The 1994 Florida Marlins season was the second season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 1993. Their manager was Rene Lachemann. They played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium. They finished with a record of 51–64, last in the National League East. The season ended early as a result of the 1994 players strike.

Offseason December 15, 1993: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins. December 20, 1993: Charlie Hough was signed as a free agent by the Marlins.Charlie Hough at Baseball Reference December 20, 1993: Kerwin Moore was traded by the Marlins to the Oakland Athletics for Kurt Abbott.Kerwin Moore at Baseball Reference December 22, 1993: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins. March 30, 1994: Mario Díaz was released by the Florida Marlins.

Regular season By Friday, August 12, the Marlins had compiled a 51-64 record through 115 games. They had scored 468 runs (4.07 per game) and allowed 576 runs (5.01 per game).

Charlie Hough was 46 when he took the hill on Opening Day for the Marlins. He was the second oldest pitcher to pitch on opening day. Jack Quinn started for the Brooklyn Dodgers on Opening Day in 1931 at the age of 47.SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

1994 Opening Day lineup Player Position Chuck Carr CF Jerry Browne 3B Gary Sheffield RF Orestes Destrade 1B Jeff Conine LF Bret Barberie 2B Benito Santiago C Kurt Abbott SS Charlie Hough P

Notable transactions April 3, 1994: Matt Turner was traded by the Marlins to the Cleveland Indians for Jeremy Hernandez.Jeremy Hernandez at Baseball Reference May 30, 1994: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins. June 2, 1994: Josh Booty was drafted by the Marlins in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed July 14, 1994.Josh Booty at Baseball Reference June 27, 1994: Mike Jeffcoat was released by the Florida Marlins.

Roster 1994 Florida Marlins Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Pitching) (Bullpen) (1st Base) (Hitting) (Bullpen) (3rd Base)

1994 Florida Marlins at Baseball Almanac

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 C 101 337 92 .273 11 41 1B 47 155 47 .303 6 31 2B 107 372 112 .301 5 31 SS 101 345 86 .249 9 33 3B 101 329 97 .295 3 30 LF 115 451 144 .319 18 82 CF 106 433 114 .263 2 30 RF 87 322 89 .276 27 78

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 Dave Magadan 74 211 58 .275 1 17 80 136 34 .250 0 9 Orestes Destrade 39 130 27 .208 5 15 Alex Arias 59 113 27 .239 0 15 Mario Díaz 32 77 25 .325 0 11 Ron Tingley 19 52 9 .173 1 2 Carl Everett 16 51 11 .216 2 6 28 49 11 .224 2 4 17 39 7 .179 0 4 Russ Morman 13 33 7 .212 1 2 Bob Natal 10 29 8 .276 0 2 Darrell Whitmore 9 22 5 .227 0 0 Charles Johnson 4 11 5 .455 1 4 Gerg O'Halloran 12 11 2 .182 0 1

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 David Weathers 24 135.0 8 12 5.27 72 Pat Rapp 24 133.1 7 8 3.85 75 21 113.2 5 9 5.15 65 Chris Hammond 13 73.1 4 4 3.07 40 8 47.0 1 5 4.94 32 Kurt Miller 4 20.0 1 3 8.10 11

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 Mark Gardner 20 92.1 4 4 4.87 57 Rich Scheid 8 32.1 1 3 3.34 17

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 44 5 5 15 2.95 60 Richie Lewis 45 1 4 0 5.67 45 44 3 0 0 3.54 41 Jeff Mutis 35 1 0 0 5.40 30 29 2 1 0 3.73 22 Terry Mathews 24 2 1 0 3.35 21 21 3 3 9 2.70 13 John Johnstone 17 1 2 0 5.91 23 Bryan Harvey 12 0 0 6 5.23 10 Brian Drahman 9 0 0 0 6.23 7 Willie Fraser 9 2 0 0 5.84 7 Mike Jeffcoat 4 0 0 0 10.13 1

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

External links 1994 Florida Marlins at Baseball Reference 1994 Florida Marlins at Baseball Almanac