The

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season was their eighth since the franchise creation. They finished fifth in the

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with a record of .

Offseason

* November 21, 1983:

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and

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were traded to the

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for Dave Beard and

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. * December 5, 1983: Dave Geisel was selected by the Mariners from the

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in the rule 5 draft. * January 17, 1984:

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was selected in the eighth round of the amateur draft, but did not sign. * March 23, 1984:

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was released by the Mariners.

Regular season

*September 1 – Manager

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() was fired on Saturday morning, August 31, succeeded by third base coach Chuck Cottier. *First baseman

Alvin Davis Alvin Glenn Davis (born September 9, 1960), nicknamed "Mr. Mariner", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and designated hitter. He played eight of his nine seasons for the Seattle Mariners and won the American League Rookie of the Year ...

reached base in each of the first 47 games of his career, and was chosen for his only

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. The M's MVP, he was also voted the American League's Rookie of the Year, with a .284 batting average, 27 home runs, and 116 RBIs. *Lefthanded starting pitcher

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became the first rookie since

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to lead the American League in strikeouts; he was second in the balloting to teammate Davis for AL Rookie of the Year

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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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''

Awards and honors

– American League Leader, Strikeouts (204)

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

1984 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference1984 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Seattle Mariners seasons Seattle Mariners season

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