14-7) Hernandez (29) 44,349 83-65
150 September 16 @ Tigers 8 - 3 Berenguer (9-10) Clark (1-2) 45,488 83-66
151 September 17 Red Sox 5 - 4 Alexander (15-5) Ojeda (11-12) 18,480 84-66
152 September 18 Red Sox 10 - 3 Gale (2-3) Leal (13-8) 18,399 84-67
153 September 19 Red Sox 10 - 4 Hurst (12-10) Clancy (12-15) Clear (8) 23,212 84-68
154 September 20 Brewers 6 - 4 Stieb (15-7) Gibson (1-4) Key (10) 21,688 85-68
155 September 21 Brewers 5 - 1 Sutton (14-12) Lamp (8-8) 21,147 85-69
156 September 22 Brewers 2 - 1 Alexander (16-5) Haas (9-11) 26,152 86-69
157 September 23 Brewers 8 - 5 Kern (1-0) Jackson (7-8) Searage (6) 28,550 86-70
158 September 24 @ Red Sox 9 - 8 Clancy (13-15) Hurst (12-11) Musselman (1) 13,328 87-70
159 September 25 @ Red Sox 14 - 6 Nipper (11-6) Stieb (15-8) 14,259 87-71
160 September 26 @ Red Sox 8 - 4 Alexander (17-5) Boyd (12-11) 13,065 88-71
161 September 28 @ Brewers 4 - 3 (11) Searage (2-1) Musselman (0-2) 17,026 88-72
162 September 29 @ Brewers 5 - 4 Stieb (16-8) Cocanower (8-16) 9,736 89-72
163 September 30 @ Brewers 4 - 0 Gibson (2-5) Alexander (17-6) 10,277 89-73

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Lloyd Moseby 158 592 166 .280 18 92

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Award Winners

  • Doyle Alexander, Pitcher of the Month Award, September
  • Lloyd Moseby, American League Leader, Triples, 15

All-Star Game

  • Damaso Garcia, Second Base

[edit] References

v • d • e
1984 MLB season by team
AL East
Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto
AL West
NL East
NL West
1984 All-Star Game • 1984 World Series
v • d • e
Toronto Blue Jays
Based in Toronto, Ontario
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Level of
Excellence
Key Personnel
Owner: Ted Rogers • President & CEO: Paul Godfrey • General Manager: J. P. Ricciardi • Manager: John Gibbons
World Series
Championships (2)
American League
Pennants (2)
Division Titles
Eastern: 1985 • 1989 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • Wild Card: none
Minors
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