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1994 Chicago Cubs season

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nameChicago Cubs
imageChicago Cubs logo.svg
season1994
leagueNational League
divisionCentral
ballparkWrigley Field
cityChicago
record
divisional_place5th
ownersTribune Company
general_managersLarry Himes
managersTom Trebelhorn
televisionWGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman, Wayne Larrivee)
radioWGN
(Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
espntnchc
brtnCHC

(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman, Wayne Larrivee) (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray) |}}

The 1994 Chicago Cubs season was the 123rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 119th in the National League and the 79th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished the shortened season fifth and last in the National League Central with a record of 49–64.

One of the highlights of the season was Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes hitting three home runs on Opening Day - all off Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets. The Cubs still lost the game 12-8. Rhodes would only hit five more homers that season and the Cubs would set a record by losing their first 12 home games.

Offseason

  • October 12, 1993: Steve Lake was released by the Chicago Cubs.
  • November 24, 1993: Glenallen Hill signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
  • December 14, 1993: Mike Maksudian was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
  • January 24, 1994: Dave Otto was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
  • March 30, 1994: Anthony Young was traded by the New York Mets with Ottis Smith (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for José Vizcaíno.

Regular season

The Cubs finished the strike-shortened season with a 49-64 record. They scored 500 runs (4.42 per game) and allowed 549 runs (4.86 per game).

One of the most-memorable moments in Cubs history occurred April 29. 1994, after a heart-breaking 6-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field. The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth only to have Glenallen Hill swing at the first pitch he saw and ground into a game-ending double play. The loss was the ninth consecutive home defeat for the Cubs to start the season and dropped the club to 6-15. Manager Tom Trebelhorn had vowed to meet fans outside the ballpark if the Cubs lost another home game and was true to his word, wading into a crowd of some 200 angry fans gathered at a fire station on Waveland Avenue just outside Wrigley's left-field wall. The confrontation started ugly, but within a half hour, Trebelhorn, who was known for his quick humor and good nature, won over most of his detractors. The team went on to lose three more home games before snapping the record streak with a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on May 4, 1994, but by then Trebelhorn's "Firehouse Chat" was a memorable moment in Cubs' history. The season, which ended when Major League players went on 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike Aug 12, was Trebelhorn's only as manager of the Cubs. He was replaced in 1995 by Jim Riggleman.

Game log

|- | 1 || April 4 || Mets |- | 2 || April 5 || Mets |- | 3 || April 6 || Mets |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 8 || @ Expos || 4-0 || Trachsel (1-0) || Martínez (0-1) || || 47,001 || 1-3 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 9 || @ Expos || 4-3 || Plesac (1-0) || Wetteland (0-1) || Myers (1) || 38,635 || 2-3 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 10 || @ Expos || 2-8 || Hill (2-0) || Guzmán (0-2) || || 16,183 || 2-4 || Boxscore |- | 7 || April 11 || @ Mets |- | 8 || April 14 || @ Mets |- | 9 || April 15 || Braves |- | 10 || April 16 || Braves |- | 11 || April 17 || Braves |- | 12 || April 19 || Astros |- | 13 || April 20 || Astros |- | 14 || April 22 || @ Rockies |- | 15 || April 23 || @ Rockies |- | 16 || April 24 || @ Rockies |- | 17 || April 25 || @ Reds |- | 18 || April 26 || @ Reds |- | 19 || April 27 || @ Astros |- | 20 || April 28 || @ Astros |- | 21 || April 29 || Rockies

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • May 16, 1994: Willie Wilson was released by the Chicago Cubs.
  • July 27, 1994: Mike Sharperson signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.

Roster

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**Pitchers**

Player stats

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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

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CRick Wilkins10031371.227739
1BMark Grace106403120.298644
2BRyne Sandberg5722353.238524
SSShawon Dunston8833192.2781135
3BSteve Buechele10433982.2421452
LFDerrick May10034598.284851
CFTuffy Rhodes9526963.234819
RFSammy Sosa105426128.3002570

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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Rey Sánchez9629183.285024
Glenallen Hill8926980.2971038
José Hernández5613232.24219
Eduardo Zambrano6711630.259618
Mark Parent449926.263316
Kevin Roberson445512.21849
Todd Haney17376.16212
Mike Maksudian26267.26904
Willie Wilson17215.23800

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Steve Trachsel22146.0973.21108
Willie Banks23138.18125.4091
Anthony Young20114.2463.9265
Kevin Foster1381.0342.8975
Mike Morgan1580.22106.6957
Frank Castillo423.0214.3019
José Guzmán419.2229.1511

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Jim Bullinger33100.0623.6072
Turk Wendell614.10111.939

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Randy Myers3815213.7932
José Bautista584513.3945
Dan Plesac542314.6153
Chuck Crim495424.4843
Dave Otto360103.8019
Blaise Ilsley100007.809
Randy Veres101105.595
Donn Pall20004.502
Shawn Boskie20000.002

Farm system

Notes

References

References

  1. "SI.com". CNN.
  2. Baseball Almanac. "New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs".
  3. Reaves, Joseph A.. "Cubs Still At A Loss For A Win". Chicago Tribune.
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lakest01.shtml Steve Lake Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hillgl01.shtml Glenallen Hill Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  6. "Mike Maksudian Stats".
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ottoda01.shtml Dave Otto Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  8. "Anthony Young Stats".
  9. Baseball Almanac. "Chicago Cubs 1994 Schedule".
  10. "1994 National League Season Summary".
  11. Baseball America. "Chicago Cubs 1994 Schedule".
  12. Baseball America. "Chicago Cubs 1994 Schedule".
  13. Reaves, Joseph A.. (April 30, 1994). "Trebelhorn Manages To Win Fiery Fans". Chicago Tribune.
  14. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilsowi02.shtml Willie Wilson Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  15. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sharpmi01.shtml Mike Sharperson Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  16. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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