1994 San Diego Padres season

Offseason

• November 18, 1993: Jarvis Brown was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Atlanta Braves.
• November 18, 1993: Darrell Sherman was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Colorado Rockies.
• 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.
• December 17, 1993: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.
• January 20, 1994: Jeff Gardner was released by the Padres.
• March 21, 1994: Kevin Elster was released by the San Diego Padres.

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. 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.

Opening Day starters

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

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 13, 1994: Kevin Maas was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
• May 11, 1994: Gene Harris was traded by the Padres to the Detroit Tigers for Jorge Velandia and Scott Livingstone.
• May 20, 1994: Mackey Sasser was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
• May 23, 1994: Kevin Maas was released by the Padres.
• May 24, 1994: Mark Davis was released by the Padres.
• June 26, 1994: Mackey Sasser was released by the Padres.

Roster

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

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 honors

• Andy Benes, National League strikeout champion (189)
• Tony Gwynn, National League batting champion, (.394) 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brownja03.shtml Jarvis Brown] at ''Baseball Reference''
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shermda02.shtml Darrell Sherman] at ''Baseball Reference''
3. "Frank Seminara Stats".
4. "Kevin Elster Stats".
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gardnje01.shtml Jeff Gardner] at ''Baseball Reference''
6. "1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
7. "1994 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maaske01.shtml Kevin Maas] at ''Baseball Reference''
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velanjo01.shtml Jorge Velandia] at ''Baseball Reference''
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sassema01.shtml Mackey Sasser] at ''Baseball Reference''
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisma01.shtml Mark Davis] at ''Baseball Reference''
12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007