1994 Houston Astros season

Offseason

• On November 18, 1993, Terry Collins was hired as the 12th manager in Astros history, replacing Art Howe.
• November 27, 1993: Xavier Hernandez was traded by the Astros to the New York Yankees for Andy Stankiewicz and Domingo Jean.
• December 2, 1993: Doug Jones and Jeff Juden were traded by Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mitch Williams.
• December 10, 1993: Eric Anthony was traded by the Astros to the Seattle Mariners for Mike Felder and Mike Hampton.
• January 26, 1994: Sid Bream was signed as a free agent by the Astros.

Regular season

Summary

April

;Opening Day starting lineup

Right fielder James Mouton, who made his major league debut on Opening Day as Houston's leadoff hitter, also took the club's first at bat of the 1994 season, during which they hosted the Montreal Expos. Mouton pulled a ground ball double to left field off the Expos' Jeff Fassero for his first major league hit. The Expos struck first against the Astros' Opening Day starter, Pete Harnisch, during the top of the second, when Wil Cordero singled home Larry Walker, and two batters later, Sean Berry slugged a two-run home run that scored Cordero for a 3–0 Expos lead. In the bottom of the fourth, Andújar Cedeño singled home Luis Gonzalez for the Astros' first score of the season. Jeff Bagwell homered the following inning, which also scored Craig Biggio, for the Astros' first of the season, and tied the score, 3–3. The score remained tied 3–3 through regulation. During the bottom of the 12th, Mitch Williams issued consecutive bases-loaded bases on balls. Montreal regained the lead, 5–3, and Tom Edens replaced Williams, who secured the final out of the frame. In the bottom of the 12th, Bagwell singled home Mouton to trim the deficit to 5–4. Two batters later, Ken Caminiti doubled to center field to plate both Steve Finley and Bagwell for the Astros' walk-off victory, 6–5. Thus, Edens earned the Astros' first victory of the season. Mouton reached base four times in 6 plate appearances, including three hits and a walk, and also pilfered his first stolen base. Each of Finley, Biggio, Bagwell, and Cedeño added multi-hit games.

The Astros also debuted their new navy-and-gold uniforms with the leaning star logo on Opening Day.

On April 23, Mouton walloped a grand slam for his first major league home during the eighth inning at Busch Stadium, off Vicente Palacios. The blast capped a 15–5 Houston victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Donnels, Steve Finley, and Kevin Bass also went deep. Bass produced his second career five-hit game and tied his career high with four runs scored, while Finley logged his ninth career four-hit game. The Astros collected 18 hits and 9 walks,

One week after scoring a season-high 15 runs, on April 30, the Astros buried the Cardinals by the same score, 15–5, this time at home. Bagwell and Finley both homered and doubled among four hits. Harnisch added two hits, his first double, and scored twice while cruising through six innings on the mound. It was Bagwell's seventh career four-hit game, and tenth for Finley. For the first time since 1966, single-game attendance topped 50,000.

May

On May 16, Bagwell hit for his first multi-home run game of the season, who had made his major league debut just six days earlier, entered for Reynolds and struck out Williams looking to extinguish the threat. In the bottom of the sixth, Bagwell yanked a home run deep with Biggio aboard to give Houston a 3–2 lead and make Veres a major league victor for the first time. Holds were earned by fellow rookie relievers Mike Hampton (3rd) and John Hudek (1st), while veteran Mitch Williams registered the save (5).

The May 16 contest posited as the second multi-home run game of Bagwell's career, with his first having occurred almost exactly two years prior on May 10, 1992.

While hurling an 8–0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves on May 24, starting pitcher Doug Drabek turned in an all-round game while going the distance on the mound. At the plate, Drabek matched the three hits surrendered by getting three of his own while collecting two runs batted in (RBI). Every Astro attained a hit as the team piled on 16 while coaxing another 5 bases on balls, while Mouton supplied a game-high four hits, the first four-hit game of his major league career.

For the month of May, Drabek furnished a 5–1 win–loss record (W–L), 1.65 earned run average (ERA) over six starts and 49 innings pitched, three complete games, two shutouts, and a 0.939 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP). Consequently, he was singled out as NL Pitcher of the Month, the Astros' first since Darryl Kile during June of the preceding campaign.

June

In spite of stacking 11 hits on Greg Maddux on June 12 at the Astrodome, the Braves emerged as 3–1 victors. Maddux (10–1) got the complete game victory, issued no walks, induced three double plays, and surrendered just one extra base hit, a double to Bass. Meanwhile, Houston's own Greg, Swindell (5–3), earned a tough loss, allowing just two runs in eight innings.

On June 24, Jeff Bagwell hit three home runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Astrodome—including twice during the sixth inning—to lead a 16–4 rout. Bagwell became the first Astro since Glenn Davis on June 1, 1990 to hit three home runs in one contest. Bagwell also tied the club record with 13 total bases, first set by Joe Morgan on July 8, 1965. Nine of Houston's runs came in the sixth inning, and the 16 runs was a season-high for the Astros.

Bagwell was the NL Player of the Week for consecutive weeks on June 19 and June 26.

During the month of June, Bagwell logged a .394 batting average / .455 on-base percentage (OBP) / .899 slugging percentage (SLG) / 1.354 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). Over 26 games, he totaled 39 hits, scored 30 runs, 11 doubles, 13 home runs, 28 RBI and 89 total bases. This performance garnered NL Player of the Month honors for June, his second career monthly award. The prior Astro to win this award was himself, in May during the previous season. Bagwell joined Bob Watson (May 1975) and César Cedeño (September 1977) as Astros' two-time winners.

July

On July 3, Ken Caminiti became the fourth Astros player to connect for a home run from both sides of the plate, and first time in his career, accomplishing it in the Astrodome. Caminiti took righty Mike Morgan to deep right center in the third, and in the eighth, lefty Dan Plesac to deep right field. Kevin Bass, the previous Astro to hit a home run from each side of the plate in a single game, hit behind Caminiti (cleanup) in the order. Sid Bream, filling in for Bagwell at first, collected a season-high three hits. Biggio logged four hits, including a home run and double, as Houston won, 12–6, over the Chicago Cubs.

MLB All-Star Game

Five Astros players were named to the National League All-Star team: first baseman Jeff Bagwell, second baseman Craig Biggio, third baseman Ken Caminiti, and pitchers Doug Drabek and John Hudek. For Biggio, it was the his third career selection, and the first for each of the remaining four. This was the first time that as many as five Astros were selected to the All-Star Game. Previously four Astros went to the 1979 and 1986 Midsummer Classics.

During the Midsummer Classic, Bagwell entered as a pinch hitter for Maddux, the NL starting pitcher. Bagwell singled off David Cone, and wound up collecting two hits in four at bats.

Rest of July

Finley cranked his first grand slam in an Astros uniform on July 17, igniting Houston for an eight-run third inning. The Astros whitewashed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9–0. Shortstop Orlando Miller thumped his first triple among three hits. Shane Reynolds (7–4) took over for Drabek for seven shutout innings in relief for the victory. With Miller aboard in the third, it was Pittsburgh righty Paul Wagner's hit by pitch of Drabek while batting that knocked him out of the contest. Harnisch pinch ran for Drabek, and Biggio drew a walk. Finley then crushed a deep line drive to right field for the slam.

From July 21 to August 9, Bagwell authored a career-high 18-gaame hitting streak, during which be hit .455.

On July 24, Biggio slugged his second career grand slam, during the fifth inning deep to left off Jon Lieber at the Astrodome. The Astros scored from the third to seventh inning consecutively on the way to a 13–1 win over Pittsburgh. Bagwell swatted two home runs in successive innings off Ravelo Manzanillo, driving in five runs or more for the second time on the season. Darryl Kile (7–5) cruised over eight innings for the win.

Bagwell became the first player in the majors to reach 100 RBI on July 27, including a home run off José Rijo in a 6–5 win over the Cincinnati Reds, agglomerating his total to 101 RBI in 101 games.

Veteran Sid Bream made his final major league appearance on July 27, collecting a single in a pinch-hit at bat against Cincinnati. Bream excelled as a left-handed pinch-hitting option and reserve first baseman during his lone season with Houston, batting .344 in 46 games and 70 plate appearances. Prior to Houston, he made key contribution to both the Pittsburgh Pirates' and Atlanta Braves' National League Championship Series bids.

Bagwell was recognized with a consecutive NL Player of the Month for July, the first Houston Astro to earn two monthly awards within the same season, and the first to win it three times. Over 24 contests, Bagwell batted at a season-high pace of .409 / .509 / .875 / 1.384 OPS. This totaled 27 runs scored, 36 hits, 8 doubles, 11 home runs, and 29 RBI. Bagwell became the first Astro since right-hander J. R. Richard was named NL Pitcher of the Month from September 1979 to April 1980 to earn any consecutive monthly honors.

Counting Drabek's Pitcher of the Month decoration for May, the month of July harbored a third successive monthly award for Houston players.

August

During a 12–4 win over the San Francisco Giants on August 5, Bagwell broke multiple Houston single-season club records, including home runs, total bases and RBI. With five RBI, Bagwell pumped his total to 112 and surpass Bob Watson's club record. Bagwell also cranked his 38th home run and 69th extra-base hit, smashing Jimmy Wynn's club records with one-third of the season remaining. With a .370 batting average, he was also lapping Rusty Staub's franchise record.

On August 10, Bagwell sustained a fracture in on the left hand via an hit by pitch delivered by Andy Benes of the San Diego Padres, prematurely ending his season.

By Friday, August 12, the Astros had compiled a record through 115 games. They trailed the Cincinnati Reds by a game for the NL Central Division lead and the Atlanta Braves by games in the NL Wild Card race when the season was interrupted by the players' strike. As the work stoppage prolonged, the date of August 12 would culminate as the final date of play in the Major Leagues for the 1994 season. All remaining games—including the playoffs—were later cancelled as a response to the players' strike.

Performance overview

The Astros improved from a third-place finish and record in 1993, their final season in the NL West division, to a record and second place in their first campaign in the NL Central in 1994, an increase in winning percentage by .049 points. It was the third consecutive year producing a winning percentage of .500 or better and third of 15 times over a span of 17 seasons through 2008, an era by far with the most consistency through that point in club history. This edition of the Astros commenced a string of seven consecutive showings each with both a winning record and finish no lower than second place in the NL Central division through 1999, both unprecedented achievements in franchise history.

Offensively, the Astros led the Majors in doubles during the strike-shortened season (252), intentional walks (58), and sacrifice hits (73). They had scored 602 runs (5.23 per game) and had allowed 503 runs (4.37 per game).

On the strength of nearly unrivalled productivity in major league history, Bagwell unanimously won the NL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), becoming the fourth player in National League history on whom to be voted in this manner, and the first Astros player to win the award.

Fellow "Killer B" Craig Biggio, who hit ahead of Bagwell in the order, led the league in doubles (44) and stolen bases (39). The third Astro to lead the league in doubles, Rusty Staub (1967) and César Cedeño (twice, 1971 and 1972), preceded Biggio. Further, Biggio became the first player in club history to lead the league in stolen bases.

As such, the pair were each lauded with both of the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Awards, distinguishing them as the first Astros to claim both of the trophies for the same season. It was the first time since 1983 that Houston boasted multiple Silver Slugger recipients (José Cruz and Dickie Thon), and the first since 1974 with multiple Gold Glove defenders (César Cedeño and Doug Rader).

Biggio joined Cruz as the only multiple Silver Slugger winners for the Astros (at the time, two each), while becoming the first Astro to win the award for the position of second base. Biggio also had become Houston's first player to win the Silver Slugger at catcher in 1989. Bagwell, who received his first Silver Slugger, became the second player in club history to receive the award for first base, joining Glenn Davis in 1986. Both Bagwell and Biggio won the Gold Glove for the first time, as well as becoming the first players in club history to win at their respective positions.

In addition, Bagwell also won Player of the Year Awards from the Associated Press, Baseball Digest, and USA Today Baseball Weekly.

Bagwell finished the 1994 season playing in 110 games and batting .368 with a .750 SLG, 1.201 OPS, 39 HR, 116 RBI, 104 runs scored, 300 total bases and 213 adjusted OPS (OPS+) in 400 at-bats. He led the major leagues in SLG, OPS+, RBI, and total bases, and the NL in runs scored and OPS, but fell short of winning the batting Triple Crown, finishing second for the batting title to Tony Gwynn, who, after batting .394, had the highest average in the major leagues since Ted Williams in 1941. Bagwell finished second in HR to Matt Williams, who hit 43. Bagwell set the record for the fewest plate appearances in a season with at least 100 runs and RBI and became the first National Leaguer to finish first or second in batting average, home runs, RBI, and runs scored since Willie Mays in 1955. His .750 SLG at the time ranked as the seventh-best ever—it still ranks as the 11th best single-season mark in Major League history—and was the highest by a National Leaguer since Rogers Hornsby in 1925 (.756).

At the time, in National League history, the 213 OPS+ trailed only Hornsby's 1924 season (222 OPS+) for the second-highest ever; as of 2015, it was tied for 24th highest of all time in all major league seasons, and was the eighth highest among all not by Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth or Williams. Bagwell generated a .383 Isolated Power (ISO) mark, the 16th-highest in history. Twelve of the 15 higher seasons belonged to Bonds, Ruth, and Mark McGwire. Seven of the ten seasons that exceeded his .750 SLG belonged to Bonds and Ruth. Bagwell's 10.26 at bats per home run (AB/HR) ratio is the 25th-best in history. The 1.2009 OPS is the 20th-highest in history; 13 of the seasons that are higher belong to Bonds, Ruth and Williams.

Projecting Bagwell's totals to 162 games and 650 plate appearances, he was on pace to amass 47 doubles, 57 home runs, 170 RBI, 22 stolen bases, 95 walks, 216 hits, along with .451 OBP, .750 SLG, and 1.201 OPS. When leading off an inning, he batted .460, .514 OBP, .990 SLG, 1.504 OPS, 14 HR, nine doubles and a triple. He also hit 23 home runs in 56 games at the Astrodome, setting a record that stood for the stadium that was famed to be pitcher-friendly until the Astros moved out following the 1999 season. He set single-season club records for batting average, SLG, OPS, OPS+, AB/HR, and offensive win percentage (.858), and also for home runs, breaking Wynn's 27-year-old record, and RBI, breaking Bob Watson's record he had set 17 years earlier – later which he again both subsequently broke.

Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 4 || Expos || 6-5 (12 inn.) || Edens (1-0) || Shaw (0-1) || || 43,440 || 1-0 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 5 || Expos || 1-5 || Hill (1-0) || Drabek (0-1) || || 16,227 || 1-1 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 6 || Expos || 3-9 || Rueter (1-0) || Kile (0-1) || || 17,180 || 1-2 || Boxscore |- | 4 || April 8 || Mets |- | 5 || April 9 || Mets |- | 6 || April 10 || Mets |- | 7 || April 12 || @ Marlins |- | 8 || April 13 || @ Marlins |- | 9 || April 14 || @ Marlins |- | 10 || April 15 || @ Mets |- | 11 || April 16 || @ Mets |- | 12 || April 17 || @ Mets |- | 13 || April 19 || @ Cubs |- | 14 || April 20 || @ Cubs |- | 15 || April 22 || @ Cardinals |- | 16 || April 23 || @ Cardinals |- | 17 || April 24 || @ Cardinals |- | 18 || April 25 || Pirates |- | 19 || April 26 || Pirates |- | 20 || April 27 || Cubs |- | 21 || April 28 || Cubs |- | 22 || April 29 || Cardinals |- | 23 || April 30 || Cardinals

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 2, 1994: Mike Simms was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
• May 31, 1994: Mitch Williams was released by the Astros.

Roster

Major League Baseball draft

Statistics

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Awards and achievements

Offensive achievements

Grand slams

Franchise records

• Adjusted on-base plus slugging (OPS+): Jeff Bagwell (213)
• Batting average: Jeff Bagwell (.368)
• Home runs hit at home: Jeff Bagwell (23)
• On-base plus slugging percentage (OPS): Jeff Bagwell (1.201)

Awards

• Associated Press (AP) All-Star—First base: Jeff Bagwell
• Baseball Digest Player of the Year: Jeff Bagwell
• Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star—Relief pitcher: John Hudek
• Fred Hartman Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball: Billy Joe Bowman
• Houston-Area Major League Player of the Year: Andy Pettitte (NYY)
• Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award: Jeff Bagwell
• Houston Astros Rookie of the Year: John Hudek
• MLB All-Star Game:
  • Reserve infielder / Home Run Derby contestant—Jeff Bagwell
  • Reserve infielder—Craig Biggio
  • Reserve infielder—Ken Caminiti
  • Reserve pitcher—Doug Drabek
  • Reserve pitcher—John Hudek
• NL Most Valuable Player (MVP): Jeff Bagwell
• NL Pitcher of the Month—May: Doug Drabek
• 2× NL Player of the Month – June—July: Jeff Bagwell
• NL Player of the Week:
  • June 19—Jeff Bagwell
  • June 26—Jeff Bagwell
  • July 24—Jeff Bagwell
• Players Choice Award—NL Outstanding Player: Jeff Bagwell
• Rawlings Gold Glove Award:
  • Jeff Bagwell (1B)
  • Craig Biggio (2B)
• Silver Slugger Award:
  • Jeff Bagwell (1B)
  • Craig Biggio (2B)
• The Sporting News MLB Player of the Year: Jeff Bagwell
• The Sporting News NL All-Stars:
  • First baseman—Jeff Bagwell
  • Second baseman—Craig Biggio

League leaders

;NL batting leaders

• Adjusted on-base plus slugging (OPS+): Jeff Bagwell (213)
• Doubles: Craig Biggio (44)
• On-base plus slugging (OPS): Jeff Bagwell (1.201)
• Runs batted in (RBI): Jeff Bagwell (116)
• Runs scored: Jeff Bagwell (104)
• Slugging percentage (SLG): Jeff Bagwell (.750)
• Stolen bases: Craig Biggio (39)
• Total bases: Jeff Bagwell (300)

;NL pitching leaders

• Bases on balls allowed: Darryl Kile (82)
• Wild pitches: Darryl Kile (10)

Minor league system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Astros

;Awards

• Baseball America First Team Minor League All-Star—Outfielder: Brian L. Hunter
• Houston Astros Minor League Player of the Year: Brian L. Hunter
• Pacific Coast League All-Star—Outfielder: Brian L. Hunter
• Triple-A All-Star—Outfielder: Brian L. Hunter

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