1984 Texas Rangers season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Texas Rangers
season = 1984
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1961
division = Western Division
y2 = 1972
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Arlington Stadium
y4 = 1972
city = Arlington, Texas
y5 = 1972
owners = Eddie Chiles
managers = Doug Rader
television = KXAS-TV
HSE
(Eric Nadel, Steve Busby, Merle Harmon)
radio =WBAP
(Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz )|

The Texas Rangers 1984 season involved the Rangers finishing 7th in the American League west with a record of 69 wins and 92 losses.

Offseason

* December 7, 1983: John Butcher and Mike Smithson were traded by the Rangers to the Minnesota Twins for Gary Ward and Sam Sorce (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butchjo01.shtml John Butcher page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 8, 1983: Jim Sundberg was traded by the Rangers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ned Yost and Dan Scarpetta (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sundbji01.shtml Jim Sundberg page at Baseball Reference] ]
* January 17, 1984: Gordon Dillard was drafted by the Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dillago01.shtml Gordon Dillard page at Baseball Reference] ]
* January 27, 1984: Tommy Boggs was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boggsto01.shtml Tommy Boggs page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* May 6, 1984: Cal Ripken, Jr. hit for the cycle in a game against the Texas Rangers.

eason standings

Transactions

* July 2, 1984: The Rangers traded players to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Dickie Noles. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Tim Henry (minors) and Jorge Gomez (minors) to the Cubs on December 11. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nolesdi01.shtml Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Awards and Honors

*Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove 1984
*Buddy Bell, 3B, Silver Slugger Award, 1984All-Star Game

References

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