1984 Kansas City Royals Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 84-78
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,810,018, Avg. 23,507
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Detroit Tigers 3-0
Manager: Dick Howser (84-78)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1984 Kansas City Royals StatisticsTeam Record: 84-78
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,810,018, Avg. 23,507
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Detroit Tigers 3-0
Manager: Dick Howser (84-78)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1984 Kansas City Royals Roster
The Kansas City Royals of the American League ended the 1984 season with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.
The Royals scored 673 runs and yielded 686 runs. Steve Balboni led Kansas City with 28 home runs, while Darryl Motley and Frank White walloped 20 or more as well. Steve Balboni drove in 77 runs. Willie Wilson paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .301 clip. Buddy Black topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 3.12 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Dick Howser coached the team. The 1984 Kansas City Royals qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.
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Regular Season Runs For: 673
Regular Season Runs Against: 686
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 3, 1984 | New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 4, 1984 | New York Yankees 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 5, 1984 | New York Yankees 4 at Kansas City Royals 15 | W | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 6, 1984 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | ||
| April 8, 1984 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | ||
| April 10, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 3-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 11, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-3 | ||
| April 13, 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 4-2 | 1-1 | 5-3 | ||
| April 14, 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 4-3 | 1-1 | 5-4 | ||
| April 15, 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 4-4 | 1-1 | 5-5 | ||
| April 18, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 4-4 | 1-2 | 5-6 | ||
| April 19, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 4-4 | 2-2 | 6-6 | ||
| April 20, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 4-4 | 3-2 | 7-6 | ||
| April 21, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 4-4 | 3-3 | 7-7 | ||
| April 24, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 0 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 4-4 | 3-4 | 7-8 | ||
| April 25, 1984 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 5-4 | 3-4 | 8-8 | ||
| April 26, 1984 | Baltimore Orioles 11 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 5-5 | 3-4 | 8-9 | ||
| April 27, 1984 | Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 5-6 | 3-4 | 8-10 | ||
| April 28, 1984 | Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 5-7 | 3-4 | 8-11 | ||
| May 1, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 5-7 | 4-4 | 9-11 | ||
| May 3, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 | L | 5-7 | 4-5 | 9-12 | ||
| May 4, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 | L | 5-7 | 4-6 | 9-13 | ||
| May 5, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 10 | L | 5-7 | 4-7 | 9-14 | ||
| May 6, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 | L | 5-7 | 4-8 | 9-15 | ||
| May 7, 1984 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 5-8 | 4-8 | 9-16 | ||
| May 8, 1984 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 5-9 | 4-8 | 9-17 | ||
| May 9, 1984 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 5-10 | 4-8 | 9-18 | ||
| May 11, 1984 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 6-10 | 4-8 | 10-18 | ||
| May 12, 1984 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 7-10 | 4-8 | 11-18 | ||
| May 13, 1984 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 8-10 | 4-8 | 12-18 | ||
| May 14, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 8-10 | 4-9 | 12-19 | ||
| May 15, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 8-10 | 4-10 | 12-20 | ||
| May 16, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 8-10 | 5-10 | 13-20 | ||
| May 18, 1984 | Texas Rangers 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 8-11 | 5-10 | 13-21 | ||
| May 19, 1984 | Texas Rangers 2 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 9-11 | 5-10 | 14-21 | ||
| May 20, 1984 | Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 9-12 | 5-10 | 14-22 | ||
| May 21, 1984 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 9-13 | 5-10 | 14-23 | ||
| May 22, 1984 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 10-13 | 5-10 | 15-23 | ||
| May 23, 1984 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Kansas City Royals 1 | W | 11-13 | 5-10 | 16-23 | ||
| May 25, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 11-13 | 6-10 | 17-23 | ||
| May 26, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 11 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 11-13 | 7-10 | 18-23 | ||
| May 27, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 11-13 | 7-11 | 18-24 | ||
| May 28, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Texas Rangers 1 | W | 11-13 | 8-11 | 19-24 | ||
| May 29, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Texas Rangers 5 | W | 11-13 | 9-11 | 20-24 | ||
| May 30, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Texas Rangers 7 | L | 11-13 | 9-12 | 20-25 | ||
| May 31, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 11-13 | 9-13 | 20-26 | ||
| June 1, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 11-13 | 10-13 | 21-26 | ||
| June 2, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Minnesota Twins 6 | W | 11-13 | 11-13 | 22-26 | ||
| June 3, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Minnesota Twins 2 | W | 11-13 | 12-13 | 23-26 | ||
| June 4, 1984 | Seattle Mariners 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 11-14 | 12-13 | 23-27 | ||
| June 5, 1984 | Seattle Mariners 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 12-14 | 12-13 | 24-27 | ||
| June 6, 1984 | Seattle Mariners 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 13-14 | 12-13 | 25-27 | ||
| June 7, 1984 | Seattle Mariners 8 at Kansas City Royals 9 | W | 14-14 | 12-13 | 26-27 | ||
| June 9, 1984 | California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 14-15 | 12-13 | 26-28 | ||
| June 10, 1984 | California Angels 2 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 14-16 | 12-13 | 26-29 | ||
| June 12, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Seattle Mariners 3 | L | 14-16 | 12-14 | 26-30 | ||
| June 13, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Seattle Mariners 4 | W | 14-16 | 13-14 | 27-30 | ||
| June 14, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 14-16 | 13-15 | 27-31 | ||
| June 15, 1984 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 14-17 | 13-15 | 27-32 | ||
| June 16, 1984 | Minnesota Twins 6 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 14-18 | 13-15 | 27-33 | ||
| June 17, 1984 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 14-19 | 13-15 | 27-34 | ||
| June 18, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 10 | L | 14-19 | 13-16 | 27-35 | ||
| June 19, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 14-19 | 14-16 | 28-35 | ||
| June 20, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Oakland Athletics 8 | L | 14-19 | 14-17 | 28-36 | ||
| June 22, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at California Angels 8 | L | 14-19 | 14-18 | 28-37 | ||
| June 23, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at California Angels 5 | W | 14-19 | 15-18 | 29-37 | ||
| June 24, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 2 | W | 14-19 | 16-18 | 30-37 | ||
| June 25, 1984 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Kansas City Royals 16 | W | 15-19 | 16-18 | 31-37 | ||
| June 26, 1984 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 15-20 | 16-18 | 31-38 | ||
| June 26, 1984 | Oakland Athletics 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 15-21 | 16-18 | 31-39 | ||
| June 27, 1984 | Oakland Athletics 9 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 15-22 | 16-18 | 31-40 | ||
| June 29, 1984 | New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 16-22 | 16-18 | 32-40 | ||
| June 30, 1984 | New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 17-22 | 16-18 | 33-40 | ||
| July 1, 1984 | New York Yankees 0 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 18-22 | 16-18 | 34-40 | ||
| July 2, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 9 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 18-22 | 17-18 | 35-40 | ||
| July 2, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 18-22 | 18-18 | 36-40 | ||
| July 3, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Indians 15 | L | 18-22 | 18-19 | 36-41 | ||
| July 4, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 18-22 | 19-19 | 37-41 | ||
| July 6, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 18-22 | 20-19 | 38-41 | ||
| July 7, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 18-22 | 20-20 | 38-42 | ||
| July 7, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 18-22 | 20-21 | 38-43 | ||
| July 8, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | W | 18-22 | 21-21 | 39-43 | ||
| July 12, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 2 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 18-22 | 21-22 | 39-44 | ||
| July 13, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 18-22 | 21-23 | 39-45 | ||
| July 13, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 18-22 | 21-24 | 39-46 | ||
| July 14, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 18-22 | 21-25 | 39-47 | ||
| July 15, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 18-22 | 21-26 | 39-48 | ||
| July 16, 1984 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 19-22 | 21-26 | 40-48 | ||
| July 17, 1984 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 19-23 | 21-26 | 40-49 | ||
| July 17, 1984 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Kansas City Royals 7 | L | 19-24 | 21-26 | 40-50 | ||
| July 18, 1984 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 19-25 | 21-26 | 40-51 | ||
| July 19, 1984 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 20-25 | 21-26 | 41-51 | ||
| July 20, 1984 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 21-25 | 21-26 | 42-51 | ||
| July 21, 1984 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 21-26 | 21-26 | 42-52 | ||
| July 22, 1984 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 22-26 | 21-26 | 43-52 | ||
| July 23, 1984 | Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Kansas City Royals 9 | W | 23-26 | 21-26 | 44-52 | ||
| July 23, 1984 | Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 24-26 | 21-26 | 45-52 | ||
| July 24, 1984 | Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 25-26 | 21-26 | 46-52 | ||
| July 25, 1984 | Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 26-26 | 21-26 | 47-52 | ||
| July 27, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 12 at Milwaukee Brewers 8 | W | 26-26 | 22-26 | 48-52 | ||
| July 27, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | L | 26-26 | 22-27 | 48-53 | ||
| July 28, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | L | 26-26 | 22-28 | 48-54 | ||
| July 29, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 | W | 26-26 | 23-28 | 49-54 | ||
| July 30, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 | W | 26-26 | 24-28 | 50-54 | ||
| July 31, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 | L | 26-26 | 24-29 | 50-55 | ||
| August 1, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 | L | 26-26 | 24-30 | 50-56 | ||
| August 3, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 9 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 26-26 | 25-30 | 51-56 | ||
| August 4, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 9 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 26-26 | 26-30 | 52-56 | ||
| August 5, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 26-26 | 27-30 | 53-56 | ||
| August 5, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 26-26 | 28-30 | 54-56 | ||
| August 7, 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 27-26 | 28-30 | 55-56 | ||
| August 8, 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 27-27 | 28-30 | 55-57 | ||
| August 9, 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 28-27 | 28-30 | 56-57 | ||
| August 10, 1984 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 28-28 | 28-30 | 56-58 | ||
| August 11, 1984 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 28-29 | 28-30 | 56-59 | ||
| August 12, 1984 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 28-30 | 28-30 | 56-60 | ||
| August 13, 1984 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 29-30 | 28-30 | 57-60 | ||
| August 14, 1984 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 29-31 | 28-30 | 57-61 | ||
| August 15, 1984 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Kansas City Royals 13 | W | 30-31 | 28-30 | 58-61 | ||
| August 16, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Texas Rangers 3 | W | 30-31 | 29-30 | 59-61 | ||
| August 17, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Texas Rangers 8 | L | 30-31 | 29-31 | 59-62 | ||
| August 18, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Texas Rangers 4 | W | 30-31 | 30-31 | 60-62 | ||
| August 19, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 6 | L | 30-31 | 30-32 | 60-63 | ||
| August 20, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 30-31 | 31-32 | 61-63 | ||
| August 21, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 30-31 | 31-33 | 61-64 | ||
| August 22, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 30-31 | 32-33 | 62-64 | ||
| August 24, 1984 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 31-31 | 32-33 | 63-64 | ||
| August 25, 1984 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 31-32 | 32-33 | 63-65 | ||
| August 26, 1984 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 32-32 | 32-33 | 64-65 | ||
| August 27, 1984 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 33-32 | 32-33 | 65-65 | ||
| August 28, 1984 | Texas Rangers 6 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 33-33 | 32-33 | 65-66 | ||
| August 29, 1984 | Texas Rangers 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 34-33 | 32-33 | 66-66 | ||
| August 30, 1984 | Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 34-34 | 32-33 | 66-67 | ||
| August 31, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 34-34 | 33-33 | 67-67 | ||
| September 1, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 34-34 | 33-34 | 67-68 | ||
| September 2, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 34-34 | 34-34 | 68-68 | ||
| September 3, 1984 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 34-35 | 34-34 | 68-69 | ||
| September 4, 1984 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 35-35 | 34-34 | 69-69 | ||
| September 5, 1984 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 36-35 | 34-34 | 70-69 | ||
| September 7, 1984 | Seattle Mariners 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 37-35 | 34-34 | 71-69 | ||
| September 8, 1984 | Seattle Mariners 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 38-35 | 34-34 | 72-69 | ||
| September 9, 1984 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 39-35 | 34-34 | 73-69 | ||
| September 10, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 39-35 | 34-35 | 73-70 | ||
| September 11, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Minnesota Twins 5 | L | 39-35 | 34-36 | 73-71 | ||
| September 12, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 2 | W | 39-35 | 35-36 | 74-71 | ||
| September 14, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Seattle Mariners 2 | L | 39-35 | 35-37 | 74-72 | ||
| September 15, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 39-35 | 36-37 | 75-72 | ||
| September 16, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Seattle Mariners 2 | W | 39-35 | 37-37 | 76-72 | ||
| September 17, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 10 at California Angels 1 | W | 39-35 | 38-37 | 77-72 | ||
| September 18, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 10 at California Angels 0 | W | 39-35 | 39-37 | 78-72 | ||
| September 19, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 4 | L | 39-35 | 39-38 | 78-73 | ||
| September 20, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 0 at California Angels 2 | L | 39-35 | 39-39 | 78-74 | ||
| September 21, 1984 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 40-35 | 39-39 | 79-74 | ||
| September 22, 1984 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 41-35 | 39-39 | 80-74 | ||
| September 23, 1984 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 41-36 | 39-39 | 80-75 | ||
| September 24, 1984 | California Angels 0 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 42-36 | 39-39 | 81-75 | ||
| September 24, 1984 | California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 12 | W | 43-36 | 39-39 | 82-75 | ||
| September 25, 1984 | California Angels 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 44-36 | 39-39 | 83-75 | ||
| September 26, 1984 | California Angels 2 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 44-37 | 39-39 | 83-76 | ||
| September 28, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Oakland Athletics 5 | W | 44-37 | 40-39 | 84-76 | ||
| September 29, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 6 | L | 44-37 | 40-40 | 84-77 | ||
| September 30, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 8 | L | 44-37 | 40-41 | 84-78 | ||
| October 2, 1984 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 3, 1984 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
| October 5, 1984 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 |
