The 1994 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 18th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 55 wins and 60 losses. Cito Gaston was the manager for the American League squad at the All-Star Game. The Mid-Summer classic was played on July 12 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter were starters at the event, while Pat Hentgen and Paul Molitor were named as reserves.
1994 Toronto Blue Jays | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | SkyDome | |
City | Toronto | |
Record | 55–60 (.478) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Labatt Breweries, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | |
General managers | Pat Gillick | |
Managers | Cito Gaston | |
Television | CBC Television (Brian Williams, Tommy Hutton) Baton (Don Chevrier, Tommy Hutton) The Sports Network (Jim Hughson, Buck Martinez) | |
Radio | CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) | |
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The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike, technically leaving the Blue Jays as the reigning World Series champions.
Transactions
editTransactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1994 season.[1]
October 1993
editOctober 15 | Tom Quinlan granted free agency (signed with Philadelphia Phillies to a contract on December 1, 1993). Luis Sojo granted free agency (signed with Seattle Mariners to a one-year, $250,000 contract on January 10, 1994). Randy St. Claire granted free agency (signed with Toronto Blue Jays to a contract on November 15, 1993). Lee Stevens granted free agency (signed with California Angels on October 25, 1993). |
October 27 | Alfredo Griffin granted free agency. |
October 29 | Danny Cox granted free agency (signed with Toronto Blue Jays to a one-year, $800,000 contract on November 8, 1993). Rickey Henderson granted free agency (signed with Oakland Athletics to a two-year, $8.6 million contract on December 17, 1993). |
November 1993
editNovember 1 | Mark Eichhorn granted free agency (signed with Baltimore Orioles to a one-year, $550,000 contract plus a one year option on December 14, 1993). |
November 3 | Tony Fernández granted free agency (signed with Cincinnati Reds to a one-year, $787,500 contract on March 8, 1994). |
November 5 | Released Jack Morris. |
November 8 | Re-signed free agent Danny Cox to a one-year, $800,000 contract. |
November 15 | Re-signed free agent Randy St. Claire to a contract. |
November 24 | Turner Ward selected off of waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers. |
December 1993
editDecember 13 | Tim Hyers drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1993 MLB Rule 5 draft. Dilson Torres selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1993 Minor League Draft. |
December 21 | Signed free agent Greg Cadaret from the Kansas City Royals to a one-year, $550,000 contract. |
March 1994
editMarch 29 | Acquired Mike Huff from the Chicago White Sox for Domingo Martínez. |
Regular season
editThe Blue Jays scored 566 runs (4.92 per game) and allowed 579 runs (5.04 per game) through 115 games by Friday, August, 12. After slumping to a 33-46 record on Sunday, July 3, Toronto went 22-14 before the players' strike ended the season prematurely.[2]
- July 14, 1994: Joe Carter wore a jersey with the "n" and second "t" in "Toronto" reversed for six innings during a game against the Texas Rangers.[3]
Opening Day Starters
edit- Devon White, CF
- Roberto Alomar, 2B
- Paul Molitor, DH
- Joe Carter, RF
- John Olerud, 1B
- Carlos Delgado, LF
- Ed Sprague, 3B
- Pat Borders, C
- Alex Gonzalez, SS
- Juan Guzman, P
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 70 | 43 | .619 | — | 33–24 | 37–19 |
Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 49 | .562 | 6½ | 28–27 | 35–22 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | 60 | .478 | 16 | 33–26 | 22–34 |
Boston Red Sox | 54 | 61 | .470 | 17 | 31–33 | 23–28 |
Detroit Tigers | 53 | 62 | .461 | 18 | 34–24 | 19–38 |
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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New York Yankees | 70 | 43 | .619 |
Chicago White Sox | 67 | 46 | .593 |
Texas Rangers | 52 | 62 | .456 |
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Cleveland Indians | 66 | 47 | .584 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 49 | .562 | 2½ |
Kansas City Royals | 64 | 51 | .557 | 3 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | 60 | .478 | 12 |
Boston Red Sox | 54 | 61 | .470 | 13 |
Minnesota Twins | 53 | 60 | .469 | 13 |
Detroit Tigers | 53 | 62 | .461 | 14 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 53 | 62 | .461 | 14 |
Oakland Athletics | 51 | 63 | .447 | 15½ |
Seattle Mariners | 49 | 63 | .438 | 16½ |
California Angels | 47 | 68 | .409 | 20 |
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 | — |
Transactions
editTransactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1994 regular season.[4]
May 1994
editMay 5 | Signed amateur free agent Abraham Núñez to a contract. |
May 13 | Signed free agent Dave Righetti from the Oakland Athletics to a contract. |
June 1994
editJune 1 | Signed free agent Joel Johnston from the Pittsburgh Pirates to a contract. |
June 9 | Released Greg Cadaret. |
August 1994
editAugust 10 | Signed amateur free agent Pasqual Coco to a contract. |
Roster
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April: 14–10 (Home: 9–2; Away: 5–8)
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May: 10–16 (Home: 10–8; Away: 0–8)
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June: 8–18 (Home: 3–8; Away: 5–10)
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July: 17–10 (Home: 10–4; Away: 7–6)
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August: 6–6 (Home: 2–4; Away: 4–2)
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*An MLB Players strike forced the cancellation of the remainder of the season on August 12. |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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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C | Pat Borders | 85 | 295 | 73 | .247 | 3 | 26 |
1B | John Olerud | 108 | 384 | 114 | .297 | 12 | 67 |
2B | Roberto Alomar | 107 | 392 | 120 | .306 | 8 | 38 |
3B | Ed Sprague | 109 | 405 | 97 | .240 | 11 | 44 |
SS | Dick Schofield | 95 | 325 | 83 | .255 | 4 | 32 |
RF | Joe Carter | 111 | 435 | 118 | .271 | 27 | 103 |
CF | Devon White | 100 | 403 | 109 | .270 | 13 | 49 |
LF | Mike Huff | 80 | 207 | 63 | .304 | 3 | 25 |
DH | Paul Molitor | 115 | 454 | 155 | .341 | 14 | 75 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
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Darnell Coles | 48 | 143 | 30 | .210 | 4 | 15 |
Carlos Delgado | 43 | 130 | 28 | .215 | 9 | 24 |
Randy Knorr | 40 | 124 | 30 | .242 | 7 | 19 |
Domingo Cedeño | 47 | 97 | 19 | .196 | 0 | 10 |
Rob Butler | 41 | 74 | 13 | .176 | 0 | 5 |
Alex Gonzalez | 15 | 53 | 8 | .151 | 0 | 1 |
Shawn Green | 14 | 33 | 3 | .091 | 0 | 1 |
Robert Pérez | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Pat Hentgen | 24 | 174.2 | 13 | 8 | 3.40 | 147 |
Juan Guzmán | 25 | 147.1 | 12 | 11 | 5.68 | 124 |
Todd Stottlemyre | 26 | 140.2 | 7 | 7 | 4.22 | 105 |
Dave Stewart | 22 | 133.1 | 7 | 8 | 5.87 | 111 |
Al Leiter | 20 | 111.2 | 6 | 7 | 5.08 | 100 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Brad Cornett | 9 | 31.0 | 1 | 3 | 6.68 | 22 |
Paul Spoljaric | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 38.57 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Darren Hall | 30 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 3.41 | 28 |
Tony Castillo | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.51 | 43 |
Woody Williams | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.64 | 56 |
Mike Timlin | 34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.18 | 38 |
Greg Cadaret | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.85 | 15 |
Scott Brow | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.90 | 15 |
Dave Righetti | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 10 |
Danny Cox | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.45 | 14 |
Randy St. Claire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
Aaron Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Awards and honours
edit- Joe Carter, Player of the Month Award, April
- Devon White, Gold Glove Award
- Roberto Alomar, Gold Glove Award
- Roberto Alomar, 2B, starter
- Joe Carter, OF, starter
- Pat Hentgen, P, reserve
- Paul Molitor, DH, reserve
- Cito Gaston, manager[5]
Farm system
editReferences
edit- ^ "1994 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "1994 Toronto Blue Jays Schedule".
- ^ "MLB's Misspelled Uniforms". sikids.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ "1994 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
edit- 1994 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
- 1994 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac