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Did The Outfield experience any commercial success?
The Outfield had an unusual experience for a British band in that they enjoyed commercial success in the US, but never in their homeland.
Was there a formation to The Outfield?
Bassist/singer Tony Lewis, guitarist/keyboardist John Spinks, and drummer Alan Jackman played together in the late 1970s, broke up, and got back together under the name The Baseball Boys.

Question: What happened in 1984?
Self-contained rewrite: What happened to The Outfield in 1984?