1984 Oakland Athletics season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Oakland Athletics
season = 1984
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
y4 = 1968
city = Oakland, California
y5 = 1968
owners = Walter A. Haas, Jr.
managers = Steve Boros and Jackie Moore
television = KBHK
(Bill King, Bill Rigney, Lon Simmons)
radio = KSFO
(Bill King, Lon Simmons, Wayne Hagin)|The Oakland Athletics' 1984 season involved the A's finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.

Offseason

* October 28, 1983: Joe Rudi was released by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rudijo01.shtml Joe Rudi page at Baseball Reference] ]
* November 21, 1983: Dave Beard and Bob Kearney were traded by the Athletics to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Caudill and Darrel Akerfelds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caudibi01.shtml Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 13, 1983: Joe Morgan was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morgajo02.shtml Joe Morgan page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 7, 1983: Rusty McNealy and cash were traded by the Athletics to the Montreal Expos for Ray Burris. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burrira01.shtml Ray Burris page at Baseball Reference] ]
* January 3, 1984: Luis Polonia was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/polonlu01.shtml Luis Polonia page at Baseball Reference] ]
* January 3, 1984: Félix José was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml Félix José page at Baseball Reference] ]
* February 8, 1984: Tim Belcher was chosen by the Athletics from the New York Yankees as a free agent compensation pick. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belchti01.shtml Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* On August 19, in a game versus the Toronto Blue Jays, Cliff Johnson of the Jays hit the 19th pinch home run of his career, breaking Jerry Lynch's mark of 18. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.232, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

eason standings

Notable transactions

* June 4, 1984: Mark McGwire was drafted by the Athletics in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 1984. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgwima01.shtml Mark McGwire page at Baseball Reference] ]
* July 3, 1984: Mike Torrez was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torremi01.shtml Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference] ]
* August 9, 1984: Mike Torrez was released by the Athletics.

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1984.shtml 1984 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1984&t=OAK 1984 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]