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The 1984 Houston Astros season was the 23rd season for the Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 20th as the Astros, 16th in the National League West, and 20th at The Astrodome.

Offseason

February 17, 1984: J. R. Richard was signed as a free agent by the Astros.

Regular season

Season standings

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NL West
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	92	70	.568	—	48‍–‍33	44‍–‍37
Atlanta Braves	80	82	.494	12	38‍–‍43	42‍–‍39
Houston Astros	80	82	.494	12	43‍–‍38	37‍–‍44
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	83	.488	13	40‍–‍41	39‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds	70	92	.432	22	39‍–‍42	31‍–‍50
San Francisco Giants	66	96	.407	26	35‍–‍46	31‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

1984 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	3–9	13–5	12–6	6–12	5–7	4–8	7–5	8–4	7–11	10–8	5–7
Chicago	9–3	—	7–5	6–6	7–5	10–7	12–6	9–9	8–10	6–6	9–3	13–5
Cincinnati	5–13	5–7	—	8–10	7–11	7–5	3–9	5–7	7–5	7–11	12–6	4–8
Houston	6–12	6–6	10–8	—	9–9	7–5	4–8	6–6	6–6	6–12	12–6	8–4
Los Angeles	12–6	5–7	7–11	9–9	—	6–6	3–9	3–9	4–8	10–8	10–8	6–6
Montreal	7–5	7–10	5–7	5–7	6–6	—	7–11	11–7	7–11	7–5	7–5	9–9
New York	8–4	6–12	9–3	8–4	9–3	11–7	—	10–8	12–6	6–6	4–8	7–11
Philadelphia	5-7	9–9	7–5	6–6	9–3	7–11	8–10	—	7–11	7–5	8–4	8–10
Pittsburgh	4–8	10–8	5–7	6–6	8–4	11–7	6–12	11–7	—	4–8	6–6	4–14
San Diego	11–7	6–6	11–7	12–6	8–10	5–7	6–6	5–7	8–4	—	13–5	7–5
San Francisco	8–10	3–9	6–12	6–12	8–10	5–7	8–4	4–8	6–6	5–13	—	7–5
St. Louis	7–5	5–13	8–4	4–8	6–6	9–9	11–7	10–8	14–4	5–7	5–7	—

Notable transactions

April 27, 1984: J. R. Richard was released by the Astros.
May 25, 1984: Alan Bannister was traded by the Astros to the Texas Rangers for Mike Richardt.
June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball Draft
- Ken Caminiti was drafted by the Astros in the 3rd round. Player signed June 9, 1984.
- John Vander Wal was drafted by the Astros in the 8th round, but did not sign.
July 4, 1984: Scott Loucks was traded by the Astros to the Montreal Expos for Brad Mills.
August 28, 1984: Ray Knight was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for players to be named later. The New York Mets completed the trade by sending Gerald Young and Manuel Lee to the Astros on August 31 and Mitch Cook (minors) to the Astros on September 10.

Roster

1984 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 49 Jeff Calhoun 46 Bill Dawley 11 Frank DiPino 39 Bob Knepper 51 Mike LaCoss 53 Mike Madden 36 Joe Niekro 47 Mark Ross 48 Vern Ruhle 34 Nolan Ryan 35 Joe Sambito 33 Mike Scott 45 Dave Smith 52 Julio Solano		Catchers 14 Alan Ashby 6 Mark Bailey 13 Tom Wieghaus Infielders 7 Alan Bannister 23 Enos Cabell 27 Glenn Davis 19 Bill Doran 3 Phil Garner 22 Ray Knight 20 Jim Pankovits 1 Bert Peña 12 Craig Reynolds 16 Harry Spilman 10 Dickie Thon 29 Denny Walling		Outfielders 17 Kevin Bass 25 José Cruz 28 Jerry Mumphrey 21 Terry Puhl 30 Tony Scott 18 Tim Tolman Other batters 30 Mike Richardt		Manager 5 Bob Lillis Coaches 2 Cot Deal (Outfield/Defensive Coordinator) 43 Don Leppert 15 Denis Menke 55 Les Moss 54 Jerry Walker

1984 Houston Astros

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

30 Mike Richardt

Manager

5 Bob Lillis

Coaches

2 Cot Deal (Outfield/Defensive Coordinator)
43 Don Leppert
15 Denis Menke
55 Les Moss
54 Jerry Walker

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Mark Bailey	108	344	73	.212	9	34
1B	Enos Cabell	127	436	135	.310	8	44
2B	Bill Doran	147	548	143	.261	4	41
SS	Craig Reynolds	146	527	137	.260	6	60
3B	Phil Garner	128	374	104	.278	4	45
LF	José Cruz	160	600	187	.312	12	95
CF	Jerry Mumphrey	151	524	152	.290	9	83
RF	Terry Puhl	132	449	135	.301	9	55

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Kevin Bass	121	331	86	.260	2	29
Ray Knight	88	278	62	.223	2	29
Denny Walling	87	249	70	.281	3	31
Alan Ashby	66	191	50	.262	4	27
Jim Pankovits	53	81	23	.284	1	14
Harry Spilman	32	72	19	.264	2	15
Glenn Davis	18	61	13	.213	2	8
Bert Peña	24	39	8	.205	1	4
Tony Scott	25	21	4	.190	0	0
Alan Bannister	9	20	4	.200	0	0
Dickie Thon	5	17	6	.353	0	1
Tim Tolman	14	17	3	.176	0	0
Mike Richardt	16	15	4	.267	0	2
Tom Wieghaus	6	10	0	.000	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Joe Niekro	38	248.1	16	12	3.04	127
Bob Knepper	35	233.2	15	10	3.20	140
Nolan Ryan	30	183.2	12	11	3.04	197
Mike Scott	31	154.0	5	11	4.68	83

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike LaCoss	39	132.0	7	5	4.02	86
Vern Ruhle	40	90.1	1	9	4.58	60
Mike Madden	17	40.2	2	3	5.53	29

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Frank DiPino	57	4	9	14	3.35	65
Bill Dawley	60	11	4	5	1.93	47
Dave Smith	53	5	4	5	2.21	45
Joe Sambito	32	0	0	0	3.02	26
Julio Solano	31	1	3	0	1.95	33
Jeff Calhoun	9	0	1	0	1.17	11
Mark Ross	2	1	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Matt Galante
AA	Columbus Astros	Southern League	Bob Bailey and Jimmy Johnson
A	Daytona Beach Astros	Florida State League	Dave Cripe
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Tom Spencer
A-Short Season	Auburn Astros	New York–Penn League	Bob Hartsfield
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	José Tartabull

References

External links

1984 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference

1984 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto
AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

Houston Astros

Established in 1962
Formerly the Houston Colt .45s
Based in Houston, Texas

Franchise

Ballparks

Colt Stadium Houston Astrodome Daikin Park
Spring training:	Geronimo Park Cocoa Expo Stadium Osceola County Stadium CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owner: Jim Crane
General Manager: Dana Brown
Manager: Joe Espada

World Series
Championships (2)

2017
2022

League pennants (5)

NL:
- 2005
AL:
- 2017
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022

Division titles (14)

NL West:
- 1980
- 1981
- 1986
NL Central:
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2001
AL West:
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024

Wild card titles (4)

NL:
- 2004
- 2005
AL:
- 2015
- 2020

Minors

Media

TV: Space City Home Network
Radio: Houston Astros Radio Network
Announcers: Todd Kalas; Geoff Blum

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