1994 San Diego Padres season

The 1994 San Diego Padres season was the 26th season in franchise history.

1994 San Diego Padres
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Jack Murphy Stadium
City	San Diego, California
Record	47–70 (.402)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Tom Werner
General managers	Randy Smith
Managers	Jim Riggleman
Television	KUSI-TV Prime Ticket (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler)
Radio	KFMB (AM) (Bob Chandler, Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner) XEXX (Mario Thomas Zapiain, Matias Santos, Eduardo Ortega)
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Offseason

• November 18, 1993: Jarvis Brown was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Atlanta Braves.^[1]
• November 18, 1993: Darrell Sherman was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Colorado Rockies.^[2]
• December 10, 1993: Frank Seminara was traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later and Tracy Sanders (minors) to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and Randy Curtis (minors). The New York Mets sent Marc Kroon (December 13, 1993) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Pablo Martinez (December 13, 1993) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.^[3]
• December 17, 1993: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.^[4]
• January 20, 1994: Jeff Gardner was released by the Padres.^[5]
• March 21, 1994: Kevin Elster was released by the San Diego Padres.^[4]

Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Padres had compiled a record of 47-70 through 117 games. They had scored 479 runs (4.09 per game) and allowed 531 runs (4.54 per game). They were also leading the majors in at-bats at the time, with 4,068.^[6] They also drew the fewest walks in the majors, with 319, and tied the New York Yankees for the most double plays grounded into, with 112.^[6]

Opening Day starters

• Brad Ausmus
• Derek Bell
• Andy Benes
• Archi Cianfrocco
• Ricky Gutiérrez
• Tony Gwynn
• Phil Plantier
• Bip Roberts
• Dave Staton^[7]

Season standings

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	58	56	.509	—	33‍–‍22	25‍–‍34
San Francisco Giants	55	60	.478	3½	29‍–‍31	26‍–‍29
Colorado Rockies	53	64	.453	6½	25‍–‍32	28‍–‍32
San Diego Padres	47	70	.402	12½	26‍–‍31	21‍–‍39

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Division leaders

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

Record vs. opponents

1994 National League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1994 v t e
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MTL	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 13, 1994: Kevin Maas was signed as a free agent by the Padres.^[8]
• May 11, 1994: Gene Harris was traded by the Padres to the Detroit Tigers for Jorge Velandia and Scott Livingstone.^[9]
• May 20, 1994: Mackey Sasser was signed as a free agent by the Padres.^[10]
• May 23, 1994: Kevin Maas was released by the Padres.^[8]
• May 24, 1994: Mark Davis was released by the Padres.^[11]
• June 26, 1994: Mackey Sasser was released by the Padres.^[10]

Roster

1994 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers 43 Andy Ashby 40 Andy Benes 49 Doug Brocail 48 Mike Campbell 48 Mark Davis 38 Donnie Elliott 39 Bryce Florie 50 Joey Hamilton 33 Gene Harris 51 Trevor Hoffman 33 Bill Krueger 47 José Martínez 42 Pedro Martínez 52 Tim Mauser 44 A. J. Sager 27 Scott Sanders 46 Jeff Tabaka 37 Kerry Taylor 41 Wally Whitehurst 36 Tim Worrell		Catchers 11 Brad Ausmus 28 Brian Johnson Infielders 26 Archi Cianfrocco 30 Phil Clark  7 Ricky Gutiérrez 12 Ray Holbert 17 Tim Hyers  9 Scott Livingstone  2 Keith Lockhart  1 Luis López 10 Bip Roberts 18 Craig Shipley 31 Dave Staton 23 Eddie Williams		Outfielders 21 Billy Bean  4 Derek Bell 19 Tony Gwynn 20 Ray McDavid  3 Melvin Nieves 24 Phil Plantier		Manager  8 Jim Riggleman Coaches 32 Dave Bialas (bullpen) 15 Bruce Bochy (third base)  5 Rob Picciolo (bench) 22 Dan Radison (first base) 16 Merv Rettenmund (hitting) 34 Sonny Siebert (pitching)

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
C	Brad Ausmus	101	327	82	.251	7	24
1B	Eddie Williams	58	175	58	.331	11	42
2B	Bip Roberts	105	403	129	.320	2	31
3B	Scott Livingstone	57	180	49	.272	2	10
SS	Ricky Gutiérrez	90	275	66	.240	1	28
LF	Phil Plantier	96	341	75	.220	18	41
CF	Derek Bell	108	434	135	.311	14	54
RF	Tony Gwynn	110	419	165	.394	12	64

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
Craig Shipley	81	240	80	.333	4	30
Luis López	77	235	65	.277	2	20
Phil Clark	61	149	32	.215	5	20
Archi Cianfrocco	59	146	32	.219	4	13
Billy Bean	84	135	29	.215	0	14
Tim Hyers	52	118	30	.254	0	7
Brian Johnson	36	93	23	.247	3	16
Dave Staton	29	66	12	.182	4	6
Keith Lockhart	27	43	9	.209	2	6
Ray McDavid	9	28	7	.250	0	2
Melvin Nieves	10	19	5	.263	1	4
Ray Holbert	5	5	1	.200	0	0

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
Andy Benes	25	172.1	6	14	3.86	189
Andy Ashby	24	164.1	6	11	3.40	121
Scott Sanders	23	111.0	4	8	4.78	109
Joey Hamilton	16	108.2	9	6	2.98	61
Wally Whitehurst	13	64.0	4	7	4.92	43
Bill Krueger	8	41.0	3	2	4.83	30
Tim Worrell	3	14.2	0	1	3.68	14
Kerry Taylor	1	4.1	0	0	8.31	3

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
A.J. Sager	22	46.2	1	4	5.98	26
José Martínez	4	12.0	0	2	6.75	7
Mike Campbell	3	8.1	1	1	12.96	10

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
Trevor Hoffman	47	4	4	20	2.57	68
Pedro Martínez	48	3	2	3	2.90	52
Tim Mauser	35	2	4	2	3.49	42
Jeff Tabaka	34	3	1	1	3.89	30
Donnie Elliott	30	0	1	0	3.27	24
Mark Davis	20	0	1	0	8.82	15
Gene Harris	13	1	1	0	8.03	9
Doug Brocail	12	0	0	0	5.82	11
Bryce Florie	9	0	0	0	0.96	8

Awards and honors

• Andy Benes, National League strikeout champion (189)
• Tony Gwynn, National League batting champion, (.394)

1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Las Vegas Stars	Pacific Coast League	Russ Nixon
AA	Wichita Pilots	Texas League	Keith Champion
A	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	California League	Tim Flannery
A	Springfield Sultans	Midwest League	Ed Romero
A-Short Season	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	Tye Waller
Rookie	AZL Padres	Arizona League	Barry Moss

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rancho Cucamonga^[12]