1984 Louisville Sluggers
Record: 87-75
Finish: 2nd in JL Atlantic Division
Runs Scored: 818
Runs Allowed: 727
Exp W-L: 90-72
 
Ballpark: The Ballpark at Locust Grove
Attendance: 3,569,860
Manager: Jimmy Morris

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 87-51, 1st in the Johnson League
AA: 86-52, 1st in the Johnson League
A: 95-43, 1st in the Johnson League
 
 
 
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
LF *Kevin Haubert 29 154 544 110 158 24 4 24 104 8 2 85 21 .290 .392 .482 .874 98.7 17.5 2.6
1B #Fred Mahaffey 27 155 592 105 186 36 1 33 128 0 0 45 124 .314 .359 .546 .905 108.6 21.0 2.4
2B  Michael Buzzell 32 145 513 96 156 40 6 16 61 33 24 93 78 .304 .413 .499 .912 99.4 19.5 5.9
LF #Henry Jones 26 151 500 97 131 33 8 27 94 0 5 96 120 .262 .390 .522 .912 100.6 19.2 2.4
CF *Jake Pease 27 126 535 83 160 32 6 0 44 24 17 49 88 .299 .362 .381 .743 71.3 11.5 2.8
SS #Xellos Mazoku 30 148 526 66 126 27 8 15 77 29 16 32 7 .240 .288 .407 .695 63.0 6.8 7.0
2B  Rankin Johnson 24 135 488 67 134 32 10 15 69 2 5 68 120 .275 .362 .473 .835 79.6 13.7 3.8
C  Tyler Ryan 21 120 423 31 81 22 0 6 52 0 0 17 103 .191 .226 .286 .512 23.2 0.0 4.0
3B *Paul Eury 33 116 252 25 78 7 0 4 41 0 1 10 49 .310 .335 .385 .720 28.7 4.1 1.8
C #Maury Alou 22 72 185 39 48 14 0 13 34 9 2 33 60 .259 .373 .546 .919 39.4 7.9 2.1
RF #Ron Roenicke 27 91 182 21 54 10 1 3 23 0 0 26 34 .297 .386 .412 .798 29.2 5.3 0.6
1B *Jeffrey Mellinger 25 112 143 16 40 11 2 3 16 1 0 3 22 .280 .299 .448 .747 16.9 2.6 0.2
SS  Rennie Stennett 32 63 127 20 43 8 1 3 23 0 0 13 10 .339 .394 .488 .883 23.1 4.7 1.2
CF  Jim Lentine 28 70 126 13 26 5 0 1 9 0 0 11 38 .206 .268 .270 .538 9.1 0.0 0.4
P *Lewis Bauder 26 34 65 6 6 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 31 .092 .132 .138 .271 -0.6 0.0 0.0
P  Shelby Palubiak 28 34 59 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 .034 .034 .068 .102 -4.2 0.0 0.0
P  Jerry Neal 28 32 61 5 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 31 .148 .175 .180 .355 0.9 0.0 0.0
P  Eric Rasmussen 32 26 51 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 .020 .038 .020 .058 -3.6 0.0 0.0
CF *Scott Bucher 35 22 49 6 16 3 1 2 5 4 2 4 8 .327 .389 .551 .940 9.5 1.9 0.3
P  Kyle Claiborne 22 23 43 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 18 .047 .089 .093 .182 -2.3 0.0 0.0
P #Floyd Futon 26 12 26 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .038 .038 .077 .115 -1.6 0.0 0.0
P #Wallace Chilsen 37 79 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0 0.0
2B  Joseph Addis 25 4 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6 0.2 0.0
P  Hank Davidson 21 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0 0.0
P  Lazaro Ruvalcaba 28 82 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0 0.0
P *Todd Hoyt 22 43 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1 0.0 0.0
P *Arlen Petrick 28 69 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0 0.0
P *Donald Fishel 30 105 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0 0.0
P  Prince Waldbauer 31 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
P  Christopher Howell 32 88 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 27.8 2334 5523 818 1462 311 48 166 793 110 75 594 1031 .265 .338 .429 .767 788.7 135.7 37.5
  Rank among 12 JL teams 10 2 5 3 5 3 2 11 8 1 4 4 2 2 2 2  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*Shelby Palubiak 28 14 12 .538 34 34 0 205.7 193 75 8 49 159 3.28 14.0
*Lewis Bauder 26 7 10 .412 34 34 0 204.7 223 95 23 25 127 4.18 8.6
 Jerry Neal 28 10 8 .556 32 32 0 192.0 190 77 8 61 137 3.61 12.7
 Eric Rasmussen 32 8 9 .471 26 26 0 153.0 136 88 21 63 104 5.18 2.6
 Kyle Claiborne 22 9 5 .643 21 21 0 124.0 132 59 17 34 65 4.28 4.8
*Donald Fishel 30 9 8 .529 105 0 2 83.7 87 38 3 50 64 4.09 6.5
 Lazaro Ruvalcaba 28 5 3 .625 82 0 3 83.3 90 44 8 26 53 4.75 3.5
 Wallace Chilsen 37 6 6 .500 79 0 23 82.0 96 45 10 19 72 4.94 7.4
 Christopher Howell 32 4 3 .571 88 0 11 78.0 67 20 0 31 63 2.31 12.2
*Arlen Petrick 28 7 3 .700 69 0 1 72.0 67 28 8 18 41 3.50 6.8
 Floyd Futon 26 4 3 .571 12 12 0 71.0 64 29 7 27 49 3.68 4.3
*Todd Hoyt 22 2 5 .286 43 0 2 47.7 52 28 10 28 47 5.29 1.1
 Prince Waldbauer 31 0 0 .000 20 0 0 23.0 23 8 4 10 12 3.13 1.4
 Hank Davidson 21 1 0 1.000 3 3 0 11.7 13 6 3 2 12 4.63 0.6
*Mariano Bourassa 34 1 0 1.000 12 0 0 11.7 10 8 5 2 9 6.17 0.4
 Chris Voegeli 28 0 0 .000 3 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 4 0.00 0.8
Team Totals 28.3 87 75 .537 663 162 42 1448.3 1445 648 135 445 1018 4.03 87.7
Rank among 12 JL teams 4 4 7 4 4 7 6 6 6 11 5  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .987 30.5
T.Ryan 992.0 112 115 709 53 15 1 .981 28.1
M.Alou 456.3 50 60 336 28 3 1 .992 30.0
Team Total 1448.3 162 175 1045 81 18 2 .984 28.8
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 9.94
F.Mahaffey 1325.3 150 153 1387 94 10 120 .993 10.06
J.Mellinger 105.3 12 14 105 6 2 6 .982 9.48
M.Alou 12.7 0 6 18 0 0 0 1.000 12.80
R.Roenicke 3.0 0 1 3 0 1 1 .750 9.00
T.Ryan 2.0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1.000 13.50
Team Total 1448.3 162 175 1516 100 13 128 .992 10.04
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 4.92
M.Buzzell 1195.7 136 142 227 418 7 72 .989 4.86
P.Eury 169.0 18 28 31 55 1 12 .989 4.58
R.Stennett 89.7 9 13 21 33 0 12 1.000 5.42
R.Johnson 3.0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1457.3 163 184 280 508 8 97 .990 4.87
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .954 2.55
R.Johnson 1147.3 130 132 88 265 19 25 .949 2.77
P.Eury 254.0 28 30 22 62 3 2 .966 2.98
H.Jones 20.0 2 3 1 9 0 0 1.000 4.50
X.Mazoku 17.3 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.04
M.Buzzell 8.7 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.04
T.Ryan 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1448.3 162 169 111 339 22 27 .953 2.80
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .972 4.27
X.Mazoku 1263.0 144 145 152 449 9 87 .985 4.28
R.Stennett 167.3 17 26 16 44 1 7 .984 3.23
J.Addis 10.0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.70
H.Jones 7.0 0 4 1 5 0 1 1.000 7.71
R.Johnson 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1448.3 162 178 170 500 10 95 .985 4.16
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 2.01
H.Jones 1216.0 139 140 277 12 12 3 .960 2.14
R.Roenicke 188.0 20 23 40 2 1 0 .977 2.01
J.Lentine 36.0 4 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.25
T.Ryan 6.3 0 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 5.69
K.Haubert 2.0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1448.3 163 172 328 14 13 3 .963 2.13
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .987 2.63
J.Pease 1107.3 125 126 361 2 12 0 .968 2.95
J.Lentine 157.0 19 22 41 0 0 0 1.000 2.35
S.Bucher 127.5 20 21 38 1 1 0 .975 2.75
R.Roenicke 51.7 4 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.26
K.Haubert 17.3 1 5 7 1 0 0 1.000 4.15
J.Mellinger 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
H.Jones 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
Team Total 1464.8 169 189 461 4 13 0 .973 2.86
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .981 2.16
K.Haubert 1279.0 142 145 326 3 5 0 .985 2.32
R.Roenicke 142.0 18 19 28 1 0 0 1.000 1.84
J.Lentine 25.0 2 5 11 0 1 0 .917 3.96
R.Stennett 2.3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00
S.Bucher 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1448.4 162 170 365 4 7 0 .981 2.29
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .964 1.90
S.Palubiak 205.7 34 34 9 24 2 2 .943 1.44
L.Bauder 204.7 34 34 8 31 0 1 1.000 1.72
J.Neal 192.0 32 32 16 32 1 3 .980 2.25
E.Rasmussen 153.0 26 26 5 26 2 2 .939 1.82
K.Claiborne 124.0 21 21 12 15 0 1 1.000 1.96
D.Fishel 83.7 0 105 1 8 2 1 .818 0.97
L.Ruvalcaba 83.3 0 82 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.62
W.Chilsen 82.0 0 79 3 11 0 2 1.000 1.54
C.Howell 78.0 0 88 6 14 0 2 1.000 2.31
A.Petrick 72.0 0 69 6 13 1 1 .950 2.38
F.Futon 71.0 12 12 3 10 1 1 .929 1.65
T.Hoyt 47.7 0 43 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.51
P.Waldbauer 23.0 0 20 1 1 1 0 .667 0.78
M.Bourassa 11.7 0 12 0 5 0 0 1.000 3.86
H.Davidson 11.7 3 3 2 2 0 0 1.000 3.09
C.Voegeli 5.0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60
Team Total 1448.3 162 663 79 210 10 17 .967 1.80
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Mahaffey .314
On-Base Pct Buzzell .413
Slugging Pct Mahaffey .546
OPS Buzzell .912
XR Mahaffey 108.6
Games Mahaffey 155
At-Bats Mahaffey 592
Runs Haubert 110
Hits Mahaffey 186
Total Bases Mahaffey 323
Singles Pease 122
Doubles Buzzell 40
Triples Johnson 10
Homeruns Mahaffey 33
RBIs Mahaffey 128
Stolen Bases Buzzell 33
Caught Stealing Buzzell 24
Walks Jones 96
Strikeouts Mahaffey 124
ERA Palubiak 3.28
Wins Palubiak 14
Losses Palubiak 12
Winning Pct Neal .556
Saves Chilsen 23
Games Pitched Fishel 105
Games Started Bauder, Palubiak 34
Complete Games Claiborne, Palubiak 2
Shutouts Palubiak 2
Innings Pitched Palubiak 205.7
Hits Allowed Bauder 223
Homeruns Allowed Bauder 23
Strikeouts Palubiak 159
Walks Allowed Rasmussen 63
Walks per 9IP Bauder 1.1
Hits per 9IP Palubiak 8.4
Strikeouts per 9IP Palubiak 7.0
WHiP Palubiak 1.18
OAVG Palubiak .245
OOBP Palubiak .293
OSLG Palubiak .348
OOPS Palubiak .641
Team All-Stars
Michael Buzzell
Henry Jones
Fred Mahaffey
Player Salaries
Donald Fishel $ 6,000,100
Fred Mahaffey $ 6,000,000
Kevin Haubert $ 5,500,000
Henry Jones $ 5,000,000
Wallace Chilsen $ 4,800,000
Joe Cowley $ 4,000,100
Michael Buzzell $ 2,760,001
Alfonzo Marciano $ 2,200,100
Lewis Bauder $ 2,078,571
Christopher Howell $ 2,000,000
Felix Sutera $ 1,500,100
Xellos Mazoku $ 1,157,143
Jerry Neal $ 1,014,286
Ron Roenicke $ 800,100
Rennie Stennett $ 705,705
Joseph Addis $ 300,000
Chris Voegeli $ 300,000
Floyd Futon $ 300,000
Maury Alou $ 300,000
Hank Davidson $ 300,000
Rankin Johnson $ 300,000
Tyler Ryan $ 300,000
Prince Waldbauer $ 300,000
Jeffrey Mellinger $ 300,000
Shelby Palubiak $ 300,000
Jake Pease $ 300,000
Arlen Petrick $ 300,000
Lazaro Ruvalcaba $ 300,000
Todd Hoyt $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/1 Signed     Donald Fishel
2/4 Signed     Alfonzo Marciano
2/6 Signed     Ron Roenicke
2/7 Signed     Jim Lentine
2/11 Signed     Felix Sutera
2/13 Signed     Eric Rasmussen
2/14 Waived Joe Sixpack Montreal  
2/15 Released Juan Alvarez    
2/15 Released Bubba Bababooey    
2/15 Released Vincent Almanza    
2/15 Released Lincoln Park    
2/15 Released David Dublin    
2/18 Signed     Joe Cowley
3/1 Signed     Woodrow Wilhoite
3/1 Signed     Bill Boan
3/1 Signed     Chad Sacasian
3/1 Signed     James Iverson
3/1 Signed     Thomas Cole
3/1 Signed     Percy Hutson
3/1 Signed     Juan Alvarez
3/1 Signed     Pete Bucher
3/1 Signed     Guy Huckaby
3/1 Signed     Joseph Cote
3/1 Signed     Ryan Allen
3/1 Signed     Bernardo Alcala
3/1 Signed     Billy Bublitz
3/1 Signed     Brian Strecker
3/1 Signed     Adam Palase
3/1 Signed     Ernesto Reinoso
3/1 Signed     Jared Divers
3/1 Signed     Otis Santamaria
3/1 Signed     Lincoln Park
4/2 Claimed   Des Moines Jose Ortiz
4/21 Released Woodrow Wilhoite    
4/21 Released Thomas Cole    
4/21 Released Ed Shinall    
4/21 Released Landon Trawick    
4/21 Released Sergio Hernandez    
6/1 Released John Smokeum    
7/31 Traded Kyle Claiborne
Dalcio Jacquez
Mike Smith
Greenville Floyd Futon
7/31 Signed     Scott Bucher
9/1 Released Eric Rasmussen    
9/1 Signed     Gern Blanston
9/1 Signed     Mike Smith
10/1 Released Mariano Bourassa    
10/1 Released Paul Eury    
10/1 Released Jim Lentine    
10/1 Released Scott Bucher