1984 Boston Red Sox Season Summary

Record: 86-76, 4th in American League East (7 teams)
Runs Scored: 810
Runs Allowed: 764
Pythagorean W-L: 85-77

Manager(s): Ralph Houk (86-76)
Ball Park: Fenway Park

Notable Moments from 1984

1 February 1984 - Lou Gorman is hired as the general manager of the Red Sox, replacing Haywood Sullivan.

1 May 1984 - Second baseman Jerry Remy is called for a balk for being in foul territory preparing to back up an appeal to first base that never arrives.

13 May 1984 - Less than two weeks after the unusual balk call against him, Jerry Remy finds himself involved in another strange play when a fair ball chopper down the first base line that he hit strikes his helmet while he is in fair territory, an automatic out.

15 May 1984 - Roger Clemens makes his major league due for Boston and allows five runs, four earned, and 11 hits in 5-2/3 innings of work in a 7-5 Red Sox loss to the Indians in Cleveland.

25 May 1984 - Boston acquires Bill Buckner in a trade that sends Mike Brumley and future Hall-of-Famer Dennis Eckersley to the Chicago Cubs.

29 May 1984 - The first two uniforms ever retired by the Red Sox are for former players Ted Williams (9) and Joe Cronin (4) during pre-game ceremonies in a contest eventually called off due to rain.

28 June 1984 - Dwight Evans hits for the cycle, capped by a three-run home run in the 11th inning, as Boston walks off with a 9-6 win over Seattle at Fenway Park.

7 August 1984 - Boston ties a major league record with two grand slams, one from Bill Buckner and the other from Tony Armas, in one game in a 12-7 win over Detroit in the first game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park.

18 October 1984 - John McNamara succeeds Ralph Houk as manager of the Red Sox.