1994 Chicago Cubs season

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1994 Chicago Cubs
Major league affiliations
Location
1994 information
Owner(s) Tribune Company
General manager(s) Larry Himes
Manager(s) Tom Trebelhorn
Local television WGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
Local radio WGN
(Harry Caray, Ron Santo, Thom Brennaman)
Stats ESPN.com

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The 1994 Chicago Cubs season was the 122nd for the franchise. One of the highlights of the season was Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes hitting three home runs on Opening Day1--all off Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets. The Cubs still lost the game 12-8.2 Rhodes would only hit five more homers that season and the Cubs would set a record by losing their first 12 home games.3


Contents

Offseason

  • October 12, 1993: Steve Lake was released by the Chicago Cubs. 4
  • November 24, 1993: Glenallen Hill signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. 5
  • December 14, 1993: Mike Maksudian was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. 6
  • January 24, 1994: Dave Otto was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. 7
  • March 30, 1994: Anthony Young was traded by the New York Mets with Ottis Smith (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for Jose Vizcaino. 8

Regular season

The Cubs finished the strike-shortened season with a 49-64 record.9 They scored 500 runs (4.42 per game) and allowed 549 runs (4.86 per game).10

One of the most-memorable moments in Cubs history occurred April 29. 1994, after a heart-breaking 6-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field..11 The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth only to have Glenallen Hill swing at the first pitch he saw and ground into a game-ending double play. The loss was the ninth consecutive home defeat for the Cubs to start the season and dropped the club to 6-15.12 Manager Tom Trebelhorn had vowed to meet fans outside the ballpark if the Cubs lost another home game and was true to his word, wading into a crowd of some 200 angry fans gathered at a fire station on Waveland Avenue just outside Wrigley's left-field wall. The confrontation started ugly, but within a half hour, Trebelhorn, who was known for his quick humor and good nature, won over most of his detractors.13 The team went on to lose three more home games before snapping the record streak with a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on May 4, 1994, but by then Trebelhorn's "Firehouse Chat" was a memorable moment in Cubs' history. The season, which ended when Major League players went on 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike Aug. 12, was Trebelhorn's only as manager of the Cubs. He was replaced in 1995 by Jim Riggleman.

Season standings

Central Division W L GB Pct.
Cincinnati Reds 66 48 -- .579
Houston Astros 66 49 0.5 .574
Pittsburgh Pirates 53 61 13 .465
St. Louis Cardinals 53 61 13 .465
Chicago Cubs 49 64 16.5 .434

Notable transactions

  • May 16, 1994: Willie Wilson was released by the Chicago Cubs. 14
  • July 27, 1994: Mike Sharperson signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. 15

Roster

1994 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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

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

Pitching

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

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

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

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Iowa Cubs American Association Rick Patterson
AA Orlando Cubs Southern League Dave Trembley
A Daytona Cubs Florida State League Ken Bolek
A Kane County Cougars Midwest League Steve Roadcap
Short-Season A Williamsport Cubs New York-Penn League Jerry Weinstein
Rookie Huntington Cubs Appalachian League Steve Kolinsky
Rookie GCL Cubs Gulf Coast League Phil Bradley

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Notes

  1. ^ SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
  2. ^ Baseball Almanac. "New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs". Retrieved 21 February 2013. 
  3. ^ Reaves, Joseph A. "Cubs Still At A Loss For A Win". Chicago Tribune. 
  4. ^ Steve Lake Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ Glenallen Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maksumi01.shtml
  7. ^ Dave Otto Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngan01.shtml
  9. ^ Baseball Almanac. "Chicago Cubs 1994 Schedule". Retrieved 21 February 2013. 
  10. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1994.shtml
  11. ^ Baseball America. "Chicago Cubs 1994 Schedule". Retrieved 21 February 2013. 
  12. ^ Baseball America. "Chicago Cubs 1994 Schedule". Retrieved 21 February 2013. 
  13. ^ Reaves, Joseph A. "Trebelhorn Manages To Win Fiery Fans". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 February 2013. 
  14. ^ Willie Wilson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  15. ^ Mike Sharperson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  16. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

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