1984 Kansas City Royals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Kansas City Royals
season = 1984
misc = 1984 AL West Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1969
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Royals Stadium
y4 = 1973
city = Kansas City, Missouri
y5 = 1969
owners = Ewing Kauffman
managers = Dick Howser
television =WDAF-TV
(Denny Matthews, Denny Trease, Fred White)
Sports Time
(Phil Stone, Dwayne Mosley)
radio =WIBW (AM)
(Denny Matthews, Fred White)|The by|1984 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 1st in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses.

Offseason

December 8, 1983: Mike Armstrong and Duane Dewey (minors) were traded by the Royals to the New York Yankees for Steve Balboni and Roger Erickson. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balbost01.shtml Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* In a game against the California Angels, 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

Notable transactions

*March 31, 1984: Don Werner and Derek Botelho were traded by the Royals to the Chicago Cubs for Alan Hargesheimer. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hargeal01.shtml Alan Hargesheimer page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

ALCS

Game 1

October 2, Royals Stadium

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KC/1984.shtml 1984 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1984&t=KCA 1984 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = AL West Championship Season
years = 1984
before = Chicago White Sox
1983
after = Kansas City Royals
1985