The St. Louis Cardinals 1994 season was the team's 113th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 103rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 53–61 during the season and finished tied for third place with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Central division, 13 games behind the Cincinnati Reds. The season was cut short due to the infamous 1994 player's strike.
| 1994 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 53–61 (.465) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | Anheuser-Busch | |
| General managers | Dal Maxvill | |
| Managers | Joe Torre | |
| Television | KPLR Prime Sports Midwest (Joe Buck, Bob Carpenter, Al Hrabosky) | |
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck) | |
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Catcher Tom Pagnozzi won a Gold Glove this year.
Offseason
- October 27, 1993: Terry McGriff was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
- November 15, 1993: Scott Coolbaugh was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[2]
- December 14, 1993: Ozzie Canseco was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tony Diggs (minors).[3]
Regular season
By Friday, August 12, the Cardinals had compiled a 53-61 record through 114 games (although they had actually played 115 games, since their April 6 match versus the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium ended after the top of the 6th inning due to poor weather[4]). They had scored 535 runs (4.65 per game) and allowed 621 runs (5.40 per game).[5]
Opening Day starters
- Luis Alicea
- René Arocha
- Bernard Gilkey
- Gregg Jefferies
- Ray Lankford
- Erik Pappas
- Ozzie Smith
- Mark Whiten
- Todd Zeile[6]
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 | 21⁄2 |
| New York Mets | 55 | 58 | 0.487 | 121⁄2 |
| San Francisco Giants | 55 | 60 | 0.478 | 131⁄2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 61 | 0.470 | 141⁄2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 53 | 61 | 0.465 | 15 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 61 | 0.465 | 15 |
| Colorado Rockies | 53 | 64 | 0.453 | 161⁄2 |
| Florida Marlins | 51 | 64 | 0.444 | 171⁄2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 49 | 64 | 0.434 | 181⁄2 |
| San Diego Padres | 47 | 70 | 0.402 | 221⁄2 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | |||
Transactions
- June 2, 1994: Ryan Freel was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 14th round of the 1994 amateur draft, but did not sign.[7]
Roster
| 1994 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders | Outfielders
| Manager Coaches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Tom Pagnozzi | 70 | 243 | 66 | .272 | 7 | 40 |
| 1B | Gregg Jeffries | 103 | 397 | 129 | .325 | 12 | 55 |
| 2B | Gerónimo Peña | 83 | 213 | 54 | .254 | 11 | 34 |
| SS | Ozzie Smith | 98 | 381 | 100 | .262 | 3 | 30 |
| 3B | Todd Zeile | 113 | 415 | 111 | .267 | 19 | 75 |
| LF | Bernard Gilkey | 105 | 380 | 96 | .253 | 6 | 45 |
| CF | Ray Lankford | 109 | 416 | 111 | .267 | 19 | 57 |
| RF | Mark Whiten | 92 | 334 | 98 | .293 | 14 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Alicea | 88 | 205 | 57 | .278 | 5 | 29 |
| Brian Jordan | 53 | 178 | 46 | .258 | 5 | 15 |
| José Oquendo | 55 | 129 | 34 | .264 | 0 | 9 |
| Terry McGriff | 42 | 114 | 25 | .219 | 0 | 13 |
| Gerald Perry | 60 | 77 | 25 | .325 | 3 | 18 |
| Stan Royer | 39 | 57 | 10 | .175 | 1 | 2 |
| Erik Pappas | 15 | 44 | 4 | .091 | 0 | 5 |
| Gerald Young | 16 | 41 | 13 | .317 | 0 | 3 |
| John Mabry | 6 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Coolbaugh | 15 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 2 | 6 |
| Tripp Cromer | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Tewksbury | 24 | 155.2 | 12 | 10 | 5.32 | 79 |
| Allen Watson | 22 | 115.2 | 6 | 5 | 5.52 | 74 |
| Omar Olivares | 14 | 73.2 | 3 | 4 | 5.74 | 26 |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 16 | 67.2 | 6 | 4 | 6.52 | 26 |
| Rhéal Cormier | 7 | 39.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.45 | 26 |
| John Frascatore | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 16.20 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicente Palacios | 31 | 117.2 | 3 | 8 | 4.44 | 95 |
| Tom Urbani | 20 | 80.1 | 3 | 7 | 5.15 | 43 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pérez | 36 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8.71 | 20 |
| Rich Rodriguez | 56 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.03 | 43 |
| John Habyan | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.23 | 46 |
| Rob Murphy | 50 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.79 | 25 |
| René Arocha | 45 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4.01 | 62 |
| Bryan Eversgerd | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.52 | 47 |
| Frank Cimorelli | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.78 | 1 |
| Gary Buckels | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 9 |
| Willie Smith | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 |
| Steve Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.14 | 1 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah, New Jersey, AZL Cardinals[8]