1994 Baltimore Orioles season

1994 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901) East Division (since 1969)
Location
Oriole Park at Camden Yards (since 1992) Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	63–49 (.562)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Peter Angelos
General manager(s)	Roland Hemond
Manager(s)	Johnny Oates
Local television	WJZ-TV/WNUV/Home Team Sports (Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein, Jim Palmer)
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Jon Miller, Fred Manfra)
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The 1994 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 63 wins and 49 losses. The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike.

Offseason[]

• December 14, 1993: Mark Eichhorn was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[1]
• January 14, 1994: Chris Sabo was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[2]
• January 20, 1994: Lee Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[3]
• February 3, 1994: Henry Cotto was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[4]

Regular season[]

By Friday August 12, 1994, when the MLB Players' Strike began, the Orioles had scored 589 runs (5.26 per game) and allowed 497 runs (4.44 per game) with a 63–49 record through 112 games. They were 2.5 games behind the Cleveland Indians (66-47) in the 1994 AL Wildcard Race.^[5]

Because they had only played in 112 games by the time the Strike began, the Orioles had the fewest at-bats in the Majors, with just 3,856. The Orioles pitching staff had good control, as the Orioles had the fewest wild pitches (18) in the Majors. They also tied the Seattle Mariners for the fewest balks, with just 1.^[6] Orioles baserunners successfully stole 69 bases in the strike-shortened season and were caught stealing only 13 times: the fewest in the Majors. Their pitchers also had good control, with just 18 wild pitches thrown: the fewest in the Majors.^[7]

• August 2, 1994: Jeff Tackett hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.^[8]

Notable transactions[]

Roster[]

1994 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 49 Armando Benítez 21 Tom Bolton 38 Mark Eichhorn 50 Sid Fernandez 55 Scott Klingenbeck 19 Ben McDonald 75 Alan Mills 51 Jamie Moyer 35 Mike Mussina 56 Mike Oquist 29 Brad Pennington 45 Jim Poole 53 Arthur Rhodes 47 Lee Smith 32 Mark Williamson		Catchers 23 Chris Hoiles 41 Jeff Tackett Infielders 10 Leo Gómez 36 Tim Hulett  2 Mark McLemore 25 Rafael Palmeiro  8 Cal Ripken, Jr. 17 Chris Sabo		Outfielders  9 Brady Anderson 18 Damon Buford 12 Mike Devereaux 11 Jeffrey Hammonds 30 Dwight Smith 39 Lonnie Smith 34 Mark Smith 28 Jack Voigt Other batters  3 Harold Baines		Manager 26 Johnny Oates Coaches 24 Greg Biagini (hitting) 17 Dick Bosman (pitching) 13 Don Buford (bench) 44 Elrod Hendricks (bullpen) 15 Davey Lopes (first base) 31 Jerry Narron (third base)

Season standings[]

v t AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

v t Division leaders	W	L	Pct.
New York Yankees	70	43	0.619
Chicago White Sox	67	46	0.593
Texas Rangers	52	62	0.456

v t	W	L	Pct.
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[]

1994 American League Records v t Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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	—

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
Chris Sabo	68	258	66	.256	11	42
Jack Voigt	59	141	34	.241	3	20

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
Lee Smith	41	1	4	33	3.29	42
Armando Benítez	3	0	0	0	0.90	14

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League
AA	Bowie Baysox	Eastern League	Pete Mackanin
A	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	Mike O'Berry
A	Albany Polecats	South Atlantic League	Butch Wynegar
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Andy Etchebarren
Rookie	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League

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Notes[]

References[]

• 1994 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1994 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com