Offseason

* October 21, 1983: Brett Butler and

Brook Jacoby Brook Wallace Jacoby (born November 23, 1959) is an American former third baseman. He played in the major leagues from 1981 through 1992, and in Japan in 1993. His father, Brook Wallace Jacoby Sr., played in the Philadelphia Phillies organization ...

were sent to the Indians by the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

to complete an earlier deal (the Indians traded Len Barker to the Braves for players to be named later and $150,000, and received

Rick Behenna Richard Kipp Behenna (March 6, 1960 – January 31, 2012) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves in 1983 and the Cleveland Indians from 1983 to 1985. He was part of what was perhaps one of the worst trades ever made by the Brav ...

from the Braves on September 2) made on August 28, 1983. * December 5, 1983:

Kelly Gruber Kelly Wayne Gruber (born February 26, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman. Early life Gruber was born on February 26, 1962. Gruber played baseball at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, where his number was later retir ...

was drafted from the Indians by the

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in the 1983 rule 5 draft. * January 14, 1984:

DeWayne Buice DeWayne Allison Buice (born August 20, 1957) is a former professional relief pitcher. Buice played two seasons for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, California Angels and half a season for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He ...

was signed as a free agent by the Indians.DeWayne Buice
at ''Baseball Reference'' * February 5, 1984:

Toby Harrah Colbert Dale (Toby) Harrah (born October 26, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball from to . Harrah played the majority of his career for the Texas Rangers f ...

and a player to be named later were traded by the Indians to the

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for

Otis Nixon Otis Junior Nixon (born January 9, 1959) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1983), Cleveland Indians (1984–87), Montreal Expos (1988–90), Atlanta Brave ...

, George Frazier and a player to be named later. The Indians and Yankees completed the deal on February 8, with the Indians sending Rick Browne (minors) to the Yankees and the Yankees sending Guy Elston (minors) to the Indians.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 6, 1984:

Jerry Ujdur Gerald Raymond Ujdur (born March 5, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Ujdur pitched in all or part of five seasons from through . Ujdur played college baseball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He was selected by the Detroit Tige ...

was signed as a free agent by the Indians. * April 7, 1984:

was released by the Indians. * May 8, 1984: Geno Petralli was purchased by the Indians from the

. * June 4, 1984: Cory Snyder was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (4th pick) of the

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 ...

. * June 13, 1984:

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, George Frazier and

Ron Hassey Ronald William Hassey (born February 27, 1953) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Cleveland Indians (1978–1984), Chicago Cubs (1984), New York Yankees (1985–1986), ...

were traded by the Indians to the

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for

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, and Darryl Banks (minors). * June 21, 1984: Dan Spillner was traded by the Indians to the

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for a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending

Jim Siwy James Gerard Siwy (born September 20, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in 1982 and 1984. Early life Siwy was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on September 20, 1958 ...

to the Indians on June 26. * September 24, 1984: Jamie Quirk was purchased by the Indians from the Chicago White Sox.

Opening Day Lineup

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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, , July 23 , , 7:05p.m. EDT , , Tigers , , 1–4 , , Morris (13–6) , , Blyleven (9–4) , , Bair (4) , , 3:09 , , 16,576 , , 41–54–1 ,
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(10–6) , , Farr (1–7) , , – , , 3:21 , , 15,578 , , 41–55–1 ,
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, , July 25 , , 7:05p.m. EDT , , Tigers , , 4–1 , , Smith (4–2) , , Rozema (7–2) , , Camacho (12) , , 2:48 , , 15,516 , , 42–55–1 ,
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Bold = Indians team member

Player stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References

1984 Cleveland Indians
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