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 [ edit ]
November 21, 1993: Mark Portugal signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.[ 1]
December 20, 1993: Rex Hudler was signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.[ 2]
March 22, 1994: Rex Hudler was released by the San Francisco Giants.[ 2]
Regular season [ edit ]
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).[ 3]
The Giants were struggling offensively prior to the Strike, at 28th in batting average (.249), doubles (159) and overall hits (963).[ 4]
Their pitchers also struggled, combining to finish 28th in complete games, with just 2.[ 4]
Notable transactions [ edit ]
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.[ 5]
September 14, 1994: Yorvit Torrealba was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.[ 6]
Draft Picks [ edit ]
The following were notable Giants draft picks from the MLB Amateur Draft held on June 2, 1994.
Opening Day Starters [ edit ]
Todd Benzinger
Barry Bonds
John Burkett
Royce Clayton
Darren Lewis
Kirt Manwaring
Willie McGee
Robby Thompson
Matt Williams[ 11]
Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1994 National League Records
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
—
1994 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats [ edit ]
Batting [ edit ]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Player
G
AB
H
HR
RBI
AVG.
Kirt Manwaring
97
316
79
1
29
.250
Todd Benzinger
107
328
87
9
31
.265
John Patterson
85
240
57
3
32
.238
Matt Williams
112
445
119
43
96
.267
Royce Clayton
108
385
91
3
30
.236
Barry Bonds
112
391
122
37
81
.312
Darren Lewis
114
451
116
4
29
.257
Willie McGee
45
156
44
5
23
.282
[ 12]
Other batters [ edit ]
Player
G
AB
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
Dave Martinez
97
235
58
4
27
.247
Robby Thompson
35
129
27
2
7
.209
Jeff Reed
50
103
18
1
7
.175
Steve Scarsone
52
103
28
2
13
.272
Mark Carreon
51
100
27
3
20
.270
Darryl Strawberry
29
92
22
4
17
.239
Mike Benjamin
38
62
16
1
9
.258
[ 12]
Starting pitchers [ edit ]
Other pitchers [ edit ]
Relief pitchers [ edit ]
Awards and honors [ edit ]
All-Star Game
Farm system [ edit ]
[ 13]
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