1994 Kansas City Royals
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionCentral
BallparkKauffman Stadium
CityKansas City, Missouri
OwnersDavid Glass
General managersHerk Robinson
ManagersHal McRae
TelevisionKSMO-TV
(Paul Splittorff, Dave Armstrong)
RadioWIBW (AM)
(Denny Matthews, Fred White)
Seasons

The 1994 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing third in the American League Central with a record of 64 wins and 51 losses. The season was cut short by the 1994 player's strike. The season marked the Royals' alignment into the new American League Central division.

Offseason

  • December 16, 1993: Gary Gaetti signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.[1]
  • January 5, 1994: Kevin McReynolds was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets for Vince Coleman and cash.[2]
  • January 27, 1994: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.[3]
  • January 27, 1994: Dave Henderson was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.[4]

Regular season

Thanks to the pitching prowess of Kevin Appier, Tom Gordon and 1994 AL Cy Young Award winner David Cone, and the hitting power of AL Rookie of the Year Bob Hamelin, the Royals had compiled a 64-51 record through 115 games. They had scored 574 runs (4.99 per game) and allowed 532 runs (4.63 per game). The Royals were in the thick of the 1994 AL Wildcard race, trailing the Baltimore Orioles by 1⁄2 a game and the Cleveland Indians by 3 games.[5]

Royals' pitchers struggled with control during the regular season, as they combined for 60 wild pitches (the most in the Majors) through the Royals' 115 games. Royals hitters were very active on the basepaths, as they led the Majors in stolen bases, with 140, and times caught stealing, with 62.[6]

Opening Day starters

Season standings

AL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Sox 6746 0.593 — 34–19 33–27
Cleveland Indians 6647 0.584 1 35–16 31–31
Kansas City Royals 6451 0.557 4 35–24 29–27
Minnesota Twins 5360 0.469 14 32–27 21–33
Milwaukee Brewers 5362 0.461 15 24–32 29–30
Division leaders W L Pct.
New York Yankees 7043 0.619
Chicago White Sox 6746 0.593
Texas Rangers 5262 0.456
Wild Card team
(Top team qualifies for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Cleveland Indians 6647 0.584 —
Baltimore Orioles 6349 0.562 2½
Kansas City Royals 6451 0.557 3
Toronto Blue Jays 5560 0.478 12
Boston Red Sox 5461 0.470 13
Minnesota Twins 5360 0.469 13
Detroit Tigers 5362 0.461 14
Milwaukee Brewers 5362 0.461 14
Oakland Athletics 5163 0.447 15½
Seattle Mariners 4963 0.438 16½
California Angels 4768 0.409 20

Record vs. opponents

1994 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —4–28–42–44–63–44–17–34–54–67–54–63–37–2
Boston 2–4—7–52–43–74–24–25–51–83–79–36–61–57–3
California 4–85–7—5–50–53–46–43–33–34–83–62–76–43–4
Chicago 4–24–25–5—7–58–43–79–32–44–26–39–14–52–3
Cleveland 6–47–35–05–7—8–21–45–29–30–96–03–25–76–4
Detroit 4–32–44–34–82–8—4–86–43–33–35–46–35–75–4
Kansas City 1–42–44–67–34–18–4—5–76–44–27–36–44–36–6
Milwaukee 3–75–53–33–92–54–67–5—6–62–74–14–23–37–3
Minnesota 5–48–13–34–23–93–34–66–6—4–52–53–34–54–8
New York 6–47–38–42–49–03–32–47–25–4—7–58–43–23–4
Oakland 5–73–96–33–60–64–53–71–45–25–7—4–37–35–1
Seattle 4–66–67–21–92–33–64–62–43–34–83–4—9–11–5
Texas 3–35–14–65–47–57–53–43–35–42–33–71–9—4–8
Toronto 2–73–74–33–24–64–56–63–78–44–31–55–18–4—

Transactions

  • June 2, 1994: Matt Treanor was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1994.[8]
  • July 18, 1994: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.[9]
  • August 5, 1994: Mike Jeffcoat was released by the Kansas City Royals.[9]

Roster

1994 Kansas City Royals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB
CMike Macfarlane9231453801447.2551
1BWally Joyner9736352113857.3113
2BJosé Lind852903478131.2699
3BGary Gaetti9032753941257.2870
SSGreg Gagne1073753997751.25910
LFVince Coleman10443861105233.24050
CFBrian McRae11443671119440.27328
RFFélix José99366561111155.30310
DHBob Hamelin10131264882465.2824

[10]

Other batters

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

Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB
Dave Henderson561982749531.2472
Terry Shumpert641832844824.24018
Brent Mayne461441937220.2571
David Howard4683919113.2293
Hubie Brooks3461514114.2301
Keith Miller5151200.1330
Kevin Koslofski242100.2500
Tom Goodwin220000.0000

[10]

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
David Cone23171.21652.94132
Tom Gordon24155.11174.35126
Kevin Appier23155.0763.83145
Mark Gubicza22130.0794.5059
Bob Milacki1055.2056.1417
Chris Haney628.1227.3118
José DeJesús526.2314.7312
Jeff Granger29.1016.753

[10]

Relief pitchers

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

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Jeff Montgomery4244.223274.0350
Billy Brewer5038.24132.5625
Hipolito Pichardo4567.25334.9236
Stan Belinda3749.02215.1437
Rusty Meacham3650.23343.7336
Mike Magnante3647.02304.6021
David Howard12.00004.500

[10]

Awards and honors

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Omaha Royals American Association Jeff Cox
AA Memphis Chicks Southern League Ron Johnson
A Wilmington Blue Rocks Carolina League Mike Jirschele
A Rockford Royals Midwest League John Mizerock
A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Brian Poldberg
Rookie GCL Royals Gulf Coast League Bob Herold

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilmington[11]

References

  1. ↑ Gary Gaetti Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ↑ Kevin McReynolds Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ↑ Steve Balboni Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ↑ Dave Henderson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ↑ "1994 American League Season Summary".
  6. ↑ "1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
  7. ↑ "Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Box Score, April 4, 1994".
  8. ↑ "Matt Treanor Stats".
  9. 1 2 "Mike Jeffcoat Stats".
  10. 1 2 3 4 1994 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
  11. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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