1994 Texas Rangers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Record | 52–62 (.456) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | George W. Bush | |
General managers | Tom Grieve | |
Managers | Kevin Kennedy | |
Television | KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges) | |
Radio | WBAP (Mark Holtz, Eric Nadel) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo) | |
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The 1994 Texas Rangers season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike. At the time when the strike began, the Rangers were leading the American League West with a record of 52 wins and 62 losses. It was their first season at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Offseason
[edit]- November 22, 1993: Will Clark was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[1]
- December 18, 1993: Billy Ripken was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[2]
Regular season
[edit]Despite compiling a record of just 52-62 by Friday, August 12, the Rangers were actually leading the AL West Division. They had scored 613 runs (5.38 per game) and allowed 697 runs (6.11 per game).[3]
The Rangers' pitching struggled over the course of the strike-shortened season, finishing 1st in most runs allowed (697) and most home runs allowed (157).[4] However on July 28, Kenny Rogers pitched the 14th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, blanking the California Angels 4–0 at The Ballpark at Arlington.[5] Needing 98 pitches to complete his masterpiece, Rogers struck out eight batters. He also survived three-ball counts to seven Angel hitters.
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Texas Rangers | 52 | 62 | .456 | — | 31–32 | 21–30 |
Oakland Athletics | 51 | 63 | .447 | 1 | 24–32 | 27–31 |
Seattle Mariners | 49 | 63 | .438 | 2 | 22–22 | 27–41 |
California Angels | 47 | 68 | .409 | 5½ | 23–40 | 24–28 |
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New York Yankees | 70 | 43 | .619 |
Chicago White Sox | 67 | 46 | .593 |
Texas Rangers | 52 | 62 | .456 |
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Cleveland Indians | 66 | 47 | .584 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 49 | .562 | 2½ |
Kansas City Royals | 64 | 51 | .557 | 3 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | 60 | .478 | 12 |
Boston Red Sox | 54 | 61 | .470 | 13 |
Minnesota Twins | 53 | 60 | .469 | 13 |
Detroit Tigers | 53 | 62 | .461 | 14 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 53 | 62 | .461 | 14 |
Oakland Athletics | 51 | 63 | .447 | 15½ |
Seattle Mariners | 49 | 63 | .438 | 16½ |
California Angels | 47 | 68 | .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 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- June 2, 1994: Scott Podsednik was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 5, 1994.[6]
- June 29, 1994: Tim Leary was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[7]
Roster
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Game log
[edit]Regular season
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April: 9–12 (Home: 6–6; Away: 3–6)
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May: 14–14 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–8)
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June: 12–15 (Home: 5–9; Away: 7–6)
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July: 15–14 (Home: 12–7; Away: 3–7)
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August: 2–7 (Home: 2–4; Away: 0–3)
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September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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Legend: = Win = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member |
Detailed records
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 | Iván Rodríguez | 99 | 363 | 108 | .298 | 16 | 57 |
1B | Will Clark | 110 | 389 | 128 | .329 | 13 | 80 |
2B | Jeff Frye | 57 | 205 | 67 | .327 | 0 | 18 |
SS | Manuel Lee | 95 | 335 | 93 | .278 | 2 | 38 |
3B | Dean Palmer | 93 | 342 | 84 | .246 | 19 | 59 |
LF | Juan González | 107 | 422 | 116 | .275 | 19 | 85 |
CF | David Hulse | 77 | 310 | 79 | .255 | 1 | 19 |
RF | Rusty Greer | 80 | 277 | 87 | .314 | 10 | 46 |
DH | Jose Canseco | 111 | 429 | 121 | .282 | 31 | 90 |
Other batters
[edit]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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Doug Strange | 73 | 226 | 48 | .212 | 5 | 26 |
Oddibe McDowell | 59 | 183 | 48 | .262 | 1 | 15 |
Chris James | 52 | 133 | 34 | .256 | 7 | 19 |
Esteban Beltré | 48 | 131 | 37 | .282 | 0 | 12 |
Billy Ripken | 32 | 81 | 25 | .309 | 0 | 6 |
Junior Ortiz | 29 | 76 | 21 | .276 | 0 | 9 |
Gary Redus | 18 | 33 | 9 | .273 | 0 | 2 |
Rob Ducey | 11 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 1 |
Butch Davis | 4 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Jackson | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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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Kevin Brown | 26 | 170.0 | 7 | 9 | 4.82 | 123 |
Kenny Rogers | 24 | 167.1 | 11 | 8 | 4.46 | 120 |
John Dettmer | 11 | 54.0 | 0 | 6 | 4.33 | 27 |
Rick Helling | 9 | 52.0 | 3 | 2 | 5.88 | 25 |
Roger Pavlik | 11 | 50.1 | 2 | 5 | 7.69 | 31 |
Bruce Hurst | 8 | 38.0 | 2 | 1 | 7.11 | 24 |
Jack Armstrong | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 7 |
Other pitchers
[edit]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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Héctor Fajardo | 18 | 83.1 | 5 | 7 | 6.91 | 45 |
Brian Bohanon | 11 | 37.1 | 2 | 2 | 7.23 | 26 |
Tim Leary | 6 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 8.14 | 9 |
Steve Dreyer | 5 | 17.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.71 | 11 |
Rick Reed | 4 | 16.2 | 1 | 1 | 5.94 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]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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Tom Henke | 37 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3.79 | 39 |
Matt Whiteside | 47 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5.02 | 37 |
Cris Carpenter | 47 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.03 | 39 |
Darren Oliver | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3.42 | 50 |
Rick Honeycutt | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.20 | 18 |
Jay Howell | 40 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5.44 | 22 |
Dan Smith | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.30 | 9 |
James Hurst | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 5 |
Duff Brumley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 4 |
Terry Burrows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
- Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award,
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Will Clark at Baseball Reference
- ^ Billy Ripken at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1994 American League Season Summary".
- ^ "1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
- ^ Rogers Throws Perfect Game for Rangers 29 July 1994. The New York Times.
- ^ Scott Podsednik at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tim Leary at Baseball Reference
- 1994 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1994 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.