1994 Chicago Cubs season

1994 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Tribune Company
General manager(s) Larry Himes
Manager(s) Tom Trebelhorn
Local television WGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman, Wayne Larrivee)
Local radio WGN
(Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
Stats ESPN.com
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A ticket for the Cubs' 1994 Opening Day game against the New York Mets.

The 1994 Chicago Cubs season was the 123rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 119th in the National League and the 79th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished the shortened season fifth and last in the National League Central with a record of 49–64.

One of the highlights of the season was Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes hitting three home runs on Opening Day[1] - all off Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets. The Cubs still lost the game 12-8.[2] Rhodes would only hit five more homers that season and the Cubs would set a record by losing their first 12 home games.[3]

Offseason

  • October 12, 1993: Steve Lake was released by the Chicago Cubs.[4]
  • November 24, 1993: Glenallen Hill signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[5]
  • December 14, 1993: Mike Maksudian was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[6]
  • January 24, 1994: Dave Otto was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[7]
  • March 30, 1994: Anthony Young was traded by the New York Mets with Ottis Smith (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for José Vizcaíno.[8]

Regular season

The Cubs finished the strike-shortened season with a 49-64 record.[9] They scored 500 runs (4.42 per game) and allowed 549 runs (4.86 per game).[10]

One of the most-memorable moments in Cubs history occurred April 29. 1994, after a heart-breaking 6-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field.[11] The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth only to have Glenallen Hill swing at the first pitch he saw and ground into a game-ending double play. The loss was the ninth consecutive home defeat for the Cubs to start the season and dropped the club to 6-15.[12] Manager Tom Trebelhorn had vowed to meet fans outside the ballpark if the Cubs lost another home game and was true to his word, wading into a crowd of some 200 angry fans gathered at a fire station on Waveland Avenue just outside Wrigley's left-field wall. The confrontation started ugly, but within a half hour, Trebelhorn, who was known for his quick humor and good nature, won over most of his detractors.[13] The team went on to lose three more home games before snapping the record streak with a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on May 4, 1994, but by then Trebelhorn's "Firehouse Chat" was a memorable moment in Cubs' history. The season, which ended when Major League players went on 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike Aug 12, was Trebelhorn's only as manager of the Cubs. He was replaced in 1995 by Jim Riggleman.

Game Log

1994 Regular Season Game Log (49-64) (Home: 20-39; Road: 29-25)
Legend
Cubs win Cubs loss All-Star Game Game postponed

Season standings

NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 6648 0.579 — 37–22 29–26
Houston Astros 6649 0.574 ½ 37–22 29–27
Pittsburgh Pirates 5361 0.465 13 32–29 21–32
St. Louis Cardinals 5361 0.465 13 23–33 30–28
Chicago Cubs 4964 0.434 16½ 20–39 29–25
Division leaders W L Pct.
Montreal Expos 7440 0.649
Cincinnati Reds 6648 0.579
Los Angeles Dodgers 5856 0.509


Wild card team W L Pct. GB
Atlanta Braves68460.597—
Houston Astros66490.5742​1⁄2
New York Mets55580.48712​1⁄2
San Francisco Giants55600.47813​1⁄2
Philadelphia Phillies54610.47014​1⁄2
St. Louis Cardinals53610.46515
Pittsburgh Pirates53610.46515
Colorado Rockies53640.45316​1⁄2
Florida Marlins51640.44417​1⁄2
Chicago Cubs49640.43418​1⁄2
San Diego Padres47700.40222​1⁄2

Record vs. opponents

1994 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —4–25–58–28–43–36–04–55–46–33–96–15–15–7
Chicago 2–4—5–76–64–54–83–32–41–41–65–56–35–45–5
Cincinnati 5–57–5—4–47–54–63–64–22–44–29–38–27–22–2–1
Colorado 2–86–64–4—3–95–54–64–25–12–42–35–53–78–4
Florida 4–85–45–79–3—2–43–32–76–44–61–65–12–43–7
Houston 3–38–46–45–54–2—1–82–43–35–18–45–58–28–4
Los Angeles 0–63–36–36–43–38–1—3–96–67–53–36–45–52–4
Montreal 5–44–22–42–47–24–29–3—4–35–48–212–05–77–3
New York 4–54–14–21–54–63–36–63–4—4–64–56–66–66–3
Philadelphia 3-66–12–44–26–41–55–74–56–4—5–44–84–84–3
Pittsburgh 9–35–53–93–26–14–83–32–85–44–5—3–31–55–5
San Diego 1–63–62–85–51–55–54–60–126–68–43–3—5–24–2
San Francisco 1–54–52–77–34–22–85–57–56–68–45–12–5—2–4
St. Louis 7–55–52–2–14–87–34–84–23–73–63–45–52–44–2—

Notable transactions

  • May 16, 1994: Willie Wilson was released by the Chicago Cubs.[14]
  • July 27, 1994: Mike Sharperson signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[15]

Roster

1994 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Iowa Cubs American Association Rick Patterson
AA Orlando Cubs Southern League Dave Trembley
A Daytona Cubs Florida State League Ken Bolek
A Kane County Cougars Midwest League Steve Roadcap
A-Short Season Williamsport Cubs New York–Penn League Jerry Weinstein
Rookie Huntington Cubs Appalachian League Steve Kolinsky
Rookie GCL Cubs Gulf Coast League Phil Bradley

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Notes

  1. ↑ "SI.com". CNN.
  2. ↑ Baseball Almanac. "New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs". Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ Reaves, Joseph A. "Cubs Still At A Loss For A Win". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ↑ Steve Lake Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ↑ Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maksumi01.shtml
  7. ↑ Dave Otto Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngan01.shtml
  9. ↑ Baseball Almanac. "Chicago Cubs 1994 Schedule". Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  10. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1994.shtml
  11. ↑ Baseball America. "Chicago Cubs 1994 Schedule". Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  12. ↑ Baseball America. "Chicago Cubs 1994 Schedule". Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  13. ↑ Reaves, Joseph A. (April 30, 1994). "Trebelhorn Manages To Win Fiery Fans". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  14. ↑ Willie Wilson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  15. ↑ Mike Sharperson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  16. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

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