1994 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | JRY Trust |
General manager(s) | Dan Duquette |
Manager(s) | Butch Hobson |
Local television |
WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy) |
Local radio |
WRKO (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez) |
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The 1994 Boston Red Sox season was the 94th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The season was cut short by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, and there was no postseason. When the strike started on August 12, the Red Sox were in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 54 wins and 61 losses, 17 games behind the New York Yankees.
Offseason
- December 7, 1993: Otis Nixon was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[1]
- February 1, 1994: Damon Berryhill was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[2]
- February 10, 1994: Sergio Valdez was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[3]
- March 29, 1994: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[4]
Regular season
- July 8, 1994: John Valentin of the Red Sox executed an unassisted triple play. He caught a line drive, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base.[5] In that same game, Alex Rodriguez made his major league baseball debut.[6] Rodriguez appeared in three at-bats and had 0 hits.[7]
By Friday, August 12, the Red Sox had compiled a 54-61 record with 552 runs scored (4.80 per game) and 621 runs allowed (5.40 per game).[8]
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 70 | 43 | 0.619 | — | 33–24 | 37–19 |
Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 49 | 0.562 | 6½ | 28–27 | 35–22 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | 60 | 0.478 | 16 | 33–26 | 22–34 |
Boston Red Sox | 54 | 61 | 0.470 | 17 | 31–33 | 23–28 |
Detroit Tigers | 53 | 62 | 0.461 | 18 | 34–24 | 19–38 |
Division leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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New York Yankees | 70 | 43 | 0.619 |
Chicago White Sox | 67 | 46 | 0.593 |
Texas Rangers | 52 | 62 | 0.456 |
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Cleveland Indians | 66 | 47 | 0.584 |
Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 49 | 0.562 |
Kansas City Royals | 64 | 51 | 0.557 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | 60 | 0.478 |
Boston Red Sox | 54 | 61 | 0.470 |
Minnesota Twins | 53 | 60 | 0.469 |
Detroit Tigers | 53 | 62 | 0.461 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 53 | 62 | 0.461 |
Oakland Athletics | 51 | 63 | 0.447 |
Seattle Mariners | 49 | 63 | 0.438 |
California Angels | 47 | 68 | 0.409 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 4–2 | 8–4 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 7–3 | 4–5 | 4–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 7–2 |
Boston | 2–4 | — | 7–5 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 1–8 | 3–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 1–5 | 7–3 |
California | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 0–5 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 6–4 | 3–4 |
Chicago | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–5 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–7 | 9–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 9–1 | 4–5 | 2–3 |
Cleveland | 6–4 | 7–3 | 5–0 | 5–7 | — | 8–2 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 9–3 | 0–9 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 5–7 | 6–4 |
Detroit | 4–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–8 | 2–8 | — | 4–8 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 5–4 |
Kansas City | 1–4 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 4–1 | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–4 | 4–2 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 6–6 |
Milwaukee | 3–7 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 3–9 | 2–5 | 4–6 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 2–7 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–3 |
Minnesota | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–9 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | — | 4–5 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 4–8 |
New York | 6–4 | 7–3 | 8–4 | 2–4 | 9–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–2 | 5–4 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–2 | 3–4 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 0–6 | 4–5 | 3–7 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 5–7 | — | 4–3 | 7–3 | 5–1 |
Seattle | 4–6 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 1–9 | 2–3 | 3–6 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 3–4 | — | 9–1 | 1–5 |
Texas | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 3–7 | 1–9 | — | 4–8 |
Toronto | 2–7 | 3–7 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 8–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 8–4 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 9, 1994: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[9]
- May 25, 1994: Mario Díaz was released by the Red Sox.[9]
- June 2, 1994: Nomar Garciaparra was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed July 20, 1994.[10]
- June 27, 1994: Greg A. Harris was released by the Red Sox.[11]
Opening Day lineup
2 | Otis Nixon | CF |
22 | Billy Hatcher | RF |
39 | Mike Greenwell | LF |
42 | Mo Vaughn | 1B |
10 | Andre Dawson | DH |
34 | Scott Cooper | 3B |
13 | John Valentin | SS |
23 | Dave Valle | C |
5 | Scott Fletcher | 2B |
21 | Roger Clemens | P |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Roger Clemens | 24 | 170.2 | 9 | 7 | 2.85 | 168 |
Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Sergio Valdez | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.16 | 4 |
Farm system
Awards and honors
- Scott Cooper, reserve 3B
Notes
- ↑ Otis Nixon page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Damon Berryhill page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Sergio Valdez page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Todd Frohwirth page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Unassisted Triple Plays by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Alex Rodriguez Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Box Score of Game played on Friday, July 8, 1994 at Fenway Park
- ↑ 1994 American League Season Summary - Baseball-Reference.com
- 1 2 Mario Díaz page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Nomar Garciaparra page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Greg Harris page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ↑ Hutch Award
References
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