The 1984 Kansas City Royals season was their 16th in Major League Baseball. The Royals won the American League West with a record of 84-78, but lost to the eventual World Series champion Detroit Tigers 3-0 in the 1984 American League Championship Series. Dan Quisenberry's 44 saves paced the American League. Offseason October 17, 1983: Eric Rasmussen was released by the Royals. December 8, 1983: Mike Armstrong and Duane Dewey (minors) were traded by the Royals to the New York Yankees for Steve Balboni and Roger Erickson. December 8, 1983: Joe Beckwith was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Szekeley (minors), John Serritella (minors) and José Torres (minors). January 17, 1984: Steve Carter was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign. March 31, 1984: Don Werner and Derek Botelho were traded by the Royals to the Chicago Cubs for Alan Hargesheimer. Regular season September 17, 1984: Reggie Jackson of the California Angels hit the 500th home run of his career against the Royals. It was the 17th anniversary of the day he hit his first home run. Jackson hit his 500th, at Anaheim Stadium off Bud Black of the Royals. Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions May 10, 1984: Dane Iorg was purchased by the Royals from the St. Louis Cardinals. Roster Game log Regular season |-style=background:#bbb | — || April 17 || || @ Tigers || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: April 19) |-style=background:#fbb | 11 || April 18 || 6:35p.m. CST || @ Tigers || 3–4 || Hernández (1–0) || Beckwith (0–1) || – || 3:02 || 12,310 || 5–6 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 12 || April 19 || 12:30p.m. CST || @ Tigers || 5–2 || Saberhagen (1–0) || Petry (2–1) || Quisenberry (5) || 2:27 || 12,100 || 6–6 || W1 |- |-style=background:#fbb | 25 || May 7 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Tigers || 3–10 || Berenguer (2–1) || Gubicza (0–3) || Bair (2) || 3:02 || 19,474 || 9–16 || L5 |-style=background:#fbb | 26 || May 8 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Tigers || 2–5 || Morris (6–1) || Black (3–2) || – || 2:35 || 14,304 || 9–17 || L6 |-style=background:#fbb | 27 || May 9 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Tigers || 1–3 || Petry (5–1) || Jackson (0–4) || López (4)