1984 Philadelphia Phillies season

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia in the United States of America. Below are details about their 1984 playing season.

1984 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Veterans Stadium (since 1971)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill Giles
General manager(s)	Paul Owens
Manager(s)	Paul Owens
Local television	WTAF PRISM
Local radio	WCAU (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)
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Offseason

• October 19, 1983: Pete Rose was released by the Phillies.
• December 3, 1983: Ron Reed was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Jerry Koosman to the Phillies on February 15, 1984.
• December 6, 1983: Tony Pérez was purchased from the Phillies by the Cincinnati Reds.
• January 30, 1984: Butch Benton was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
• March 24, 1984: Willie Hernández and Dave Bergman were traded by the Phillies to the Detroit Tigers for John Wockenfuss and Glenn Wilson.

Spring training

The Phils went 13 and 16 in spring training exhibition play. The Phillies closed spring training with two games against the St. Louis Cardinals at the Louisiana Superdome on March 31, 1984 and April 1, 1984.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	96	65	0.596	—	51–29	45–36
New York Mets	90	72	0.556	6½	48–33	42–39
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	0.519	12½	44–37	40–41
Philadelphia Phillies	81	81	0.500	15½	39–42	42–39
Montreal Expos	78	83	0.484	18	39–42	39–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	0.463	21½	41–40	34–47

Record vs. opponents

1984 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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	—

Notable transactions

• April 20, 1984: Butch Benton was released by the Phillies.
• June 2, 1984: Dave Wehrmeister was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
• June 3, 1984: Jim Kern was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
• July 27, 1984: Jim Kern was released by the Phillies.
• August 20, 1984: Kelly Downs and George Riley were traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Al Oliver and a player to be named later. The Giants completed the deal by sending Renie Martin to the Phillies on August 30.

Draft picks

• June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball draft
  • Marvin Freeman was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 14, 1984.
  • Todd Frohwirth was drafted by the Phillies in the 13th round. Player signed June 9, 1984.
  • Keith Miller was drafted by the Phillies in the 16th round.

Game Log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

Roster

1984 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 47 Larry Andersen 50 Marty Bystrom 39 Bill Campbell 32 Steve Carlton 42 Don Carman 40 John Denny 44 Steve Fireovid 46 Kevin Gross 19 Al Holland 49 Charles Hudson 37 Jim Kern 37,24 Jerry Koosman 37 Renie Martin 45 Tug McGraw 48 Shane Rawley 33 Dave Wehrmeister		Catchers  6 Bo Díaz 10 Mike LaValliere 17 Ozzie Virgil Infielders 16 Luis Aguayo 22 Tim Corcoran 11 Iván DeJesús 18 Kiko Garcia 30 Steve Jeltz 12 Len Matuszek 52 Francisco Meléndez  0 Al Oliver  8 Juan Samuel 20 Mike Schmidt 53 Rick Schu 15 John Wockenfuss		Outfielders 21 Greg Gross  9 Von Hayes 23 Joe Lefebvre 28 Sixto Lezcano 31 Garry Maddox 29 John Russell 26 Jeff Stone 27 Glenn Wilson		Manager  5 Paul Owens Coaches  4 Dave Bristol  7 John Felske  2 Deron Johnson  3 Claude Osteen  5 Mike Ryan

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
LF	Glenn Wilson	132	341	82	.240	6	31

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
John Wockenfuss	86	180	52	.289	6	24

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jerry Koosman	36	224	14	15	3.25	137

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Larry Andersen	64	3	7	4	2.38	54
Dave Wehrmeister	7	0	0	0	7.20	13
Steve Fireovid	6	0	0	0	1.59	3

Awards and honors

• Juan Samuel, National League record (since broken), Most Stolen Bases by a rookie

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Lee Elia
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	Bill Dancy
A	Peninsula Pilots	Carolina League	Ron Clark
A	Spartanburg Suns	South Atlantic League	Jay Ward
A-Short Season	Bend Phillies	Northwest League	Ramón Avilés
Rookie	GCL Phillies	Gulf Coast League	Roly de Armas

References

• 1984 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference