1984 New York Yankees

87-75 • .537 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1984 New York Yankees went 87-75 (.537) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 758 runs, allowed 679, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Don Baylor (27 HR, 89 RBI) and Phil Niekro (16-8, 3.09 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
3rd Rank
758 R 679 RA
Diff +79

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758 Runs Scored
679 Runs Allowed
+79 Run Diff
1,823K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 5% above the 1984 league average (.263)
OBP .338 4% above the 1984 league average (.326)
SLG .404 2% above the 1984 league average (.397)
Team ERA 3.78 5% better than the 1984 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 758 6% above the 1984 league average (716 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,823,496
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Avg per Game 22,512

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Don Mattingly 0.343 2 Dave Winfield 0.340 3 Victor Mata 0.329 4 Lou Piniella 0.302 5 Steve Kemp 0.291

Home Runs

1 Don Baylor 27 2 Don Mattingly 23 3 Dave Winfield 19 4 Oscar Gamble 10 5 Ken Griffey 7

RBI

1 Don Mattingly 110 2 Dave Winfield 100 3 Don Baylor 89 4 Ken Griffey 56 5 Butch Wynegar 45
1984 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Mattingly 153 603 91 207 44 2 23 110 41 33 1 0.343
Dave Winfield 141 567 106 193 34 4 19 100 53 71 6 0.340
Willie Randolph 142 564 86 162 24 2 2 31 86 42 10 0.287
Don Baylor 134 493 84 129 29 1 27 89 38 68 1 0.262
Butch Wynegar 129 442 48 118 13 1 6 45 65 35 1 0.267
Ken Griffey 120 399 44 109 20 1 7 56 29 32 2 0.273
Bob Meacham 99 360 62 91 13 4 2 25 32 70 9 0.253
Omar Moreno 117 355 37 92 12 6 4 38 18 48 20 0.259
Steve Kemp 94 313 37 91 12 1 7 41 40 54 4 0.291
Toby Harrah 88 253 40 55 9 4 1 26 42 28 3 0.217
Roy Smalley 67 209 17 50 8 1 7 26 15 35 2 0.239
Mike Pagliarulo 67 201 24 48 15 3 7 34 15 46 0 0.239
Tim Foli 61 163 8 41 11 0 0 16 2 16 0 0.252
Andre Robertson 52 140 10 30 5 1 0 6 4 20 0 0.214
Brian Dayett 64 127 14 31 8 0 4 23 9 14 0 0.244
Oscar Gamble 54 125 17 23 2 0 10 27 25 18 1 0.184
Rick Cerone 38 120 8 25 3 0 2 13 9 15 1 0.208
Lou Piniella 29 86 8 26 4 1 1 6 7 5 0 0.302
Victor Mata 30 70 8 23 5 0 1 6 0 12 1 0.329
Mike O'Berry 13 32 3 8 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 0.250
Scott Bradley 9 21 3 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.286
Rex Hudler 9 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.143
Stan Javier 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Keith Smith 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Armstrong 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Brown 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Bystrom 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clay Christiansen 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Cowley 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Deshaies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Fontenot 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Guidry 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Howell 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Montefusco 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dale Murray 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Niekro 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Rasmussen 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shane Rawley 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Righetti 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Rijo 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Shirley 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Dave Righetti 2.34 2 Jay Howell 2.69 3 Marty Bystrom 2.97 4 Phil Niekro 3.09 5 Bob Shirley 3.38

Wins

1 Phil Niekro 16 2 Ron Guidry 10 3 Joe Cowley 9 4 Jay Howell 9 5 Dennis Rasmussen 9

Strikeouts

1 Phil Niekro 136 2 Ron Guidry 127 3 Dennis Rasmussen 110 4 Jay Howell 109 5 Dave Righetti 90
1984 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Niekro 16 8 3.09 32 31 0 215.2 219 74 76 136
Ron Guidry 10 11 4.51 29 28 0 195.2 223 98 44 127
Ray Fontenot 8 9 3.61 35 24 0 169.1 189 68 58 85
Dennis Rasmussen 9 6 4.57 24 24 0 147.2 127 75 60 110
Bob Shirley 3 3 3.38 41 7 0 114.1 119 43 38 48
Jay Howell 9 4 2.69 61 1 7 103.2 86 31 34 109
Dave Righetti 5 6 2.34 64 0 31 96.1 79 25 37 90
Joe Cowley 9 2 3.56 16 11 0 83.1 75 33 31 71
Jose Rijo 2 8 4.76 24 5 2 62.1 74 33 33 47
John Montefusco 5 3 3.58 11 11 0 55.1 55 22 13 23
Mike Armstrong 3 2 3.48 36 0 1 54.1 47 21 26 43
Shane Rawley 2 3 6.21 11 10 0 42.0 46 29 27 24
Marty Bystrom 2 2 2.97 7 7 0 39.1 34 13 13 24
Clay Christiansen 2 4 6.05 24 1 2 38.2 50 26 12 27
Dale Murray 1 2 4.94 19 0 0 23.2 30 13 5 13
Curt Brown 1 1 2.70 13 0 0 16.2 18 5 4 10
Jim Deshaies 0 1 11.57 2 2 0 7.0 14 9 7 5

👥 Roster (41)

Mike Armstrong Don Baylor Scott Bradley Curt Brown Marty Bystrom Rick Cerone Clay Christiansen Joe Cowley Brian Dayett Jim Deshaies Tim Foli Ray Fontenot +29 more

41 players

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The 1984 New York Yankees in brief

In 1984 the New York Yankees posted a 87-75 mark (.537) and finished 3rd in the AL East. The New York Yankees scored 758 runs and allowed 679, a run differential of +79. The team batting average of .275 was 5% above the 1984 league mark of .263. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.78 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.99. Measured against the 716-run league average, the offense was 6% ahead.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium II, where 1,823,496 fans came through the gates. Don Baylor topped the New York Yankees with 27 home runs. Don Mattingly drove in a team-high 110 runs. On the mound, Phil Niekro won 16 games to lead the staff. Dave Righetti closed out 31 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 New York Yankees

What was the 1984 New York Yankees record?
The 1984 New York Yankees finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1984 New York Yankees in home runs?
Don Baylor led the 1984 New York Yankees with 27 home runs.
What was the 1984 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1984 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.78.
Did the 1984 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1984 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 New York Yankees play?
The 1984 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1984 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Don Baylor (27 HR, 89 RBI) and Phil Niekro (16-8, 3.09 ERA).
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