1994 Texas Rangers season

1994 Texas Rangers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Western Division (since 1972)
Location
The Ballpark in Arlington (since 1994)
Arlington, Texas (since 1972)
Other information
Owner(s)	George W. Bush
General manager(s)	Tom Grieve
Manager(s)	Kevin Kennedy
Local television	KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges)
Local radio	WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo)
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The 1994 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing first in the American League West with a record of 52 wins and 62 losses. The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike.

Offseason

• November 22, 1993: Will Clark was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[1]
• December 18, 1993: Billy Ripken was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[2]

Regular season

Despite compiling a record of just 52-62 by Friday, August 12, the Rangers were actually leading the AL West Division. They had scored 613 runs (5.38 per game) and allowed 697 runs (6.11 per game).^[3]

The Rangers' pitching struggled over the course of the strike-shortened season, finishing 1st in most runs allowed (697) and most home runs allowed (157).^[4]

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	52	62	0.456	—	31–32	21–30
Oakland Athletics	51	63	0.447	1	24–32	27–31
Seattle Mariners	49	63	0.438	2	22–22	27–41
California Angels	47	68	0.409	5½	23–40	24–28

Division leaders	W	L	Pct.
New York Yankees	70	43	0.619
Chicago White Sox	67	46	0.593
Texas Rangers	52	62	0.456

	W	L	Pct.
Cleveland Indians	66	47	0.584
Baltimore Orioles	63	49	0.562
Kansas City Royals	64	51	0.557
Toronto Blue Jays	55	60	0.478
Boston Red Sox	54	61	0.470
Minnesota Twins	53	60	0.469
Detroit Tigers	53	62	0.461
Milwaukee Brewers	53	62	0.461
Oakland Athletics	51	63	0.447
Seattle Mariners	49	63	0.438
California Angels	47	68	0.409

Record vs. opponents

1994 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–2	8–4	2–4	4–6	3–4	4–1	7–3	4–5	4–6	7–5	4–6	3–3	7–2
Boston	2–4	—	7–5	2–4	3–7	4–2	4–2	5–5	1–8	3–7	9–3	6–6	1–5	7–3
California	4–8	5–7	—	5–5	0–5	3–4	6–4	3–3	3–3	4–8	3–6	2–7	6–4	3–4
Chicago	4–2	4–2	5–5	—	7–5	8–4	3–7	9–3	2–4	4–2	6–3	9–1	4–5	2–3
Cleveland	6–4	7–3	5–0	5–7	—	8–2	1–4	5–2	9–3	0–9	6–0	3–2	5–7	6–4
Detroit	4–3	2–4	4–3	4–8	2–8	—	4–8	6–4	3–3	3–3	5–4	6–3	5–7	5–4
Kansas City	1–4	2–4	4–6	7–3	4–1	8–4	—	5–7	6–4	4–2	7–3	6–4	4–3	6–6
Milwaukee	3–7	5–5	3–3	3–9	2–5	4–6	7–5	—	6–6	2–7	4–1	4–2	3–3	7–3
Minnesota	5–4	8–1	3–3	4–2	3–9	3–3	4–6	6–6	—	4–5	2–5	3–3	4–5	4–8
New York	6–4	7–3	8–4	2–4	9–0	3–3	2–4	7–2	5–4	—	7–5	8–4	3–2	3–4
Oakland	5–7	3–9	6–3	3–6	0–6	4–5	3–7	1–4	5–2	5–7	—	4–3	7–3	5–1
Seattle	4–6	6–6	7–2	1–9	2–3	3–6	4–6	2–4	3–3	4–8	3–4	—	9–1	1–5
Texas	3–3	5–1	4–6	5–4	7–5	7–5	3–4	3–3	5–4	2–3	3–7	1–9	—	4–8
Toronto	2–7	3–7	4–3	3–2	4–6	4–5	6–6	3–7	8–4	4–3	1–5	5–1	8–4	—

Notable transactions

• June 2, 1994: Scott Podsednik was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 5, 1994.^[5]
• June 29, 1994: Tim Leary was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[6]

Roster

1994 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers 77 Jack Armstrong 45 Brian Bohanon 41 Kevin Brown 39 Duff Brumley 38 Terry Burrows 31 Cris Carpenter 21 John Dettmer 24 Steve Dreyer 30 Héctor Fajardo 32 Rick Helling 50 Tom Henke 40 Rick Honeycutt 52 Jay Howell 47 Bruce Hurst 25 James Hurst 36 Tim Leary 28 Darren Oliver 59 Roger Pavlik 39 Rick Reed 37 Kenny Rogers 35 Dan Smith 27 Matt Whiteside		Catchers  0 Junior Ortiz  7 Iván Rodríguez Infielders  6 Esteban Beltré 22 Will Clark  1 Jeff Frye 11 Chuck Jackson  2 Manuel Lee 16 Dean Palmer  3 Billy Ripken 20 Doug Strange		Outfielders 33 Jose Canseco 13 Butch Davis 12 Rob Ducey 19 Juan González 29 Rusty Greer 15 David Hulse  4 Chris James  8 Oddibe McDowell  5 Gary Redus		Manager 44 Kevin Kennedy Coaches 43 Mickey Hatcher 47 Perry Hill 42 Jackie Moore 26 Dave Oliver 48 Claude Osteen 46 Willie Upshaw

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Clark, WillWill Clark	110	389	128	.329	13	80

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Armstrong, JackJack Armstrong	2	10	0	1	3.60	7

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Smith, DanDan Smith	13	1	2	0	4.30	9

Awards and honors

• Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
• Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award,

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Oklahoma City 89ers	American Association	Bobby Jones
AA	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	Stan Cliburn
A	Charlotte Rangers	Florida State League	Tommy Thompson
A	Charleston RiverDogs	South Atlantic League	Walt Williams
A-Short Season	Hudson Valley Renegades	New York–Penn League	Doug Sisson
Rookie	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Chino Cadahia

References

1. Will Clark at Baseball Reference
2. Billy Ripken at Baseball Reference
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1994.shtml
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1994.shtml
5. Scott Podsednik at Baseball Reference
6. Tim Leary at Baseball Reference

• 1994 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
• 1994 Texas Rangers 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.