1984 Toronto Blue Jays season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Toronto Blue Jays
season = 1984
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Exhibition Stadium
y4 = 1977
city = Toronto, Ontario
y5 = 1977
owners = Labatt Breweries,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
managers = Bobby Cox
television = CFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
radio = CJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)|The by|1984 Toronto Blue Jays season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Blue Jays finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses.

Offseason

*November 14, 1983: Sil Campusano was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campusi01.shtml Sil Campusano Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 5, 1983: Kelly Gruber was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Cleveland Indians in the 1983 rule 5 draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grubeke01.shtml Kelly Gruber Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 10, 1984: Dennis Lamp was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lampde01.shtml]

Regular season

* On August 19, in a game versus the Oakland Athletics, Cliff Johnson hit the 19th pinch home run of his career, breaking Jerry Lynch's mark of 18. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.232, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

* Jimmy Key set a Jays rookie record by appearing in 63 games.
* Lloyd Moseby led the American League with 15 Triples in one season.
* Rance Mulliniks sets a team record by getting 8 consecutive hits
* Dave Stieb finished second in the American League in strikeouts and ERA.

Opening Day Lineup

* Doyle Alexander
* Jesse Barfield
* George Bell
* Dámaso García
* Alfredo Griffin
* Cliff Johnson
* Lloyd Moseby
* Rance Mulliniks
* Willie Upshaw
* Ernie Whitt

eason standings

Transactions

*May 8, 1984: Geno Petralli was purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Toronto Blue Jays. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/petrage01.shtml Geno Petralli Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 4, 1984: Dane Johnson was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1984. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsda05.shtml]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

* Doyle Alexander, Pitcher of the Month Award, September
* Lloyd Moseby, American League Leader, Triples, 15

All-Star Game
* Dámaso García, Second Base
* Alfredo Griffin, Shortstop
* Dave Stieb, Pitcher [ [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History ] ]

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1984.shtml 1984 Toronto Blue Jays team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1984&t=TOR 1984 Toronto Blue Jays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]