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[1] (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.^[2]
• March 28, 1994: Gary Varsho was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[2]
• March 29, 1994: Gary Varsho was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[2]

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.^[3] 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).^[4] 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.^[3] Zane Smith picked up the win for the Pirates.^[5]

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:
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	—

Game Log

1994 Game Log (53–61)
April (12–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 4 @ Giants 0–8 Burkett Smith (0–1) — 58,077 0–1 2 April 5 @ Giants 0–2 Swift Cooke (0–1) Beck 20,674 0–2 3 April 6 @ Giants 2–4 Portugal Neagle (0–1) — 19,567 0–3 4 April 8 Rockies 3–7 Nied Wagner (0–1) — 44,136 0–4 5 April 9 Rockies 10–5 Smith (1–1) Reynoso — 17,458 1–4 6 April 12 Padres 4–2 Dewey (1–0) Davis White (1) 8,840 2–4 7 April 13 Padres 3–2 Neagle (1–1) Worrell White (2) 8,471 3–4 8 April 14 Padres 4–2 Wagner (1–1) Benes Ballard (1) 13,654 4–4 9 April 15 Dodgers 6–4 White (1–0) Wayne — 16,510 5–4 10 April 16 Dodgers 4–3 Manzanillo (1–0) Dreifort — 17,180 6–4 11 April 17 Dodgers 2–19 Candiotti Cooke (0–2) — 22,590 6–5 12 April 19 @ Reds 2–8 Rijo Neagle (1–2) — 23,891 6–6 13 April 20 @ Reds 4–5 Ruffin Wagner (1–2) Carrasco 20,341 6–7 14 April 22 @ Braves 5–2 Smith (2–1) Smoltz White (3) 49,223 7–7 15 April 23 @ Braves 6–1 Ballard (1–0) McMichael — 49,350 8–7 16 April 24 @ Braves 0–3 Maddux Cooke (0–3) — 49,522 8–8 17 April 25 @ Astros 3–7 Harnisch Neagle (1–3) — 16,007 8–9 18 April 26 @ Astros 7–4 Dewey (2–0) Jones White (4) 23,151 9–9 19 April 27 Reds 3–1 Smith (3–1) Smiley — 10,343 10–9 20 April 28 Reds 7–19 Hanson Tomlin (0–1) — 10,846 10–10 21 April 29 Braves 8–5 Cooke (1–3) Avery — 27,615 11–10 22 April 30 Braves 2–1 Neagle (2–3) Maddux White (5) 25,967 12–10
May (9–18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 23 May 1 Braves 4–1 Wagner (2–2) Glavine — 30,614 13–10 24 May 3 Astros 4–7 Drabek Smith (3–2) Williams 9,790 13–11 25 May 4 Astros 4–7 Kile Tomlin (0–2) — 10,121 13–12 26 May 6 Cubs 1–10 Young Neagle (2–4) — 22,426 13–13 27 May 8 Cubs 9–2 Wagner (3–2) Banks — — 14–13 28 May 8 Cubs 9–3 Smith (4–2) Morgan — 21,772 15–13 29 May 9 @ Marlins 9–5 Pena (1–0) Bowen — 28,738 16–13 30 May 10 @ Marlins 0–1 Hammond Tomlin (0–3) Hernandez 27,177 16–14 31 May 11 @ Marlins 5–1 Neagle (3–4) Weathers — 35,187 17–14 32 May 12 @ Phillies 4–6 Greene Smith (4–3) Jones 32,481 17–15 33 May 13 @ Phillies 1–12 Jackson Wagner (3–3) — 32,281 17–16 34 May 14 @ Phillies 2–3 Williams Cooke (1–4) Jones 39,916 17–17 35 May 15 @ Phillies 0–1 Boskie Lieber (0–1) Jones 53,396 17–18 36 May 16 Cardinals 7–2 Neagle (4–4) Tewksbury — 15,067 18–18 37 May 17 Cardinals 0–2 Urbani Smith (4–4) Arocha 11,173 18–19 38 May 18 Cardinals 3–4 (10) Perez White (1–1) Arocha 10,043 18–20 39 May 20 Expos 3–5 Hill Pena (1–1) Wetteland 30,804 18–21 40 May 21 Expos 6–0 Lieber (1–1) Rueter — 28,022 19–21 41 May 22 Expos 2–3 Martinez Neagle (4–5) Wetteland 39,037 19–22 42 May 24 Mets 2–4 Jones White (1–2) Franco 11,781 19–23 43 May 25 Mets 3–6 Saberhagen Wagner (3–4) Franco 16,847 19–24 44 May 26 Mets 11–10 (13) Pena (2–1) Seminara — 14,132 20–24 45 May 27 @ Dodgers 5–6 (10) Osuna White (1–3) — 44,145 20–25 46 May 28 @ Dodgers 7–2 Neagle (5–5) Astacio — 47,771 21–25 47 May 29 @ Dodgers 3–4 Gross Smith (4–5) Dreifort 44,622 21–26 48 May 30 @ Padres 2–10 Ashby Manzanillo (1–1) — 12,756 21–27 49 May 31 @ Padres 5–15 Benes Cooke (1–5) — 7,094 21–28
June (17–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 50 June 1 @ Padres 4–6 Martinez Lieber (1–2) Hoffman 13,505 21–29 51 June 3 @ Rockies 4–6 Freeman Neagle (5–6) Ruffin 53,737 21–30 52 June 4 @ Rockies 4–3 Smith (5–5) Ritz Dewey (1) 61,619 22–30 53 June 5 @ Rockies 4–3 White (2–3) Moore Ballard (2) 63,653 23–30 54 June 6 Giants 3–4 Swift Pena (2–2) Beck 17,249 23–31 55 June 7 Giants 2–3 (10) Beck White (2–4) — 15,744 23–32 56 June 8 Giants 3–1 Neagle (6–6) Torres — 14,822 24–32 57 June 9 Marlins 3–1 Smith (6–5) Hough Pena (1) 11,395 25–32 58 June 10 Marlins 5–4 Wagner (4–4) Hammond Pena (2) 25,120 26–32 59 June 11 Marlins 10–4 Cooke (2–5) Miller — 24,763 27–32 60 June 12 Marlins 5–1 Lieber (2–2) Weathers — 34,728 28–32 61 June 13 @ Expos 2–10 Fassero Neagle (6–7) — 17,236 28–33 62 June 14 @ Expos 7–12 Martinez Smith (6–6) Wetteland 15,781 28–34 63 June 15 @ Expos 2–13 Hill Wagner (4–5) Henry 21,269 28–35 64 June 16 @ Cardinals 7–5 (10) Pena (3–2) Perez White (6) 28,011 29–35 65 June 17 @ Cardinals 7–4 Lieber (3–2) Tewksbury Pena (3) 34,177 30–35 66 June 18 @ Cardinals 0–9 Arocha Neagle (6–8) — 42,050 30–36 67 June 19 @ Cardinals 3–2 Smith (7–6) Palacios Pena (4) 36,152 31–36 68 June 21 Phillies 7–1 Cooke (3–5) Boskie — 19,568 32–36 69 June 22 Phillies 5–4 Manzanillo (2–1) Slocumb Pena (5) 26,376 33–36 70 June 24 @ Mets 9–4 Neagle (7–8) Gooden — 19,977 34–36 71 June 25 @ Mets 3–1 Smith (8–6) Saberhagen Pena (6) 32,962 35–36 72 June 26 @ Mets 7–3 Wagner (5–5) Jones — 29,814 36–36 73 June 27 @ Cubs 1–2 Banks Ballard (1–1) Myers 34,665 36–37 74 June 28 @ Cubs 6–5 Lieber (4–2) Morgan Pena (7) 30,783 37–37 75 June 29 @ Cubs 5–6 Crim Manzanillo (2–2) — 29,267 37–38 76 June 30 Reds 6–4 Dyer (1–0) Carrasco Manzanillo (1) 16,330 38–38
July (11–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 77 July 1 Reds 2–4 Roper Wagner (5–6) Brantley 32,956 38–39 78 July 2 Reds 2–8 Hanson Cooke (3–6) — 27,376 38–40 79 July 3 Reds 3–4 Smiley Lieber (4–3) Brantley 27,499 38–41 80 July 5 @ Braves 3–1 (7) Neagle (8–8) Smoltz — 49,493 39–41 81 July 6 @ Braves 3–1 Smith (9–6) Wohlers Dyer (1) — 40–41 82 July 6 @ Braves 2–4 Avery Wagner (5–7) McMichael 46,387 40–42 83 July 7 @ Reds 7–8 (11) Ruffin Minor (0–1) — 28,488 40–43 84 July 8 @ Reds 4–12 Smiley Lieber (4–4) — 34,167 40–44 85 July 9 @ Reds 3–5 Rijo White (2–5) Brantley 42,044 40–45 86 July 10 @ Reds 7–6 (11) Cooke (4–6) Carrasco Minor (1) 33,419 41–45 87 July 14 Astros 8–2 Lieber (5–4) Kile — 15,847 42–45 88 July 15 Astros 11–8 Manzanillo (3–2) Reynolds Dyer (2) 19,185 43–45 89 July 16 Astros 1–7 Harnisch Smith (9–7) — 30,595 43–46 90 July 17 Astros 0–9 Reynolds Wagner (5–8) — 23,290 43–47 91 July 18 Braves 2–3 Mercker Cooke (4–7) — 16,528 43–48 92 July 19 Braves 13–10 Miceli (1–0) Olson — 18,147 44–48 93 July 20 Braves 5–4 Wagner (6–8) Glavine Dyer (3) 36,087 45–48 94 July 21 @ Astros 6–13 Harnisch Smith (9–8) — 27,659 45–49 95 July 22 @ Astros 4–1 Manzanillo (4–2) Drabek Dyer (4) 37,002 46–49 96 July 23 @ Astros 0–11 Reynolds Cooke (4–8) — 41,262 46–50 97 July 24 @ Astros 1–13 Kile Lieber (5–5) — 36,874 46–51 98 July 25 Cubs 6–2 Neagle (9–8) Banks Miceli (1) 13,346 47–51 99 July 26 Cubs 4–8 Bautista Dewey (2–1) — 12,839 47–52 100 July 27 Cubs 9–4 White (3–5) Morgan — 11,766 48–52 101 July 28 Cubs 3–10 Foster Cooke (4–9) — 13,492 48–53 102 July 29 Mets 1–4 Jones Lieber (5–6) Franco 33,349 48–54 103 July 30 Mets 3–2 (10) Miceli (2–0) Mason — 29,516 49–54 104 July 31 Mets 4–6 Gozzo Dyer (1–1) Franco 24,308 49–55
August (4–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 105 August 2 @ Phillies 3–2 White (4–5) Munoz Miceli (2) 40,164 50–55 106 August 3 @ Phillies 0–7 Jackson Cooke (4–10) — 36,542 50–56 107 August 4 @ Phillies 5–1 Lieber (6–6) Schilling — 37,481 51–56 108 August 5 Cardinals 3–11 Palacios Neagle (9–9) — 23,029 51–57 109 August 6 Cardinals 3–6 Rodriguez Miceli (2–1) Arocha 22,741 51–58 110 August 7 Cardinals 6–5 Wagner (7–8) Eversgerd — 21,858 52–58 111 August 8 Expos 2–3 Heredia Cooke (4–11) Wetteland 16,722 52–59 112 August 9 Expos 3–4 Rueter Lieber (6–7) Wetteland 18,183 52–60 113 August 10 Expos 0–4 Martinez Neagle (9–10) Wetteland 15,690 52–61 114 August 11 Expos 4–0 Smith (10–8) Henry — 16,896 53–61
Legend:           = Win           = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

• August 31, 1994: Aramis Ramírez was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.^[6]

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

Pitching

Regular Season[8] Player G IP W L ERA SO Smith, Z.Z. Smith 25 157 10 8 3.27 57 Dewey, M.M. Dewey 45 51^1⁄3 2 1 3.68 30 Lieber, J.J. Lieber 17 108^2⁄3 6 7 3.73 71 White, R.R. White 43 75^1⁄3 4 5 3.82 38 Tomlin, R.R. Tomlin 10 20^2⁄3 0 3 3.92 17 Manzanillo, R.R. Manzanillo 46 50 4 2 4.14 39 Wagner, P.P. Wagner 29 119^2⁄3 7 8 4.59 86 Peña, A.A. Peña 22 28^2⁄3 3 2 5.02 27 Cooke, S.S. Cooke 25 134^1⁄3 4 11 5.02 74 Neagle, D.D. Neagle 24 137 9 10 5.12 122 Hope, J.J. Hope 9 14 0 0 5.79 6 Dyer, M.M. Dyer 14 15^1⁄3 1 1 5.87 13 Miceli, D.D. Miceli 28 27^1⁄3 2 1 5.93 27 Ballard, J.J. Ballard 28 24^1⁄3 1 1 6.66 11 Robertson, R.R. Robertson 8 15^2⁄3 0 0 6.89 8 Minor, B.B. Minor 17 19 0 1 8.05 17 Tabaka, J.J. Tabaka 5 4 0 0 18.00 2 Johnston, J.J. Johnston 4 3^1⁄3 0 0 29.70 5

Awards and honors

1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Carlos García, 2B, Reserve

Farm system

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
A-Short Season	Welland Pirates	New York–Penn League	Jeff Banister
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

References

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/varshga01.shtml
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1994-schedule-scores.shtml
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1994.shtml
5. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT199408110.shtml
6. http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ramirar01.shtml
7. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
8. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

• 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.