The 1984 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 102nd season in Major League Baseball, their 27th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 25th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in sixth place in the National League West with a 66–96 record, 26 games behind the San Diego Padres.

Offseason December 5, 1983: Fran Mullins was drafted by the Giants from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1983 rule 5 draft.Fran Mullins at Baseball-Reference December 6, 1983: Champ Summers was traded by the Giants to the San Diego Padres for Joe Pittman and a player to be named later. The Padres completed the deal by sending Tommy Francis (minors) to the Giants on December 7.Champ Summers at Baseball-Reference December 20, 1983: Manny Trillo was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Manny Trillo at Baseball-Reference January 17, 1984: Mackey Sasser was drafted by the Giants in the 5th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.Mackey Sasser at Baseball-Reference February 8, 1984: Pat Larkin was traded by the Giants to the Detroit Tigers for Colin Ward.Pat Larkin at Baseball-Reference February 27, 1984: Max Venable, Fred Breining and a player to be named later were traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Al Oliver. The Giants completed the deal by sending Andy McGaffigan to the Expos on March 31.Max Venable at Baseball-Reference March 28, 1984: Gene Richards was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Gene Richards at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Bob Brenly Jack Clark Chili Davis Mark Davis Johnnie LeMaster Jeffrey Leonard Al Oliver Manny Trillo Joel Youngblood

Notable transactions June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball draft Terry Mulholland was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (24th pick).Terry Mulholland at Baseball-Reference Mike Blowers was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round of the Secondary Phase, but did not sign.Mike Blowers at Baseball-Reference August 20, 1984: Al Oliver and a player to be named later were traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kelly Downs and George Riley. The Giants completed the deal by sending Renie Martin to the Phillies on August 30.Al Oliver at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1984 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches (First base) (Hitting) (Third base) (Pitching) (Bullpen)

Game log Regular season

|-style=background:#fbb | 1 || April 3 || || Cubs || 3–5 || || || || || || 0–1 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 2 || April 5 || || Cubs || 7–11 || || || || || || 0–2 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 11 || April 17 || || Padres || 1–2 || || || || || || 4–7 || L1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || April 18 || || Padres || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 24) |-style=background:#fbb | 16 || April 23 || || @ Padres || 2–8 || || || || || || 7–9 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 17 || April 24 || || @ Padres || 1–6 || || || || || || 7–10 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 18 || April 25 || || @ Padres || 0–3 || || || || || || 7–11 || L3

|-style=background:#fbb | 29 || May 7 || || @ Cubs || 7–10 || || || || || || 11–18 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 30 || May 8 || || @ Cubs || 11–12 || || || || || || 11–19 || L2

|-style=background:#cfc | 46 || June 1 || || Padres || 11–7 || || || || || || 17–29 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 47 || June 2 || || Padres || 2–3 || || || || || || 17–30 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 48 || June 3 || || Padres || 5–7 || || || || || || 17–31 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 49 || June 3 || || Padres || 6–7 || || || || || || 17–32 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 60 || June 14 || || @ Padres || 5–2 || || || || || || 22–38 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 61 || June 15 || || @ Padres || 2–3 || || || || || || 22–39 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 62 || June 16 || || @ Padres || 6–3 || || || || || || 23–39 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 63 || June 17 || || @ Padres || 5–3 || || || || || || 24–39 || W2

|-style=background:#fbb | 80 || July 5 || || Cubs || 3–9 || || || || || || 32–48 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 81 || July 6 || || Cubs || 4–5 || || || || || || 32–49 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc | 82 || July 7 || || Cubs || 7–2 || || || || || || 33–49 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 83 || July 8 || || Cubs || 3–6 || || || || || || 33–50 || L1 |-style=background:#bbbfff |colspan="12"|55th All-Star Game in San Francisco, CA |-style=background:#fbb | 92 || July 19 || || @ Cubs || 4–6 || || || || || || 35–57 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 93 || July 20 || || @ Cubs || 3–2 || || || || || || 36–57 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 94 || July 21 || || @ Cubs || 3–4 || || || || || || 36–58 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 95 || July 22 || || @ Cubs || 11–5 || || || || || || 37–58 || W1

|-style=background:#fbb | 151 || September 19 || || @ Padres || 4–5 || || || || || || 62–89 || L5 |-style=background:#fbb | 152 || September 20 || || @ Padres || 4–5 || || || || || || 62–90 || L6 |-style=background:#fbb | 156 || September 24 || || Padres || 1–7 || || || || || || 65–91 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 157 || September 24 || || Padres || 6–8 || || || || || || 65–92 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 158 || September 25 || || Padres || 4–3 || || || || || || 66–92 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 159 || September 26 || || Padres || 0–4 || || || || || || 66–93 || L1

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = PostponementBold = Giants 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 145 506 147 .291 20 80 1B 91 339 101 .298 0 34 2B 98 401 102 .254 4 36 SS Johnny LeMaster 132 451 98 .217 4 32 3B Joel Youngblood 134 469 119 .254 10 51 LF Jeffrey Leonard 136 514 155 .302 21 86 CF Dan Gladden 86 342 120 .351 4 31 RF 57 203 65 .320 11 44

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 Chili Davis 137 499 157 .315 21 81 Brad Wellman 93 265 60 .226 2 25 120 245 75 .306 1 31 Dusty Baker 100 243 71 .292 3 32 87 135 34 .252 0 4 Steve Nicosia 48 132 40 .303 2 19 Duane Kuiper 83 115 23 .200 0 11 57 110 24 .218 2 10 Chris Brown 23 84 24 .286 1 11 54 82 16 .195 3 9 Alejandro Sánchez 13 41 8 .195 0 2 14 30 5 .167 0 0 Tom O'Malley 13 25 3 .120 0 0 Rob Deer 13 24 4 .167 3 3 17 22 5 .227 0 2

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 Bill Laskey 35 207.2 9 14 4.33 71 Mike Krukow 35 199.1 11 12 4.56 141 Jeff Robinson 34 171.2 7 15 4.56 102 Mark Grant 11 53.2 1 4 6.37 32 Atlee Hammaker 6 33.0 2 0 2.18 24 5 29.1 1 0 3.99 12

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 46 174.2 5 17 5.36 124 10 32.0 2 4 5.06 5

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 Greg Minton 74 4 9 19 3.76 48 Gary Lavelle 77 5 4 12 2.76 71 Frank Williams 61 9 4 3 3.55 91 Randy Lerch 37 5 3 2 4.23 48 Bob Lacey 34 1 3 0 3.88 26 23 1 3 0 6.10 19 Scott Garrelts 21 2 3 0 5.65 32 Renie Martin 12 1 1 0 3.86 8

Awards and honors

Bob Brenly, Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game Bob Brenly, Catcher, Reserve Chili Davis, Outfield, Reserve

Farm system

References

External links 1984 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference 1984 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac