The 1984
Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing 7th in the
American League East
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with a record of 67 wins and 94 losses, their first losing season since
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...
.
Offseason
* December 8, 1983:
Ned Yost
Edgar Frederick Yost III (; born August 19, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals. He played for the Brewers, Texas Rangers, and Montreal Expos.
Early life
Yost was born o ...
and Dan Scarpetta (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the
Texas Rangers for
Jim Sundberg
James Howard Sundberg (born May 18, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player, television sports analyst and executive. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1974 to 1989. A three-time All-Star player, Sundberg esta ...
.
* January 16, 1984:
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 Mil ...
was signed as a free agent with the Brewers.
* January 17, 1984:
Don Money
Donald Wayne Money (born June 7, 1947) is an American former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Kintetsu ...
was released by the Brewers.
* February 19, 1984: Billy Max (minors) was traded by the Brewers to the
New York Mets
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for
Kelvin Moore
Kelvin David Moore (born 15 August 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Moore was one of the best full-backs of his era and played in three Hawthorn p ...
.
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.
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* June 9, 1984: Paul Hartzell was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.][
* June 9, 1984: Chuck Hensley was purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Oakland Athletics.]
* July 2, 1984: Chuck Hensley was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.
* July 3, 1984: 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 ...
was released by the Brewers.
* August 8, 1984: 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 four ...
was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
* August 11, 1984, 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 ...
was hired as hitting coach.
Draft picks
* June 4, 1984: John Jaha was drafted by the Brewers in the 14th round 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, 31s ...
. Player signed September 3, 1984.
Roster
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''
Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
Pitching
Starting pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Other pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Relief pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1984.
Notes
References
1984 Milwaukee Brewers team
at ''Baseball-Reference''
1984 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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