1984 Houston Astros season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Houston Astros
season = 1984
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1962
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = The Astrodome
y4 = 1965
city = Houston, Texas
y5 = 1962
owners = John McMullen
general managers = Al Rosen
managers =Bob Lillis
television = KTXH
HSE
radio = KRBE
(Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker, Mike Elliott, Jim Durham, Larry Hirsch)|The Houston Astros' 1984 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

February 17, 1984: J. R. Richard was signed as a free agent by the Astros. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/richaj.01.shtml J. R. Richard Statistics page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

tandings

Notable transactions

*April 27, 1984: J. R. Richard was released by the Astros.
*June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball Draft
**Ken Caminiti was drafted by the Astros in the 3rd round. Player signed June 9, 1984. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caminke01.shtml Ken Caminiti page at Baseball Reference]
**John Vander Wal was drafted by the Astros in the 8th round, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vandejo02.shtml John Vander Wal page at Baseball Reference] ]
*July 4, 1984: Scott Loucks was traded by the Astros to the Montreal Expos for Brad Mills. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/millsbr02.shtml Brad Mills page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 28, 1984: Ray Knight was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for players to be named later. The New York Mets completed the trade by sending Gerald Young and Manuel Lee to the Astros on August 31 and Mitch Cook (minors) to the Astros on September 10. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knighra01.shtml Ray Knight page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster