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1994 New York Mets season

FieldValue
nameNew York Mets
imageNew York Mets Insignia.svg
season1994
leagueNational League
divisionEast
ballparkShea Stadium
cityNew York City, New York
record
divisional_place3rd
ownersFred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
general_managerJoe McIlvaine
managerDallas Green
televisionWWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub, Gary Thorne)
radioWFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Howie Rose)
WSKQ-FM (Spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Renato Morffi)
espntnNYM
brtnNYM

(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub, Gary Thorne) (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Howie Rose) WSKQ-FM (Spanish) (Juan Alicea, Renato Morffi) The 1994 New York Mets season was the 33rd attempt at a regular season for the Mets. They went 55–58 and finished third in the National League East, eighteen and a half games behind the first place Montreal Expos. The Mets 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.
  • 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.
  • December 16, 1993: Jim Lindeman was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
  • December 17, 1993: Doug Linton was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
  • January 5, 1994: Vince Coleman and cash were traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds.
  • February 18, 1994: Joe Dellicarri (minors) was traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Kevin Morgan.
  • March 30, 1994: Anthony Young and Ottis Smith (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Chicago Cubs for José Vizcaíno.
  • March 31, 1994: Alan Zinter was traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Rico Brogna.

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).

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 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.

Jeff Kent's .292 average led the team, as did his 68 RBI. Bobby Bonilla led five Mets with double-digit home run totals with 20. Ryan Thompson added 18, Todd Hundley 16, Kent 14, and David Segui 10.

After two injury-filled and disappointing years, Bret Saberhagen emerged as the ace of the Mets' staff with a 14–4 record. Bobby Jones recorded 12 wins in his first full season in the rotation, and John Franco stayed healthy enough to record 30 saves.

The news was not all positive. After struggling in his first seven starts, Dwight Gooden was suspended for 60 days after a positive test for cocaine. While on suspension he tested positive again and the suspension was extended to the entire 1995 season. Thus, 1994 was his final season as a Met.

Opening Day starters

  • Jeromy Burnitz
  • Bobby Jones
  • Jeff Kent
  • Kevin McReynolds
  • David Segui
  • Kelly Stinnett
  • Ryan Thompson
  • Fernando Viña
  • José Vizcaíno

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 29, 1994: Roger Mason was purchased by the New York Mets from the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • June 14, 1994: Doug Dascenzo was signed as a free agent by the Mets.

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

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CTodd Hundley9129169.2371642
1BDavid Segui9233681.2411043
2BJeff Kent107415121.2921468
SSJosé Vizcaíno103410105.256333
3BBobby Bonilla108403117.2902067
LF5118046.256421
CFRyan Thompson9833475.2251859
RFJoe Orsulak9629276.260842

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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Kelly Stinnett4715038.253214
Jeromy Burnitz4514334.238315
5213737.270720
Rico Brogna3913146.351720
Fernando Viña7912431.25006
John Cangelosi6211128.25204
Tim Bogar50528.15425
Luis Rivera324312.27935
Shawn Hare22409.22502
Jeff McKnight31274.14802
Rick Parker8161.06300

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

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Bret Saberhagen24177.11442.74143
Bobby Jones24160.01273.1580
Pete Smith21131.14105.5562
Mike Remlinger1054.2154.6133
Jason Jacome854.0432.6730
Dwight Gooden741.1346.3140
Juan Castillo211.2006.941

Other pitchers

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

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Mauro Gozzo2369.0354.8333
Eric Hillman1134.2037.7920

Relief pitchers

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

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John Franco4714302.7042
Roger Mason412413.5126
Josias Manzanillo373222.6648
Doug Linton326204.4729
Mike Maddux272125.1132
Eric Gunderson140000.004
100205.827
Jonathan Hurst701012.606
Dave Telgheder60107.204

Farm system

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/landrce01.shtml Ced Landrum] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/seminfr01.shtml Frank Seminara] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lindeji01.shtml Jim Lindeman] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lintodo01.shtml Doug Linton] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcreyke01.shtml Kevin McReynolds] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morgake01.shtml Kevin Morgan] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngan01.shtml José Vizcaíno] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brognri01.shtml Rico Brogna] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  9. "1994 National League Season Summary".
  10. "1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
  11. "1994 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  12. "Roger Mason Stats".
  13. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dascedo01.shtml Doug Dascenzo] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  14. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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