1994 Cincinnati Reds season

1994 Cincinnati Reds
1st place in NL Central
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
National League Central (since 1994)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Davey Johnson
Local television	WLWT SportsChannel Cincinnati (George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The Cincinnati Reds were leading the National League Central division by a half game before a strike ended the 1994 Major League Baseball season.

Offseason

November 2, 1993: Dan Wilson and Bobby Ayala were traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Bret Boone and Erik Hanson.^[1]
November 4, 1993: Jerome Walton was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[2]
November 23, 1993: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[3]
November 24, 1993: Casey Candaele was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[4]
March 8, 1994: Tony Fernández was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[5]

Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Reds had compiled a 66-48 record through 114 games (although they had actually played 115 games, since their April 6 game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium ended after the top of the 6th inning due to poor weather^[6]). They were leading the NL Central Division by just half a game over the Houston Astros. Prior to the Strike, they had scored 609 runs (5.30 per game) and had allowed 490 runs (4.26 per game).^[7]

Game Log

1994 Regular Season Game Log (66-48-1) (Home: 37-22-1; Road: 29-26)

April (15-7-1) (Home: 10-2-1; Road: 5-5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Attendance	Record	Report
1	April 3	Cardinals
2	April 4	Cardinals
3	April 6	Cardinals
4	April 8	Phillies
5	April 9	Phillies
6	April 10	Phillies
7	April 11	@ Expos	9-4 (11 inn.)	Carrasco (3-0)	Heredia (0-1)	12,526	5-1-1	Boxscore
8	April 12	@ Expos	7-1	Pugh (1-0)	Boucher (0-1)	12,466	6-1-1	Boxscore
9	April 13	@ Expos	2-3	Wetteland (1-1)	McElroy (0-1)	14,072	6-2-1	Boxscore
10	April 15	@ Phillies
11	April 16	@ Phillies
12	April 17	@ Phillies
13	April 19	Pirates
14	April 20	Pirates
15	April 22	Marlins
16	April 23	Marlins
17	April 24	Marlins
18	April 25	Cubs
19	April 26	Cubs
20	April 27	@ Pirates
21	April 28	@ Pirates
22	April 29	@ Marlins
23	April 30	@ Marlins

May (14-15) (Home: 7-5; Road: 7-10)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Attendance	Record	Report
24	May 1	@ Marlins
25	May 2	@ Cubs
26	May 3	@ Cubs
27	May 4	@ Cubs
28	May 5	Astros
29	May 6	Astros
30	May 7	Astros
31	May 8	Astros
32	May 9	@ Padres
33	May 10	@ Padres
34	May 11	@ Padres
35	May 13	@ Giants
36	May 14	@ Giants
37	May 15	@ Giants
38	May 17	Braves
39	May 18	Braves
40	May 19	Braves
41	May 20	Dodgers
42	May 21	Dodgers
43	May 22	Dodgers
44	May 23	@ Rockies
45	May 24	@ Rockies
46	May 25	@ Rockies
47	May 26	@ Rockies
48	May 27	@ Mets
49	May 28	@ Mets
50	May 29	@ Mets
51	May 30	Expos	7-3	Rijo (3-3)	Hill (8-3)	27,875	28-22-1	Boxscore
52	May 31	Expos	5-4 (13 inn.)	Schourek (3-0)	Shaw (2-2)	25,046	29-22-1	Boxscore

June (15-11) (Home: 10-4; Road: 5-7)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Report
53	June 1	Expos	9-10	Scott (3-2)	Carrasco (3-2)	Martínez (1)	23,653	29-23-1	Boxscore
54	June 3	Mets
55	June 4	Mets
56	June 5	Mets
57	June 7	@ Cardinals
58	June 8	@ Cardinals
59	June 9	Rockies
60	June 10	Rockies
61	June 11	Rockies
62	June 12	Rockies
63	June 13	@ Dodgers
64	June 14	@ Dodgers
65	June 15	@ Dodgers
66	June 17	@ Braves
67	June 18	@ Braves
68	June 19	@ Braves
69	June 21	Giants
70	June 22	Giants
71	June 23	Giants
72	June 24	Padres
73	June 25	Padres
74	June 26	Padres
75	June 27	@ Astros
76	June 28	@ Astros
77	June 29	@ Astros
78	June 30	@ Pirates

July (17-10) (Home: 8-6; Road: 9-4)

#	Date	Opponent
79	July 1	@ Pirates
80	July 2	@ Pirates
81	July 3	@ Pirates
82	July 4	@ Marlins
83	July 5	@ Marlins
84	July 6	@ Marlins
85	July 7	Pirates
86	July 8	Pirates
87	July 9	Pirates
88	July 10	Pirates
All-Star Break: NL def. AL at Three Rivers Stadium, 8–7 (10)
89	July 14	Cubs
90	July 15	Cubs
91	July 16	Cubs
92	July 17	Cubs
93	July 18	Marlins
94	July 19	Marlins
95	July 20	Marlins
96	July 22	@ Cubs
97	July 23	@ Cubs
98	July 24	@ Cubs
99	July 25	Astros
100	July 26	Astros
101	July 27	Astros
102	July 28	@ Padres
103	July 29	@ Padres
104	July 30	@ Padres
105	July 31	@ Padres

August (5-5) (Home: 2-5; Road: 3-0)

#	Date	Opponent
106	August 1	@ Giants
107	August 2	@ Giants
108	August 3	@ Giants
109	August 5	Braves
110	August 6	Braves
111	August 7	Braves
112	August 8	Braves
113	August 9	Dodgers
114	August 10	Dodgers
115	August 11	Dodgers

Legend
Reds win	Reds loss	All-Star Game	Game postponed

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	66	48	0.579	—	37–22	29–26
Houston Astros	66	49	0.574	½	37–22	29–27
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	61	0.465	13	32–29	21–32
St. Louis Cardinals	53	61	0.465	13	23–33	30–28
Chicago Cubs	49	64	0.434	16½	20–39	29–25

Division leaders	W	L	Pct.
Montreal Expos	74	40	0.649
Cincinnati Reds	66	48	0.579
Los Angeles Dodgers	58	56	0.509

Wild card team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Atlanta Braves	68	46	0.597	—
Houston Astros	66	49	0.574	2 ¹⁄₂
New York Mets	55	58	0.487	12 ¹⁄₂
San Francisco Giants	55	60	0.478	13 ¹⁄₂
Philadelphia Phillies	54	61	0.470	14 ¹⁄₂
St. Louis Cardinals	53	61	0.465	15
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	61	0.465	15
Colorado Rockies	53	64	0.453	16 ¹⁄₂
Florida Marlins	51	64	0.444	17 ¹⁄₂
Chicago Cubs	49	64	0.434	18 ¹⁄₂
San Diego Padres	47	70	0.402	22 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	—	4–2	5–5	8–2	8–4	3–3	6–0	4–5	5–4	6–3	3–9	6–1	5–1	5–7
Chicago	2–4	—	5–7	6–6	4–5	4–8	3–3	2–4	1–4	1–6	5–5	6–3	5–4	5–5
Cincinnati	5–5	7–5	—	4–4	7–5	4–6	3–6	4–2	2–4	4–2	9–3	8–2	7–2	2–2–1
Colorado	2–8	6–6	4–4	—	3–9	5–5	4–6	4–2	5–1	2–4	2–3	5–5	3–7	8–4
Florida	4–8	5–4	5–7	9–3	—	2–4	3–3	2–7	6–4	4–6	1–6	5–1	2–4	3–7
Houston	3–3	8–4	6–4	5–5	4–2	—	1–8	2–4	3–3	5–1	8–4	5–5	8–2	8–4
Los Angeles	0–6	3–3	6–3	6–4	3–3	8–1	—	3–9	6–6	7–5	3–3	6–4	5–5	2–4
Montreal	5–4	4–2	2–4	2–4	7–2	4–2	9–3	—	4–3	5–4	8–2	12–0	5–7	7–3
New York	4–5	4–1	4–2	1–5	4–6	3–3	6–6	3–4	—	4–6	4–5	6–6	6–6	6–3
Philadelphia	3-6	6–1	2–4	4–2	6–4	1–5	5–7	4–5	6–4	—	5–4	4–8	4–8	4–3
Pittsburgh	9–3	5–5	3–9	3–2	6–1	4–8	3–3	2–8	5–4	4–5	—	3–3	1–5	5–5
San Diego	1–6	3–6	2–8	5–5	1–5	5–5	4–6	0–12	6–6	8–4	3–3	—	5–2	4–2
San Francisco	1–5	4–5	2–7	7–3	4–2	2–8	5–5	7–5	6–6	8–4	5–1	2–5	—	2–4
St. Louis	7–5	5–5	2–2–1	4–8	7–3	4–8	4–2	3–7	3–6	3–4	5–5	2–4	4–2	—

Notable transactions

May 27, 1994: Kevin Maas was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[8]
May 29, 1994: Roberto Kelly and Roger Etheridge (minors) were traded by the Reds to the Atlanta Braves for Deion Sanders.^[9]

Roster

1994 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

45 Jeff Brantley

32 Tom Browning

58 Héctor Carrasco

53 Rich DeLucia

55 Tim Fortugno

39 Erik Hanson

42 Kevin Jarvis

31 Chuck McElroy

40 Tim Pugh

27 José Rijo

44 John Roper

47 Johnny Ruffin

46 Pete Schourek

34 Scott Service

57 John Smiley

48 Jerry Spradlin

Catchers

33 Brian Dorsett

9 Joe Oliver

10 Eddie Taubensee

Infielders

29 Bret Boone

20 Jeff Branson

21 Tony Fernández

12 Willie Greene

28 Lenny Harris

11 Barry Larkin

23 Hal Morris

Outfielders

4 Jacob Brumfield

22 Thomas Howard

30 Brian Hunter

30 Roberto Kelly

7 Kevin Mitchell

26 Steve Pegues

12 Deion Sanders

16 Reggie Sanders

19 Jerome Walton

Manager

15 Davey Johnson

Coaches

8 Bob Boone (bench)

35 Don Gullett (pitching)

3 Grant Jackson (bullpen)

25 Ray Knight (third base/hitting)

2 Joel Youngblood (first base)

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
C	Brian Dorsett	76	216	53	.245	5	26
1B	Hal Morris	112	436	146	.335	10	78
2B	Bret Boone	108	381	122	.320	12	68
SS	Barry Larkin	110	427	119	.279	9	52
3B	Tony Fernández	104	366	102	.279	8	50
LF	Kevin Mitchell	95	310	101	.326	30	77
CF	Roberto Kelly	47	179	54	.302	3	21
RF	Reggie Sanders	107	400	105	.263	17	62

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
John Roper	16	92	6	2	4.50	51

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Marc Bombard
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Pat Kelly
A	Winston-Salem Spirits	Carolina League	Mark Berry
A	Charleston Wheelers	South Atlantic League	Tom Nieto
Rookie	Princeton Reds	Appalachian League	John Stearns
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Donnie Scott

References

↑ Bret Boone Bret Boone page at Baseball Reference
↑ Jerome Walton page at Baseball Reference
↑ Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference
↑ Casey Candaele page at Baseball Reference
↑ Tony Fernández page at Baseball Reference
↑ "April 6, 1994 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. April 6, 1994. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
↑ "1994 National League Season Summary". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
↑ Kevin Maas page at Baseball Reference
↑ Deion Sanders page at Baseball Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

1994 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Detroit New York Toronto

AL Central	Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Milwaukee Minnesota

AL West	California Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Atlanta Florida Montréal New York Philadelphia

NL Central	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; Riverside Park; Tinker Field; Sixto Escobar Stadium; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Rivalries

Cleveland Indians

Key personnel

Owner: Robert Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Walt Jocketty
General Manager: Dick Williams
Manager: Bryan Price

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

1882

Division titles (10)

National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minors

Louisville Bats (AAA)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA)
Daytona Tortugas (A Adv.)
Dayton Dragons (A)
Billings Mustangs (Rookie Adv.)
AZL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Rojos (Rookie)

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Preceded by 1st Season	NL Central Championship Season 1994	Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1995

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