Highlights • In a ceremony at
Fenway Park on May 29, the Red Sox honored
Joe Cronin and
Ted Williams with the franchise's first
retired numbers, 4 and 9, respectively. •
Tony Armas led American League hitters with 43
home runs, 123
RBIs, 77 extra-base hits and 339
total bases. Despite winning the home run and RBI titles, Armas finished 7th in the 1984 AL MVP voting;
Ted Williams had been the most recent player to lead the league in home runs and RBIs without winning MVP honors. •
Dwight Evans ranked in the top ten of 11 different offensive categories, leading the league in
OPS (.920), games (162), runs (121) and extra-base hits (77, tied with Armas), while ending second in total bases (335); third in
slugging percentage (.532) and walks (96); fourth in doubles (37); sixth in
on-base percentage(.388); seventh in hits (186) and home runs (32), and eighth in RBIs (104). •
Wade Boggs led the league in singles (162) and times on base (292), while ending second in hits (203) and on-base percentage (.407), and third in batting average (.325) and runs (109). •
Jim Rice finished second in the league with 122 RBIs, seventh in total bases (307), and ninth in hits (184). He also set a major league record, which still stands, for the most times grounding into a
double play during a season, 36.
Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions • May 25, 1984:
Dennis Eckersley and
Mike Brumley were traded by the Red Sox to the
Chicago Cubs for
Bill Buckner. • June 4, 1984:
John Marzano was selected by Boston in the first round (14th pick) of the
1984 Major League Baseball draft.
Opening Day lineup Source: The Red Sox were defeated on
Opening Day by the
California Angels, 2–1, with both Angel runs scoring with two outs in the ninth on an error by Boston shortstop
Jackie Gutiérrez.
Roster ==Player stats==