# 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in fourth place in the National League West. They finished with a 79-83 record, just the 2nd losing season since 1969.

## 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 | — |

### Opening day lineup

Opening Day starters :
| Name | Position |
| Steve Sax | Second baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Ken Landreaux | Center fielder |
| Pedro Guerrero | First baseman |
| Mike Marshall | Left fielder |
| Candy Maldonado | Right fielder |
| Germán Rivera | Third baseman |
| Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
| Fernando Valenzuela | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* September 1, 1984: Juan Bell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.
* December 7, 1984: Acquired Joe Szeneley, Jose Torres and John Serritella from the Kansas City Royals for Joe Beckwith
* December 8, 1984: Acquired Carlos Diaz and Bob Bailor from the New York Mets for Sid Fernandez

### 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 | Mike Scioscia | 114 | 341 | 93 | .273 | 5 | 38 |
| 1B | Greg Brock | 88 | 271 | 61 | .225 | 14 | 34 |
| 2B | Steve Sax | 145 | 569 | 138 | .243 | 1 | 35 |
| SS | Dave Anderson | 121 | 374 | 94 | .251 | 3 | 34 |
| 3B | Pedro Guerrero | 144 | 535 | 162 | .303 | 16 | 72 |
| LF | Mike Marshall | 134 | 495 | 127 | .257 | 21 | 65 |
| CF | Ken Landreaux | 134 | 438 | 110 | .251 | 11 | 47 |
| RF | Candy Maldonado | 116 | 254 | 68 | .268 | 5 | 28 |

#### 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 |
| Bill Russell | 89 | 262 | 70 | .267 | 0 | 19 |
| R.J. Reynolds | 73 | 240 | 62 | .258 | 2 | 24 |
| Germán Rivera | 94 | 227 | 59 | .260 | 2 | 17 |
| Franklin Stubbs | 87 | 217 | 42 | .194 | 8 | 17 |
| Steve Yeager | 74 | 197 | 45 | .228 | 4 | 29 |
| Terry Whitfield | 87 | 180 | 44 | .244 | 4 | 18 |
| Bob Bailor | 65 | 131 | 36 | .275 | 0 | 8 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 53 | 54 | 10 | .185 | 1 | 2 |
| Sid Bream | 27 | 49 | 9 | .184 | 0 | 6 |
| Rick Monday | 31 | 47 | 9 | .191 | 1 | 7 |
| Ed Amelung | 34 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 0 | 4 |
| Tony Brewer | 24 | 37 | 4 | .108 | 1 | 4 |
| Jack Fimple | 12 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 3 |
| José Morales | 22 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vail | 16 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 2 |
| Lemmie Miller | 8 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilberto Reyes | 4 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 34 | 261.0 | 12 | 17 | 3.03 | 240 |
| Alejandro Peña | 28 | 199.1 | 12 | 6 | 2.48 | 135 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 29 | 183.2 | 10 | 9 | 2.84 | 75 |
| Bob Welch | 31 | 178.2 | 13 | 13 | 3.78 | 126 |

#### 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 |
| Orel Hershiser | 45 | 189.2 | 11 | 8 | 2.66 | 150 |
| Burt Hooton | 54 | 110.0 | 3 | 6 | 3.44 | 62 |
| Jerry Reuss | 30 | 99.0 | 5 | 7 | 3.82 | 44 |
| Larry White | 7 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 10 |

#### 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 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 33 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.47 | 45 |
| Pat Zachry | 58 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.81 | 55 |
| Carlos Diaz | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.49 | 36 |
| Ken Howell | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3.33 | 54 |
| Rich Rodas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 |

## Awards and honors

* 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Fernando Valenzuela reserve
* NL Pitcher of the Month
** Rick Honeycutt (April 1984)
** Orel Hershiser (July 1984)
* NL Player of the Week
** Candy Maldonado (April 16–22)
** Orel Hershiser (July 9–15)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Terry Collins |
| AA | San Antonio Dodgers | Texas League | Gary LaRocque |
| High A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Don LeJohn |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Stan Wasiak |
| Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Kevin Kennedy |
| Rookie | Gulf Coast Dodgers | Gulf Coast League | Joe Alvarez |

## Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 28 players in the June draft and 13 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The Dodgers first round pick in the June draft was pitcher Dennis Livingston from Oklahoma State University. He remained with the Dodgers organization until 1987 before moving to the Montreal Expos system. In six seasons in the minors he accumulated a record of 24-36 and a 5.13 ERA in 165 games (59 as a starter). This draft did produce three Major League relief pitchers in Tim Scott (round 2), Darren Holmes (round 16) and Jeff Nelson (round 22) as well as utility player Tracy Woodson (round 3).
1984 Draft Picks :
January draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
John Alva
IF
Pima Community College
No Braves-1985
1985–1991
AAA
2
Keith Nicholson
RHP
Mission College
No Tigers-1984
1984–1988
A
3
Eddie Citronelli
C
Ranger College
No
4
Jovon Edwards
OF
Alfred University
Yes
1984–1989
AA
5
Kevin Phillips
RHP
Panola College
No
6
Tim McCoy
LHP
Mt. San Antonio College
No Giants-1986
1986–1991
AAA
7
Ted Brooks
OF
Victor Valley College
No
8
Brent Bolin
RHP
Central Arizona College
No
9
Keith Sheldon
RHP
Georgia Perimeter College
No Braves-1985
1985
Rookie
10
Daniel Robles
OF
Mt. San Antonio College
Yes
1984–1985
Rookie
11
Kelly Wilson
OF
Paris Junior College
No
January Secondary phase
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Shawn Hillegas
RHP
Middle Georgia College
Yes
1984–1995
MLB
2
Vincent Shinholster
SS
Santa Ana College
No
1987
A
June draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Dennis Livingston
LHP
Oklahoma State University
Yes
1984–1991
AAA
2
Tim Scott
RHP
Hanford High School
Yes
1984–2002
MLB
3
Tracy Woodson
1B
North Carolina State University
Yes
1984–1996
MLB
4
Dave Carlucci
C
Westfield State College
Yes
1984–1986
A
5
James Ward
2B
University of Arkansas
Yes
1984–1987
A
6
Michael Pesavento
LHP
North Carolina State University
Yes
1984–1985
A
7
Jeff Edwards
LHP
Vanderbilt University
Yes
1984–1990
AAA
8
Jay Hornacek
3B
Lyons Township High School
Yes
1984–1990
A+
9
Jeffrey Brown
OF
University of Southern California
Yes
1984–1988
AAA
10
Jimmy Williams
LHP
Choctaw County High School
Yes
1984–2003
AAA
11
Ted Holcomb
SS
Westchester High School
Yes
1984–1988
A
12
Doug Treadway
RHP
Florida State University
Yes
1984–1988
A
13
John Schlichting
OF
University of Minnesota
Yes
1984–1986
A
14
Robert Jacobsen
RHP
California State University, Fresno
Yes
1984–1986
A
15
Jack Ritch
2B
Georgia Perimeter College
Yes
1984–1985
A
16
Darren Holmes
RHP
T. C. Roberson High School
Yes
1984–2003
MLB
17
Greg Smith
OF
Baylor School
No Padres-1988
1988–1990
A+
18
Adrian Adkins
C
Jones County High School
No Pirates-1989
1989
Rookie
19
Craig Dorsey
OF
Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
Yes
1984–1985
Rookie
20
Brad Freking
LHP
Wauconda High School
No
21
Edward Jacobo
OF
California State University, Fresno
Yes
1984–1986
A
22
Jeff Nelson
RHP
Catonsville High School
Yes
1984–2006
MLB
23
Jerald Clark
OF
Lamar University
No Padres-1985
1985–1997
MLB
24
John Cowan
OF
Montclair State University
No Orioles-1985
1985
A-
June secondary phase
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Greg Mayberry
RHP
Ferrum College
Yes
1984–1990
AAA
2
Brian Kopetsky
IF
Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk Campus
Yes
1984–1986
A
3
Dave Satnat
LHP
Modesto Junior College
Yes
1984–1986
A
4
Scott Clemo
3B
Gulf Coast Community College
No Expos-1986
1986–1988
AAA :