1994 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1994 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1907)
Results
Record	53–61 (.465)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)	Cam Bonifay
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	KDKA-TV Steve Blass Lanny Frattare Greg Brown Bob Walk KBL Steve Blass Lanny Frattare Greg Brown Bob Walk
Local radio	KDKA Steve Blass Lanny Frattare Greg Brown Bob Walk
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The 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 113th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 108th in the National League. The Pirates finished the shortened season third in the National League Central with a record of 53–61. They played their home games and also hosted the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Three Rivers Stadium.

Offseason

• January 5, 1994: Gary Varsho was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• March 28, 1994: Gary Varsho was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• March 29, 1994: Gary Varsho was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season

The Pirates had scored 466 runs (4.09 per game) and allowed 580 runs (5.09 per game) with a 53-61 record by Friday, August 12, 1994, when the MLB Players' Strike began. Pittsburgh struggled offensively during the season, finishing 28th in runs scored (466), runs batted in (435), home runs (80, tied with the Philadelphia Phillies), total bases (1,485) and slugging percentage (.384). They were shut out 11 times in 114 games, the most in the Majors. One highlight of the season was their 4-0 shutout of the best team in baseball, the Montreal Expos, at Three Rivers Stadium on Thursday, August 11, just one day prior to the Strike. Zane Smith picked up the win for the Pirates.

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	66	48	0.579	—	37–22	29–26
Houston Astros	66	49	0.574	½	37–22	29–27
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	61	0.465	13	32–29	21–32
St. Louis Cardinals	53	61	0.465	13	23–33	30–28
Chicago Cubs	49	64	0.434	16½	20–39	29–25

Division leaders	W	L	Pct.
Montreal Expos	74	40	0.649
Cincinnati Reds	66	48	0.579
Los Angeles Dodgers	58	56	0.509

Wild card team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Atlanta Braves	68	46	0.597	—
Houston Astros	66	49	0.574	2​1⁄2
New York Mets	55	58	0.487	12​1⁄2
San Francisco Giants	55	60	0.478	13​1⁄2
Philadelphia Phillies	54	61	0.470	14​1⁄2
St. Louis Cardinals	53	61	0.465	15
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	61	0.465	15
Colorado Rockies	53	64	0.453	16​1⁄2
Florida Marlins	51	64	0.444	17​1⁄2
Chicago Cubs	49	64	0.434	18​1⁄2
San Diego Padres	47	70	0.402	22​1⁄2

Record vs. opponents

1994 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MON	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

• August 31, 1994: Aramis Ramirez was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

All-Star game

The 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 65th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 12, 1994 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 8-7 in 10 innings. It was the National League's first win since 1987.

Roster

1994 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 66 Jeff Ballard 26 Steve Cooke 50 Mark Dewey 62 Mike Dyer 56 John Hope 64 Joel Johnston 47 Jon Lieber 59 Ravelo Manzanillo 32 Dan Miceli 55 Blas Minor 15 Denny Neagle 34 Alejandro Peña 63 Rich Robertson 41 Zane Smith 63 Jeff Tabaka 29 Randy Tomlin 43 Paul Wagner 44 Rick White		Catchers 57 Jerry Goff  5 Lance Parrish 11 Don Slaught Infielders  3 Jay Bell 16 Tom Foley 13 Carlos García 14 Brian Hunter  7 Jeff King 46 Junior Noboa 12 John Wehner 51 Tony Womack 36 Kevin Young		Outfielders 35 Dave Clark 30 Midre Cummings 28 Al Martin 23 Lloyd McClendon  6 Orlando Merced 25 Steve Pegues 25 Will Pennyfeather 18 Andy Van Slyke 22 Gary Varsho		Manager 10 Jim Leyland Coaches 45 Rich Donnelly (third base) 39 Milt May (hitting) 31 Ray Miller (pitching) 37 Tommy Sandt (first base) 19 Bill Virdon (bench) 54 Spin Williams (bullpen)

Player stats

Batting

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
M. Dewey	45	1	1	1.000	0	0
R. Manzanillo	46	3	2	0.667	0	2
J. Ballard	28	2	1	0.500	0	0
R. Tomlin	10	6	3	0.500	0	1
S. Pegues	7	26	10	0.385	0	2
J. Hope	9	3	1	0.333	0	0
T. Womack	5	12	4	0.333	0	1
D. Clark	86	223	66	0.296	10	46
D. Slaught	76	240	69	0.288	2	21
A. Martin	82	276	79	0.286	9	33
C. García	98	412	114	0.277	6	28
J. Bell	110	424	117	0.276	9	45
O. Merced	108	386	105	0.272	9	51
L. Parrish	40	126	34	0.270	3	16
J. King	94	339	89	0.263	5	42
G. Varsho	67	82	21	0.256	0	5
R. Robertson	8	4	1	0.250	0	0
J. Wehner	2	4	1	0.250	0	3
A. Van Slyke	105	374	92	0.246	6	30
M. Cummings	24	86	21	0.244	1	12
L. McClendon	51	92	22	0.239	4	12
T. Foley	59	123	29	0.236	3	15
B. Hunter	76	233	53	0.227	11	47
Z. Smith	26	57	12	0.211	0	2
K. Young	59	122	25	0.205	1	11
S. Cooke	25	42	8	0.190	0	0
D. Neagle	24	42	8	0.190	1	7
P. Wagner	29	37	6	0.162	0	2
J. Lieber	17	39	4	0.103	0	0
J. Goff	8	25	2	0.080	0	1
R. White	43	13	1	0.077	0	0
M. Dyer	14	1	0	0.000	0	0
D. Miceli	28	3	0	0.000	0	0
J. Noboa	2	2	0	0.000	0	0
A. Peña	22	1	0	0.000	0	0
W. Pennyfeather	4	3	0	0.000	0	0
J. Johnston	4	0	0	—	0	0
B. Minor	17	0	0	—	0	0
J. Tabaka	5	0	0	—	0	0

Pitching

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Z. Smith	25	157	10	8	3.27	57
M. Dewey	45	511⁄3	2	1	3.68	30
J. Lieber	17	1082⁄3	6	7	3.73	71
R. White	43	751⁄3	4	5	3.82	38
R. Tomlin	10	202⁄3	0	3	3.92	17
R. Manzanillo	46	50	4	2	4.14	39
P. Wagner	29	1192⁄3	7	8	4.59	86
A. Peña	22	282⁄3	3	2	5.02	27
S. Cooke	25	1341⁄3	4	11	5.02	74
D. Neagle	24	137	9	10	5.12	122
J. Hope	9	14	0	0	5.79	6
M. Dyer	14	151⁄3	1	1	5.87	13
D. Miceli	28	271⁄3	2	1	5.93	27
J. Ballard	28	241⁄3	1	1	6.66	11
R. Robertson	8	152⁄3	0	0	6.89	8
B. Minor	17	19	0	1	8.05	17
J. Tabaka	5	4	0	0	18.00	2
J. Johnston	4	31⁄3	0	0	29.70	5

Awards and honors

1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Carlos Garcia, 2B, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	Doc Edwards
AA	Carolina Mudcats	Southern League	Bobby Meacham
A	Salem Buccaneers	Carolina League	Trent Jewett
A	Augusta Greenjackets	South Atlantic League	Scott Little
Short-Season A	Welland Pirates	New York-Penn League	Jeff Banister
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

References

• 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com