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1994 San Diego Padres season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1994 San Diego Padres season was the 26th season in franchise history.
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| 1994 San Diego Padres | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Jack Murphy Stadium | |||
| City | San Diego, California | |||
| Record | 47–70 (.402) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Tom Werner | |||
| General managers | Randy Smith | |||
| Managers | Jim Riggleman | |||
| Television | KUSI-TV Prime Ticket (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler) | |||
| Radio | KFMB (AM) (Bob Chandler, Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner) XEXX (Mario Thomas Zapiain, Matias Santos, Eduardo Ortega) | |||
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- November 18, 1993: Jarvis Brown was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Atlanta Braves.[1]
- November 18, 1993: Darrell Sherman was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Colorado Rockies.[2]
- December 10, 1993: Frank Seminara was traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later and Tracy Sanders (minors) to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and Randy Curtis (minors). The New York Mets sent Marc Kroon (December 13, 1993) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Pablo Martinez (December 13, 1993) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.[3]
- December 17, 1993: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.[4]
- January 20, 1994: Jeff Gardner was released by the Padres.[5]
- March 21, 1994: Kevin Elster was released by the San Diego Padres.[4]
By Friday, August 12, the Padres had compiled a record of 47-70 through 117 games. They had scored 479 runs (4.09 per game) and allowed 531 runs (4.54 per game). They were also leading the majors in at-bats at the time, with 4,068.[6] They also drew the fewest walks in the majors, with 319, and tied the New York Yankees for the most double plays grounded into, with 112.[6]
Opening Day starters
Season standings
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| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 58 | 56 | 0.509 | — | 33–22 | 25–34 |
| San Francisco Giants | 55 | 60 | 0.478 | 3½ | 29–31 | 26–29 |
| Colorado Rockies | 53 | 64 | 0.453 | 6½ | 25–32 | 28–32 |
| San Diego Padres | 47 | 70 | 0.402 | 12½ | 26–31 | 21–39 |
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| Division leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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| Montreal Expos | 74 | 40 | 0.649 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 48 | 0.579 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 58 | 56 | 0.509 |
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| Wild Card team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Atlanta Braves | 68 | 46 | 0.597 | — |
| Houston Astros | 66 | 49 | 0.574 | 21⁄2 |
| New York Mets | 55 | 58 | 0.487 | 121⁄2 |
| San Francisco Giants | 55 | 60 | 0.478 | 131⁄2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 61 | 0.470 | 141⁄2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 53 | 61 | 0.465 | 15 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 61 | 0.465 | 15 |
| Colorado Rockies | 53 | 64 | 0.453 | 161⁄2 |
| Florida Marlins | 51 | 64 | 0.444 | 171⁄2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 49 | 64 | 0.434 | 181⁄2 |
| San Diego Padres | 47 | 70 | 0.402 | 221⁄2 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| 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 | — | |||
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Notable transactions
- April 13, 1994: Kevin Maas was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[8]
- May 11, 1994: Gene Harris was traded by the Padres to the Detroit Tigers for Jorge Velandia and Scott Livingstone.[9]
- May 20, 1994: Mackey Sasser was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[10]
- May 23, 1994: Kevin Maas was released by the Padres.[8]
- May 24, 1994: Mark Davis was released by the Padres.[11]
- June 26, 1994: Mackey Sasser was released by the Padres.[10]
Roster
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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Brad Ausmus | 101 | 327 | 82 | .251 | 7 | 24 |
| 1B | Eddie Williams | 58 | 175 | 58 | .331 | 11 | 42 |
| 2B | Bip Roberts | 105 | 403 | 129 | .320 | 2 | 31 |
| 3B | Scott Livingstone | 57 | 180 | 49 | .272 | 2 | 10 |
| SS | Ricky Gutiérrez | 90 | 275 | 66 | .240 | 1 | 28 |
| LF | Phil Plantier | 96 | 341 | 75 | .220 | 18 | 41 |
| CF | Derek Bell | 108 | 434 | 135 | .311 | 14 | 54 |
| RF | Tony Gwynn | 110 | 419 | 165 | .394 | 12 | 64 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Craig Shipley | 81 | 240 | 80 | .333 | 4 | 30 |
| Luis López | 77 | 235 | 65 | .277 | 2 | 20 |
| Phil Clark | 61 | 149 | 32 | .215 | 5 | 20 |
| Archi Cianfrocco | 59 | 146 | 32 | .219 | 4 | 13 |
| Billy Bean | 84 | 135 | 29 | .215 | 0 | 14 |
| Tim Hyers | 52 | 118 | 30 | .254 | 0 | 7 |
| Brian Johnson | 36 | 93 | 23 | .247 | 3 | 16 |
| Dave Staton | 29 | 66 | 12 | .182 | 4 | 6 |
| Keith Lockhart | 27 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 2 | 6 |
| Ray McDavid | 9 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Melvin Nieves | 10 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 1 | 4 |
| Ray Holbert | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Andy Benes | 25 | 172.1 | 6 | 14 | 3.86 | 189 |
| Andy Ashby | 24 | 164.1 | 6 | 11 | 3.40 | 121 |
| Scott Sanders | 23 | 111.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.78 | 109 |
| Joey Hamilton | 16 | 108.2 | 9 | 6 | 2.98 | 61 |
| Wally Whitehurst | 13 | 64.0 | 4 | 7 | 4.92 | 43 |
| Bill Krueger | 8 | 41.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.83 | 30 |
| Tim Worrell | 3 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 14 |
| Kerry Taylor | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 3 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| A.J. Sager | 22 | 46.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.98 | 26 |
| José Martínez | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 7 |
| Mike Campbell | 3 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 12.96 | 10 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Trevor Hoffman | 47 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 2.57 | 68 |
| Pedro Martínez | 48 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.90 | 52 |
| Tim Mauser | 35 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.49 | 42 |
| Jeff Tabaka | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.89 | 30 |
| Donnie Elliott | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 24 |
| Mark Davis | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.82 | 15 |
| Gene Harris | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.03 | 9 |
| Doug Brocail | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.82 | 11 |
| Bryce Florie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 | 8 |
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- Andy Benes, National League strikeout champion (189)
- Tony Gwynn, National League batting champion, (.394)
See also: Minor League Baseball
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rancho Cucamonga[12]
- Jarvis Brown at Baseball Reference
- Darrell Sherman at Baseball Reference
- Jeff Gardner at Baseball Reference
- Kevin Maas at Baseball Reference
- Jorge Velandia at Baseball Reference
- Mackey Sasser at Baseball Reference
- Mark Davis at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
- 1994 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
- 1994 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac