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1984 Milwaukee Brewers Season
The 1984 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing 7th in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 94 losses, their first losing season since 1977. Offseason * December 8, 1983: Ned Yost and Dan Scarpetta (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the Texas Rangers for Jim Sundberg. * January 16, 1984: Ted Simmons was signed as a free agent with the Brewers. * January 17, 1984: Don Money was released by the Brewers. * February 19, 1984: Billy Max (minors) was traded by the Brewers to the New York Mets for Kelvin Moore. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * April 18, 1984: Paul Hartzell was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Paul Hartzell at ''Baseball-Reference'' * May 9, 1984: Paul Hartzell was released by the Brewers. * June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American League East
The American League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. MLB consists of an East, Central, and West division for each of its two 15-team leagues, the American League (AL) and National League (NL). This division was created before the start of the season along with the American League West division. Before that time, each league consisted of 10 teams without any divisions. Four of the division's five teams are located in the Eastern United States, with the other team, the Toronto Blue Jays, in Eastern Canada. It is currently the only division that contains a non-American team. At the end of the MLB season, the team with the best record in the division earns one of the AL's six Major League Baseball postseason, playoff spots. The most recent team to win this division was the New York Yankees in . History Baseball writers have long posited that the American League East is the toughest division in MLB; during its 50-year existence, an AL East team has gone on to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Simmons
Ted Lyle Simmons (born August 9, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. A switch-hitter, Simmons was a catcher for most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals (1968–1980), the Milwaukee Brewers (1981–1985) and the Atlanta Braves (1986–1988). Although he was often overshadowed by his contemporary, Johnny Bench, Simmons is considered one of the best Batting (baseball), hitting catchers in MLB history. While his power numbers paled in comparison to Bench, Simmons still managed to hit for a higher batting average (baseball), batting average despite playing home games in a notoriously tough hitter's park. At the time of his retirement, Simmons led all catchers in career hits and doubles and ranked second in RBIs behind Yogi Berra and second in total bases behind Carlton Fisk. He also retired with the National League record for home runs by a switch-hitter despite playing several years in the American League. Simmons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Candiotti
Thomas Caesar Candiotti (born August 31, 1957) is an American former knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers. As of the 2005 season, Candiotti is a television and radio analyst for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Early life Candiotti is a graduate of Queen of All Saints Catholic School in Concord, California, Concord High School, and an alumnus of Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California. Candiotti pitched for the Saint Mary's baseball team for four years. He later said that he might not have been able to play college baseball at a larger school. Baseball career Candiotti, nicknamed "The Candy Man" or simply "Candy", was not drafted by any major-league team. He got a shot when he traveled to Victoria, British Columbia, for a tryout with the independent Victoria Mussels of the Northwest League in 1979. Candiotti won five games that year for a Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Caldwell (baseball)
Ralph Michael Caldwell (born January 22, 1949) is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. Career Caldwell was drafted in the 12th round of the 1971 amateur draft by the San Diego Padres after graduating from North Carolina State University, where he played college baseball for the Wolfpack. He made his major league debut on September 4, 1971 against the Atlanta Braves. His Padres won‐lost record of 13–25 included a second full major‐league season in 1973 in which he was mostly a relief pitcher who went 5–14 with a 3.74 earned run average (ERA). He was traded from the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams on October 25, 1973. The Giants were desperate for more left‐handed pitchers beyond Ron Bryant. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Beene
Ramon Andrew Beene (born October 13, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. Beene played College baseball with Baylor University. Beene was initially drafted by the New York Yankees in 1978, but they did not sign him. He was drafted and signed by the Milwaukee Brewers in round five of the 1979 draft. While in the minor leagues, he played for the Butte Copper Kings in the Pioneer League in 1979, the Stockton Ports in the California League in 1980, the El Paso Diablos in the Texas League in 1982 and 1985, and the Vancouver Canadians in the Pacific Coast League in 1983 and 1984. He was added to the Brewer's 40 man roster in 1982. His first Major League game was on September 22, 1983. In his first season playing with the Brewers he only played in one game. He pitched 2 innings in 1 game and gave up 3 hits, one intentional walk and an earned run. After playing some with the Brewers, he went back to the minors, but was recalled on July 25, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Augustine
Gerald Lee Augustine (born July 24, 1952) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, from 1975 to 1984. In 1976, he was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie Team. Augustine formerly coached baseball for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers. Currently, he is a studio analyst for the Brewers on Bally Sports Wisconsin. Augustine‘s nephew, James Augustine, played professional basketball for the Orlando Magic. See also *List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise The following is a list of former Major League Baseball (MLB) players who played in at least 10 MLB seasons and spent their entire MLB playing careers exclusively with one franchise. In most cases, this means the player only appeared with one team ... References External links 1952 births Living people Águilas Cibaeñas players American expatriate baseball players in the Domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Major League Baseball Draft
First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. Other notable players *Jeff Blauser†, 1st round (secondary phase), 4th overall by the Atlanta Braves * Greg Maddux‡, 2nd round, 31st overall by the Chicago Cubs * John Farrell, 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Cleveland Indians *Tom Glavine‡, 2nd round, 47th overall by the Atlanta Braves *Marvin Freeman, 2nd round, 49th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies *Al Leiter†, 2nd round, 50th overall by the New York Yankees *Ken Caminiti†, 3rd round, 71st overall by the Houston Astros * Greg Myers, 3rd round, 74th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays * Dwight Smith, 3rd round (secondary phase), 62nd overall by the Chicago Cubs *Mike Henneman†, 4th round, 104th overall by the Detroit Tigers *Jamie Moyer†, 6th round, 135th overall by the Chicago Cubs *Lance Johnson†, 6th round, 139th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals *Todd Burns, 7th round, 168th overall by the Oakland Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jaha
John Emil Jaha (born May 27, 1966) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 10-year career from 1992 to 2001. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics, playing in both the American League and National League. He was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1999. Jaha graduated from David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon, in 1984. He still holds most offensive baseball records for the school. Jaha was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1984 and made his Major League debut with the Brewers on July 9, 1992. He also had success playing with the Daikyo Dolphins in the Australian Baseball League in 1991 and 1992 alongside Brewers and 1999 All-Star teammate, Dave Nilsson. Earlier in 1992, while playing for Brewers Triple-A affiliate Denver, Jaha became only the second player (after Joey Meyer) to hit a ball into the upper deck at Mile High Stadium. In 1996, Jaha enjoyed his finest season with the Brewers, batting .300 with 34 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson (August 31, 1935 – February 7, 2019) was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams, from to . The only player to be named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), he was named the NL MVP after leading the Cincinnati Reds to the pennant in and was named the AL MVP in with the Baltimore Orioles after winning the Triple Crown; Robinson's 49 home runs (HR) that year tied for the most by any AL player between and , and stood as a franchise record for 30 years. He helped lead the Orioles to the first two World Series titles in franchise history in 1966 and 1970, and was named the Series MVP in 1966 after leading the Orioles to a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In , Robinson became the first Black manager in big league history, as the Cleveland Indians’ player-manager. A 14-time All-Star, Robinson batted .300 nine times, hit 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Kern
James Lester Kern (born March 15, 1949) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A three time American League All-Star (1977–1979), Kern went 13–5 with a 1.57 ERA and 29 saves out of the Texas Rangers' bullpen in to finish fourth in American League Cy Young Award balloting. Career Cleveland Indians In , Kern signed with the Cleveland Indians out of Midland High School in Midland, Michigan at eighteen years old as a free agent with an overpowering fastball. He played six years in the minor leagues and winter ball seasons in Mexico, then missed the 1969 baseball season serving in the United States Marine Corps. In 1974 in AAA Oklahoma City of the American Association, he won the Allie Reynolds Award as the best pitcher in the league with a 17–7 record, striking our 220 batters in 189 innings and 19 strike outs in a nine inning game. During the 1973 and 1974 minor league seasons Kern was 28–14, striking out a total of 402 batters in 355 innings. He had an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Boone
Daniel Hugh Boone (born January 14, 1954) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball, appearing in 1981, 1982, and 1990. He is probably best known for the eight-year gap between his major league stints, and the improbable comeback that led him to his time with the Baltimore Orioles in 1990. Draft history Coming out of Cal State Fullerton, Boone was selected in the 2nd round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft by the then-California Angels. This was actually the fifth time Boone had been drafted, as he had been selected after each of his four years in college as well as the secondary phase draft in January 1976. It was also the third time he was drafted by the Angels, who selected him in both 1973 and 1974, but he only signed after this draft. NL career Boone's early promise went unfulfilled for several years, as he washed out of the Angels' system when he was released at the end of spring training in 1980. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hartzell
Paul F. Hartzell is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in all or part of six seasons, between 1976 and 1984. During that time, he pitched for the California Angels, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers of the American League (AL). Hartzell retired in July 1981, but returned to baseball in 1984, playing at each level of professional baseball in one season, culminating with his first MLB appearance since June 14, 1980, when he appeared in relief for the Brewers on September 15, 1984. He was known as a ground-ball pitcher. Baseball career College Hartzell was a two-sport varsity athlete, starring in baseball for the Lehigh University Engineers for three varsity seasons. In 1975, he posted one of the best seasons in Lehigh history for a pitcher, setting school records with 92 innings, 10 complete games, and a 1.66 earned run average (ERA). That mark is currently second in school history. Hartzell gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
