1984 Houston Astros

80-82 • .494 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1984 Houston Astros went 80-82 (.494) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 693 runs, allowed 630, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Jose Cruz (12 HR, 95 RBI) and Joe Niekro (16-12, 3.04 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

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
2nd Rank
693 R 630 RA
Diff +63

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693 Runs Scored
630 Runs Allowed
+63 Run Diff
1,230K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 3% above the 1984 league average (.255)
OBP .323 1% above the 1984 league average (.318)
SLG .370 equal to the 1984 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.32 7% better than the 1984 league average (3.59)
Runs Scored 693 5% above the 1984 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,230,579
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Avg per Game 15,192

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Jose Cruz 0.312 2 Enos Cabell 0.310 3 Terry Puhl 0.301 4 Jerry Mumphrey 0.290 5 Jim Pankovits 0.284

Home Runs

1 Jose Cruz 12 2 Mark Bailey 9 3 Jerry Mumphrey 9 4 Terry Puhl 9 5 Enos Cabell 8

RBI

1 Jose Cruz 95 2 Jerry Mumphrey 83 3 Craig Reynolds 60 4 Terry Puhl 55 5 Phil Garner 45
1984 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jose Cruz 160 600 96 187 28 13 12 95 73 68 22 0.312
Bill Doran 147 548 92 143 18 11 4 41 66 69 21 0.261
Craig Reynolds 146 527 61 137 15 11 6 60 22 53 7 0.260
Jerry Mumphrey 151 524 66 152 20 3 9 83 56 79 15 0.290
Terry Puhl 132 449 66 135 19 7 9 55 59 45 13 0.301
Enos Cabell 127 436 52 135 17 3 8 44 21 47 8 0.310
Phil Garner 128 374 60 104 17 6 4 45 43 63 3 0.278
Mark Bailey 108 344 38 73 16 1 9 34 53 71 0 0.212
Kevin Bass 121 331 33 86 17 5 2 29 6 57 5 0.260
Ray Knight 88 278 15 62 10 0 2 29 14 30 0 0.223
Denny Walling 87 249 37 70 11 5 3 31 16 28 7 0.281
Alan Ashby 66 191 16 50 7 0 4 27 20 22 0 0.262
Joe Niekro 38 83 4 11 0 0 0 6 2 21 0 0.133
Jim Pankovits 53 81 6 23 7 0 1 14 2 20 2 0.284
Bob Knepper 35 76 6 13 2 0 1 8 7 28 1 0.171
Harry Spilman 32 72 14 19 2 0 2 15 12 10 0 0.264
Glenn Davis 18 61 6 13 5 0 2 8 4 12 0 0.213
Nolan Ryan 30 61 3 6 2 0 0 1 2 26 1 0.098
Mike Scott 31 47 3 6 2 0 0 3 2 26 0 0.128
Bert Peña 24 39 3 8 1 0 1 4 3 8 0 0.205
Mike LaCoss 39 31 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 16 0 0.129
Tony Scott 25 21 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0.190
Alan Bannister 9 20 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.200
Dickie Thon 5 17 3 6 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.353
Tim Tolman 14 17 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.176
Mike Richardt 16 15 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.267
Vern Ruhle 40 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.083
Frank DiPino 57 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Tom Wieghaus 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.000
Bill Dawley 60 9 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0.333
Mike Madden 17 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.333
Dave Smith 53 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Julio Solano 31 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Joe Sambito 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Calhoun 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Ross 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Bill Dawley 1.93 2 Julio Solano 1.95 3 Dave Smith 2.21 4 Joe Sambito 3.02 5 Joe Niekro 3.04

Wins

1 Joe Niekro 16 2 Bob Knepper 15 3 Nolan Ryan 12 4 Bill Dawley 11 5 Mike LaCoss 7

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 197 2 Bob Knepper 140 3 Joe Niekro 127 4 Mike LaCoss 86 5 Mike Scott 83
1984 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Niekro 16 12 3.04 38 38 0 248.1 223 84 89 127
Bob Knepper 15 10 3.20 35 34 0 233.2 223 83 55 140
Nolan Ryan 12 11 3.04 30 30 0 183.2 143 62 69 197
Mike Scott 5 11 4.68 31 29 0 154.0 179 80 43 83
Mike LaCoss 7 5 4.02 39 18 3 132.0 132 59 55 86
Bill Dawley 11 4 1.93 60 0 5 98.0 82 21 35 47
Vern Ruhle 1 9 4.58 40 6 2 90.1 112 46 29 60
Dave Smith 5 4 2.21 53 0 5 77.1 60 19 20 45
Frank DiPino 4 9 3.35 57 0 14 75.1 74 28 36 65
Julio Solano 1 3 1.95 31 0 0 50.2 31 11 18 33
Joe Sambito 0 0 3.02 32 0 0 47.2 39 16 16 26
Mike Madden 2 3 5.53 17 7 0 40.2 46 25 35 29
Jeff Calhoun 0 1 1.17 9 0 0 15.1 5 2 2 11
Mark Ross 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (36)

Alan Ashby Mark Bailey Alan Bannister Kevin Bass Enos Cabell Jeff Calhoun Jose Cruz Glenn Davis Bill Dawley Frank DiPino Bill Doran Phil Garner +24 more

36 players

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The 1984 Houston Astros in brief

A 80-82 record (.494) put the 1984 Houston Astros 2nd in the NL West. With 693 runs scored and 630 given up, the 1984 differential was +63. Against a league average of .255, the 1984 Houston Astros batted .264. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.32 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.59. The 693 runs scored compare with a league average of 658 per club, 5% more.

Attendance at Astrodome totaled 1,230,579 for the year. Jose Cruz topped the Houston Astros with 12 home runs. Joe Niekro led the pitchers with 16 wins. The strikeout leader was Nolan Ryan with 197. Frank DiPino closed out 14 saves. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 Houston Astros

What was the 1984 Houston Astros record?
The 1984 Houston Astros finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1984 Houston Astros in home runs?
Jose Cruz led the 1984 Houston Astros with 12 home runs.
What was the 1984 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1984 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.32.
Did the 1984 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1984 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 Houston Astros play?
The 1984 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1984 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jose Cruz (12 HR, 95 RBI) and Joe Niekro (16-12, 3.04 ERA).
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