# 1984 Houston Astros season

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

vteNL 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 recordvte 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
## 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Asheville