1984 Chicago White Sox

74-88 • .457 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1984 Chicago White Sox went 74-88 (.457) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 679 runs, allowed 736, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Ron Kittle (32 HR, 74 RBI) and Tom Seaver (15-11, 3.95 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
5th Rank
679 R 736 RA
Diff -57

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679 Runs Scored
736 Runs Allowed
-57 Run Diff
2,135K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 6% below the 1984 league average (.263)
OBP .314 4% below the 1984 league average (.326)
SLG .394 1% below the 1984 league average (.397)
Team ERA 4.13 3% worse than the 1984 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 679 5% below the 1984 league average (716 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,135,827
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Avg per Game 26,368

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Harold Baines 0.304 2 Greg Walker 0.294 3 Dave Stegman 0.261 4 Jerry Hairston 0.260 5 Tom Paciorek 0.256

Home Runs

1 Ron Kittle 32 2 Harold Baines 29 3 Greg Walker 24 4 Carlton Fisk 21 5 Vance Law 17

RBI

1 Harold Baines 94 2 Greg Walker 75 3 Ron Kittle 74 4 Vance Law 59 5 Greg Luzinski 58
1984 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harold Baines 147 569 72 173 28 10 29 94 54 75 1 0.304
Rudy Law 136 487 68 122 14 7 6 37 39 42 29 0.251
Vance Law 151 481 60 121 18 2 17 59 41 75 4 0.252
Ron Kittle 139 466 67 100 15 0 32 74 49 137 3 0.215
Scott Fletcher 149 456 46 114 13 3 3 35 46 46 10 0.250
Greg Walker 136 442 62 130 29 2 24 75 35 66 8 0.294
Julio Cruz 143 415 42 92 14 4 5 43 45 58 14 0.222
Greg Luzinski 125 412 47 98 13 0 13 58 56 80 5 0.238
Tom Paciorek 111 363 35 93 21 2 4 29 25 69 6 0.256
Carlton Fisk 102 359 54 83 20 1 21 43 26 60 6 0.231
Jerry Hairston 115 227 41 59 13 2 5 19 41 29 2 0.260
Marc Hill 77 193 15 45 10 1 5 20 9 26 0 0.233
Roy Smalley 47 135 15 23 4 0 4 13 22 30 1 0.170
Jerry Dybzinski 94 132 17 31 5 1 1 10 13 12 7 0.235
Dave Stegman 55 92 13 24 1 2 2 11 4 18 3 0.261
Daryl Boston 35 83 8 14 3 1 0 3 4 20 6 0.169
Mike Squires 104 82 9 15 1 0 0 6 6 7 2 0.183
Joel Skinner 43 80 4 17 2 0 0 3 7 19 1 0.212
Tom O'Malley 12 16 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.125
Steve Christmas 12 11 1 4 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 0.364
Tim Hulett 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0.000
Jamie Quirk 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Floyd Bannister 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Casey Parsons 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Reed 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Agosto 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Salome Barojas 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Brennan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Britt Burns 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Dotson 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Fallon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Don Gleaton 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
LaMarr Hoyt 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Jones 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Nelson 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Niemann 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Roberge 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Seaver 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Siwy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Spillner 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Ron Reed 3.08 2 Juan Agosto 3.09 3 Richard Dotson 3.59 4 Bert Roberge 3.76 5 Tom Seaver 3.95

Wins

1 Tom Seaver 15 2 Floyd Bannister 14 3 Richard Dotson 14 4 LaMarr Hoyt 13 5 Britt Burns 4

Strikeouts

1 Floyd Bannister 152 2 Tom Seaver 131 3 LaMarr Hoyt 126 4 Richard Dotson 120 5 Britt Burns 85
1984 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Richard Dotson 14 15 3.59 32 32 0 245.2 216 98 103 120
Tom Seaver 15 11 3.95 34 33 0 236.2 216 104 61 131
LaMarr Hoyt 13 18 4.47 34 34 0 235.2 244 117 43 126
Floyd Bannister 14 11 4.83 34 33 0 218.0 211 117 80 152
Britt Burns 4 12 5.00 34 16 3 117.0 130 65 45 85
Gene Nelson 3 5 4.46 20 9 1 74.2 72 37 17 36
Ron Reed 0 6 3.08 51 0 12 73.0 67 25 14 57
Juan Agosto 2 1 3.09 49 0 7 55.1 54 19 34 26
Dan Spillner 1 0 4.10 22 0 1 48.1 51 22 14 26
Bert Roberge 3 3 3.76 21 0 0 40.2 36 17 15 25
Salome Barojas 3 2 4.58 24 0 1 39.1 48 20 19 18
Al Jones 1 1 4.43 20 0 5 20.1 23 10 11 15
Jerry Don Gleaton 1 2 3.44 11 1 2 18.1 20 7 6 4
Bob Fallon 0 0 3.68 3 3 0 14.2 12 6 11 10
Tom Brennan 0 1 4.05 4 1 0 6.2 8 3 3 3
Randy Niemann 0 0 1.69 5 0 0 5.1 5 1 5 5
Jim Siwy 0 0 2.08 1 0 0 4.1 3 1 2 1
Mike Squires 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (40)

Juan Agosto Harold Baines Floyd Bannister Salome Barojas Daryl Boston Tom Brennan Britt Burns Steve Christmas Julio Cruz Richard Dotson Jerry Dybzinski Bob Fallon +28 more

40 players

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The 1984 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1984 the Chicago White Sox posted a 74-88 mark (.457) and finished 5th in the AL West. With 679 runs scored and 736 given up, the 1984 differential was -57. Against a league average of .263, the 1984 Chicago White Sox batted .246. The staff ERA of 4.13 was 3% worse than the league average of 3.99. The 1984 Chicago White Sox scored 5% fewer runs than the average club (679 against 716).

Comiskey Park was home in 1984, drawing a total attendance of 2,135,827. Ron Kittle led the club in home runs with 32. Harold Baines drove in a team-high 94 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Tom Seaver (15). The strikeout leader was Floyd Bannister with 152. Ron Reed saved 12 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1984 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1984 Chicago White Sox finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1984 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Ron Kittle led the 1984 Chicago White Sox with 32 home runs.
What was the 1984 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1984 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.13.
Did the 1984 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1984 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1984 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1984 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Kittle (32 HR, 74 RBI) and Tom Seaver (15-11, 3.95 ERA).
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