| 1994 Kansas City Royals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium | |||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |||
| Record | 64–51 (.557) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | David Glass | |||
| General managers | Herk Robinson | |||
| Managers | Hal McRae | |||
| Television | KSMO-TV (Paul Splittorff,Dave Armstrong) | |||
| Radio | WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews,Fred White) | |||
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The1994 Kansas City Royals season was the 26th season for the franchise, and their 22nd atKauffman Stadium. It involved the Royals finishing third in theAmerican League Central with a record of 64 wins and 51 losses. The season was cut short by the1994 player's strike. The season marked the Royals' alignment into the newAmerican League Central division. This was the last winning season for the Royals until2003.
Thanks to the pitching prowess ofKevin Appier,Tom Gordon and 1994 ALCy Young Award winnerDavid Cone, and the hitting power of ALRookie of the YearBob Hamelin, the Royals had compiled a 64–51 record through 115 games. They had scored 574 runs (4.99 per game) and allowed 532 runs (4.63 per game). The Royals were in the thick of the 1994 AL Wildcard race, trailing theBaltimore Orioles by1⁄2 a game and theCleveland Indians by 3 games.[5]
Royals' pitchers struggled with control during the regular season, as they combined for 60 wild pitches (the most in the Majors) through the Royals' 115 games. Royals hitters were very active on the basepaths, as they led the Majors in stolen bases, with 140, and times caught stealing, with 62.[6]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 46 | .593 | — | 34–19 | 33–27 |
| Cleveland Indians | 66 | 47 | .584 | 1 | 35–16 | 31–31 |
| Kansas City Royals | 64 | 51 | .557 | 4 | 35–24 | 29–27 |
| Minnesota Twins | 53 | 60 | .469 | 14 | 32–27 | 21–33 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 53 | 62 | .461 | 15 | 24–32 | 29–30 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 70 | 43 | .619 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 46 | .593 |
| Texas Rangers | 52 | 62 | .456 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | — |
| 1994 Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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| = Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Mike Macfarlane | 92 | 314 | 53 | 80 | 14 | 47 | .255 | 1 |
| 1B | Wally Joyner | 97 | 363 | 52 | 113 | 8 | 57 | .311 | 3 |
| 2B | José Lind | 85 | 290 | 34 | 78 | 1 | 31 | .269 | 9 |
| 3B | Gary Gaetti | 90 | 327 | 53 | 94 | 12 | 57 | .287 | 0 |
| SS | Greg Gagne | 107 | 375 | 39 | 97 | 7 | 51 | .259 | 10 |
| LF | Vince Coleman | 104 | 438 | 61 | 105 | 2 | 33 | .240 | 50 |
| CF | Brian McRae | 114 | 436 | 71 | 119 | 4 | 40 | .273 | 28 |
| RF | Félix José | 99 | 366 | 56 | 111 | 11 | 55 | .303 | 10 |
| DH | Bob Hamelin | 101 | 312 | 64 | 88 | 24 | 65 | .282 | 4 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Henderson | 56 | 198 | 27 | 49 | 5 | 31 | .247 | 2 |
| Terry Shumpert | 64 | 183 | 28 | 44 | 8 | 24 | .240 | 18 |
| Brent Mayne | 46 | 144 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 20 | .257 | 1 |
| David Howard | 46 | 83 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 13 | .229 | 3 |
| Hubie Brooks | 34 | 61 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 14 | .230 | 1 |
| Keith Miller | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .133 | 0 |
| Kevin Koslofski | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
| Tom Goodwin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Cone | 23 | 171.2 | 16 | 5 | 2.94 | 132 |
| Tom Gordon | 24 | 155.1 | 11 | 7 | 4.35 | 126 |
| Kevin Appier | 23 | 155.0 | 7 | 6 | 3.83 | 145 |
| Mark Gubicza | 22 | 130.0 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 | 59 |
| Bob Milacki | 10 | 55.2 | 0 | 5 | 6.14 | 17 |
| Chris Haney | 6 | 28.1 | 2 | 2 | 7.31 | 18 |
| José DeJesús | 5 | 26.2 | 3 | 1 | 4.73 | 12 |
| Jeff Granger | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Montgomery | 42 | 44.2 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 4.03 | 50 |
| Billy Brewer | 50 | 38.2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2.56 | 25 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 45 | 67.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4.92 | 36 |
| Stan Belinda | 37 | 49.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5.14 | 37 |
| Rusty Meacham | 36 | 50.2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.73 | 36 |
| Mike Magnante | 36 | 47.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.60 | 21 |
| David Howard | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilmington[11]