1994 Kansas City Royals season
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Owner(s) | David Glass |
General manager(s) | Herk Robinson |
Manager(s) | Hal McRae |
Local television | KSMO-TV (Paul Splittorff, Dave Armstrong) |
Local radio | WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
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The 1994 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd in the American League Central with a record of 64 wins and 51 losses. The season was cut short by the 1994 player's strike. The season marked the Royals' alignment into the new American League Central division.
Contents
1 Offseason
2 Regular season
2.1 Opening Day starters
2.2 Season standings
2.3 Record vs. opponents
2.4 Transactions
2.5 Roster
3 Player stats
3.1 Batting
3.1.1 Starters by position
3.1.2 Other batters
3.2 Pitching
3.2.1 Starting pitchers
3.2.2 Other pitchers
3.2.3 Relief pitchers
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 References
Offseason
- December 16, 1993: Gary Gaetti signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[1]
- January 5, 1994: Kevin McReynolds was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets for Vince Coleman and cash.[2]
- January 27, 1994: Steve Balboni was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[3]
- January 27, 1994: Dave Henderson was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[4]
Regular season
Thanks to the pitching prowess of Kevin Appier, Tom Gordon and 1994 AL Cy Young Award winner David Cone, and the hitting power of AL Rookie of the Year Bob Hamelin, the Royals had compiled a 64-51 record through 115 games. They had scored 574 runs (4.99 per game) and allowed 532 runs (4.63 per game). The Royals were in the thick of the 1994 AL Wildcard race, trailing the Baltimore Orioles by 0.5 games and the Cleveland Indians by 3 games.[5]
Royals' pitchers struggled with control during the regular season, as they combined for 60 wild pitches (the most in the Majors) through the Royals' 115 games. Royals hitters were very active on the basepaths, as they led the Majors in stolen bases, with 140, and times caught stealing, with 62.[6]
Opening Day starters
- Vince Coleman
- Brian McRae
- Wally Joyner
- Mike Macfarlane
- Gary Gaetti
- Bob Hamelin
- Dave Henderson
- Greg Gagne
- Jose Lind [7]
Season standings
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Sox | 67 | 46 | 0.593 | — | 34–19 | 33–27 |
Cleveland Indians | 66 | 47 | 0.584 | 1 | 35–16 | 31–31 |
Kansas City Royals | 64 | 51 | 0.557 | 4 | 35–24 | 29–27 |
Minnesota Twins | 53 | 60 | 0.469 | 14 | 32–27 | 21–33 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 53 | 62 | 0.461 | 15 | 24–32 | 29–30 |
Division leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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New York Yankees | 70 | 43 | 0.619 |
Chicago White Sox | 67 | 46 | 0.593 |
Texas Rangers | 52 | 62 | 0.456 |
W | L | Pct. | |
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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 Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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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
- June 2, 1994: Matt Treanor was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1994.[8]
- July 18, 1994: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[9]
- August 5, 1994: Mike Jeffcoat was released by the Kansas City Royals.[9]
Roster
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Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
| Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
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 | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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C | Mike Macfarlane | 92 | 314 | 53 | 80 | 14 | 47 | .255 | 1 |
1B | Wally Joyner | 97 | 363 | 52 | 113 | 8 | 57 | .311 | 3 |
2B | José Lind | 85 | 290 | 34 | 78 | 1 | 31 | .269 | 9 |
3B | Gary Gaetti | 90 | 327 | 53 | 94 | 12 | 57 | .287 | 0 |
SS | Greg Gagne | 107 | 375 | 39 | 97 | 7 | 51 | .259 | 10 |
LF | Vince Coleman | 104 | 438 | 61 | 105 | 2 | 33 | .240 | 50 |
CF | Brian McRae | 114 | 436 | 71 | 119 | 4 | 40 | .273 | 28 |
RF | Félix José | 99 | 366 | 56 | 111 | 11 | 55 | .303 | 10 |
DH | Bob Hamelin | 101 | 312 | 64 | 88 | 24 | 65 | .282 | 4 |
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Other batters
Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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Dave Henderson | 56 | 198 | 27 | 49 | 5 | 31 | .247 | 2 |
Terry Shumpert | 64 | 183 | 28 | 44 | 8 | 24 | .240 | 18 |
Brent Mayne | 46 | 144 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 20 | .257 | 1 |
David Howard | 46 | 83 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 13 | .229 | 3 |
Hubie Brooks | 34 | 61 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 14 | .230 | 1 |
Keith Miller | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .133 | 0 |
Kevin Koslofski | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
Tom Goodwin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[10]
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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[10]
Awards and honors
Cy Young Award
David Cone, Kansas City Royals (AL)
Rookie of the Year
Bob Hamelin, Kansas City Royals (AL)
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Omaha Royals | American Association | Jeff Cox |
AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern League | Ron Johnson |
A | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Carolina League | Mike Jirschele |
A | Rockford Royals | Midwest League | John Mizerock |
A-Short Season | Eugene Emeralds | Northwest League | Brian Poldberg |
Rookie | GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League | Bob Herold |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilmington[11]
References
^ Gary Gaetti Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Kevin McReynolds Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Steve Balboni Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Dave Henderson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1994.shtml
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1994.shtml
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199404040.shtml
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/treanma01.shtml
^ ab https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeffcmi01.shtml
^ abcde 1994 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
1994 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
1994 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac