1994 Toronto Blue Jays season

The 1994 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 18th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 55 wins and 60 losses. Cito Gaston was the manager for the American League squad at the All-Star Game. The Mid-Summer classic was played on July 12 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter were starters at the event, while Pat Hentgen and Paul Molitor were named as reserves.

1994 Toronto Blue Jays
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record55–60 (.478)
Divisional place3rd
Other information
Owner(s)Labatt Breweries,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
General manager(s)Pat Gillick
Manager(s)Cito Gaston
Local televisionCBC Television
(Brian Williams, Tommy Hutton)
Baton
(Don Chevrier, Tommy Hutton)
The Sports Network
(Jim Hughson, Buck Martinez)
Local radioCJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)
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The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike, technically leaving the Blue Jays as the reigning World Champions.

Offseason
  • November 5, 1993: Jack Morris was released by the Toronto Blue Jays.[1]
  • November 8, 1993: Danny Cox was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.[2]
  • November 15, 1993: Randy St. Claire was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.[3]
  • December 21, 1993: Greg Cadaret was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.[4]
  • March 29, 1994: Mike Huff was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Toronto Blue Jays for Domingo Martínez.[5]

Regular season

The Blue Jays scored 566 runs (4.92 per game) and allowed 579 runs (5.04 per game) through 115 games by Friday, August, 12. After slumping to a 33-46 record on Sunday, July 3, Toronto went 22-14 before the Players' Strike ended the season prematurely.[6]

  • July 14, 1994: Joe Carter wore a jersey with the "n" and second "t" in "Toronto" reversed for six innings during a game against the Texas Rangers.[7]

Opening Day Starters



Season standings
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 7043 0.619 — 33–24 37–19
Baltimore Orioles 6349 0.562 6½ 28–27 35–22
Toronto Blue Jays 5560 0.478 16 33–26 22–34
Boston Red Sox 5461 0.470 17 31–33 23–28
Detroit Tigers 5362 0.461 18 34–24 19–38
Division leaders W L Pct.
New York Yankees 7043 0.619
Chicago White Sox 6746 0.593
Texas Rangers 5262 0.456
W L Pct.
Cleveland Indians 6647 0.584
Baltimore Orioles 6349 0.562
Kansas City Royals 6451 0.557
Toronto Blue Jays 5560 0.478
Boston Red Sox 5461 0.470
Minnesota Twins 5360 0.469
Detroit Tigers 5362 0.461
Milwaukee Brewers 5362 0.461
Oakland Athletics 5163 0.447
Seattle Mariners 4963 0.438
California Angels 4768 0.409

Record vs. opponents
1994 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —4–28–42–44–63–44–17–34–54–67–54–63–37–2
Boston 2–4—7–52–43–74–24–25–51–83–79–36–61–57–3
California 4–85–7—5–50–53–46–43–33–34–83–62–76–43–4
Chicago 4–24–25–5—7–58–43–79–32–44–26–39–14–52–3
Cleveland 6–47–35–05–7—8–21–45–29–30–96–03–25–76–4
Detroit 4–32–44–34–82–8—4–86–43–33–35–46–35–75–4
Kansas City 1–42–44–67–34–18–4—5–76–44–27–36–44–36–6
Milwaukee 3–75–53–33–92–54–67–5—6–62–74–14–23–37–3
Minnesota 5–48–13–34–23–93–34–66–6—4–52–53–34–54–8
New York 6–47–38–42–49–03–32–47–25–4—7–58–43–23–4
Oakland 5–73–96–33–60–64–53–71–45–25–7—4–37–35–1
Seattle 4–66–67–21–92–33–64–62–43–34–83–4—9–11–5
Texas 3–35–14–65–47–57–53–43–35–42–33–71–9—4–8
Toronto 2–73–74–33–24–64–56–63–78–44–31–55–18–4—

Transactions
  • May 13, 1994: Dave Righetti signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • June 9, 1994: Greg Cadaret was released by the Toronto Blue Jays.[4]

Roster
1994 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Game log
1994 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1April 4White Sox7 – 3Guzman (1-0)McDowell (0-1)50,4841-0
2April 5White Sox5 – 3Stewart (1-0)Fernandez (0-1)Stottlemyre (1)44,4712-0
3April 6White Sox9 – 2Álvarez (1-0)Hentgen (0-1)44,1642-1
4April 8Mariners8 – 2Leiter (1-0)Fleming (0-1)48,1523-1
5April 9Mariners8 – 6Castillo (1-0)Thigpen (0-1)49,1794-1
6April 10Mariners12 – 6Stewart (2-0)Johnson (0-1)50,4715-1
7April 11@ Athletics14 – 5Hentgen (1-1)Witt (0-1)40,5516-1
8April 12@ Athletics8 – 4Darling (1-1)Spoljaric (0-1)24,9706-2
9April 13@ Athletics8 – 7 (12)Ontiveros (1-1)Cadaret (0-1)12,3976-3
10April 14@ Angels6 – 4Leiter (1-0)Guzman (1-1)Grahe (4)21,2436-4
11April 15@ Angels14 – 13 (10)Lefferts (1-0)Brow (0-1)20,4136-5
12April 16@ Angels5 – 4Hentgen (2-1)Patterson (0-1)29,7577-5
13April 17@ Angels5 – 4 (10)Stottlemyre (1-0)Grahe (0-2)35,5188-5
14April 19Rangers13 – 3Guzman (2-1)Brown (0-4)48,1499-5
15April 20Rangers4 – 3 (11)Stottlemyre (2-0)Henke (1-1)47,11610-5
16April 22Twins8 – 2Hentgen (3-1)Erickson (1-3)46,26811-5
17April 23Twins8 – 6Leiter (2-0)Pulido (0-2)Timlin (1)50,50412-5
18April 24Twins7 – 3Tapani (1-1)Guzman (2-2)50,46412-6
19April 25@ Royals4 – 3Cone (3-1)Stewart (2-1)Montgomery (1)17,10012-7
20April 26@ Royals8 – 6Stottlemyre (3-0)Haney (1-1)Timlin (2)16,57113-7
21April 27@ Rangers11 – 3Rogers (2-2)Hentgen (3-2)38,05513-8
22April 28@ Rangers1 – 0Brown (1-4)Leiter (2-1)Henke (3)27,28713-9
23April 29@ Twins12 – 7Guzman (3-2)Tapani (1-2)25,89814-9
24April 30@ Twins11 – 9Deshaies (2-2)Stewart (2-2)Aguilera (6)24,47914-10
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
25May 1@ Twins7 – 3Willis (1-1)Williams (0-1)26,66914-11
26May 3Royals1 – 0Hentgen (4-2)Appier (2-3)48,17315-11
27May 4Royals6 – 4 (10)Brewer (2-0)Hall (0-1)Montgomery (2)47,24415-12
28May 5Royals11 – 9Gordon (2-1)Guzman (3-3)Montgomery (3)50,07615-13
29May 6Brewers7 – 1Eldred (3-3)Stewart (2-3)47,15015-14
30May 7Brewers3 – 2Castillo (2-0)Bronkey (1-1)50,45816-14
31May 8Brewers3 – 1Hentgen (5-2)Higuera (1-3)Hall (1)48,25217-14
32May 9@ Orioles4 – 1Fernandez (2-0)Leiter (2-2)Smith (14)47,36917-15
33May 10@ Orioles6 – 3Oquist (1-0)Guzman (3-4)Smith (15)47,19417-16
34May 11@ Orioles4 – 1Mussina (6-1)Stottlemyre (3-1)47,38617-17
35May 13@ Red Sox5 – 3Hesketh (2-1)Hentgen (5-3)Ryan (3)32,57917-18
36May 14@ Red Sox11 – 2Darwin (6-2)Leiter (2-3)33,77117-19
--May 15@ Red SoxPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 1
37May 16Tigers7 – 2Guzman (4-4)Moore (3-3)50,45618-19
38May 17Tigers13 – 6Belcher (1-7)Stottlemyre (3-2)46,43918-20
39May 18Tigers9 – 3Stewart (3-3)Gullickson (2-3)47,24719-20
40May 20Indians2 – 0Hentgen (6-3)Nagy (3-3)50,50120-20
41May 21Indians9 – 7Leiter (3-3)Nabholz (0-1)Brow (1)50,51921-20
42May 22Indians8 – 0Martínez (3-4)Guzman (4-5)48,15421-21
43May 23Indians6 – 5Hall (1-1)Mesa (3-2)48,08022-21
44May 24@ Yankees6 – 1Mulholland (5-3)Stewart (3-4)26,21722-22
45May 25@ Yankees5 – 2Abbott (6-2)Hentgen (6-4)23,25022-23
46May 27Angels6 – 2Leftwich (3-4)Leiter (3-4)48,24422-24
47May 28Angels9 – 4Guzman (5-5)Langston (2-3)50,50923-24
48May 29Angels5 – 0Stottlemyre (4-2)Finley (4-4)50,52924-24
49May 30Athletics6 – 2Acre (1-0)Brow (0-2)50,08824-25
50May 31Athletics7 – 2Darling (4-6)Hentgen (6-5)Eckersley (5)50,21124-26
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
51June 1Athletics9 – 5Welch (1-5)Castillo (2-1)50,47124-27
52June 3@ Mariners9 – 6Guzman (6-5)Salkeld (2-3)Hall (2)23,31025-27
53June 4@ Mariners2 – 0Johnson (7-3)Stottlemyre (4-3)37,12725-28
54June 5@ Mariners5 – 4Stewart (4-4)Fleming (3-8)Hall (3)26,33926-28
55June 7@ White Sox9 – 5Hentgen (7-5)Álvarez (8-1)Hall (4)37,18427-28
56June 8@ White Sox3 – 2Johnson (1-0)Hall (1-2)29,92027-29
57June 9Yankees7 – 5Williams (1-1)Mulholland (5-6)Brow (2)50,52128-29
58June 10Yankees7 – 2Stottlemyre (5-3)Abbott (6-5)50,52229-29
59June 11Yankees9 – 2Key (9-1)Stewart (4-5)Wickman (3)50,53029-30
60June 12Yankees3 – 1Hentgen (8-5)Kamieniecki (4-2)Castillo (1)50,51130-30
61June 13@ Indians7 – 3Clark (8-1)Cornett (0-1)41,59830-31
62June 14@ Indians7 – 5Mesa (6-3)Guzman (6-6)Shuey (4)41,88730-32
63June 15@ Indians4 – 3 (13)Mesa (7-3)Brow (0-3)41,79430-33
64June 17@ Tigers7 – 4Stewart (5-5)Gardiner (2-1)Hall (5)36,21031-33
65June 18@ Tigers6 – 5 (11)Boever (5-0)Williams (1-2)37,53431-34
66June 19@ Tigers3 – 1Gohr (2-0)Guzman (6-7)Gardiner (4)35,77231-35
67June 20Red Sox4 – 1Hesketh (4-4)Stottlemyre (5-4)Fossas (1)50,02831-36
68June 21Red Sox13 – 1Sele (6-3)Cornett (0-2)49,46031-37
69June 22Red Sox3 – 2Minchey (1-2)Stewart (5-6)Ryan (4)50,28831-38
70June 24Orioles5 – 1Eichhorn (3-1)Righetti (0-1)50,50831-39
71June 25Orioles4 – 1Eichhorn (4-1)Guzman (6-8)Smith (25)50,52631-40
72June 26Orioles7 – 1Mussina (11-4)Stottlemyre (5-5)50,22931-41
73June 27@ Brewers5 – 1Eldred (9-7)Leiter (3-5)15,74631-42
74June 28@ Brewers6 – 4Mercedes (1-0)Stewart (5-7)Fetters (8)18,90531-43
75June 29@ Brewers5 – 0Hentgen (9-5)Bones (7-5)20,57632-43
76June 30@ Brewers9 – 2Wegman (6-0)Guzman (6-9)27,23132-44
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
77July 1@ Royals4 – 3 (12)Montgomery (2-3)Williams (1-3)21,49632-45
78July 2@ Royals7 – 6Castillo (3-1)Meacham (0-1)Hall (6)27,80033-45
79July 3@ Royals11 – 6Cone (12-4)Stewart (5-8)25,42133-46
80July 4@ Royals9 – 4Hentgen (10-5)Milacki (0-3)38,03934-46
81July 5@ Twins14 – 3Guzman (7-9)Mahomes (7-4)22,38035-46
82July 6@ Twins5 – 4Erickson (8-6)Stottlemyre (5-6)Aguilera (18)26,47935-47
83July 7@ Twins4 – 3Castillo (4-1)Willis (1-3)Hall (7)31,18036-47
84July 8Royals6 – 5Pichardo (3-2)Hall (1-3)Montgomery (14)50,51536-48
85July 9Royals9 – 4Hentgen (11-5)Milacki (0-4)50,52437-48
86July 10Royals7 – 3Guzman (8-9)Gubicza (5-8)Cox (1)50,50438-48
87July 14@ Rangers7 – 3Fajardo (5-5)Stottlemyre (5-7)42,62138-49
88July 15@ Rangers7 – 5Guzman (9-9)Dettmer (0-4)Hall (8)46,51139-49
89July 16@ Rangers4 – 2Brown (7-8)Hentgen (11-6)Henke (10)46,51039-50
90July 17@ Rangers3 – 1Stewart (6-8)Rogers (10-5)Hall (9)46,39440-50
91July 18Twins7 – 4Leiter (4-5)Guardado (0-2)Hall (10)48,06041-50
92July 19Twins4 – 2Castillo (5-1)Tapani (9-6)Hall (11)47,22242-50
93July 20Twins9 – 2Guzman (10-9)Erickson (8-9)48,16243-50
94July 21Rangers9 – 3Hentgen (12-6)Leary (1-1)Cox (2)49,61844-50
95July 22Rangers3 – 2Stewart (7-8)Rogers (10-6)Hall (12)50,52245-50
96July 23Rangers9 – 1Leiter (5-5)Fajardo (5-7)50,52946-50
97July 24Rangers4 – 2Cornett (1-2)Pavlik (1-5)Cox (3)50,52147-50
98July 26Brewers7 – 5Bones (10-7)Guzman (10-10)Fetters (13)49,09847-51
99July 27Brewers5 – 0Wegman (8-3)Hentgen (12-7)47,17247-52
100July 28Brewers5 – 4Orosco (2-1)Cox (0-1)Fetters (14)47,06147-53
101July 29@ Orioles4 – 3Leiter (6-5)Moyer (4-7)Hall (13)47,49748-53
102July 30@ Orioles7 – 5Eichhorn (6-4)Timlin (0-1)Smith (32)47,00048-54
103July 31@ Orioles6 – 4Guzman (11-10)McDonald (12-7)Hall (14)47,68449-54
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
104August 1@ Red Sox6 – 2Hentgen (13-7)Sele (7-7)50-54
105August 1@ Red Sox4 – 3Minchey (2-3)Cornett (1-3)Ryan (12)33,42950-55
106August 2@ Red Sox8 – 7Cox (1-1)Bankhead (3-1)Hall (15)32,97651-55
107August 3@ Red Sox7 – 2Van Egmond (2-3)Leiter (6-6)32,04751-56
108August 4@ Red Sox5 – 2Stottlemyre (6-7)Clemens (9-7)Hall (16)33,19952-56
109August 5Tigers4 – 2Guzman (12-10)Wells (4-7)Hall (17)50,52253-56
110August 6Tigers3 – 2Moore (11-10)Hentgen (13-8)Boever (3)50,51253-57
111August 7Tigers8 – 7Davis (2-3)Castillo (5-2)Cadaret (2)50,50953-58
112August 8Indians6 – 1Nagy (10-8)Leiter (6-7)50,51553-59
113August 9Indians12 – 5Stottlemyre (7-7)Lopez (1-2)50,52754-59
114August 10Indians5 – 3Grimsley (5-2)Guzman (12-11)Plunk (3)50,51054-60
115August 11@ Yankees8 – 7 (13)Hall (2-3)Ausanio (2-1)37,33355-60

Player stats

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
CPat Borders8529573.247326
1BJohn Olerud108384114.2971267
2BRoberto Alomar107392120.306838
3BEd Sprague10940597.2401144
SSDick Schofield9532583.255432
RFJoe Carter111435118.27127103
CFDevon White100403109.2701349
LFMike Huff8020763.304325
DHPaul Molitor115454155.3411475

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
Darnell Coles4814330.210415
Carlos Delgado4313028.215924
Randy Knorr4012430.242719
Rob Butler417413.17605
Alex Gonzalez15538.15101
Shawn Green14333.09101

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

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Bob Didier
AA Knoxville Smokies Southern League Garth Iorg
A Dunedin Blue Jays Florida State League Jim Nettles
A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Omar Malavé
A-Short Season St. Catharines Blue Jays New York–Penn League J. J. Cannon
Rookie GCL Blue Jays Gulf Coast League Doug Ault
Rookie Medicine Hat Blue Jays Pioneer League Darren Balsley

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References
  1. Jack Morris Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coxda01.shtml
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/st.clra01.shtml
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml
  5. Mike Huff Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1994-schedule-scores.shtml
  7. "MLB's Misspelled Uniforms". sikids.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  8. Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
  9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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