The 1984 California Angels season was the 24th season of the California Angels franchise in the American League, the 19th in Anaheim, and their 19th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished second in the American League west with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses.

Offseason November 22, 1983: Rod Carew was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. December 19, 1983: Curt Brown was traded by the Angels to the New York Yankees for Mike Browning (minors).Curt Brown at Baseball Reference February 6, 1984: Rob Picciolo was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.

Regular season September 17, 1984: In a game against the Kansas City Royals, Reggie Jackson hit the 500th home run of his career.Baseball Almanac – Box Score of 500th Home Run by Reggie Jackson It was the 17th anniversary of the day he hit his first home run. Jackson hit his 500th, at Anaheim Stadium off Bud Black of the Royals. September 30, 1984: Mike Witt throws a perfect game against the Texas Rangers, recording the only perfect game in franchise history.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions June 4, 1984: Dante Bichette was drafted by the Angels in the 17th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 8, 1984.Dante Bichette at Baseball Reference August 2, 1984: Ron Jackson was released by the California Angels.

Roster 1984 California Angels Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Game log Regular season

|-style=background:#fbb | 35 || May 11 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Tigers || 2–8 || Wilcox (4–0) || Witt (4–2) || Hernández (4) || 2:55 || 44,187 || 18–17 || L5 |-style=background:#cfc | 38 || May 12 || 10:20a.m. PDT || @ Tigers || 4–2 || John (3–3) || Berenguer (2–2) || – || 2:32 || 38,516 || 19–17 || W1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || May 13 || || @ Tigers || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 14) |-style=background:#fbb | 43 || May 22 || 7:30p.m. PDT || Tigers || 1–3 || Berenguer (3–2) || Witt (4–4) || López (6) || 2:53 || 41,253 || 23–20 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 44 || May 23 || 7:30p.m. PDT || Tigers || 2–4 || Petry (7–1) || LaCorte (0–2) || Hernández (7) || 2:39 || 41,205 || 23–21 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 45 || May 24 || 7:30p.m. PDT || Tigers || 1–5 || Morris (9–1) || Slaton (1–2) || – || 2:14 || 43,580 || 23–22 || L3

|-style=background:#bbbfff |colspan="12"|55th All-Star Game in San Francisco, CA

|-style=background:#cfc | 117 || August 14 || 2:35p.m. PDT || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Aase (2–1) || Hernández (6–2) || Sánchez (11) || 2:53 || N/A || 60–57 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 118 || August 14 || 6:03p.m. PDT || @ Tigers || 12–1 || Kison (3–1) || Rozema (7–4) || – || 2:33 || 38,597 || 61–57 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 119 || August 15 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Tigers || 3–8 || Petry (15–5) || John (7–10) || – || 2:46 || 33,940 || 61–58 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 120 || August 16 || 10:30a.m. PDT || @ Tigers || 7–8 || Hernández (7–2) || Curtis (0–1) || – || 4:02 || 37,779 || 61–59 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 127 || August 24 || 7:30p.m. PDT || Tigers || 5–3 || Witt (12–10) || Petry (15–7) || Aase (4) || 2:33 || 41,459 || 63–64 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 128 || August 25 || 7:00p.m. PDT || Tigers || 1–5 || Morris (17–8) || Kison (3–3) || – || 2:40 || 51,203 || 63–65 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 129 || August 26 || 1:00p.m. PDT || Tigers || 12–6 || Wilcox (15–7) || John (7–12) || – || 3:01 || 33,008 || 63–66 || L2

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = PostponementBold = Angels team member

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 C Bob Boone 139 450 91 .202 3 32 1B Rod Carew 93 329 97 .295 3 31 2B Bobby Grich 116 363 93 .256 18 58 SS Dick Schofield 140 400 77 .193 4 21 3B Doug DeCinces 146 547 147 .269 20 82 LF Brian Downing 156 539 148 .275 23 91 CF Gary Pettis 140 397 90 .227 2 29 RF Fred Lynn 142 517 140 .271 23 79 DH Reggie Jackson 143 525 117 .223 25 81

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 Juan Beníquez 110 354 119 .336 8 39 Rob Wilfong 108 307 76 .248 6 33 Daryl Sconiers 57 160 39 .244 4 17 Jerry Narron 69 150 37 .247 3 17 Mike Brown 62 148 42 .284 7 22 Rob Picciolo 87 119 24 .202 1 9 Ron Jackson 33 91 15 .165 0 5 Darrell Miller 17 41 7 .171 0 1 Derrel Thomas 14 29 4 .138 0 2 Rick Burleson 7 4 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers 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 Witt 34 246.2 15 11 3.47 196 Ron Romanick 33 229.2 12 12 3.76 87 Geoff Zahn 28 199.1 13 10 3.12 61 Tommy John 32 181.1 7 13 4.52 47 Jim Slaton 32 163.0 7 10 4.97 67 Ken Forsch 2 16.1 1 1 2.20 10 Steve Brown 3 11.0 0 1 9.00 5 Rick Steirer 1 2.2 0 1 16.88 2

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Bruce Kison 20 65.1 4 5 5.37 66 Craig Swan 2 5.0 0 1 10.80 2

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Luis Sánchez 49 9 7 11 3.33 62 Doug Corbett 45 5 1 4 2.12 48 Curt Kaufman 29 2 3 1 4.57 41 Don Aase 23 4 1 8 1.62 28 John Curtis 17 1 2 0 4.40 18 Frank LaCorte 13 1 2 0 7.06 13 Stew Cliburn 1 0 0 0 13.50 1 Dave Smith 1 0 0 0 18.00 0

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Edmonton

Notes

References

External links 1984 California Angels at Baseball Reference 1984 California Angels at Baseball Almanac