The 1984 New York Yankees season was the 82nd season for the Yankees. The team finished in third place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 87–75, finishing 17 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Yogi Berra. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
1984 New York Yankees | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | George Steinbrenner | |
General managers | Murray Cook | |
Managers | Yogi Berra | |
Television | WPIX (Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White, Bobby Murcer) SportsChannel NY (Mel Allen and others from WPIX) | |
Radio | WABC (AM) (Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, John Gordon, Bobby Murcer) | |
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AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 104 | 58 | 0.642 | — | 53–29 | 51–29 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 15 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
New York Yankees | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 17 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 18 | 41–40 | 45–36 |
Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 19 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 29 | 41–39 | 34–48 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | 0.416 | 36½ | 38–43 | 29–51 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 4–9 |
Boston | 7–6 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
California | 4–8 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 |
Chicago | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–7–1 |
Detroit | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 |
Kansas City | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 6–7 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 2–11 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 10–3 |
Minnesota | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 1–11 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 |
Seattle | 3–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 10–3 | 5–7 |
Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 3–10 | — | 6–6 |
Toronto | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6–1 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 11–1 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
1984 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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1984 regular season game log: 87–75 (home: 51–30; Away: 36–45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 8–13 (home: 5–6; Away: 3–7)
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May: 12–14 (home: 7–5; Away: 5–9)
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June: 13–14 (home: 7–5; Away: 6–9)
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July: 17–11 (home: 11–3; Away: 6–8)
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August: 21–10 (home: 13–6; Away: 8–4)
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September: 16–13 (home: 8–5; Away: 8–8)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Yankees team member |
= Indicates team leader |
= Indicates league leader |
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 | Butch Wynegar | 129 | 442 | 118 | .267 | 6 | 45 |
1B | Don Mattingly | 153 | 603 | 207 | .343 | 23 | 110 |
2B | Willie Randolph | 142 | 564 | 162 | .287 | 2 | 31 |
SS | Bobby Meacham | 99 | 360 | 91 | .253 | 2 | 25 |
3B | Toby Harrah | 88 | 253 | 55 | .217 | 1 | 26 |
LF | Steve Kemp | 94 | 313 | 91 | .291 | 7 | 41 |
CF | Omar Moreno | 117 | 355 | 92 | .259 | 4 | 38 |
RF | Dave Winfield | 141 | 567 | 193 | .340 | 19 | 100 |
DH | Don Baylor | 134 | 493 | 129 | .262 | 27 | 89 |
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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Ken Griffey Sr. | 120 | 399 | 109 | .273 | 7 | 56 |
Roy Smalley III | 67 | 209 | 50 | .239 | 7 | 26 |
Mike Pagliarulo | 67 | 201 | 48 | .239 | 7 | 34 |
Tim Foli | 61 | 163 | 41 | .252 | 0 | 16 |
Andre Robertson | 52 | 140 | 30 | .214 | 0 | 6 |
Brian Dayett | 64 | 127 | 31 | .244 | 4 | 23 |
Oscar Gamble | 54 | 125 | 23 | .184 | 10 | 27 |
Rick Cerone | 38 | 120 | 25 | .208 | 2 | 13 |
Lou Piniella | 29 | 86 | 26 | .302 | 1 | 6 |
Victor Mata | 30 | 70 | 23 | .329 | 1 | 6 |
Mike O'Berry | 13 | 32 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 5 |
Scott Bradley | 9 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
Rex Hudler | 9 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Stan Javier | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Smith | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Phil Niekro | 32 | 215.2 | 16 | 8 | 3.09 | 136 |
Ron Guidry | 29 | 195.2 | 10 | 11 | 4.51 | 127 |
Ray Fontenot | 35 | 169.1 | 8 | 9 | 3.61 | 85 |
Dennis Rasmussen | 24 | 147.2 | 9 | 6 | 4.57 | 110 |
Joe Cowley | 16 | 83.1 | 9 | 2 | 3.56 | 71 |
John Montefusco | 11 | 55.1 | 5 | 3 | 3.58 | 23 |
Shane Rawley | 11 | 42.0 | 2 | 3 | 6.21 | 24 |
Marty Bystrom | 7 | 39.1 | 2 | 2 | 2.97 | 24 |
Jim Deshaies | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.57 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bob Shirley | 41 | 114.1 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 | 48 |
José Rijo | 24 | 62.1 | 2 | 8 | 4.76 | 47 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Dave Righetti | 64 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 2.34 | 90 |
Jay Howell | 61 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2.69 | 109 |
Mike Armstrong | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.48 | 43 |
Clay Christiansen | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6.05 | 27 |
Dale Murray | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.94 | 13 |
Curt Brown | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 10 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Lauderdale[10]