1984 Toronto Blue Jays season

Major League Baseball team season

The 1984 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's eighth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing second in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses.

Offseason

Transactions

Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1984 season.^[1]

November 1983

December 1983

January 1984

March 1984

April 1984

Regular season

• August 19, 1984: In a game against the Oakland Athletics, Cliff Johnson hit the 19th pinch home run of his career, breaking Jerry Lynch's record of 18.^[3]
• Jimmy Key set a team record for rookie pitchers by appearing in 63 games.
• Lloyd Moseby and Dave Collins each led the American League with 15 triples.
• Rance Mulliniks sets a team record by getting 8 consecutive hits.
• Dave Stieb finished second in the American League in strikeouts and ERA.

Opening Day starters

• Jim Clancy
• Jesse Barfield
• George Bell
• Dámaso García
• Alfredo Griffin
• Cliff Johnson
• Lloyd Moseby
• Rance Mulliniks
• Willie Upshaw
• Ernie Whitt

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1984 regular season.^[4]

May 1984

June 1984

August 1984

September 1984

Roster

Game log

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Award winners

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

All-Star Game

• Dámaso García, second base
• Alfredo Griffin, shortstop
• Dave Stieb, pitcher^[5]

Farm system

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Notes

1. "1984 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
2. Golombek, Allan. "Dennis Lamp, relief ace for the Chicago White Sox..." www.upi.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
3. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.232, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
4. "1984 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
5. Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1984 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
• 1984 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac