| 1984 Toronto Blue Jays | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium | |
| City | Toronto | |
| Record | 89–73 (.549) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | |
| General managers | Pat Gillick | |
| Managers | Bobby Cox | |
| Television | CFTO-TV (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) | |
| Radio | CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) | |
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The 1984 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's eighth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing second in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses.
Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1984 season. [1]
| November 7 | Randy Moffitt granted free agency. |
| November 14 | Signed amateur free agent Sil Campusano to a contract. |
| December 5 | Drafted Kelly Gruber from the Cleveland Indians in the 1983 MLB Rule 5 draft. Dave Geisel drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1983 MLB Rule 5 draft. |
| December 6 | Drafted José Segura from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 Minor League Draft. |
| December 8 | Acquired Bryan Clark from the Seattle Mariners for Barry Bonnell. |
| December 20 | Acquired Willie Aikens from the Kansas City Royals for Jorge Orta. |
| January 10 | Signed free agent Dennis Lamp from the Chicago White Sox to a five-year contract. [2] |
| March 13 | Acquired Derwin McNealy from the New York Yankees for Don Cooper. |
| April 3 | Signed free agent Manny Castillo from the Seattle Mariners to a contract. Signed free agent Rick Leach from the Detroit Tigers to a contract. |
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Detroit Tigers | 104 | 58 | 0.642 | — | 53–29 | 51–29 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 15 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 17 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 18 | 41–40 | 45–36 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 19 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 29 | 41–39 | 34–48 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | 0.416 | 36½ | 38–43 | 29–51 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 4–9 |
| Boston | 7–6 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
| California | 4–8 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–7–1 |
| Detroit | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 |
| Kansas City | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 6–7 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 2–11 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 10–3 |
| Minnesota | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 1–11 |
| New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
| Oakland | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 |
| Seattle | 3–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 10–3 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 3–10 | — | 6–6 |
| Toronto | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6–1 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 11–1 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1984 regular season. [4]
| May 1 | Signed free agent Mike Proly from the Chicago Cubs to a contract. |
| May 8 | Player rights of Geno Petralli sold to the Cleveland Indians. |
| May 13 | Released Joey McLaughlin. |
| May 16 | Signed amateur free agent Rob Ducey to a contract. |
| June 8 | Purchased the contract of Ron Musselman from the Texas Rangers. |
| June 25 | Signed free agent Don Gordon from the Detroit Tigers to a contract. |
| August 23 | Signed amateur free agent Domingo Martínez to a contract. |
| September 4 | Released Alvis Woods. |
| September 26 | Signed amateur free agent Vince Horsman. |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Ernie Whitt | 124 | 315 | 35 | 75 | 12 | 1 | .238 | 15 | 46 | 0 |
| 1B | Willie Upshaw | 152 | 569 | 79 | 158 | 31 | 9 | .278 | 19 | 84 | 10 |
| 2B | Dámaso García | 152 | 633 | 79 | 180 | 32 | 5 | .284 | 5 | 46 | 46 |
| 3B | Rance Mulliniks | 125 | 343 | 41 | 111 | 21 | 5 | .324 | 3 | 42 | 2 |
| SS | Alfredo Griffin | 140 | 419 | 53 | 101 | 8 | 2 | .241 | 4 | 30 | 11 |
| LF | Dave Collins | 128 | 441 | 59 | 136 | 24 | 15 | .308 | 2 | 44 | 60 |
| CF | Lloyd Moseby | 158 | 592 | 97 | 166 | 28 | 15 | .280 | 18 | 92 | 39 |
| RF | George Bell | 159 | 606 | 85 | 177 | 39 | 4 | .292 | 26 | 87 | 11 |
| DH | Cliff Johnson | 127 | 359 | 51 | 109 | 23 | 1 | .304 | 16 | 61 | 0 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Jesse Barfield | 110 | 320 | 51 | 91 | 14 | 1 | .284 | 14 | 49 | 8 |
| Garth Iorg | 121 | 247 | 24 | 56 | 10 | 3 | .227 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Willie Aikens | 93 | 234 | 21 | 48 | 7 | 0 | .205 | 11 | 26 | 0 |
| Tony Fernández | 88 | 233 | 29 | 63 | 5 | 3 | .270 | 3 | 19 | 5 |
| Buck Martinez | 102 | 232 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 1 | .220 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Rick Leach | 65 | 88 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 2 | .261 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mitch Webster | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .227 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kelly Gruber | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .063 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Manrique | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Shepherd | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Petralli | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Hernández | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Dave Stieb | 35 | 35 | 267.0 | 16 | 8 | 2.83 | 87 | 84 | 88 | 198 |
| Doyle Alexander | 36 | 35 | 261.2 | 17 | 6 | 3.13 | 99 | 91 | 59 | 139 |
| Luis Leal | 35 | 35 | 222.1 | 13 | 8 | 3.89 | 106 | 96 | 77 | 134 |
| Jim Clancy | 36 | 36 | 219.2 | 13 | 15 | 5.12 | 132 | 125 | 88 | 118 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Jim Gott | 35 | 12 | 109.2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4.02 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 73 |
| Bryan Clark | 20 | 3 | 45.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.91 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 21 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Jimmy Key | 63 | 62.0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4.65 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 44 |
| Roy Lee Jackson | 54 | 86.0 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3.56 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 58 |
| Dennis Lamp | 56 | 85.0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4.55 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 45 |
| Jim Acker | 32 | 72.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.38 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 33 |
| Ron Musselman | 11 | 21.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
| Joey McLaughlin | 6 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Rick Leach | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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