1994 New York Mets season

Major League Baseball team season

1994 New York Mets

League| National League
Division| East
Ballpark| Shea Stadium
City| New York City, New York
Record| 55–58 (.487)
Divisional place| 3rd
Owners| Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General managers| Joe McIlvaine
Managers| Dallas Green
Television| WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub, Gary Thorne)
Radio| WFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Howie Rose)
WSKQ-FM (Spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Renato Morffi)
Stats| ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 1994 New York Mets season was the 33rd attempt at a regular season for the Mets. They went 55–58 and finished third in the National League East. They were managed by Dallas Green. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The season was cut short by the 1994 player's strike.

## Offseason

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* October 4, 1993: Ced Landrum was released by the Mets.[1]
* December 10, 1993: Randy Curtis (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Frank Seminara, Tracy Sanders (minors) and a player to be named later. The deal was completed on December 13, with the Mets sending Marc Kroon to the Padres, and the Padres sending Pablo Martínez to the Mets.[2]
* December 16, 1993: Jim Lindeman was signed as a free agent by the Mets.[3]
* December 17, 1993: Doug Linton was signed as a free agent by the Mets.[4]
* January 5, 1994: Vince Coleman and cash were traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds.[5]
* February 18, 1994: Joe Dellicarri (minors) was traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Kevin Morgan.[6]
* March 30, 1994: Anthony Young and Ottis Smith (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Chicago Cubs for José Vizcaíno.[7]
* March 31, 1994: Alan Zinter was traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Rico Brogna.[8]

## Regular season

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By Friday, August 12, the Mets had compiled a 55-58 record through 113 games. They had scored 521 runs (4.48 per game) and allowed 526 runs (4.65 per game).[9]

The Mets struggled in a few offensive areas, finishing 28th in the Majors in both stolen bases (25) and on-base percentage (.316). In spite of these numbers, the Mets had good power, slamming 117 home runs in 113 games, while grounding into just 70 double plays (the fewest in the Majors) and being hit by pitches an MLB-high 52 times.[10]

Jeff Kent's .292 average led the team, as did his 68 RBI. Bobby Bonilla led five Mets with double-digit home run totals with 20. Ryan Thompson added 18, Todd Hundley 16, Kent 14, and David Segui 10\.

After two injury-filled and disappointing years, Bret Saberhagen emerged as the ace of the Mets' staff with a 14-4 record. Bobby Jones recorded 12 wins in his first full season in the rotation, and John Franco stayed healthy enough to record 30 saves.

The news was not all positive. After struggling in his first seven starts, Dwight Gooden was suspended for 60 days after a positive test for cocaine. While on suspension he tested positive again and the suspension was extended to the entire 1995 season. Thus, 1994 was his final season as a Met.

### Opening Day starters

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* Jeromy Burnitz
* Bobby Jones
* Jeff Kent
* Kevin McReynolds
* David Segui
* Kelly Stinnett
* Ryan Thompson
* Fernando Viña
* José Vizcaíno[11]

### Season standings

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NL East Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Montreal Expos | 74 | 40  | .649  | —  | 32‍–‍20  | 42‍–‍20
Atlanta Braves | 68 | 46  | .596  | 6  | 31‍–‍24  | 37‍–‍22
New York Mets | 55 | 58  | .487  | 18½  | 23‍–‍30  | 32‍–‍28
Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 61  | .470  | 20½  | 34‍–‍26  | 20‍–‍35
Florida Marlins | 51 | 64  | .443  | 23½  | 25‍–‍34  | 26‍–‍30

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Division leaders  Team  | W | L | Pct.

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Montreal Expos | 74 | 40  | .649
Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 48  | .579
Los Angeles Dodgers | 58 | 56  | .509
Wild Card team  | W | L | Pct. | GB

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Atlanta Braves | 68 | 46 | 0.597 | —
Houston Astros | 66 | 49 | 0.574 | 21⁄2
New York Mets | 55 | 58 | 0.487 | 121⁄2
San Francisco Giants | 55 | 60 | 0.478 | 131⁄2
Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 61 | 0.470 | 141⁄2
St. Louis Cardinals | 53 | 61 | 0.465 | 15
Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 61 | 0.465 | 15
Colorado Rockies | 53 | 64 | 0.453 | 161⁄2
Florida Marlins | 51 | 64 | 0.444 | 171⁄2
Chicago Cubs | 49 | 64 | 0.434 | 181⁄2
San Diego Padres | 47 | 70 | 0.402 | 221⁄2

### Record vs. opponents

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1994 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Team  | ATL  | CHC  | CIN  | COL  | FLA  | HOU  | LAD  | MON  | NYM  | PHI  | PIT  | SD  | SF  | STL
Atlanta | — | 4–2 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 8–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 3–9 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 5–7
Chicago | 2–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–5 | 4–8 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 5–5 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 5–5
Cincinnati | 5–5 | 7–5 | — | 4–4 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 8–2 | 7–2 | 2–2–1
Colorado | 2–8 | 6–6 | 4–4 | — | 3–9 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 8–4
Florida | 4–8 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–7 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–7
Houston | 3–3 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 4–2 | — | 1–8 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 8–4
Los Angeles | 0–6 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 8–1 | — | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 2–4
Montreal | 5–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 9–3 | — | 4–3 | 5–4 | 8–2 | 12–0 | 5–7 | 7–3
New York | 4–5 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 3–4 | — | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–3
Philadelphia | 3-6 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 6–4 | 1–5 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 6–4 | — | 5–4 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–3
Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 5–5 | 3–9 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 4–8 | 3–3 | 2–8 | 5–4 | 4–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–5 | 5–5
San Diego | 1–6 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 1–5 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 0–12 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–3 | — | 5–2 | 4–2
San Francisco | 1–5 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 7–3 | 4–2 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 5–1 | 2–5 | — | 2–4
St. Louis | 7–5 | 5–5 | 2–2–1 | 4–8 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 4–2 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 5–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | —

### Notable transactions

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* April 29, 1994: Roger Mason was purchased by the New York Mets from the Philadelphia Phillies.[12]
* June 14, 1994: Doug Dascenzo was signed as a free agent by the Mets.[13]

## Roster

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1994 New York Mets

Roster
Pitchers

* 50 Juan Castillo
* 31 John Franco
* 16 Dwight Gooden
* 45 Mauro Gozzo
* 40 Eric Gunderson
* 53 Eric Hillman
* 13 Jonathan Hurst
* 47 Jason Jacome
* 28 Bobby Jones
* 30 Doug Linton
* 51 Mike Maddux
* 39 Josías Manzanillo
* 48 Roger Mason
* 43 Mike Remlinger
* 17 Bret Saberhagen
* 34 Frank Seminara
* 32 Pete Smith
* 38 Dave Telgheder

|  | Catchers

* 9 Todd Hundley
* 33 Kelly Stinnett

Infielders

* 23 Tim Bogar
* 25 Bobby Bonilla
* 26 Rico Brogna
* 12 Jeff Kent
* 17,18 Jeff McKnight
* 3 Luis Rivera
* 10,21 David Segui
* 1 Fernando Viña
* 15 José Vizcaíno

|  | Outfielders

* 5 Jeromy Burnitz
* 44 John Cangelosi
* 19 Shawn Hare
* 29 Jim Lindeman
* 22 Kevin McReynolds
* 6 Joe Orsulak
* 11 Rick Parker
* 20 Ryan Thompson

|  | Manager

* 46 Dallas Green

Coaches

* 4 Mike Cubbage (third base)
* 55 Frank Howard (first base)
* 27 Tom McCraw (hitting)
* 52 Greg Pavlick (pitching)
* 8 Steve Swisher (bullpen)
* 7 Bobby Wine (bench)

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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

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C | Todd Hundley | 91 | 291 | 69 | .237 | 16 | 42
1B | David Segui | 92 | 336 | 81 | .241 | 10 | 43
2B | Jeff Kent | 107 | 415 | 121 | .292 | 14 | 68
SS | José Vizcaíno | 103 | 410 | 105 | .256 | 3 | 33
3B | Bobby Bonilla | 108 | 403 | 117 | .290 | 20 | 67
LF | Kevin McReynolds | 51 | 180 | 46 | .256 | 4 | 21
CF | Ryan Thompson | 98 | 334 | 75 | .225 | 18 | 59
RF | Joe Orsulak | 96 | 292 | 76 | .260 | 8 | 42

#### Other batters

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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

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Kelly Stinnett | 47 | 150 | 38 | .253 | 2 | 14
Jeromy Burnitz | 45 | 143 | 34 | .238 | 3 | 15
Jim Lindeman | 52 | 137 | 37 | .270 | 7 | 20
Rico Brogna | 39 | 131 | 46 | .351 | 7 | 20
Fernando Viña | 79 | 124 | 31 | .250 | 0 | 6
John Cangelosi | 62 | 111 | 28 | .252 | 0 | 4
Tim Bogar | 50 | 52 | 8 | .154 | 2 | 5
Luis Rivera | 32 | 43 | 12 | .279 | 3 | 5
Shawn Hare | 22 | 40 | 9 | .225 | 0 | 2
Jeff McKnight | 31 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 2
Rick Parker | 8 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Bret Saberhagen | 24 | 177.1 | 14 | 4 | 2.74 | 143
Bobby Jones | 24 | 160.0 | 12 | 7 | 3.15 | 80
Pete Smith | 21 | 131.1 | 4 | 10 | 5.55 | 62
Mike Remlinger | 10 | 54.2 | 1 | 5 | 4.61 | 33
Jason Jacome | 8 | 54.0 | 4 | 3 | 2.67 | 30
Dwight Gooden | 7 | 41.1 | 3 | 4 | 6.31 | 40
Juan Castillo | 2 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 1

#### Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Mauro Gozzo | 23 | 69.0 | 3 | 5 | 4.83 | 33
Eric Hillman | 11 | 34.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.79 | 20

#### Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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John Franco | 47 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 2.70 | 42
Roger Mason | 41 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.51 | 26
Josias Manzanillo | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.66 | 48
Doug Linton | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4.47 | 29
Mike Maddux | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.11 | 32
Eric Gunderson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4
Frank Seminara | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.82 | 7
Jonathan Hurst | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.60 | 6
Dave Telgheder | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 4

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Norfolk Tides | International League | Bobby Valentine
AA | Binghamton Mets | Eastern League | John Tamargo
A | St. Lucie Mets | Florida State League | Rafael Landestoy
A | Columbia Bombers | South Atlantic League | Ron Washington
A-Short Season | Pittsfield Mets | New York–Penn League | Howie Freiling
Rookie | Kingsport Mets | Appalachian League | Ron Gideon
Rookie | GCL Mets | Gulf Coast League | Junior Roman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Binghamton[14]

## References

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1. ^ Ced Landrum at Baseball-Reference
2. ^ Frank Seminara at Baseball-Reference
3. ^ Jim Lindeman at Baseball-Reference
4. ^ Doug Linton at Baseball-Reference
5. ^ Kevin McReynolds at Baseball-Reference
6. ^ Kevin Morgan at Baseball-Reference
7. ^ José Vizcaíno at Baseball-Reference
8. ^ Rico Brogna at Baseball-Reference
9. ^ "1994 National League Season Summary".
10. ^ "1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
11. ^ "1994 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac".
12. ^ "Roger Mason Stats".
13. ^ Doug Dascenzo at Baseball-Reference
14. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

## External links

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* Baltimore
* Boston
* Detroit
* New York
* Toronto

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AL Central|

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* Milwaukee
* Minnesota

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* Chicago
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