1984 Modesto A's Roster
Team Record: 83-56
Finished 2nd in the CL's North Division
Manager: George Mitterwald (83-56)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: John Thurman Field
Attendance: 70,356, Avg. 1,012
Playoffs - Modesto A's 2 games, Redwood Pioneers 1
Finals - Modesto A's 3 games, Bakersfield Dodgers 1
The Modesto A's of the California League ended the 1984 season with a record of 83 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The A's scored 662 runs and allowed 541 runs. José Canseco led Modesto with 15 home runs and drove in 73 runs. Keith Thrower paced hitters with significant playing time with a .324 average. Greg Cadaret and Oscar DeChavez topped the squad with 13 wins each, while Joe Law earned a 2.58 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Greg Cadaret, José Canseco, Brian Dorsett, Dave Leiper, Mark McGwire, Charlie O'Brien, Bruce Robinson, Rick Rodriguez and José Tolentino were all players from the 1984 Modesto A's who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
George Mitterwald served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Mark Baker | R | September 13, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Eric Barry | L | February 5, 1961 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Mark Bauer | R | R | March 2, 1962 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Paul Bradley | R | R | October 20, 1960 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Antonio Cabrera | R | R | September 30, 1964 | 5'11" | 160 | |
Greg Cadaret | L | L | February 27, 1962 | 6'3" | 210 | Detroit, MI US |
José Canseco | R | R | July 2, 1964 | 6'4" | 240 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Tony Champoux | R | R | February 13, 1962 | 5'11" | 182 | |
Chip Conklin | R | R | March 18, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Rocky Coyle | R | R | February 23, 1960 | 180 | ||
Juan Cruz | R | R | July 23, 1962 | 5'10" | 165 | |
Ron Cummings | R | R | August 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Oscar DeChavez | R | July 30, 1964 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
Brian Dorsett | R | R | April 9, 1961 | 6'3" | 215 | Terre Haute, IN US |
Mark Ferguson | R | February 6, 1961 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Eric Garrett | R | R | January 26, 1962 | 6'3" | 175 | |
Mike Gorman | R | June 9, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Brian Graham | R | R | April 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 181 | |
Brian Guinn | S | R | December 9, 1960 | 6'1" | 173 | Berkeley, CA US |
Randy Harvey | L | L | April 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 203 | |
Jeff Kobernus | L | February 10, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Joe Law | R | R | February 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Dave Leiper | L | L | June 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 160 | Whittier, CA US |
Bob Loscalzo | L | L | September 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Mark McGwire | R | R | October 1, 1963 | 6'5" | 215 | Pomona, CA US |
Tony Moncrief | R | R | January 17, 1961 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Charlie O'Brien | R | R | May 1, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Tulsa, OK US |
Bruce Robinson | L | R | April 16, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | La Jolla, CA US |
Greg Robles | L | L | October 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 210 | |
Rick Rodriguez | R | R | September 21, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
John Roth | R | R | October 5, 1962 | 6'2" | 188 | |
Doug Scherer | R | July 18, 1961 | 6'4" | 185 | ||
Curtis Smith | R | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
Larry Smith | L | October 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 208 | ||
Jim Strichek | R | November 6, 1962 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
Keith Thrower | S | R | August 23, 1959 | 5'9" | 170 | |
José Tolentino | L | L | June 3, 1961 | 6'1" | 195 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
Tom Zmudosky | R | January 24, 1961 | 6'2" | 185 | Rome, NY US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.