1984 Oakland Athletics

77-85 • .475 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1984 Oakland Athletics went 77-85 (.475) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 738 runs, allowed 796, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Dave Kingman (35 HR, 118 RBI) and Ray Burris (13-10, 3.15 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
4th Rank
738 R 796 RA
Diff -58

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738 Runs Scored
796 Runs Allowed
-58 Run Diff
1,353K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 2% below the 1984 league average (.263)
OBP .327 equal to the 1984 league average (.326)
SLG .403 2% above the 1984 league average (.397)
Team ERA 4.48 12% worse than the 1984 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 738 3% above the 1984 league average (716 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,353,281
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Avg per Game 16,707

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Carney Lansford 0.300 2 Rickey Henderson 0.293 3 Dave Kingman 0.268 4 Tony Phillips 0.266 5 Bruce Bochte 0.264

Home Runs

1 Dave Kingman 35 2 Dwayne Murphy 33 3 Rickey Henderson 16 4 Carney Lansford 14 5 Mike Heath 13

RBI

1 Dave Kingman 118 2 Dwayne Murphy 88 3 Carney Lansford 74 4 Mike Heath 64 5 Rickey Henderson 58
1984 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carney Lansford 151 597 70 179 31 5 14 74 40 62 9 0.300
Dwayne Murphy 153 559 93 143 18 2 33 88 74 111 4 0.256
Dave Kingman 147 549 68 147 23 1 35 118 44 119 2 0.268
Rickey Henderson 142 502 113 147 27 4 16 58 86 81 66 0.293
Mike Heath 140 475 49 118 21 5 13 64 26 72 7 0.248
Bruce Bochte 148 469 58 124 23 0 5 52 52 59 2 0.264
Tony Phillips 154 451 62 120 24 3 4 37 42 86 10 0.266
Mike Davis 134 382 47 88 18 3 9 46 31 66 14 0.230
Joe Morgan 116 365 50 89 21 0 6 43 66 39 8 0.244
Davey Lopes 72 230 32 59 11 1 9 36 31 36 12 0.257
Bill Almon 106 211 24 47 11 0 7 16 10 42 5 0.223
Donnie Hill 73 174 21 40 6 0 2 16 5 12 1 0.230
Jim Essian 63 136 17 32 9 0 2 10 23 17 1 0.235
Mark Wagner 83 87 8 20 5 1 0 12 7 11 2 0.230
Mickey Tettleton 33 76 10 20 2 1 1 5 11 21 0 0.263
Jeff Burroughs 58 71 5 15 1 0 2 8 18 23 0 0.211
Garry Hancock 51 60 2 13 2 0 0 8 0 1 0 0.217
Steve Kiefer 23 40 7 7 1 2 0 2 2 10 2 0.175
Dan Meyer 20 22 1 7 3 1 0 4 0 2 0 0.318
Bill Caudill 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Keith Atherton 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Bettendorf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Burris 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Codiroli 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Conroy 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gorman Heimueller 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Jones 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Krueger 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Langford 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Leiper 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve McCatty 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Rainey 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lary Sorensen 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Torrez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Warren 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Young 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Bill Caudill 2.71 2 Ray Burris 3.15 3 Jeff Jones 3.55 4 Curt Young 4.06 5 Keith Atherton 4.33

Wins

1 Ray Burris 13 2 Bill Krueger 10 3 Bill Caudill 9 4 Curt Young 9 5 Steve McCatty 8

Strikeouts

1 Ray Burris 93 2 Bill Caudill 89 3 Tim Conroy 69 4 Steve McCatty 63 5 Lary Sorensen 63
1984 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Burris 13 10 3.15 34 28 0 211.2 193 74 90 93
Lary Sorensen 6 13 4.91 46 21 1 183.1 240 100 44 63
Steve McCatty 8 14 4.76 33 30 0 179.2 206 95 71 63
Bill Krueger 10 10 4.75 26 24 0 142.0 156 75 85 61
Curt Young 9 4 4.06 20 17 0 108.2 118 49 31 41
Keith Atherton 7 6 4.33 57 0 2 104.0 110 50 39 58
Bill Caudill 9 7 2.71 68 0 36 96.1 77 29 31 89
Tim Conroy 1 6 5.23 38 14 0 93.0 82 54 63 69
Mike Warren 3 6 4.90 24 12 0 90.0 104 49 44 61
Chris Codiroli 6 4 5.84 28 14 1 89.1 111 58 34 44
Jeff Jones 0 3 3.55 13 0 0 33.0 31 13 12 19
Chuck Rainey 1 1 6.75 16 0 1 30.2 43 23 17 10
Tom Burgmeier 3 0 2.35 17 0 2 23.0 15 6 8 8
Gorman Heimueller 0 1 6.14 6 0 0 14.2 21 10 7 3
Jeff Bettendorf 0 0 4.66 3 0 1 9.2 9 5 5 5
Rick Langford 0 0 8.31 3 2 0 8.2 15 8 2 2
Dave Leiper 1 0 9.00 8 0 0 7.0 12 7 5 3
Mike Torrez 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 2.1 9 7 3 2
Mark Wagner 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 2 0 1 1
Garry Hancock 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (37)

Bill Almon Keith Atherton Jeff Bettendorf Bruce Bochte Tom Burgmeier Ray Burris Jeff Burroughs Bill Caudill Chris Codiroli Tim Conroy Mike Davis Jim Essian +25 more

37 players

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The 1984 Oakland Athletics in brief

The 1984 Oakland Athletics won 77 games and lost 85, ending up 4th in the AL West. The Oakland Athletics scored 738 runs and allowed 796, a run differential of -58. At the plate the Oakland Athletics hit .259, 2% worse than the league's .263. Pitchers allowed 4.48 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.99. The 1984 Oakland Athletics outscored the average club by 3% (738 against 716).

The home park, Oakland Coliseum, recorded 1,353,281 in attendance, about 16,707 a game. Dave Kingman led the club in home runs with 35. The hits leader was Carney Lansford with 179. Ray Burris led the pitchers with 13 wins. Bill Caudill saved 36 games. The 1984 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1984 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1984 Oakland Athletics finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1984 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Dave Kingman led the 1984 Oakland Athletics with 35 home runs.
What was the 1984 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1984 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.48.
Did the 1984 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1984 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1984 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1984 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Kingman (35 HR, 118 RBI) and Ray Burris (13-10, 3.15 ERA).
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