1984 New York Mets season

The 1984 New York Mets season was the 23rd regular season for the Mets. They went 90–72 and finished in second place in the National League East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

1984 New York Mets
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkShea Stadium
CityNew York
OwnersNelson Doubleday, Jr.
General managersFrank Cashen
ManagersDavey Johnson
TelevisionWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy)
RadioWHN
(Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar, Juan Alicea)
← 1983 Seasons 1985 →

Offseason

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Regular season

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1984 got off to an embarrassing start for GM Frank Cashen and the Mets before the season even began. Believing that it was unnecessary to protect a high-salaried, 39-year-old pitcher, the Mets left Tom Seaver unprotected. In a move that stunned the Mets, on January 20 Seaver was claimed in a free-agent compensation draft by the Chicago White Sox.

This left opening day duties to Mike Torrez. Torrez lasted only 1.1 innings against the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium, giving up six earned runs, and giving the Mets their first opening day loss since 1974. Davey Johnson's team did, however, come back to win the next six in a row, including Dwight Gooden's Major League Baseball debut on April 7. Johnson also helped bring the Mets back in contention, producing their first winning season since 1976.[5] Off-season acquisition Sid Fernandez made his debut with the Mets on July 16, going seven innings against the Houston Astros at the Astrodome, and earning the victory.

Season standings

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 96 65 .596 51‍–‍29 45‍–‍36
New York Mets 90 72 .556 48‍–‍33 42‍–‍39
St. Louis Cardinals 84 78 .519 12½ 44‍–‍37 40‍–‍41
Philadelphia Phillies 81 81 .500 15½ 39‍–‍42 42‍–‍39
Montreal Expos 78 83 .484 18 39‍–‍42 39‍–‍41
Pittsburgh Pirates 75 87 .463 21½ 41‍–‍40 34‍–‍47

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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

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Opening Day starters

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Roster

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1984 New York Mets roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

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Regular season

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1984 regular season game log: 90–72 (Home: 48–33; Away: 42–39)
April: 12–8 (Home: 4–2; Away: 8–6)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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May: 10–13 (Home: 6–9; Away: 4–4)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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June: 16–12 (Home: 6–8; Away: 10–5)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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July: 21–9 (Home: 13–4; Away: 8–5)
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July 10 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
August: 15–17 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–11)
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September: 16–13 (Home: 12–4; Away: 4–9)
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Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Mets team member

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Mike Fitzgerald 112 360 87 .242 2 33
1B Keith Hernandez 154 550 171 .311 15 94
2B Wally Backman 128 436 122 .280 1 26
SS Ron Gardenhire 74 207 51 .246 1 10
3B Hubie Brooks 153 561 159 .283 16 73
LF George Foster 146 553 149 .269 24 86
CF Mookie Wilson 154 587 162 .276 10 54
RF Darryl Strawberry 147 522 131 .251 26 97

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Other batters

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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
Danny Heep 99 199 46 .231 1 12
Kelvin Chapman 75 197 57 .289 3 23
José Oquendo 81 189 42 .222 0 10
Rafael Santana 51 152 42 .276 1 12
Ron Hodges 64 106 22 .208 1 11
Ray Knight 27 93 26 .280 1 6
Jerry Martin 51 91 14 .154 3 5
Junior Ortiz 40 91 18 .198 0 11
Rusty Staub 78 72 19 .264 1 18
John Gibbons 10 31 2 .065 0 1
Herm Winningham 14 27 11 .407 0 5
John Stearns 8 17 3 .176 0 1
Kevin Mitchell 7 14 3 .214 0 1
John Christensen 5 11 3 .273 0 3
Billy Beane 5 10 1 .100 0 0
Ross Jones 17 10 1 .100 0 1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dwight Gooden 31 218.0 17 9 2.60 276
Walt Terrell 33 215.0 11 12 3.52 114
Ron Darling 33 205.2 12 9 3.81 136
Bruce Berenyi 19 115.0 9 6 3.76 81
Sid Fernandez 15 90.0 6 6 3.50 62
Mike Torrez 9 37.2 1 5 5.02 16

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ed Lynch 40 124.0 9 8 4.50 62
Tim Leary 20 53.2 3 3 4.02 29
Calvin Schiraldi 5 17.1 0 2 5.71 16

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jesse Orosco 60 10 6 31 2.59 85
Doug Sisk 50 1 3 15 2.09 32
Brent Gaff 47 3 2 1 3.63 42
Tom Gorman 36 6 0 0 2.97 40
Wes Gardner 21 1 1 1 6.39 19
Dick Tidrow 11 0 0 0 9.19 8
Craig Swan 10 1 0 0 8.20 10

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Tidewater Tides International League Bob Schaefer
AA Jackson Mets Texas League Sam Perlozzo
A Lynchburg Mets Carolina League Mike Cubbage
A Columbia Mets South Atlantic League Rich Miller
A-Short Season Little Falls Mets New York–Penn League Bud Harrelson
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Dan Radison

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jackson, Lynchburg, Little Falls

Awards and honors

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All-Star Game

Notes

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  1. ^ Kevin Elster at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Rafael Santana at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Kelvin Moore at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ a b "Jerry Martin Stats".
  5. ^ "Dwight Gooden Stats".
  6. ^ Shawn Abner at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Mauro Gozzo at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Mike Torrez at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Heathcliff Slocumb at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Ray Knight at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Jeff Gardner at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ "1984 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  13. ^ "1984 New York Mets Statistics".

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