The 1994 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 124th in existence and their 29th in Atlanta. After trading the two-sport athlete Deion Sanders, experts predicted that the Atlanta Braves were going to have their worst season since 1935. The Braves' records reflect just how successful that year was, although it was curtailed due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. The Braves played a total of 114 games; they won 68 and lost 46. The Braves finished their 1994 season with a winning percentage of .596, ranking the Braves third overall in MLB, although they were six games behind the Montreal Expos in the NL East.

Offseason October 15, 1993: Jerry Willard was released by the Atlanta Braves. October 25, 1993: Marvin Freeman was released by the Atlanta Braves. November 18, 1993: Jarvis Brown was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres. November 24, 1993: Francisco Cabrera was released by the Atlanta Braves. November 26, 1993: Charlie O'Brien was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.Charlie O'Brien Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com February 10, 1994: Mike Bielecki was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.

Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Braves had compiled a 68–46 record through 114 games. They were leading the 1994 NL Wildcard Race over the Houston Astros by 2.5 games. The Braves had scored 542 runs (4.75 per game) and allowed 448 runs (3.93 per game).

Braves' pitching was perhaps the best in the Majors in 1994: they gave up only 76 home runs in 114 games, the fewest home runs allowed among all 28 teams and they allowed only 929 hits, also the fewest among all 28 teams. Furthermore, they led the MLB in most strikeouts (865) and allowed the fewest runs (448) and earned runs (407).

Opening Day starters Jeff Blauser Ryan Klesko Mark Lemke Fred McGriff Charlie O'Brien Terry Pendleton Deion Sanders John Smoltz Tony Tarasco1994 Atlanta Braves Roster by Baseball Almanac

Notable transactions May 29, 1994: Deion Sanders was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for Roberto Kelly and Roger Etheridge (minors).Deion Sanders Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

Roster 1994 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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 Javy López 80 277 68 .245 13 35 1B Fred McGriff 113 424 135 .318 34 94 2B Mark Lemke 104 350 103 .294 3 31 SS Jeff Blauser 96 380 98 .258 6 45 3B Terry Pendleton 77 309 78 .252 7 30 LF Ryan Klesko 92 245 68 .278 17 47 CF Roberto Kelly 63 255 73 .286 6 24 RF David Justice 104 352 110 .313 19 59

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 Deion Sanders 46 191 55 .288 4 21 Dave Gallagher 89 152 34 .224 2 14 Charlie O'Brien 51 152 37 .243 8 28 Tony Tarasco 87 132 36 .273 5 19 Rafael Belliard 46 120 29 .242 0 9 Bill Pecota 64 112 24 .214 2 16 Mike Kelly 30 77 21 .273 2 9 José Oliva 19 59 17 .288 6 11 Jarvis Brown 17 15 2 .133 1 1 Mike Mordecai 4 4 1 .250 1 3

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 Greg Maddux 25 202.0 16 6 1.56 156 Tom Glavine 25 165.1 13 9 3.97 140 Steve Avery 24 151.2 8 3 4.04 122 John Smoltz 21 134.2 6 10 4.14 113 Kent Mercker 20 112.1 9 4 3.45 111 Brad Woodall 1 6.0 0 1 4.50 2

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 Greg McMichael 51 4 6 21 3.84 47 Mark Wohlers 51 7 2 1 4.59 58 Mike Stanton 49 3 1 3 3.55 35 Steve Bedrosian 46 0 2 0 3.33 43 Mike Bielecki 19 2 0 0 4.00 18 Gregg Olson 16 0 2 1 9.20 10 Milt Hill 10 0 0 0 7.94 10

Award winners Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove Greg Maddux, P, National League Cy Young Award Greg Maddux, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award Fred McGriff, 1B, Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP

1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game David Justice, OF, starter Greg Maddux, P, starter Fred McGriff, 1B, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: RichmondJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

1994 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac