1984 Houston Astros season

1984 Houston Astros
1984 Houston Astros
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	The Astrodome
City	Houston, Texas
Record	80–82 (.494)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	John McMullen
General managers	Al Rosen
Managers	Bob Lillis
Television	KTXH; HSE
Radio	KRBE; (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker, Mike Elliott, Jim Durham, Larry Hirsch)

The Houston Astros' 1984 season, the team competed in the National League West.

Offseason

1984 National League record v t e 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	—

April 27, 1984: J. R. Richard was released by the Astros.^[1]
May 25, 1984: Alan Bannister was traded by the Astros to the Texas Rangers for Mike Richardt.^[2]
June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball Draft
- Ken Caminiti was drafted by the Astros in the 3rd round. Player signed June 9, 1984.^[3]
- John Vander Wal was drafted by the Astros in the 8th round, but did not sign.^[4]
July 4, 1984: Scott Loucks was traded by the Astros to the Montreal Expos for Brad Mills.^[5]
August 28, 1984: Ray Knight was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for players to be named later. The New York Mets completed the trade by sending Gerald Young and Manuel Lee to the Astros on August 31 and Mitch Cook (minors) to the Astros on September 10.^[6]

1984 Houston Astros

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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
C	Mark Bailey	108	344	73	.212	9	34
1B	Enos Cabell	127	436	135	.310	8	44
2B	Bill Doran	147	548	143	.261	4	41
SS	Craig Reynolds	146	527	137	.260	6	60
3B	Phil Garner	128	374	104	.278	4	45
LF	José Cruz	160	600	187	.312	12	95
CF	Jerry Mumphrey	151	524	152	.290	9	83
RF	Terry Puhl	132	449	135	.301	9	55

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
Kevin Bass	121	331	86	.260	2	29
Ray Knight	88	278	62	.223	2	29
Denny Walling	87	249	70	.281	3	31
Alan Ashby	66	191	50	.262	4	27
Jim Pankovits	53	81	23	.284	1	14
Harry Spilman	32	72	19	.264	2	15
Glenn Davis	18	61	13	.213	2	8
Bert Peña	24	39	8	.205	1	4
Tony Scott	25	21	4	.190	0	0
Alan Bannister	9	20	4	.200	0	0
Dickie Thon	5	17	6	.353	0	1
Tim Tolman	14	17	3	.176	0	0
Mike Richardt	16	15	4	.267	0	2
Tom Wieghaus	6	10	0	.000	0	1

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Joe Niekro	38	248.1	16	12	3.04	127
Bob Knepper	35	233.2	15	10	3.20	140
Nolan Ryan	30	183.2	12	11	3.04	197
Mike Scott	31	154.0	5	11	4.68	83

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike LaCoss	39	132.0	7	5	4.02	86
Vern Ruhle	40	90.1	1	9	4.58	60
Mike Madden	17	40.2	2	3	5.53	29

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Frank DiPino	57	4	9	14	3.35	65
Bill Dawley	60	11	4	5	1.93	47
Dave Smith	53	5	4	5	2.21	45
Joe Sambito	32	0	0	0	3.02	26
Julio Solano	31	1	3	0	1.95	33
Jeff Calhoun	9	0	1	0	1.17	11
Mark Ross	2	1	0	0	0.00	1

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Matt Galante
AA	Columbus Astros	Southern League	Bob Bailey and Jimmy Johnson
A	Daytona Beach Astros	Florida State League	Dave Cripe
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Tom Spencer
A-Short Season	Auburn Astros	New York–Penn League	Bob Hartsfield
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	José Tartabull

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