1984 Houston Astros season

1984 Houston Astros
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
The Astrodome (since 1965)
Houston, Texas (since 1962)
Results
Record	80–82 (.494)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	John McMullen
General manager(s)	Al Rosen
Manager(s)	Bob Lillis
Local television	KTXH HSE
Local radio	KRBE (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker, Mike Elliott, Jim Durham, Larry Hirsch)
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The Houston Astros' 1984 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

February 17, 1984: J. R. Richard was signed as a free agent by the Astros.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	92	70	0.568	—	48–33	44–37
Atlanta Braves	80	82	0.494	12	38–43	42–39
Houston Astros	80	82	0.494	12	43–38	37–44
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	83	0.488	13	40–41	39–42
Cincinnati Reds	70	92	0.432	22	39–42	31–50
San Francisco Giants	66	96	0.407	26	35–46	31–50

Record vs. opponents

1984 National League Records Sources:
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 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]

Roster

1984 Houston Astros

Roster

Pitchers

49 Jeff Calhoun

46 Bill Dawley

11 Frank DiPino

39 Bob Knepper

51 Mike LaCoss

53 Mike Madden

36 Joe Niekro

47 Mark Ross

48 Vern Ruhle

34 Nolan Ryan

35 Joe Sambito

33 Mike Scott

45 Dave Smith

52 Julio Solano

Catchers

14 Alan Ashby

6 Mark Bailey

13 Tom Wieghaus

Infielders

7 Alan Bannister

23 Enos Cabell

27 Glenn Davis

19 Bill Doran

3 Phil Garner

22 Ray Knight

20 Jim Pankovits

1 Bert Peña

12 Craig Reynolds

16 Harry Spilman

10 Dickie Thon

29 Denny Walling

Outfielders

17 Kevin Bass

25 José Cruz

28 Jerry Mumphrey

21 Terry Puhl

30 Tony Scott

18 Tim Tolman

Other batters

30 Mike Richardt

Manager

5 Bob Lillis

Coaches

2 Cot Deal

43 Don Leppert

15 Denis Menke

55 Les Moss

54 Jerry Walker

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

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
Knight, RayRay Knight	88	278	62	.223	2	29
Walling, DennyDenny Walling	87	249	70	.281	3	31
Bannister, AlanAlan Bannister	9	20	4	.200	0	0
Richardt, MikeMike Richardt	16	15	4	.267	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Madden, MikeMike Madden	17	40.2	2	3	5.53	29

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ross, MarkMark Ross	2	1	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

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

References

External links

1984 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference

1984 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1984 MLB draft 1984 All-Star Game 1984 World Series

Houston Astros

Formerly the Houston Colt .45s
Based in Houston, Texas

Franchise

Ballparks

Colt Stadium Houston Astrodome Minute Maid Park

Spring training:	Cocoa Expo Stadium Osceola County Stadium Ballpark of The Palm Beaches

Culture

Key personnel

Owner: Jim Crane
President: Reid Ryan
General Manager: Jeff Luhnow
Manager: A. J. Hinch

League pennants (1)

National League:
- 2005
American League:
- none

Division titles (7)

NL West:
- 1980
- 1981
- 1986
NL Central:
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2001
AL West:
- none
NL Wild Card:
- 2004
- 2005
AL Wild Card:
- 2015

Minors

Rivalries

Texas Rangers

Media

TV: Root Sports Southwest
Radio: Houston Astros Radio Network
Announcers: Alan Ashby; Geoff Blum

Seasons (56)

1960s	1960 · 1961 · 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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