1984 California Angels season

MLB yearly infobox
name = California Angels
season = 1984
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1961
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Anaheim Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Anaheim, California
y5 = 1966
owners = Gene Autry
managers = John McNamara
television =KTLA
(Geoff Witcher, Joe Buttitta)
ON-TV
radio = KMPC
(Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Al Conin)
KLVE
(Cookie Rojas, Ulpiano Cos Villa)|

The California Angels 1984 season involved the Angels finishing 2nd in the American League west with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses.

Regular season

* In a game against the Kansas City Royals, on September 17, 1984, Reggie Jackson hit the 500th Home Run of his career. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/09171984.shtml Baseball Almanac - Box Score of 500th Home Run by Reggie Jackson ] ] It was the 17th anniversary of the day he hit his first home run. Jackson hit his 500th, at Anaheim Stadium off Bud Black of the Royals.

eason standings

Transactions

*June 4, 1984: Dante Bichette was drafted by the Angels in the 17th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1984. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bicheda01.shtml Dante Bichette page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Edmonton Trappers (Pacific Coast League; Moose Stubing, manager)
* Class AA: Waterbury Angels (Eastern League; Winston Llenas, manager)
* Class A: Redwood Pioneers (California League; Tom Kotchman, manager)
* Class A: Peoria Suns (Midwest League; Joe Maddon, manager)
* Class SS-A: Salem Angels (Northwest League; Larry Patterson, manager)

References

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