| 1994 Cincinnati Reds | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Division | Central |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| Record | 66–48 (.579) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
| Owners | Marge Schott |
| General managers | Jim Bowden |
| Managers | Davey Johnson |
| Television | WLWT SportsChannel Cincinnati (George Grande,Chris Welsh) |
| Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman,Joe Nuxhall) |
The1994Cincinnati Reds season was the 125th season for the franchise inMajor League Baseball, and their 25th and 24th full season atRiverfront Stadium. The team moved to the newNational League Central in the 1994 season. They were leading the division by a half game before astrike ended the1994 Major League Baseball season in mid-August.
For the first time, theOpening Day game was moved to Sunday night as part ofESPN'sSunday Night Baseball. Up to that point, traditionally Opening Day was held on a Monday, with the Reds customarily hosting the first game of the afternoon. The move was met with some controversy, as many fans and traditionalists, including Reds ownerMarge Schott, were not happy about the Sunday night game, especially since it was alsoEaster Sunday.[6][7] Many tickets for the Sunday night game went unsold, and the team elected to wait until Monday afternoon's game for the traditional Opening Day pageantry and festivities. A sparse crowd of only 32,803 braved frigid weather Sunday night April 3 to watch the Reds lose 6–4 to theSt. Louis Cardinals.[8][9]
For Game 2 on Monday April 4, dubbed by most in attendance the "traditional" opening day, a sold out, standing room only crowd of 55,093 arrived atRiverfront Stadium, shrugging off the previous night's game. The pomp and ceremony, including the traditionalFindlay Market parade was held under sunny skies.Kevin Mitchell hit awalk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to win the game 5–4.[10][11]
By Friday, August 12, the Reds had compiled a 66-48 record through 114 games (although they had actually played 115 games, since their April 6 game against theSt. Louis Cardinals atRiverfront Stadium ended tied 8–8 after the top of the 6th inning due to poor weather[12]). They were leading theNL Central Division by just half a game over theHouston Astros. Prior to the strike, they had scored 609 runs (5.30 per game) and had allowed 490 runs (4.26 per game).[13]
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April (15-7-1) (Home: 10-2-1; Road: 5-5)
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May (14-15) (Home: 7-5; Road: 7-10)
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June (15-11) (Home: 10-4; Road: 5-7)
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July (17-10) (Home: 8-6; Road: 9-4)
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| Legend | |||
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| Reds win | Reds loss | All-Star Game | Game postponed |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 48 | .579 | — | 37–22 | 29–26 |
| Houston Astros | 66 | 49 | .574 | ½ | 37–22 | 29–27 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 61 | .465 | 13 | 32–29 | 21–32 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 53 | 61 | .465 | 13 | 23–33 | 30–28 |
| Chicago Cubs | 49 | 64 | .434 | 16½ | 20–39 | 29–25 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Expos | 74 | 40 | .649 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 48 | .579 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 58 | 56 | .509 |
| Wild Card team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
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| 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 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Brian Dorsett | 76 | 216 | 53 | .245 | 5 | 26 |
| 1B | Hal Morris | 112 | 436 | 146 | .335 | 10 | 78 |
| 2B | Bret Boone | 108 | 381 | 122 | .320 | 12 | 68 |
| SS | Barry Larkin | 110 | 427 | 119 | .279 | 9 | 52 |
| 3B | Tony Fernández | 104 | 366 | 102 | .279 | 8 | 50 |
| LF | Kevin Mitchell | 95 | 310 | 101 | .326 | 30 | 77 |
| CF | Roberto Kelly | 47 | 179 | 54 | .302 | 3 | 21 |
| RF | Reggie Sanders | 107 | 400 | 105 | .263 | 17 | 62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | 46 | 184 | 51 | .277 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas Howard | 83 | 178 | 47 | .264 | 5 | 24 |
| Ed Taubensee | 61 | 177 | 52 | .294 | 8 | 21 |
| Jacob Brumfield | 68 | 122 | 38 | .311 | 4 | 11 |
| Jeff Branson | 58 | 109 | 31 | .284 | 6 | 16 |
| Lenny Harris | 66 | 100 | 31 | .310 | 0 | 14 |
| Jerome Walton | 46 | 68 | 21 | .309 | 1 | 9 |
| Willie Greene | 16 | 37 | 8 | .216 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Hunter | 9 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 4 | 10 |
| Joe Oliver | 6 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Pegues | 11 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Rijo | 26 | 172.1 | 9 | 6 | 3.08 | 171 |
| John Smiley | 24 | 158.2 | 11 | 10 | 3.86 | 112 |
| Erik Hanson | 22 | 122.2 | 5 | 5 | 4.11 | 101 |
| John Roper | 16 | 92.0 | 6 | 2 | 4.50 | 51 |
| Tim Pugh | 10 | 47.2 | 3 | 3 | 6.04 | 24 |
| Tom Browning | 7 | 40.2 | 3 | 1 | 4.20 | 22 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Schourek | 22 | 81.1 | 7 | 2 | 4.09 | 69 |
| Kevin Jarvis | 6 | 17.2 | 1 | 1 | 7.13 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Brantley | 50 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2.48 | 63 |
| Chuck McElroy | 52 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.34 | 38 |
| Johnny Ruffin | 51 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3.09 | 44 |
| Hector Carrasco | 45 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2.24 | 41 |
| Tim Fortugno | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 | 29 |
| Rich DeLucia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 15 |
| Jerry Spradlin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 4 |
| Scott Service | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.36 | 5 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Princeton, Billings[16]