# 1984 Chicago White Sox season

The 1984 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 84th season in the major leagues, and their 85th season overall. They finished with a record of 74-88, good enough for fifth place in the American League West, 10 games behind the first place Kansas City Royals.
The Sox' 1984 season is most famous for a 25-inning game on May 8, 1984, against the Milwaukee Brewers. The game was suspended after 17 innings at 1 a.m. It was completed the following night, with the White Sox winning 7-6 on Harold Baines's walk-off home run.

## Offseason

* November 21, 1983: Fran Mullins was traded by the White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Steve Christmas.
* December 2, 1983: Jerry Koosman was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
* December 5, 1983: The White Sox sent a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ron Reed. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Jerry Koosman to the Phillies on February 15, 1984
* December 5, 1983: Bert Roberge was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
* January 20, 1984: Tom Seaver was chosen by the White Sox from the New York Mets as a free agent compensation pick.
* March 1, 1984: Jim Kern was released by the Chicago White Sox.
* March 27, 1984: Norberto Martin was signed by the White Sox as an amateur free agent.

## Regular season

* August 4, 1984: Bobby Meacham and Dale Berra of the New York Yankees were both tagged out at home by White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk.

### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 78 | .519 | — | 44‍–‍37 | 40‍–‍41 |
| California Angels | 81 | 81 | .500 | 3 | 37‍–‍44 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Minnesota Twins | 81 | 81 | .500 | 3 | 47‍–‍34 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Oakland Athletics | 77 | 85 | .475 | 7 | 44‍–‍37 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Chicago White Sox | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10 | 43‍–‍38 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Seattle Mariners | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10 | 42‍–‍39 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Texas Rangers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 14½ | 34‍–‍46 | 35‍–‍46 |

### Record vs. opponents

1984 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 4–9 |
| Boston | 7–6 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
| California | 4–8 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–7–1 |
| Detroit | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 |
| Kansas City | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 6–7 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 2–11 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 10–3 |
| Minnesota | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 1–11 |
| New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
| Oakland | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 |
| Seattle | 3–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 10–3 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 3–10 | — | 6–6 |
| Toronto | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6–1 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 11–1 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |

### Opening Day lineup

* Rudy Law, CF
* Carlton Fisk, C
* Harold Baines, RF
* Greg Luzinski, DH
* Tom Paciorek, 1B
* Ron Kittle, LF
* Vance Law, 3B
* Scott Fletcher, SS
* Julio Cruz, 2B
* LaMarr Hoyt, P

### Notable transactions

* May 23, 1984: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
* June 21, 1984: The White Sox traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for Dan Spillner. The White Sox completed the trade by sending Jim Siwy to the Indians on June 26.
* July 18, 1984: Roy Smalley acquired by the White Sox from the New York Yankees for players to be named later. The White Sox sent Doug Drabek and Kevin Hickey to the New York Yankees to complete the trade on August 13.
* September 24, 1984: Jamie Quirk was purchased by the Indians from the White Sox.

### Roster
## Game log
### Regular season

1984 regular season game log: 74–88 (Home: 43–38; Away: 31–50) :
April: 8–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 3–7)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
2April 61:30 p.m. CSTTigers2–3Wilcox (1–0)Dotson (0–1)Hernández (1)2:5142,6921–1L1
3April 712:50 p.m. CSTTigers0–4Morris (2–0)Bannister (0–1)–2:4424,6161–2L2
4April 81:30 p.m. CSTTigers]3–7López (1–0)Seaver (0–1)–3:1720,4781–3L3
11April 206:35 p.m. CST@ Tigers2–3López (2–0)Reed (0–1)–2:3633,5545–6L1
12April 211:15 p.m. CST@ Tigers1–4Rozema (1–0)Hoyt (2–1)Bair (1)2:3534,3955–7L2
13April 2212:30 p.m. CST@ Tigers1–9Berenguer (1–0)Brennan (0–1)–2:5810,6035–8L3 :
May: 14–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–8)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak :
June: 15–13 (Home: 10–6; Away: 5–7)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak :
July: 13–15 (Home: 9–4; Away: 4–11)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
78July 27:20 p.m. CDTTigers7–1Bannister (5–6)Rozema (4–1)–2:2932,76838–40W1
79July 37:30 p.m. CDTTigers9–5Seaver (7–6)Morris (12–5)Reed (4)2:4243,09439–40W2
80July 46:05 p.m. CDTTigers8–2DotsonWilcox–2:3437,66540–40W3
55th All-Star Game in San Francisco, CA
90July 166:35 p.m. CDT@ Tigers1–7Abbott (3–2)Hoyt (8–10)–2:2941,93545–45L2
91July 176:35 p.m. CDT@ Tigers2–3Petry (12–4)Nelson (1–2)Hernández (17)2:0334,57945–46L3
92July 186:35 p.m. CDT@ Tigers10–6Bannister (7–6)Morris (12–6)Agosto (3)2:5939,05146–46W1 :
August: 12–17 (Home: 3–9; Away: 9–8)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak :
September: 12–17 (Home: 7–8; Away: 5–9)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = White Sox team member :

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
| Harold Baines, RF | 147 | 569 | 72 | 173 | 28 | 10 | 29 | 94 | 54 | 75 | .304 | 1 |
| Floyd Bannister, P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Daryl Boston, CF,RF | 35 | 83 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | .169 | 6 |
| Steve Christmas, C | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .364 | 0 |
| Julio Cruz, 2B | 143 | 415 | 42 | 92 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 45 | 58 | .222 | 14 |
| Richard Dotson, PR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jerry Dybzinski, SS,3B | 94 | 132 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 12 | .235 | 7 |
| Carlton Fisk, C,DH | 102 | 359 | 54 | 83 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 43 | 26 | 60 | .231 | 6 |
| Scott Fletcher, SS,2B | 149 | 456 | 46 | 114 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 46 | 46 | .250 | 10 |
| Jerry Hairston, OF,DH | 115 | 227 | 41 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 41 | 29 | .260 | 2 |
| Marc Hill, C | 77 | 193 | 15 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 26 | .233 | 0 |
| Tim Hulett, 2B,3B | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1 |
| Ron Kittle, LF,DH | 139 | 446 | 67 | 100 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 74 | 49 | 137 | .215 | 3 |
| Rudy Law, CF,LF | 136 | 487 | 68 | 122 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 39 | 42 | .251 | 29 |
| Vance Law, 3B,2B | 151 | 481 | 60 | 121 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 59 | 41 | 75 | .252 | 4 |
| Greg Luzinski, DH | 125 | 412 | 47 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 58 | 56 | 80 | .238 | 5 |
| Tom O'Malley, 3B | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .125 | 0 |
| Tom Paciorek, OF,1B | 111 | 363 | 35 | 93 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 69 | .256 | 6 |
| Casey Parsons, OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Jamie Quirk, 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Ron Reed, P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Joel Skinner, C | 43 | 80 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | .213 | 1 |
| Roy Smalley, 3B | 47 | 135 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 30 | .170 | 1 |
| Dan Spillner, PR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Mike Squires, 1B,3B | 104 | 82 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | .183 | 2 |
| Dave Stegman, OF,DH | 55 | 92 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 18 | .261 | 3 |
| Greg Walker, 1B,DH | 136 | 442 | 62 | 130 | 29 | 2 | 24 | 75 | 35 | 66 | .294 | 8 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5513 | 679 | 1360 | 225 | 38 | 172 | 640 | 523 | 883 | .247 | 109 |

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
| Juan Agosto | 2 | 1 | 3.09 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 55.1 | 59 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 41 | 26 |
| Floyd Bannister | 14 | 11 | 4.83 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 218.0 | 211 | 127 | 117 | 30 | 82 | 152 |
| Salome Barojas | 3 | 2 | 4.58 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 39.1 | 48 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 18 |
| Tom Brennan | 0 | 1 | 4.05 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Britt Burns | 4 | 12 | 5.00 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 117.0 | 130 | 74 | 65 | 7 | 46 | 85 |
| Richard Dotson | 14 | 15 | 3.59 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 245.2 | 216 | 110 | 98 | 24 | 108 | 120 |
| Bob Fallon | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14.2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 1 | 2 | 3.44 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 18.1 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 13 | 18 | 4.47 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 235.2 | 244 | 127 | 117 | 31 | 46 | 126 |
| Al Jones | 1 | 1 | 4.43 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 20.1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| Gene Nelson | 3 | 5 | 4.46 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 74.2 | 72 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| Randy Niemann | 0 | 0 | 1.68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Ron Reed | 0 | 6 | 3.08 | 51 | 0 | 12 | 73.0 | 67 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 16 | 57 |
| Bert Roberge | 3 | 3 | 3.76 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 25 |
| Tom Seaver | 15 | 11 | 3.95 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 236.2 | 216 | 108 | 104 | 27 | 64 | 131 |
| Jim Siwy | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Spillner | 1 | 0 | 4.10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 48.1 | 51 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 26 |
| Mike Squires | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 74 | 88 | 4.13 | 162 | 162 | 32 | 1454.1 | 1416 | 736 | 668 | 155 | 509 | 840 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Denver Bears | American Association | Vern Law and Adrian Garrett |
| AA | Glens Falls White Sox | Eastern League | John Boles |
| A | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | Sal Rende |
| A-Short Season | Niagara Falls Sox | New York–Penn League | Fred Nelson |
| Rookie | GCL White Sox | Gulf Coast League | Steve Dillard |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Appleton