1984 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 1984
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = Ted Turner
general managers = John Mullen
managers =Joe Torre
television = WTBS
Superstation WTBS
radio = WSB
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, John Sterling)|

The 1984 season was the 114th season for the Braves.

Offseason

* October 4, 1983: Tommy Boggs was released by the Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boggsto01.shtml Tommy Boggs page at Baseball Reference] ]
* October 21, 1983: Brett Butler and Brook Jacoby were sent by the Braves to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal (the Braves traded players to be named later and $150,000 to the Indians for Len Barker) made on August 28, 1983. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butlebr01.shtml Brett Butler page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

*On June 16, the Reds were playing the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta. Mario Soto threw several brushback pitches at Braves slugger Claudell Washington. Washington tossed his bat in the direction of Soto, appeared to go out to retrieve it, but instead walked toward the mound. Umpire Lanny Harris attempted to restrain Washington. Harris was thrown to the ground. Soto used the distraction to punch Washington. Several of Washington's teammates attempted to hold Washington to the ground. While they were doing that, Soto fired the baseball into the crowd of players, striking Braves coach Joe Pignatano. He was suspended three games for this incident; Washington received a five-game suspension for shoving Lanny Harris.

eason standings

Transactions

* April 24, 1984: Biff Pocoroba was released by the Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pocorbi01.shtml Biff Pocoroba page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 4, 1984: Tom Glavine was drafted by the Braves in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/glavito02.shtml Tom Glavine page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

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

* Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Eddie Haas and Bobby Dews, managers)
* Class AA: Greenville Braves (Southern League; Bobby Dews and Leo Mazzone, managers)
* Class A: Durham Bulls (Carolina League; Brian Snitker, manager)
* Class A: Anderson Braves (South Atlantic League; Rick Albert, manager)
* Rookie: Pulaski Braves (Appalachian League; Buddy Bailey, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Pedro González, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1984.shtml 1984 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference]