1994 San Diego Padres season

Major League Baseball team season

1994 San Diego Padres

League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| Jack Murphy Stadium
City| San Diego, California
Record| 47–70 (.402)
Divisional place| 4th
Owners| Tom Werner
General managers| Randy Smith
Managers| Jim Riggleman
Television| KUSI-TV
Prime Ticket (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler)
Radio| KFMB (AM)
(Bob Chandler, Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner)
XEXX
(Mario Thomas Zapiain, Matias Santos, Eduardo Ortega)
| <- 1993 | Seasons | 1995 ->

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The 1994 San Diego Padres season was the 26th season in franchise history.

## Offseason

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* November 18, 1993: Jarvis Brown was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Atlanta Braves.[1]
* November 18, 1993: Darrell Sherman was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Colorado Rockies.[2]
* December 10, 1993: Frank Seminara was traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later and Tracy Sanders (minors) to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and Randy Curtis (minors). The New York Mets sent Marc Kroon (December 13, 1993) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Pablo Martinez (December 13, 1993) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.[3]
* December 17, 1993: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.[4]
* January 20, 1994: Jeff Gardner was released by the Padres.[5]
* March 21, 1994: Kevin Elster was released by the San Diego Padres.[4]

## Regular season

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By Friday, August 12, the Padres had compiled a record of 47-70 through 117 games. They had scored 479 runs (4.09 per game) and allowed 531 runs (4.54 per game). They were also leading the majors in at-bats at the time, with 4,068.[6] They also drew the fewest walks in the majors, with 319, and tied the New York Yankees for the most double plays grounded into, with 112.[6]

### Opening Day starters

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* Brad Ausmus
* Derek Bell
* Andy Benes
* Archi Cianfrocco
* Ricky Gutiérrez
* Tony Gwynn
* Phil Plantier
* Bip Roberts
* Dave Staton[7]

### Season standings

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

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Los Angeles Dodgers | 58 | 56  | .509  | —  | 33‍–‍22  | 25‍–‍34
San Francisco Giants | 55 | 60  | .478  | 3½  | 29‍–‍31  | 26‍–‍29
Colorado Rockies | 53 | 64  | .453  | 6½  | 25‍–‍32  | 28‍–‍32
San Diego Padres | 47 | 70  | .402  | 12½  | 26‍–‍31  | 21‍–‍39

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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 13, 1994: Kevin Maas was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[8]
* May 11, 1994: Gene Harris was traded by the Padres to the Detroit Tigers for Jorge Velandia and Scott Livingstone.[9]
* May 20, 1994: Mackey Sasser was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[10]
* May 23, 1994: Kevin Maas was released by the Padres.[8]
* May 24, 1994: Mark Davis was released by the Padres.[11]
* June 26, 1994: Mackey Sasser was released by the Padres.[10]

### Roster

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1994 San Diego Padres

Roster
Pitchers

* 43 Andy Ashby
* 40 Andy Benes
* 49 Doug Brocail
* 48 Mike Campbell
* 48 Mark Davis
* 38 Donnie Elliott
* 39 Bryce Florie
* 50 Joey Hamilton
* 33 Gene Harris
* 51 Trevor Hoffman
* 33 Bill Krueger
* 47 José Martínez
* 42 Pedro Martínez
* 52 Tim Mauser
* 44 A. J. Sager
* 27 Scott Sanders
* 46 Jeff Tabaka
* 37 Kerry Taylor
* 41 Wally Whitehurst
* 36 Tim Worrell

|  | Catchers

* 11 Brad Ausmus
* 28 Brian Johnson

Infielders

* 26 Archi Cianfrocco
* 30 Phil Clark
* 7 Ricky Gutiérrez
* 12 Ray Holbert
* 17 Tim Hyers
* 9 Scott Livingstone
* 2 Keith Lockhart
* 1 Luis López
* 10 Bip Roberts
* 18 Craig Shipley
* 31 Dave Staton
* 23 Eddie Williams

|  | Outfielders

* 21 Billy Bean
* 4 Derek Bell
* 19 Tony Gwynn
* 20 Ray McDavid
* 3 Melvin Nieves
* 24 Phil Plantier

|  | Manager

* 8 Jim Riggleman

Coaches

* 32 Dave Bialas (bullpen)
* 15 Bruce Bochy (third base)
* 5 Rob Picciolo (bench)
* 22 Dan Radison (first base)
* 16 Merv Rettenmund (hitting)
* 34 Sonny Siebert (pitching)

## 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 | Brad Ausmus | 101 | 327 | 82 | .251 | 7 | 24
1B | Eddie Williams | 58 | 175 | 58 | .331 | 11 | 42
2B | Bip Roberts | 105 | 403 | 129 | .320 | 2 | 31
3B | Scott Livingstone | 57 | 180 | 49 | .272 | 2 | 10
SS | Ricky Gutiérrez | 90 | 275 | 66 | .240 | 1 | 28
LF | Phil Plantier | 96 | 341 | 75 | .220 | 18 | 41
CF | Derek Bell | 108 | 434 | 135 | .311 | 14 | 54
RF | Tony Gwynn | 110 | 419 | 165 | .394 | 12 | 64

#### 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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Craig Shipley | 81 | 240 | 80 | .333 | 4 | 30
Luis López | 77 | 235 | 65 | .277 | 2 | 20
Phil Clark | 61 | 149 | 32 | .215 | 5 | 20
Archi Cianfrocco | 59 | 146 | 32 | .219 | 4 | 13
Billy Bean | 84 | 135 | 29 | .215 | 0 | 14
Tim Hyers | 52 | 118 | 30 | .254 | 0 | 7
Brian Johnson | 36 | 93 | 23 | .247 | 3 | 16
Dave Staton | 29 | 66 | 12 | .182 | 4 | 6
Keith Lockhart | 27 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 2 | 6
Ray McDavid | 9 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 0 | 2
Melvin Nieves | 10 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 1 | 4
Ray Holbert | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 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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Andy Benes | 25 | 172.1 | 6 | 14 | 3.86 | 189
Andy Ashby | 24 | 164.1 | 6 | 11 | 3.40 | 121
Scott Sanders | 23 | 111.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.78 | 109
Joey Hamilton | 16 | 108.2 | 9 | 6 | 2.98 | 61
Wally Whitehurst | 13 | 64.0 | 4 | 7 | 4.92 | 43
Bill Krueger | 8 | 41.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.83 | 30
Tim Worrell | 3 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 14
Kerry Taylor | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 3

#### 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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A.J. Sager | 22 | 46.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.98 | 26
José Martínez | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 7
Mike Campbell | 3 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 12.96 | 10

#### 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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Trevor Hoffman | 47 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 2.57 | 68
Pedro Martínez | 48 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.90 | 52
Tim Mauser | 35 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.49 | 42
Jeff Tabaka | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.89 | 30
Donnie Elliott | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 24
Mark Davis | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.82 | 15
Gene Harris | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.03 | 9
Doug Brocail | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.82 | 11
Bryce Florie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 | 8

## Awards and honors

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* Andy Benes, National League strikeout champion (189)
* Tony Gwynn, National League batting champion, (.394)

1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Las Vegas Stars | Pacific Coast League | Russ Nixon
AA | Wichita Pilots | Texas League | Keith Champion
A | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | California League | Tim Flannery
A | Springfield Sultans | Midwest League | Ed Romero
A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Tye Waller
Rookie | AZL Padres | Arizona League | Barry Moss

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rancho Cucamonga[12]

## References

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1. ^ Jarvis Brown at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Darrell Sherman at Baseball Reference
3. ^ "Frank Seminara Stats".
4. ^ a b "Kevin Elster Stats".
5. ^ Jeff Gardner at Baseball Reference
6. ^ a b "1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
7. ^ "1994 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
8. ^ a b Kevin Maas at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Jorge Velandia at Baseball Reference
10. ^ a b Mackey Sasser at Baseball Reference
11. ^ Mark Davis at Baseball Reference
12. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

## External links

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* 1994 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
* 1994 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac

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1994 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Detroit
* New York
* Toronto

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AL Central|

* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Kansas City
* Milwaukee
* Minnesota

AL West|

* California
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Atlanta
* Florida
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia

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NL Central|

* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

NL West|

* Colorado
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1994 MLB draft
* 1994 All-Star Game
* 1994 World Series
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San Diego Padres

* Established in 1969
* Based in San Diego, California

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* The Kid from Left Field
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* Chairman: vacant
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* Player overview
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