1984 Madison Muskies Roster
Team Record: 77-61
Finished 2nd in the MWL's North Division
Manager: Brad Fischer (77-61)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Warner Park
Attendance: 118,161, Avg. 1,712
Playoffs - Appleton Foxes 2 games, Madison Muskies 1
The Madison Muskies of the Midwest League ended the 1984 season with a record of 77 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Muskies scored 654 runs and surrendered 594 runs. Rob Nelson led Madison with 19 home runs and drove in 85 runs. Luis Polonia paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .307. Darrel Akerfelds topped the squad with 11 wins, while Wayne Giddings registered a 2.8 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Luis Polonia, Todd Burns, Steve Howard, Terry Steinbach, Darrel Akerfelds, Tim Belcher, Steve Ontiveros and Rob Nelson were all players from the 1984 Madison Muskies who played in the Majors during their careers.
Brad Fischer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrel Akerfelds | R | R | June 12, 1962 | 6'2" | 210 | Denver, CO US |
| Mark Baker | R | September 13, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Larry Beardman | R | R | November 29, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Tim Belcher | R | R | October 19, 1961 | 6'3" | 210 | Mount Gilead, OH US |
| Stan Boderick | S | R | August 12, 1964 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Richard Borowski | R | R | November 27, 1963 | 6'1" | 193 | |
| Todd Burns | R | R | July 6, 1963 | 6'2" | 186 | Maywood, CA US |
| Maurice Castain | R | R | September 17, 1961 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Kevin Coughlon | R | R | November 8, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Brad Fischer | R | R | June 28, 1956 | 6'2" | 190 | Toledo, OH US |
| Mike Fulmer | L | July 11, 1961 | 6'5" | 220 | ||
| Eric Garrett | R | R | January 26, 1962 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| Wayne Giddings | R | August 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Shawn Gill | R | R | September 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Glenn Godwin | L | August 19, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Dennis Gonsalves | R | March 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Bobby Gould | R | R | October 1, 1963 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Bob Hallas | R | July 18, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Darel Hansen | R | May 8, 1963 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Ron Harrison | L | R | October 15, 1960 | 6'1" | 165 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Al Heath | L | September 10, 1962 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Steve Howard | R | R | December 7, 1963 | 6'2" | 205 | Oakland, CA US |
| Jim Jones | R | R | October 25, 1961 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Andy Krause | L | R | July 22, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Mark Leonette | R | R | November 29, 1961 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Bob Loscalzo | L | L | September 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| John Marquardt | R | R | November 18, 1962 | 6'2" | 178 | |
| Rob Nelson | L | L | May 17, 1964 | 6'4" | 215 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Joe Odom | R | September 14, 1962 | 6'3" | 209 | ||
| Steve Ontiveros | R | R | March 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | Tularosa, NM US |
| Luis Polonia | L | L | December 10, 1963 | 5'8" | 155 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Larry Smith | L | October 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 208 | ||
| Terry Steinbach | R | R | March 2, 1962 | 6'1" | 195 | New Ulm, MN US |
| Bob Vantrease | L | June 27, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Scott Whaley | R | December 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 215 | ||
| Dave Wilder | R | R | October 14, 1960 | 6'1" | 184 | |
| Mike Wilder | R | R | October 14, 1960 | 6'1" | 170 |
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.
