1994 Milwaukee Brewers season
The Milwaukee Brewers' 1994 season involved the Brewers' finishing 5th in the American League Central with a record of 53 wins and 62 losses.
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| Owners | Bud Selig |
| General managers | Sal Bando |
| Managers | Phil Garner |
| Local television | WVTV (Rory Markas, Del Crandall) |
| Local radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes) |
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Offseason
- December 14, 1993: Tony Diggs (minors) was traded by the Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ozzie Canseco.[1]
- March 29, 1994: Juan Bell was released by the Brewers.[2]
Regular season
By Friday, August 12, the Brewers had compiled a 53-62 record through 115 games. They had scored 547 runs (4.76 per game) and allowed 586 runs (5.10 per game).[3] The 1994 season was permanently suspended on August 12, due to the 1994-95 Major League Baseball strike.
(1994)![]() Robin Yount SS: 1973–93 Coach: 2006 |
Opening Day starters
Season standings
| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 46 | 0.593 | — | 34–19 | 33–27 |
| Cleveland Indians | 66 | 47 | 0.584 | 1 | 35–16 | 31–31 |
| Kansas City Royals | 64 | 51 | 0.557 | 4 | 35–24 | 29–27 |
| Minnesota Twins | 53 | 60 | 0.469 | 14 | 32–27 | 21–33 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 53 | 62 | 0.461 | 15 | 24–32 | 29–30 |
| Division leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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| New York Yankees | 70 | 43 | 0.619 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 46 | 0.593 |
| Texas Rangers | 52 | 62 | 0.456 |
| Wild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Cleveland Indians | 66 | 47 | 0.584 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 49 | 0.562 | 2½ |
| Kansas City Royals | 64 | 51 | 0.557 | 3 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | 60 | 0.478 | 12 |
| Boston Red Sox | 54 | 61 | 0.470 | 13 |
| Minnesota Twins | 53 | 60 | 0.469 | 13 |
| Detroit Tigers | 53 | 62 | 0.461 | 14 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 53 | 62 | 0.461 | 14 |
| Oakland Athletics | 51 | 63 | 0.447 | 15½ |
| Seattle Mariners | 49 | 63 | 0.438 | 16½ |
| California Angels | 47 | 68 | 0.409 | 20 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–2 | 8–4 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 7–3 | 4–5 | 4–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 7–2 |
| Boston | 2–4 | — | 7–5 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 1–8 | 3–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 1–5 | 7–3 |
| California | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 0–5 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 6–4 | 3–4 |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–5 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–7 | 9–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 9–1 | 4–5 | 2–3 |
| Cleveland | 6–4 | 7–3 | 5–0 | 5–7 | — | 8–2 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 9–3 | 0–9 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 5–7 | 6–4 |
| Detroit | 4–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–8 | 2–8 | — | 4–8 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 5–4 |
| Kansas City | 1–4 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 4–1 | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–4 | 4–2 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 6–6 |
| Milwaukee | 3–7 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 3–9 | 2–5 | 4–6 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 2–7 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–3 |
| Minnesota | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–9 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | — | 4–5 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 4–8 |
| New York | 6–4 | 7–3 | 8–4 | 2–4 | 9–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–2 | 5–4 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–2 | 3–4 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 0–6 | 4–5 | 3–7 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 5–7 | — | 4–3 | 7–3 | 5–1 |
| Seattle | 4–6 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 1–9 | 2–3 | 3–6 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 3–4 | — | 9–1 | 1–5 |
| Texas | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 3–7 | 1–9 | — | 4–8 |
| Toronto | 2–7 | 3–7 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 8–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 8–4 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Dave Nilsson | 109 | 397 | 109 | .275 | 12 | 69 |
| 1B | John Jaha | 84 | 291 | 70 | .241 | 12 | 39 |
| 2B | Jody Reed | 108 | 399 | 108 | .271 | 2 | 37 |
| SS | José Valentín | 97 | 285 | 68 | .237 | 11 | 46 |
| 3B | Kevin Seitzer | 80 | 309 | 97 | .314 | 5 | 49 |
| LF | Greg Vaughn | 95 | 370 | 94 | .254 | 19 | 55 |
| CF | Turner Ward | 102 | 367 | 85 | .232 | 9 | 45 |
| RF | Matt Mieske | 84 | 259 | 67 | .259 | 10 | 38 |
| DH | Brian Harper | 64 | 251 | 73 | .291 | 4 | 32 |
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 |
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| Bill Spiers | 73 | 214 | 54 | .252 | 0 | 17 |
| Alex Diaz | 79 | 187 | 47 | .251 | 1 | 17 |
| Darryl Hamilton | 36 | 141 | 37 | .262 | 1 | 13 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 40 | 134 | 35 | .261 | 5 | 22 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 39 | 126 | 30 | .238 | 3 | 12 |
| Troy O'Leary | 27 | 66 | 18 | .273 | 2 | 7 |
| Pat Listach | 16 | 54 | 16 | .296 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Matheny | 28 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Valle | 16 | 36 | 14 | .389 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Brunansky | 16 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wrona | 6 | 10 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 3 |
| Duane Singleton | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Cal Eldred | 25 | 179.0 | 11 | 11 | 4.68 | 98 |
| Ricky Bones | 24 | 170.2 | 10 | 9 | 3.43 | 57 |
| Bill Wegman | 19 | 115.2 | 8 | 4 | 4.51 | 59 |
| Ángel Miranda | 8 | 46.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.28 | 24 |
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 |
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| Bob Scanlan | 30 | 103.0 | 2 | 6 | 4.11 | 65 |
| Jaime Navarro | 29 | 89.2 | 4 | 9 | 6.62 | 65 |
| Teddy Higuera | 17 | 58.2 | 1 | 5 | 7.06 | 35 |
| Mike Ignasiak | 23 | 47.2 | 3 | 1 | 4.53 | 24 |
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 |
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| Mike Fetters | 42 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2.54 | 31 |
| Graeme Lloyd | 43 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5.17 | 31 |
| Jesse Orosco | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.08 | 36 |
| Doug Henry | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.60 | 20 |
| José Mercedes | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.32 | 11 |
| Jeff Bronkey | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.35 | 13 |
| Mark Kiefer | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.44 | 8 |
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1994.[5] The Brewers operated a Dominican Summer League team as a co-op with the Houston Astros.[5] The El Paso Diablos won the Texas League championship.[6]
References
- Ozzie Canseco page at Baseball Reference
- Juan Bell page at Baseball Reference
- "1994 American League Season Summary".
- 1994 Milwaukee Brewers Roster by Baseball Almanac
- "1994 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- "Texas League Champions". Texas League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- 1994 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference
- 1994 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
