1994 Season

The 1994 season in brief

Of every club in the 1994 standings, the Montreal Expos won most often, going 74-40. At the other end, the San Diego Padres went 47-70. Race by race in 1994, the Cincinnati Reds (66-48) edged the Houston Astros (66-49) in the National League Central, the Chicago White Sox (67-46) edged the Cleveland Indians (66-47) in the American League Central, the American League West went to the Texas Rangers by the narrowest of margins over the Oakland Athletics, 52-62 to 51-63, and National League West honors went to the Los Angeles Dodgers, whose 58-56 beat the San Francisco Giants's 55-60. The data holds no postseason results for 1994. The home run board is topped by Matt Williams at 43, ahead of Ken Griffey with 40. The qualified batting-average board starts with Tony Gwynn at .394, with Jeff Bagwell next at .367. That 1994 rate board needs 356 plate appearances (115 team games times the per-game rule). Greg Maddux's 1.56 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Steve Ontiveros followed at 2.65. First place on the remaining pitching boards: Jimmy Key in wins (17), Randy Johnson in strikeouts (204), and Lee Smith in saves (33). The stolen-base tile is headed by Kenny Lofton with 60. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 1994 leaders page ranks the whole 1994 field.