1994 Texas Rangers season
1994 Texas Rangers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Record | 52–62 (.456) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | George W. Bush | |
General managers | Tom Grieve | |
Managers | Kevin Kennedy | |
Television | KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges) | |
Radio | WBAP (Mark Holtz, Eric Nadel) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo) | |
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The 1994 Texas Rangers season was the 34th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 23rd in Arlington as the Rangers, and their 1st season at The Ballpark in Arlington. The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike. At the time when the strike began, the Rangers were leading the American League West with a record of 52 wins and 62 losses.
Offseason
[edit]- November 22, 1993: Will Clark was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[1]
- December 18, 1993: Billy Ripken was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[2]
Regular season
[edit]Despite compiling a record of just 52-62 by Friday, August 12, the Rangers were actually leading the AL West Division. They had scored 613 runs (5.38 per game) and allowed 697 runs (6.11 per game).[3]
The Rangers' pitching struggled over the course of the strike-shortened season, finishing 1st in most runs allowed (697) and most home runs allowed (157).[4] However on July 28, Kenny Rogers pitched the 14th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, blanking the California Angels 4–0 at The Ballpark at Arlington.[5] Needing 98 pitches to complete his masterpiece, Rogers struck out eight batters. He also survived three-ball counts to seven Angel hitters.
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Texas Rangers | 52 | 62 | .456 | — | 31–32 | 21–30 |
Oakland Athletics | 51 | 63 | .447 | 1 | 24–32 | 27–31 |
Seattle Mariners | 49 | 63 | .438 | 2 | 22–22 | 27–41 |
California Angels | 47 | 68 | .409 | 5½ | 23–40 | 24–28 |
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 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- June 2, 1994: Scott Podsednik was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 5, 1994.[6]
- June 29, 1994: Tim Leary was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[7]
Roster
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Game log
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April: 9–12 (Home: 6–6; Away: 3–6)
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May: 14–14 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–8)
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June: 12–15 (Home: 5–9; Away: 7–6)
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July: 15–14 (Home: 12–7; Away: 3–7)
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August: 2–7 (Home: 2–4; Away: 0–3)
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September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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Legend: = Win = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member |
Detailed records
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
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C | Iván Rodríguez | 99 | 363 | 108 | .298 | 16 | 57 |
1B | Will Clark | 110 | 389 | 128 | .329 | 13 | 80 |
2B | Jeff Frye | 57 | 205 | 67 | .327 | 0 | 18 |
SS | Manuel Lee | 95 | 335 | 93 | .278 | 2 | 38 |
3B | Dean Palmer | 93 | 342 | 84 | .246 | 19 | 59 |
LF | Juan González | 107 | 422 | 116 | .275 | 19 | 85 |
CF | David Hulse | 77 | 310 | 79 | .255 | 1 | 19 |
RF | Rusty Greer | 80 | 277 | 87 | .314 | 10 | 46 |
DH | Jose Canseco | 111 | 429 | 121 | .282 | 31 | 90 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
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Doug Strange | 73 | 226 | 48 | .212 | 5 | 26 |
Oddibe McDowell | 59 | 183 | 48 | .262 | 1 | 15 |
Chris James | 52 | 133 | 34 | .256 | 7 | 19 |
Esteban Beltré | 48 | 131 | 37 | .282 | 0 | 12 |
Billy Ripken | 32 | 81 | 25 | .309 | 0 | 6 |
Junior Ortiz | 29 | 76 | 21 | .276 | 0 | 9 |
Gary Redus | 18 | 33 | 9 | .273 | 0 | 2 |
Rob Ducey | 11 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 1 |
Butch Davis | 4 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Jackson | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: 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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Kevin Brown | 26 | 170.0 | 7 | 9 | 4.82 | 123 |
Kenny Rogers | 24 | 167.1 | 11 | 8 | 4.46 | 120 |
John Dettmer | 11 | 54.0 | 0 | 6 | 4.33 | 27 |
Rick Helling | 9 | 52.0 | 3 | 2 | 5.88 | 25 |
Roger Pavlik | 11 | 50.1 | 2 | 5 | 7.69 | 31 |
Bruce Hurst | 8 | 38.0 | 2 | 1 | 7.11 | 24 |
Jack Armstrong | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 7 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: 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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Héctor Fajardo | 18 | 83.1 | 5 | 7 | 6.91 | 45 |
Brian Bohanon | 11 | 37.1 | 2 | 2 | 7.23 | 26 |
Tim Leary | 6 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 8.14 | 9 |
Steve Dreyer | 5 | 17.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.71 | 11 |
Rick Reed | 4 | 16.2 | 1 | 1 | 5.94 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: 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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Tom Henke | 37 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3.79 | 39 |
Matt Whiteside | 47 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5.02 | 37 |
Cris Carpenter | 47 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.03 | 39 |
Darren Oliver | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3.42 | 50 |
Rick Honeycutt | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.20 | 18 |
Jay Howell | 40 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5.44 | 22 |
Dan Smith | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.30 | 9 |
James Hurst | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 5 |
Duff Brumley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 4 |
Terry Burrows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
- Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award,
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Will Clark at Baseball Reference
- ^ Billy Ripken at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1994 American League Season Summary".
- ^ "1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
- ^ Rogers Throws Perfect Game for Rangers 29 July 1994. The New York Times.
- ^ Scott Podsednik at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tim Leary at Baseball Reference
- 1994 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1994 Texas Rangers 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.