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1984 Philadelphia Phillies season

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Owner(s)
  
Bill Giles

Manager(s)
  
Paul Owens

General manager(s)
  
Paul Owens

Local television
  
WTAFPRISM

Local radio
  
WCAU(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia in the United States of America. Below are details about their 1984 playing season.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 19, 1983: Pete Rose was released by the Phillies.
  • December 3, 1983: Ron Reed was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Jerry Koosman to the Phillies on February 15, 1984.
  • December 6, 1983: Tony Pérez was purchased from the Phillies by the Cincinnati Reds.
  • January 30, 1984: Butch Benton was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
  • March 24, 1984: Willie Hernández and Dave Bergman were traded by the Phillies to the Detroit Tigers for John Wockenfuss and Glenn Wilson.

    • Spring training

    The Phils went 13 and 16 in spring training exhibition play. The Phillies closed spring training with two games against the St. Louis Cardinals at the Louisiana Superdome on March 31, 1984, and April 1, 1984.

    Notable transactions

  • April 20, 1984: Butch Benton was released by the Phillies.
  • June 2, 1984: Dave Wehrmeister was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
  • June 3, 1984: Jim Kern was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
  • July 27, 1984: Jim Kern was released by the Phillies.
  • August 20, 1984: Kelly Downs and George Riley were traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Al Oliver and a player to be named later. The Giants completed the deal by sending Renie Martin to the Phillies on August 30.

    • Draft picks

  • June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball draft
  • Marvin Freeman was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 14, 1984.
  • Todd Frohwirth was drafted by the Phillies in the 13th round. Player signed June 9, 1984.
  • Keith Miller was drafted by the Phillies in the 16th round.

    • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Awards and honors

  • Juan Samuel, National League record (since broken), Most Stolen Bases by a rookie

    • References

    1984 Philadelphia Phillies season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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