1994 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1994 Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970)
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Results
Record53–61 (.465)
Divisional place3rd
Other information
Owner(s)Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)Cam Bonifay
Manager(s)Jim Leyland
Local televisionKDKA-TV
KBL
Local radioKDKA-AM
(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk)
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The 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates season was their 113th season; the 108th in the National League. This was their 25th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished the shortened season third in the National League Central with a record of 53–61. They hosted the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in the 125th Anniversary season of Major League Baseball.

Offseason[]

  • January 5, 1994: Gary Varsho was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
  • March 28, 1994: Gary Varsho was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
  • March 29, 1994: Gary Varsho was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]

Regular season[]

The Pirates had scored 466 runs (4.09 per game) and allowed 580 runs (5.09 per game) with a 53-61 record by Friday, August 12, 1994, when the MLB Players' Strike began.[3] Pittsburgh struggled offensively during the season, finishing 28th in runs scored (466), runs batted in (435), home runs (80, tied with the Philadelphia Phillies), total bases (1,485) and slugging percentage (.384).[4] They were shut out 11 times in 114 games, the most in the Majors. One highlight of the season was their 4-0 shutout of the best team in baseball, the Montreal Expos, at Three Rivers Stadium on Thursday, August 11, just one day prior to the Strike.[3] Zane Smith picked up the win for the Pirates.[5]

Season standings[]

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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
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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 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

Game log[]

1994 Game Log: 53–61 (Home: 32–29; Away: 21–32)
April: 12–10 (Home: 9–3; Away: 3–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 4 @ Giants 0–8 Burkett Smith (0–1) — 58,077 0–1
2 April 5 @ Giants 0–2 Swift Cooke (0–1) Beck 20,674 0–2
3 April 6 @ Giants 2–4 Portugal Neagle (0–1) — 19,567 0–3
4 April 8 Rockies 3–7 Nied Wagner (0–1) — 44,136 0–4
5 April 9 Rockies 10–5 Smith (1–1) Reynoso — 17,458 1–4
6 April 12 Padres 4–2 Dewey (1–0) Davis White (1) 8,840 2–4
7 April 13 Padres 3–2 Neagle (1–1) Worrell White (2) 8,471 3–4
8 April 14 Padres 4–2 Wagner (1–1) Benes Ballard (1) 13,654 4–4
9 April 15 Dodgers 6–4 White (1–0) Wayne — 16,510 5–4
10 April 16 Dodgers 4–3 Manzanillo (1–0) Dreifort — 17,180 6–4
11 April 17 Dodgers 2–19 Candiotti Cooke (0–2) — 22,590 6–5
12 April 19 @ Reds 2–8 Rijo Neagle (1–2) — 23,891 6–6
13 April 20 @ Reds 4–5 Ruffin Wagner (1–2) Carrasco 20,341 6–7
14 April 22 @ Braves 5–2 Smith (2–1) Smoltz White (3) 49,223 7–7
15 April 23 @ Braves 6–1 Ballard (1–0) McMichael — 49,350 8–7
16 April 24 @ Braves 0–3 Maddux Cooke (0–3) — 49,522 8–8
17 April 25 @ Astros 3–7 Harnisch Neagle (1–3) — 16,007 8–9
18 April 26 @ Astros 7–4 Dewey (2–0) Jones White (4) 23,151 9–9
19 April 27 Reds 3–1 Smith (3–1) Smiley — 10,343 10–9
20 April 28 Reds 7–19 Hanson Tomlin (0–1) — 10,846 10–10
21 April 29 Braves 8–5 Cooke (1–3) Avery — 27,615 11–10
22 April 30 Braves 2–1 Neagle (2–3) Maddux White (5) 25,967 12–10
May: 9–18 (Home: 6–9; Away: 3–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
23 May 1 Braves 4–1 Wagner (2–2) Glavine — 30,614 13–10
24 May 3 Astros 4–7 Drabek Smith (3–2) Williams 9,790 13–11
25 May 4 Astros 4–7 Kile Tomlin (0–2) — 10,121 13–12
26 May 6 Cubs 1–10 Young Neagle (2–4) — 22,426 13–13
27 May 8 Cubs 9–2 Wagner (3–2) Banks — — 14–13
28 May 8 Cubs 9–3 Smith (4–2) Morgan — 21,772 15–13
29 May 9 @ Marlins 9–5 Pena (1–0) Bowen — 28,738 16–13
30 May 10 @ Marlins 0–1 Hammond Tomlin (0–3) Hernandez 27,177 16–14
31 May 11 @ Marlins 5–1 Neagle (3–4) Weathers — 35,187 17–14
32 May 12 @ Phillies 4–6 Greene Smith (4–3) Jones 32,481 17–15
33 May 13 @ Phillies 1–12 Jackson Wagner (3–3) — 32,281 17–16
34 May 14 @ Phillies 2–3 Williams Cooke (1–4) Jones 39,916 17–17
35 May 15 @ Phillies 0–1 Boskie Lieber (0–1) Jones 53,396 17–18
36 May 16 Cardinals 7–2 Neagle (4–4) Tewksbury — 15,067 18–18
37 May 17 Cardinals 0–2 Urbani Smith (4–4) Arocha 11,173 18–19
38 May 18 Cardinals 3–4 (10) Perez White (1–1) Arocha 10,043 18–20
39 May 20 Expos 3–5 Hill Pena (1–1) Wetteland 30,804 18–21
40 May 21 Expos 6–0 Lieber (1–1) Rueter — 28,022 19–21
41 May 22 Expos 2–3 Martinez Neagle (4–5) Wetteland 39,037 19–22
42 May 24 Mets 2–4 Jones White (1–2) Franco 11,781 19–23
43 May 25 Mets 3–6 Saberhagen Wagner (3–4) Franco 16,847 19–24
44 May 26 Mets 11–10 (13) Pena (2–1) Seminara — 14,132 20–24
45 May 27 @ Dodgers 5–6 (10) Osuna White (1–3) — 44,145 20–25
46 May 28 @ Dodgers 7–2 Neagle (5–5) Astacio — 47,771 21–25
47 May 29 @ Dodgers 3–4 Gross Smith (4–5) Dreifort 44,622 21–26
48 May 30 @ Padres 2–10 Ashby Manzanillo (1–1) — 12,756 21–27
49 May 31 @ Padres 5–15 Benes Cooke (1–5) — 7,094 21–28
June: 17–10 (Home: 8–2; Away: 9–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
50 June 1 @ Padres 4–6 Martinez Lieber (1–2) Hoffman 13,505 21–29
51 June 3 @ Rockies 4–6 Freeman Neagle (5–6) Ruffin 53,737 21–30
52 June 4 @ Rockies 4–3 Smith (5–5) Ritz Dewey (1) 61,619 22–30
53 June 5 @ Rockies 4–3 White (2–3) Moore Ballard (2) 63,653 23–30
54 June 6 Giants 3–4 Swift Pena (2–2) Beck 17,249 23–31
55 June 7 Giants 2–3 (10) Beck White (2–4) — 15,744 23–32
56 June 8 Giants 3–1 Neagle (6–6) Torres — 14,822 24–32
57 June 9 Marlins 3–1 Smith (6–5) Hough Pena (1) 11,395 25–32
58 June 10 Marlins 5–4 Wagner (4–4) Hammond Pena (2) 25,120 26–32
59 June 11 Marlins 10–4 Cooke (2–5) Miller — 24,763 27–32
60 June 12 Marlins 5–1 Lieber (2–2) Weathers — 34,728 28–32
61 June 13 @ Expos 2–10 Fassero Neagle (6–7) — 17,236 28–33
62 June 14 @ Expos 7–12 Martinez Smith (6–6) Wetteland 15,781 28–34
63 June 15 @ Expos 2–13 Hill Wagner (4–5) Henry 21,269 28–35
64 June 16 @ Cardinals 7–5 (10) Pena (3–2) Perez White (6) 28,011 29–35
65 June 17 @ Cardinals 7–4 Lieber (3–2) Tewksbury Pena (3) 34,177 30–35
66 June 18 @ Cardinals 0–9 Arocha Neagle (6–8) — 42,050 30–36
67 June 19 @ Cardinals 3–2 Smith (7–6) Palacios Pena (4) 36,152 31–36
68 June 21 Phillies 7–1 Cooke (3–5) Boskie — 19,568 32–36
69 June 22 Phillies 5–4 Manzanillo (2–1) Slocumb Pena (5) 26,376 33–36
70 June 24 @ Mets 9–4 Neagle (7–8) Gooden — 19,977 34–36
71 June 25 @ Mets 3–1 Smith (8–6) Saberhagen Pena (6) 32,962 35–36
72 June 26 @ Mets 7–3 Wagner (5–5) Jones — 29,814 36–36
73 June 27 @ Cubs 1–2 Banks Ballard (1–1) Myers 34,665 36–37
74 June 28 @ Cubs 6–5 Lieber (4–2) Morgan Pena (7) 30,783 37–37
75 June 29 @ Cubs 5–6 Crim Manzanillo (2–2) — 29,267 37–38
76 June 30 Reds 6–4 Dyer (1–0) Carrasco Manzanillo (1) 16,330 38–38
July: 11–17 (Home: 7–10; Away: 4–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
77 July 1 Reds 2–4 Roper Wagner (5–6) Brantley 32,956 38–39
78 July 2 Reds 2–8 Hanson Cooke (3–6) — 27,376 38–40
79 July 3 Reds 3–4 Smiley Lieber (4–3) Brantley 27,499 38–41
80 July 5 @ Braves 3–1 (7) Neagle (8–8) Smoltz — 49,493 39–41
81 July 6 @ Braves 3–1 Smith (9–6) Wohlers Dyer (1) — 40–41
82 July 6 @ Braves 2–4 Avery Wagner (5–7) McMichael 46,387 40–42
83 July 7 @ Reds 7–8 (11) Ruffin Minor (0–1) — 28,488 40–43
84 July 8 @ Reds 4–12 Smiley Lieber (4–4) — 34,167 40–44
85 July 9 @ Reds 3–5 Rijo White (2–5) Brantley 42,044 40–45
86 July 10 @ Reds 7–6 (11) Cooke (4–6) Carrasco Minor (1) 33,419 41–45
87 July 14 Astros 8–2 Lieber (5–4) Kile — 15,847 42–45
88 July 15 Astros 11–8 Manzanillo (3–2) Reynolds Dyer (2) 19,185 43–45
89 July 16 Astros 1–7 Harnisch Smith (9–7) — 30,595 43–46
90 July 17 Astros 0–9 Reynolds Wagner (5–8) — 23,290 43–47
91 July 18 Braves 2–3 Mercker Cooke (4–7) — 16,528 43–48
92 July 19 Braves 13–10 Miceli (1–0) Olson — 18,147 44–48
93 July 20 Braves 5–4 Wagner (6–8) Glavine Dyer (3) 36,087 45–48
94 July 21 @ Astros 6–13 Harnisch Smith (9–8) — 27,659 45–49
95 July 22 @ Astros 4–1 Manzanillo (4–2) Drabek Dyer (4) 37,002 46–49
96 July 23 @ Astros 0–11 Reynolds Cooke (4–8) — 41,262 46–50
97 July 24 @ Astros 1–13 Kile Lieber (5–5) — 36,874 46–51
98 July 25 Cubs 6–2 Neagle (9–8) Banks Miceli (1) 13,346 47–51
99 July 26 Cubs 4–8 Bautista Dewey (2–1) — 12,839 47–52
100 July 27 Cubs 9–4 White (3–5) Morgan — 11,766 48–52
101 July 28 Cubs 3–10 Foster Cooke (4–9) — 13,492 48–53
102 July 29 Mets 1–4 Jones Lieber (5–6) Franco 33,349 48–54
103 July 30 Mets 3–2 (10) Miceli (2–0) Mason — 29,516 49–54
104 July 31 Mets 4–6 Gozzo Dyer (1–1) Franco 24,308 49–55
August: 4–6 (Home: 2–5; Away: 2–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
105 August 2 @ Phillies 3–2 White (4–5) Munoz Miceli (2) 40,164 50–55
106 August 3 @ Phillies 0–7 Jackson Cooke (4–10) — 36,542 50–56
107 August 4 @ Phillies 5–1 Lieber (6–6) Schilling — 37,481 51–56
108 August 5 Cardinals 3–11 Palacios Neagle (9–9) — 23,029 51–57
109 August 6 Cardinals 3–6 Rodriguez Miceli (2–1) Arocha 22,741 51–58
110 August 7 Cardinals 6–5 Wagner (7–8) Eversgerd — 21,858 52–58
111 August 8 Expos 2–3 Heredia Cooke (4–11) Wetteland 16,722 52–59
112 August 9 Expos 3–4 Rueter Lieber (6–7) Wetteland 18,183 52–60
113 August 10 Expos 0–4 Martinez Neagle (9–10) Wetteland 15,690 52–61
114 August 11 Expos 4–0 Smith (10–8) Henry — 16,896 53–61
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents[]

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


Detailed records[]

Roster[]

1994 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager
  • 10 Jim Leyland

Coaches

Opening Day lineup[]

Opening Day Starters
# Name Position
13 Carlos García 2B
3 Jay Bell SS
18 Andy Van Slyke CF
7 Jeff King 3B
6 Orlando Merced RF
14 Brian Hunter 1B
28 Al Martin LF
11 Don Slaught C
41 Zane Smith SP

Player stats[]

Batting
Pitching

All-Star game[]

The 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 65th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 12, 1994, at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 8-7 in 10 innings. It was the National League's first win since 1987.

Awards and honors[]

1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Notable transactions[]

  • August 31, 1994: Aramis Ramírez was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.[8]

Farm system[]

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Buffalo Bisons American Association Doc Edwards
AA Carolina Mudcats Southern League Bobby Meacham
A Salem Buccaneers Carolina League Trent Jewett
A Augusta Greenjackets South Atlantic League Scott Little
A-Short Season Welland Pirates New York–Penn League Jeff Banister
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke

References[]

  1. ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. ^ a b c "Gary Varsho Stats".
  3. ^ a b "1994 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule".
  4. ^ "1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
  5. ^ "Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score, August 11, 1994".
  6. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  7. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  8. ^ "Aramis Ramirez Stats".
  • 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
  • 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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