The 1994 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 94th season and the 83rd season at Tiger Stadium. They had a record of 53–62 in a strike-shortened season. The season ended with the Tigers in fifth place in the newly formed American League East. The season featured the return of former star Kirk Gibson, the return of Ernie Harwell to the television broadcast booth and the 18th season of the Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker double play combination.
Offseason November 1, 1993: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Eric Davis at Baseball Reference November 7, 1993: Joe Boever was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Joe Boever at Baseball Reference February 4, 1994: Kirk Gibson was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Kirk Gibson at Baseball Reference February 7, 1994: Tim Belcher was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Tim Belcher at Baseball Reference February 14, 1994: Juan Samuel was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Juan Samuel at Baseball Reference February 18, 1994: Kevin Morgan was traded by the Tigers to the New York Mets for Joe Dellicarri (minors).Kevin Morgan at Baseball Reference March 31, 1994: Rico Brogna was traded by the Tigers to the New York Mets for Alan Zinter.Rico Brogna at Baseball Reference
Regular season
By Friday, August 12, the Tigers had compiled a 53–62 record through 115 games. They had scored 652 runs (5.67 per game) and had allowed 671 runs (5.83 per game).
The Tigers were struggling in terms of strikeouts, as their pitchers had combined for the fewest strikeouts (560) and their batters had combined for the most strikeouts (897) in the Majors. Tigers' pitchers also had the most intentional walks in the Majors (74), the fewest shutouts (1) and tied the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers for the fewest saves (20).
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 11, 1994: Jorge Velandia and Scott Livingstone were traded by the Tigers to the San Diego Padres for Gene Harris.Jorge Velandia at Baseball Reference June 17, 1994: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Greg Cadaret at Baseball Reference
Roster 1994 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (Hitting) (Pitching) (First Base) (Third Base) (Bullpen)
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 H Avg. HR RBI C Chad Kreuter 65 170 38 .224 1 19 1B Cecil Fielder 109 425 110 .259 28 90 2B Lou Whitaker 92 322 97 .301 12 43 SS Alan Trammell 76 292 78 .267 8 28 3B Travis Fryman 114 464 122 .263 18 85 LF Tony Phillips 114 438 123 .281 19 61 CF Eric Davis 37 120 22 .183 3 13 RF Junior Félix 86 301 92 .306 13 49 DH Kirk Gibson 98 330 91 .276 23 72
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 Mickey Tettleton 107 339 84 .248 17 51 Chris Gomez 84 296 76 .257 8 53 Juan Samuel 59 136 42 .309 5 21 Milt Cuyler 48 116 28 .241 1 11 Danny Bautista 31 99 23 .232 4 15 John Flaherty 34 40 6 .150 0 4 Riccardo Ingram 12 23 5 .217 0 2 Scott Livingstone 15 23 5 .217 0 1 Skeeter Barnes 24 21 6 .286 1 4
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Tim Belcher 25 162.0 7 15 5.89 76 Mike Moore 25 154.1 11 10 5.42 62 Bill Gullickson 21 115.1 4 5 5.93 65 David Wells 16 111.1 5 7 3.96 71 John Doherty 18 101.1 6 7 6.48 28 Sean Bergman 3 17.2 2 1 5.60 12
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 Greg Gohr 8 34.0 2 2 4.50 21 José Lima 3 6.2 0 1 13.50 7
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 Mike Henneman 30 1 3 8 5.19 27 Joe Boever 46 9 2 3 3.98 49 Buddy Groom 40 0 1 1 3.94 27 Mike Gardiner 38 2 2 5 4.14 31 Storm Davis 35 2 4 0 3.56 38 Greg Cadaret 17 1 0 2 3.60 14 Bill Krueger 16 0 2 0 9.61 17 Gene Harris 11 0 0 1 7.15 10 Phil Stidham 5 0 0 0 24.92 4 Kurt Knudsen 4 1 0 0 13.50 1
Awards and honors All-Star Game
Mickey Tettleton, Catcher, Reserve (Second All-Star appearance) Travis Fryman, Third Base, Reserve (Third All-Star appearance)
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Niagara FallsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
External links
1994 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference