1984 Reading Phillies Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 56-83
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Bill Dancy (56-83)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: First Energy Stadium
Attendance: 67,333, Avg. 969
1984 Reading Phillies Statistics

The Reading Phillies of the Eastern League ended the 1984 season with a record of 56 wins and 83 losses, finishing eighth in the EL.

The Phillies scored 565 runs and conceded 658 runs. Chris James drove in 57 runs. Steve Moses led batters with significant playing time by hitting .300. Rich Surhoff and Rocky Childress topped the team with 7 wins each, while Mike Maddux recorded a 5.04 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1984 Reading Phillies who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Rocky Childress, Bo Díaz, Tony Ghelfi, Keith Hughes, Ken Jackson, Chris James, Greg Jelks, Mike LaValliere, Joe Lefebvre, Greg Legg, Mike Maddux, Jim Olander, Rich Surhoff and Wilfredo Tejada.

Bill Dancy served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jerry ArnoldLLNovember 30, 19596'4"200Lufkin, TX US
Dave BullsRRApril 11, 19616'3"180Odessa, TX US
Rocky ChildressRRFebruary 18, 19626'2"195Santa Rosa, CA US
Joe CipolloniRRAugust 12, 19605'8"180Philadelphia, PA US
Rodger ColeRRMarch 21, 19615'7"160Ann Arbor, MI US
Bo DíazRRMarch 23, 19535'11"185Cua, Miranda VE
Billy FergusonRRMarch 19, 19636'2"190Dallas, TX US
Tony GhelfiRRAugust 23, 19616'3"185La Crosse, WI US
Arturo GonzalezRROctober 29, 19556'1"152Tampiquito Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon MX
Frankie GriffinLLFebruary 21, 19606'2"170Reddick, FL US
Rusty HamricRRFebruary 6, 19586'0"175Abilene, TX US
Bryan HoppieSRJanuary 5, 19625'10"170Santa Ana, CA US
Keith HughesLLSeptember 12, 19636'3"210Bryn Mawr, PA US
Mike IbarraRRMay 31, 19585'10"180Bocas del Toro, Bocas del Toro PA
Ken JacksonRRAugust 21, 19636'1"190Shreveport, LA US
Chris JamesRROctober 4, 19626'1"195Rusk, TX US
Greg JelksRRAugust 16, 19616'2"189Cherokee, AL US
Tim KnightLLMay 15, 19585'9"172Daytona Beach, FL US
Ted KromyRRJuly 2, 19596'2"173Tacoma, WA US
Mike LaValliereLRAugust 18, 19605'10"180Charlotte, NC US
Al LeboeufLRFebruary 4, 19606'0"175Putnam, CT US
Joe LefebvreLRFebruary 22, 19565'10"170Concord, NH US
Greg LeggRRApril 21, 19606'1"185San Jose, CA US
Mike MadduxLRAugust 27, 19616'2"180Dayton, OH US
Steve MosesLLJune 14, 19626'0"165Downey, CA US
Jim OlanderRRFebruary 21, 19636'2"185Tucson, AZ US
Jim OlsonRRMarch 14, 19635'11"165Kane, PA US
Rip RollinsRROctober 23, 19596'3"210Dallas, TX US
Gib SeibertRRFebruary 4, 19616'0"175Detroit, MI US
Dave SeilerLLJuly 30, 19606'3"215Zaragoza, Zaragoza ES
Rich SurhoffRROctober 3, 19626'3"210Bronx, NY US
Wilfredo TejadaRRNovember 12, 19626'0"175Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Harold WarnerLLSeptember 5, 19596'2"165Edmond, OK 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.



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