1984 Seattle Mariners season
The Seattle Mariners season was their eighth since the franchise creation. They finished fifth in the American League West with a record of.
Offseason
- November 21, 1983: Bill Caudill and Darrel Akerfelds were traded to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Beard and Bob Kearney.
- December 5, 1983: Dave Geisel was selected by the Mariners from the Toronto Blue Jays in the rule 5 draft.
- January 17, 1984: Mike Blowers was selected in the eighth round of the amateur draft, but did not sign.
- March 23, 1984: Rick Sweet was released by the Mariners.
Regular season
- September 1 – Manager Del Crandall was fired on Saturday morning, September 1, succeeded by third base coach Chuck Cottier.
- First baseman Alvin Davis reached base in each of the first 47 games of his career, and was chosen for his only All-Star Game. The M's MVP, he was also voted the American League's [Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year], with a.284 batting average, 27 home runs, and 116 RBIs.
- Lefthanded starting pitcher Mark Langston became the first rookie since Herb Score to lead the American League in strikeouts; he was second in the balloting to teammate Davis for AL Rookie of the Year
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | 133 | 431 | 97 | .225 | 7 | 43 | |
| 1B | Alvin Davis | 152 | 567 | 161 | .284 | 27 | 116 |
| 2B | Jack Perconte | 155 | 612 | 180 | .294 | 0 | 31 |
| SS | Spike Owen | 152 | 530 | 130 | .245 | 3 | 43 |
| 3B | Jim Presley | 70 | 251 | 57 | .227 | 10 | 36 |
| LF | Barry Bonnell | 110 | 363 | 96 | .264 | 8 | 48 |
| CF | Dave Henderson | 112 | 350 | 98 | .280 | 14 | 43 |
| RF | Al Cowens | 139 | 524 | 145 | .277 | 15 | 78 |
| DH | Ken Phelps | 101 | 290 | 70 | .241 | 24 | 51 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Steve Henderson | 109 | 325 | 85 | .262 | 10 | 35 |
| Phil Bradley | 124 | 322 | 97 | .301 | 0 | 24 |
| Larry Milbourne | 79 | 211 | 56 | .265 | 1 | 22 |
| Pat Putnam | 64 | 155 | 31 | .200 | 2 | 16 |
| Darnell Coles | 48 | 143 | 23 | .161 | 0 | 6 |
| Gorman Thomas | 35 | 108 | 17 | .157 | 1 | 13 |
| Domingo Ramos | 59 | 81 | 15 | .185 | 0 | 2 |
| Orlando Mercado | 30 | 78 | 17 | .218 | 0 | 5 |
| Al Chambers | 22 | 49 | 11 | .224 | 1 | 4 |
| John Moses | 19 | 35 | 12 | .343 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Valle | 13 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 12 | 25 | 6 | .240 | 1 | 3 |
| Iván Calderón | 11 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Tartabull | 10 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 1 | 2 | |
| Harold Reynolds | 10 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 35 | 225.0 | 17 | 10 | 3.40 | 204 | |
| Mike Moore | 34 | 212.0 | 7 | 17 | 4.97 | 158 |
| 32 | 211.0 | 12 | 16 | 3.41 | 119 | |
| Matt Young | 22 | 113.1 | 6 | 8 | 5.72 | 73 |
| 19 | 95.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.97 | 37 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Ed Vande Berg | 50 | 130.1 | 8 | 12 | 4.76 | 71 |
| 27 | 79.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.13 | 39 | |
| 20 | 43.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 28 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 54 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3.54 | 55 | |
| Paul Mirabella | 52 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4.37 | 41 |
| 43 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.80 | 40 | |
| Edwin Núñez | 37 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.19 | 57 |
| 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.26 | 42 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 | |
| Lee Guetterman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2 |
Awards and honors
- Mark Langston – American League Leader, Strikeouts