The 1994 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 112th season in Major League Baseball, their 37th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 35th at Candlestick Park. After winning 103 games in 1993, the Giants record dropped to 55–60 in a strike-shortened season. This was also the season in which Matt Williams hit a career high 43 home runs through 115 games by the time the strike hit, on pace to finish with 61; had the season continued, Williams may have had a chance to break Roger Maris's then-single season record of 61 home runs set in 1961.
Offseason November 21, 1993: Mark Portugal signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.Mark Portugal Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 20, 1993: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. March 22, 1994: Rex Hudler was released by the San Francisco Giants.
Regular season
By Friday, August 12, the Giants had compiled a 55-60 record through 115 games. They had scored 504 runs (4.38 per game) and allowed 500 runs (4.35 per game).
The Giants were struggling offensively prior to the strike, at 28th in batting average (.249), doubles (159) and overall hits (963).
Their pitchers also struggled, combining to finish 28th in complete games, with just 2.
Notable transactions June 19, 1994: Darryl Strawberry signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. June 29, 1994: Kent Bottenfield was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. September 14, 1994: Yorvit Torrealba was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.
Draft picks = Future All Star The following were notable Giants draft picks from the MLB Amateur Draft held on June 2, 1994. Round Pick Player Nationality Status 1 22 Dante Powell Dante Powell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Player signed July 13, 1994. 5 Bobby Howry Player signed June 4, 1994. 9 Keith Foulke Player signed June 3, 1994. 20 J. D. DrewJ. D. Drew Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Did not sign.
Opening day starters Todd Benzinger Barry Bonds John Burkett Royce Clayton Darren Lewis Kirt Manwaring Willie McGee Robby Thompson Matt Williams
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1994 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches (Hitting) (Bullpen) (Third Base) (Bench) (Pitching) (First Base)
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader
Batting Note: Pos= Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average PosPlayer G AB H HR RBI Avg. C Kirt Manwaring 97 316 79 1 29 .250 1B Todd Benzinger 107 328 87 9 31 .265 2B John Patterson 85 240 57 3 32 .238 3B Matt Williams 112 445 119 43 96 .267 SS Royce Clayton 108 385 91 3 30 .236 LF Barry Bonds 112 391 122 37 81 .312 CF Darren Lewis 114 451 116 4 29 .257 RF Willie McGee 45 156 44 5 23 .2821994 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com
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 Martinez 97 235 58 .247 4 27 Robby Thompson 35 129 27 .209 2 7 Jeff Reed 50 103 18 .175 1 7 Steve Scarsone 52 103 28 .272 2 13 Mark Carreon 51 100 27 .270 3 20 Darryl Strawberry 29 92 22 .239 4 17 Mike Benjamin 38 62 16 .258 1 9 J.R. Phillips 15 38 5 .132 1 3 Rikkert Faneyte 19 26 3 .115 0 4 Erik Johnson 5 13 2 .154 0 0 Mark Leonard 14 11 4 .364 0 2
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 John Burkett 25 159.1 6 8 3.62 85 Mark Portugal 21 137.1 10 8 3.93 87 Bill Swift 17 109.1 8 7 3.38 62 Salomón Torres 16 84.1 2 8 5.44 42 William Van Landingham 16 84.0 8 2 3.54 56 Bud Black 10 54.1 4 2 4.47 28
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 Bryan Hickerson 28 98.1 4 8 5.40 59
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 Rod Beck 48 2 4 28 2.77 39 Dave Burba 57 3 6 0 4.38 84 Steve Frey 44 1 0 0 4.94 20 Rich Monteleone 39 4 3 0 3.18 16 Mike Jackson 36 3 2 4 1.49 51 Pat Gomez 26 0 1 0 3.78 14 Kevin Rogers 9 0 0 0 3.48 7 Tony Menéndez 6 0 1 0 21.60 2 Brad Brink 4 0 0 0 1.08 3 Kent Bottenfield 1 0 0 0 10.80 0
Awards and honors Mark Leiter P, Willie Mac Award All-Star Game
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1994 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1994 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac