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1984 Detroit Tigers

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1983 / 1985

104-58, Finished 1st in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Sparky Anderson (104-58)
Scored 829 runs, Allowed 643 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 99-63

Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 2,704,794 (1st of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 99, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 95


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1983 / 1985 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

October 21, 1983

Released Sal Butera.

Released Bob Molinaro.

Released Bill Nahorodny.

October 23, 1983

Keith Comstock granted Free Agency.

October 31, 1983

Signed Jim Smith as a free agent.

November 7, 1983

Doug Bair granted Free Agency.

Enos Cabell granted Free Agency.

Milt Wilcox granted Free Agency.

November 21, 1983

Sold Wayne Krenchicki to the Cincinnati Reds.

December 1, 1983

Lynn Jones granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1983

Traded Larry Pashnick to the Minnesota Twins. Received Rusty Kuntz.

December 17, 1983

Signed Darrell Evans as a free agent.

December 23, 1983

Signed Doug Bair as a free agent.

December 29, 1983

Signed Milt Wilcox as a free agent.

January 7, 1984

Signed Ramon Pena as a free agent.

February 8, 1984

Traded Colin Ward to the San Francisco Giants. Received Pat Larkin.

February 14, 1984

Signed Rod Allen as a free agent.

March 19, 1984

Purchased Scotti Madison from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

March 24, 1984

Released Rick Leach.

Released Jim Smith.

Traded Glenn Wilson and John Wockenfuss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dave Bergman and Willie Hernandez.

March 26, 1984

Released Jerry Ujdur.

March 30, 1984

Traded Charlie Nail (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Dallas Williams.

April 10, 1984 (Standings)

Signed Ruppert Jones as a free agent.

April 25, 1984 (Standings)

Signed Butch Benton as a free agent.

June, 1984 (Standings)

Dallas Williams sent to the Baltimore Orioles in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 4, 1984 (Standings)

Drafted Mike Henneman in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft.

Drafted Bobby Moore in the 29th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 10, 1984 (Standings)

Purchased Sid Monge from the San Diego Padres.

June 23, 1984 (Standings)

Released Don Gordon.

August 14, 1984 (Standings)

Released Glenn Abbott.

August 27, 1984 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Bill Scherrer. The Detroit Tigers sent Carl Willis (September 1, 1984) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

October 15, 1984 (Standings)

Butch Benton granted Free Agency.

October 25, 1984

Sid Monge granted Free Agency.

November 8, 1984

Johnny Grubb granted Free Agency.

Ruppert Jones granted Free Agency.

Dave Rozema granted Free Agency.

November 9, 1984

Signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.

December 3, 1984

Drafted Jim Weaver from the Minnesota Twins in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

December 4, 1984

Signed Marv Foley as a free agent.

December 7, 1984

Traded Howard Johnson to the New York Mets. Received Walt Terrell.

December 23, 1984

Signed Johnny Grubb as a free agent.

December 28, 1984

Signed John Pacella as a free agent.

January 14, 1985

Released John Martin.

February 14, 1985

Signed Ken Hill as an amateur free agent.

March 30, 1985

Released Dave Gumpert.

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1983 / 1985 Trades and Transactions