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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1982 / 1984)
87-75, Finished 5th in AL East
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Scored 764 runs, Allowed 708 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-75
Manager: Harvey Kuenn (87-75)
Ballpark: County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,397,131 (2nd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 92; one-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 91
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1982 / 1984 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 15, 1982
Traded Tim Cook (minors) and Weldon Swift (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Tom Tellmann.
November 10, 1982
Bob McClure granted Free Agency.
December 2, 1982
Signed Dan Murphy as an amateur free agent.
December 6, 1982
Signed Bob McClure as a free agent.
December 19, 1982
Signed Ernie Camacho as a free agent.
January 11, 1983
Drafted Jim Morris in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
Drafted La Vel Freeman in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
Drafted Bobby Thigpen in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
March 28, 1983
Released Dwight Bernard.
April 1, 1983 (Standings)
Traded Steve Lake to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Rich Buonantony (minors) (October 24, 1983) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
April 10, 1983 (Standings)
Signed Jack Lazorko as a free agent.
June 6, 1983 (Standings)
Traded Ernie Camacho, Jamie Easterly and Gorman Thomas to the Cleveland Indians. Received Rick Manning and Rick Waits.
Drafted Dan Plesac in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.
Drafted Glenn Braggs in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
Drafted Alex Madrid in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
Drafted Mike Birkbeck in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
Drafted Joey Meyer in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
Drafted Jeff Parrett in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
Drafted Mark Ciardi in the 15th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
Drafted Dan Gakeler in the 31st round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
July 1, 1983 (Standings)
Signed Juan Nieves as an amateur free agent.
Released Hipolito Pena.
July 15, 1983 (Standings)
Signed Danny Boone as a free agent.
Signed Bill Castro as a free agent.
August 5, 1983 (Standings)
Signed Bobby Moore as a free agent.
September 13, 1983 (Standings)
Purchased Teddy Higuera from Ciudad Juarez (Mexican).
September 22, 1983 (Standings)
Signed Dave Stapleton as an amateur free agent.
November 4, 1983
Signed Ray Searage as a free agent.
November 7, 1983
Rob Picciolo granted Free Agency.
Ted Simmons granted Free Agency.
December 5, 1983
Drafted Jamie Nelson from the Seattle Mariners in the 1983 rule 5 draft.
December 8, 1983
Traded Dan Scarpetta (minors) and Ned Yost to the Texas Rangers. Received Jim Sundberg.
December 20, 1983
Traded Jim Slaton to the California Angels. Received Bobby Clark.
January 10, 1984
Signed Dave Huppert as a free agent.
January 16, 1984
Signed Ted Simmons as a free agent.
January 17, 1984
Released Don Money.
February 19, 1984
Traded Billy Max (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Kelvin Moore.
March 28, 1984
Released Bobby Moore.
