The 1994 Boston Red Sox season was the 94th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The season was cut short by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, and there was no postseason. When the strike started on August 12, the Red Sox were in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 54–61, seventeen games behind the New York Yankees.
Offseason December 7, 1993: Otis Nixon was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Otis Nixon page at Baseball Reference February 1, 1994: Damon Berryhill was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Damon Berryhill page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1994: Sergio Valdez was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Sergio Valdez page at Baseball Reference March 29, 1994: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Todd Frohwirth page at Baseball Reference
Regular season +Record by monthMonth Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 17 7 17 7 1st + May 13 12 30 19 2nd June 8 19 38 38 3rd July 12 15 50 53 3rd August 4 8 54 61 4th 17 Season ended due to players' strike
On July 8, shortstop John Valentin executed an unassisted triple play in the sixth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners—Valentin caught a line drive, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base. Alex Rodriguez made his major league debut in the same game, going hitless in three at bats.
Season standings This was the first season that the American League was structured with three divisions, with a realignment creating the AL Central. As a result, the AL East was reduced from seven teams to five. With three divisions, this was scheduled to be the first season with a wild card team advancing to the postseason. However, due to a players' strike, the season ended in August, and there was no postseason.
Wild Card standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 9, 1994: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Mario Díaz page at Baseball Reference May 25, 1994: Mario Díaz was released by the Red Sox. May 31, 1994: Billy Hatcher and Paul Quantrill were traded by the Red Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wes Chamberlain and Mike Sullivan. June 2, 1994: Nomar Garciaparra was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1994 MLB draft. Player signed July 20, 1994.Nomar Garciaparra page at Baseball Reference June 2, 1994: Donnie Sadler was drafted by the Red Sox in the 11th round of the 1994 MLB draft. Player signed June 8, 1994. June 27, 1994: Greg A. Harris was released by the Red Sox.Greg Harris page at Baseball Reference
Opening Day lineup 2 Otis Nixon CF22 Billy Hatcher RF39 Mike Greenwell LF42 Mo Vaughn 1B10 Andre Dawson DH 34 Scott Cooper 3B13 John Valentin SS23 Dave Valle C 5 Scott Fletcher 2B21 Roger Clemens P Source:
Roster 1994 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
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Other batters Manager
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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 82 255 67 .263 6 34 1B 111 394 122 .310 26 82 2B 80 297 82 .276 7 42 3B 104 369 104 .282 13 53 SS 84 301 95 .316 9 49 LF 95 327 88 .269 11 45 CF 103 398 109 .274 0 25 RF 44 164 40 .244 1 18 DH 75 292 70 .240 16 48
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 63 185 42 .227 3 11 48 177 42 .237 10 34 57 174 50 .287 1 13 51 164 42 .256 4 20 78 144 32 .222 2 14 46 118 27 .229 9 20 30 76 12 .158 1 5 17 36 7 .194 1 1 11 21 2 .095 0 1 7 18 3 .167 0 6 5 11 1 .091 0 1 4 9 1 .111 0 1 2 6 0 .000 0 0 4 4 0 .000 0 0
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 24 170.2 9 7 2.85 168 22 143.1 8 7 3.83 105 25 114.0 8 5 4.26 83 13 75.2 7 5 6.30 54 8 42.0 3 4 6.64 23
Primary 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 2 0 1 4.76 31 35 3 4 2 8.28 44 37 1 0 1 3.63 22 29 0 5 12 5.14 18 42 2 3 13 2.44 32
Spot starters and secondary relief 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 7 38.1 2 3 6.34 22 27 37.2 3 2 4.54 25 6 37.2 1 1 4.65 9 8 36.1 0 4 5.94 17 22 26.2 0 3 10.80 13 17 23.0 1 1 3.52 15 6 23.0 2 3 8.61 15 12 22.1 1 1 8.06 7 10 16.1 0 1 6.06 9 12 14.1 0 1 8.16 4 11 13.0 1 0 6.23 8 5 4.1 0 1 12.46 4 1 2.0 0 0 0.00 1
Farm system
The Sarasota Red Sox replaced the Fort Lauderdale Red Sox as a Class A-Advanced affiliate.
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Game log Red Sox Win Red Sox Loss Game postponed Clinched Playoff Spot Clinched Division
|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 1 || April 4 || Tigers || 9–8 || Bankhead (1–0) || Davis (0–1) || Russell (1) || Fenway Park || 34,023 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 2 || April 6 || Tigers || 5–4 || Trlicek (1–0) || Wells (0–1) || Russell (2) || Fenway Park || 17,977 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 3 || April 7 || Tigers || 9–6 || Darwin (1–0) || Belcher (0–1) || Harris (1) || Fenway Park || 15,304 || 3–0 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 4 || April 8 || @ White Sox || 8–6 || Fossas (1–0) || Assenmacher (0–1) || Russell (3) || Comiskey Park || 42,890 || 4–0 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 5 || April 9 || @ White Sox || 5–6 || McDowell (1–1) || Harris (0–1) || Hernandez (1) || Comiskey Park || 27,429 || 4–1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 6 || April 10 || @ White Sox || 0–8 || Fernandez (1–1) || Hesketh (0–1) || — || Comiskey Park || 23,848 || 4–2 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 7 || April 11 || @ Royals || 8–5 (10) || Quantrill (1–0) || Magnante (0–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 15,883 || 5–2 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 8 || April 12 || @ Royals || 22–11 || Darwin (2–0) || Appier (0–2) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 13,968 || 6–2 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 9 || April 13 || @ Royals || 1–2 || Brewer (1–0) || Russell (0–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 15,845 || 6–3 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 10 || April 15 || White Sox || 5–3 || Clemens (1–0) || Fernandez (1–2) || Russell (4) || Fenway Park || 31,085 || 7–3 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 11 || April 17 || White Sox || 4–7 || Sanderson (1–0) || Viola (0–1) || Hernandez (2) || Fenway Park || 34,501 || 7–4 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 12 || April 18 || White Sox || 1–12 || Álvarez (3–0) || Darwin (2–1) || — || Fenway Park || 34,657 || 7–5 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 13 || April 19 || Athletics || 13–5 || Sele (1–0) || Welch (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 21,745 || 8–5 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 14 || April 20 || Athletics || 2–0 || Clemens (2–0) || Karsay (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 25,372 || 9–5 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 15 || April 21 || Athletics || 6–5 || Bankhead (2–0) || Eckersley (0–2) || — || Fenway Park || 28,032 || 10–5 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 16 || April 22 || Angels || 6–5 || Harris (1–1) || Sampen (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 25,870 || 11–5 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 17 || April 23 || Angels || 5–3 || Darwin (3–1) || Dopson (1–2) || Russell (5) || Fenway Park || 33,889 || 12–5 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 18 || April 24 || Angels || 5–4 || Sele (2–0) || Leftwich (0–3) || Russell (6) || Fenway Park || 32,521 || 13–5 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 19 || April 25 || @ Mariners || 2–4 || Johnson (2–1) || Clemens (2–1) || — || Kingdome || 35,468 || 13–6 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 20 || April 26 || @ Mariners || 3–4 (10) || Ayala (2–1) || Harris (1–2) || — || Kingdome || 14,093 || 13–7 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 21 || April 27 || @ Athletics || 1–0 || Viola (1–1) || Darling (2–2) || Russell (7) || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 15,250 || 14–7 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 22 || April 28 || @ Athletics || 4–1 || Darwin (4–1) || Van Poppel (0–3) || Russell (8) || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 17,142 || 15–7 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 23 || April 29 || @ Angels || 6–4 || Sele (3–0) || Leftwich (0–4) || Ryan (1) || Anaheim Stadium || 30,178 || 16–7 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 24 || April 30 || @ Angels || 4–1 || Clemens (3–1) || Leiter (2–2) || Harris (2) || Anaheim Stadium || 55,057 || 17–7 || W4
|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 25 || May 1 || @ Angels || 10–1 || Hesketh (1–1) || Anderson (3–1) || — || Anaheim Stadium || 34,810 || 18–7 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 26 || May 3 || Mariners || 7–6 || Bankhead (3–0) || Fleming (2–4) || Ryan (2) || Fenway Park || 23,309 || 19–7 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 27 || May 4 || Mariners || 4–2 || Darwin (5–1) || Hibbard (1–2) || Frohwirth (1) || Fenway Park || 24,807 || 20–7 || W7 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 28 || May 6 || @ Yankees || 1–3 || Key (5–1) || Sele (3–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 30,970 || 20–8 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 29 || May 7 || @ Yankees || 5–6 || Wickman (1–0) || Russell (0–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 44,712 || 20–9 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 30 || May 8 || @ Yankees || 4–8 || Mulholland (4–2) || Quantrill (1–1) || Hitchcock (1) || Yankee Stadium || 28,680 || 20–10 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 31 || May 9 || Brewers || 4–7 || Ignasiak (1–0) || Darwin (5–2) || — || Fenway Park || 21,844 || 20–11 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 32 || May 10 || Brewers || 5–9 || Navarro (2–2) || Harris (1–3) || — || Fenway Park || 20,473 || 20–12 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 33 || May 11 || Brewers || 7–1 || Sele (4–1) || Eldred (3–4) || — || Fenway Park || 21,471 || 21–12 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 34 || May 12 || Brewers || 3–1 || Clemens (4–1) || Bones (3–2) || Russell (9) || Fenway Park || 22,126 || 22–12 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 35 || May 13 || Blue Jays || 5–3 || Hesketh (2–1) || Hentgen (5–3) || Ryan (3) || Fenway Park || 32,579 || 23–12 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 36 || May 14 || Blue Jays || 11–2 || Darwin (6–2) || Leiter (2–3) || — || Fenway Park || 33,771 || 24–12 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 37 || May 17 || @ Orioles || 2–3 || Mussina (7–1) || Clemens (4–2) || Smith (16) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,420 || 24–13 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 38 || May 18 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Sele (5–1) || McDonald (7–2) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,612 || 25–13 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 39 || May 19 || @ Orioles || 3–2 || Darwin (7–2) || Fernandez (2–2) || Russell (10) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,467 || 26–13 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb"