The Texas Rangers 1984 season involved the Rangers' finishing 7th in the American League West, with a record of 69 wins and 92 losses. Offseason November 21, 1983: Marv Foley was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. December 7, 1983: John Butcher and Mike Smithson were traded by the Rangers to the Minnesota Twins for Gary Ward and Sam Sorce (minors). December 8, 1983: Jim Sundberg was traded by the Rangers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ned Yost and Dan Scarpetta (minors). January 17, 1984: Gordon Dillard was drafted by the Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. January 27, 1984: Tommy Boggs was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. Regular season May 6, 1984: Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles hit for the cycle in a game against the Rangers. Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions May 25, 1984: Mike Richardt was traded by the Rangers to the Houston Astros for Alan Bannister. July 2, 1984: The Rangers traded players to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Dickie Noles. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Tim Henry (minors) and Jorge Gomez (minors) to the Cubs on December 11. Roster Game log Regular season |-style=background:#fbb | 6 || April 10 || 12:30p.m. CST || @ Tigers || 1–5 || Petry (2–0) || Stewart (0–2) || – || 2:32 || 51,238 || 2–4 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 7 || April 12 || 12:30p.m. CST || @ Tigers || 4–9 || Morris (3–0) || Tanana (0–1) || – || 2:48 || 19,154 || 2–5 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 18 || April 25 || 7:35p.m. CST || Tigers || 4–9 || Wilcox (2–0) || Stewart (0–5) || Hernández (2) || 2:38 || 25,883 || 8–10 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 19 || April 26 || 7:35p.m. CST || Tigers || 5–7 || Bair (2–0) || Tanana (2–2) || López (2) || 2:50 || 13,559 || 8–11 || L3 |- |- |- |-style=background:#fbb | 84 || July 5 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Tigers || 4–7 || López (7–0) || Hough (8–7) || Hernández (15) || 2:26 || 15,151 || 36–48 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 85 || July 6 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Tigers || 5–3 || Mason (6–6) || Berenguer (4–7) || Schmidt (4) || 2:42 || 22,378 || 37–48 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 86 || July