1994 New York Mets season
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Owner(s) | Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr. |
General manager(s) | Joe McIlvaine |
Manager(s) | Dallas Green |
Local television |
WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub, Gary Thorne) |
Local radio |
WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Howie Rose) WSKQ-FM (spanish) (Juan Alicea, Renato Morffi) |
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The New York Mets' 1994 season was the 33rd regular season for the Mets. They went 55-58 and finished 3rd in the NL East. They were managed by Dallas Green. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The season was cut short by the 1994 player's strike.
Offseason
- October 4, 1993: Ced Landrum was released by the Mets.[1]
- December 10, 1993: Randy Curtis (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Frank Seminara, Tracy Sanders (minors) and a player to be named later. The deal was completed on December 13, with the Mets sending Marc Kroon to the Padres, and the Padres sending Pablo Martínez to the Mets.[2]
- December 16, 1993: Jim Lindeman was signed as a free agent by the Mets.[3]
- December 17, 1993: Doug Linton was signed as a free agent by the Mets.[4]
- January 5, 1994: Vince Coleman and cash were traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds.[5]
- February 18, 1994: Joe Dellicarri (minors) was traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Kevin Morgan.[6]
- March 30, 1994: Anthony Young and Ottis Smith (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Chicago Cubs for José Vizcaíno.[7]
- March 31, 1994: Alan Zinter was traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Rico Brogna.[8]
Regular season
By Friday, August 12, the Mets had compiled a 55-58 record through 113 games. They had scored 521 runs (4.48 per game) and allowed 526 runs (4.65 per game).[9]
The Mets struggled in a few offensive areas, finishing 28th in the Majors in both stolen bases (25) and on-base percentage (.316). In spite of these numbers, the Mets had good hitting power, slamming 117 home runs in 113 games, while grounding into just 70 double plays (the fewest in the Majors) and being hit by pitches an MLB-high 52 times.[10]
Opening Day starters
- Jeromy Burnitz
- Bobby Jones
- Jeff Kent
- Kevin McReynolds
- David Segui
- Kelly Stinnett
- Ryan Thompson
- Fernando Viña
- José Vizcaíno[11]
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Montreal Expos | 74 | 40 | 0.649 | — | 32–20 | 42–20 |
Atlanta Braves | 68 | 46 | 0.596 | 6 | 31–24 | 37–22 |
New York Mets | 55 | 58 | 0.487 | 18½ | 23–30 | 32–28 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 61 | 0.470 | 20½ | 34–26 | 20–35 |
Florida Marlins | 51 | 64 | 0.443 | 23½ | 25–34 | 26–30 |
Division leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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Montreal Expos | 74 | 40 | 0.649 |
Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 48 | 0.579 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 58 | 56 | 0.509 |
Wild card team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Atlanta Braves | 68 | 46 | 0.597 | — |
Houston Astros | 66 | 49 | 0.574 | 2 1⁄2 |
New York Mets | 55 | 58 | 0.487 | 12 1⁄2 |
San Francisco Giants | 55 | 60 | 0.478 | 13 1⁄2 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 61 | 0.470 | 14 1⁄2 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 53 | 61 | 0.465 | 15 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 61 | 0.465 | 15 |
Colorado Rockies | 53 | 64 | 0.453 | 16 1⁄2 |
Florida Marlins | 51 | 64 | 0.444 | 17 1⁄2 |
Chicago Cubs | 49 | 64 | 0.434 | 18 1⁄2 |
San Diego Padres | 47 | 70 | 0.402 | 22 1⁄2 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
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 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 29, 1994: Roger Mason was purchased by the New York Mets from the Philadelphia Phillies.[12]
- June 14, 1994: Doug Dascenzo was signed as a free agent by the Mets.[13]
Roster
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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 |
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LF | McReynolds, KevinKevin McReynolds | 51 | 180 | 46 | .256 | 4 | 21 |
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 |
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Lindeman, JimJim Lindeman | 52 | 137 | 37 | .270 | 7 | 20 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Seminara, FrankFrank Seminara | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.82 | 7 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Binghamton[14]
References
- ↑ Ced Landrum at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Frank Seminara at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Jim Lindeman at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Doug Linton at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Kevin McReynolds at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Kevin Morgan at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ José Vizcaíno at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Rico Brogna at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1994.shtml
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1994.shtml
- ↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1994&t=NYN
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/masonro01.shtml
- ↑ Doug Dascenzo at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007