1994 Chicago Cubs season

The 1994 Chicago Cubs season was the 123rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 119th in the National League and the 79th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished the shortened season fifth and last in the National League Central with a record of 49–64.

1994 Chicago Cubs
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Record	49–64 (.434)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	Tribune Company
General managers	Larry Himes
Managers	Tom Trebelhorn
Television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman, Wayne Larrivee)
Radio	WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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A ticket for the Cubs' 1994 Opening Day game against the New York Mets.

One of the highlights of the season was Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes hitting three home runs on Opening Day^[1] - all off Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets. The Cubs still lost the game 12-8.^[2] Rhodes would only hit five more homers that season and the Cubs would set a record by losing their first 12 home games.^[3]

Offseason

• October 12, 1993: Steve Lake was released by the Chicago Cubs.^[4]
• November 24, 1993: Glenallen Hill signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[5]
• December 14, 1993: Mike Maksudian was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[6]
• January 24, 1994: Dave Otto was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[7]
• March 30, 1994: Anthony Young was traded by the New York Mets with Ottis Smith (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for José Vizcaíno.^[8]

Regular season

The Cubs finished the strike-shortened season with a 49-64 record.^[9] They scored 500 runs (4.42 per game) and allowed 549 runs (4.86 per game).^[10]

One of the most-memorable moments in Cubs history occurred April 29. 1994, after a heart-breaking 6-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field.^[11] The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth only to have Glenallen Hill swing at the first pitch he saw and ground into a game-ending double play. The loss was the ninth consecutive home defeat for the Cubs to start the season and dropped the club to 6-15.^[12] Manager Tom Trebelhorn had vowed to meet fans outside the ballpark if the Cubs lost another home game and was true to his word, wading into a crowd of some 200 angry fans gathered at a fire station on Waveland Avenue just outside Wrigley's left-field wall. The confrontation started ugly, but within a half hour, Trebelhorn, who was known for his quick humor and good nature, won over most of his detractors.^[13] The team went on to lose three more home games before snapping the record streak with a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on May 4, 1994, but by then Trebelhorn's "Firehouse Chat" was a memorable moment in Cubs' history. The season, which ended when Major League players went on 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike Aug 12, was Trebelhorn's only as manager of the Cubs. He was replaced in 1995 by Jim Riggleman.

Game log

1994 Regular Season Game Log (49-64) (Home: 20-39; Road: 29-25)
April (6-15) (Home: 0-9; Road: 6-6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 1 April 4 Mets 2 April 5 Mets 3 April 6 Mets 4 April 8 @ Expos 4-0 Trachsel (1-0) Martínez (0-1) 47,001 1-3 Boxscore 5 April 9 @ Expos 4-3 Plesac (1-0) Wetteland (0-1) Myers (1) 38,635 2-3 Boxscore 6 April 10 @ Expos 2-8 Hill (2-0) Guzmán (0-2) 16,183 2-4 Boxscore 7 April 11 @ Mets 8 April 14 @ Mets 9 April 15 Braves 10 April 16 Braves 11 April 17 Braves 12 April 19 Astros 13 April 20 Astros 14 April 22 @ Rockies 15 April 23 @ Rockies 16 April 24 @ Rockies 17 April 25 @ Reds 18 April 26 @ Reds 19 April 27 @ Astros 20 April 28 @ Astros 21 April 29 Rockies
May (16-12) (Home: 9-6; Road: 7-6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 22 May 1 Rockies 23 May 2 Reds 24 May 3 Reds 25 May 4 Reds 26 May 6 @ Pirates 27 May 8 @ Pirates 28 May 8 @ Pirates 29 May 9 @ Cardinals 30 May 10 @ Cardinals 31 May 11 @ Cardinals 32 May 12 @ Cardinals 33 May 13 Marlins 34 May 14 Marlins 35 May 15 Marlins 36 May 16 Padres 37 May 17 Padres 38 May 18 Padres 39 May 20 Giants 40 May 21 Giants 41 May 22 Giants 42 May 23 @ Dodgers 43 May 24 @ Dodgers 44 May 25 @ Dodgers 45 May 27 @ Braves 46 May 28 @ Braves 47 May 29 @ Braves 48 May 30 Phillies 49 May 31 Phillies
June (10-16) (Home: 4-10; Road: 6-6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 50 June 1 Phillies 51 June 2 Phillies 52 June 3 Expos 1-3 Shaw (3-1) Crim (2-1) Wetteland (7) 26,037 22-30 Boxscore 53 June 4 Expos 1-6 Martínez (4-4) Banks (6-5) 37,187 22-31 Boxscore 54 June 5 Expos 5-10 (13) Heredia (1-2) Otto (0-1) 34,181 22-32 Boxscore 55 June 6 @ Phillies 56 June 7 @ Phillies 57 June 8 @ Phillies 58 June 10 Dodgers 59 June 11 Dodgers 60 June 12 Dodgers 61 June 14 @ Padres 62 June 15 @ Padres 63 June 16 @ Padres 64 June 17 @ Giants 65 June 18 @ Giants 66 June 19 @ Giants 67 June 21 @ Marlins 68 June 23 @ Marlins 69 June 24 Cardinals 70 June 25 Cardinals 71 June 26 Cardinals 72 June 27 Pirates 73 June 28 Pirates 74 June 29 Pirates 75 June 30 @ Astros
July (15-13) (Home: 5-6; Road: 10-7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 76 July 1 @ Astros 77 July 2 @ Astros 78 July 3 @ Astros 79 July 4 Rockies 80 July 4 Rockies 81 July 5 Rockies 82 July 6 Rockies 83 July 7 Astros 84 July 8 Astros 85 July 9 Astros 86 July 10 Astros 87 July 14 @ Reds 88 July 15 @ Reds 89 July 16 @ Reds 90 July 17 @ Reds 91 July 18 @ Rockies 92 July 19 @ Rockies 93 July 20 @ Rockies 94 July 22 Reds 95 July 23 Reds 96 July 24 Reds 97 July 25 @ Pirates 98 July 26 @ Pirates 99 July 27 @ Pirates 100 July 28 @ Pirates 101 July 29 @ Cardinals 102 July 30 @ Cardinals 103 July 31 @ Cardinals
August (2-8) (Home: 2-8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report 104 August 1 Marlins 105 August 2 Marlins 106 August 3 Marlins 107 August 4 Marlins 108 August 5 Padres 109 August 6 Padres 110 August 7 Padres 111 August 8 Giants 112 August 9 Giants 113 August 10 Giants

Legend
Cubs win	Cubs loss	All-Star Game	Game postponed

Season standings

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NL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	66	48	.579	—	37‍–‍22	29‍–‍26
Houston Astros	66	49	.574	½	37‍–‍22	29‍–‍27
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	61	.465	13	32‍–‍29	21‍–‍32
St. Louis Cardinals	53	61	.465	13	23‍–‍33	30‍–‍28
Chicago Cubs	49	64	.434	16½	20‍–‍39	29‍–‍25

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Division leaders

Team	W	L	Pct.
Montreal Expos	74	40	.649
Cincinnati Reds	66	48	.579
Los Angeles Dodgers	58	56	.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

1994 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MTL	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	—

Notable transactions

• May 16, 1994: Willie Wilson was released by the Chicago Cubs.^[14]
• July 27, 1994: Mike Sharperson signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[15]

Roster

1994 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 35 Willie Banks 38 José Bautista 47 Shawn Boskie 52 Jim Bullinger 49 Frank Castillo 32 Chuck Crim 31 Kevin Foster 29 José Guzmán 51 Blaise Ilsley 35 Mike Morgan 28 Randy Myers 53 Dave Otto 47 Donn Pall 37 Dan Plesac 46 Steve Trachsel 45 Randy Veres 13 Turk Wendell 16 Anthony Young		Catchers  8 Mark Parent  2 Rick Wilkins Infielders 24 Steve Buechele 12 Shawon Dunston 17 Mark Grace 20 Todd Haney 18 José Hernández  7 Mike Maksudian 11 Rey Sánchez 23 Ryne Sandberg 22 Eduardo Zambrano		Outfielders  4 Glenallen Hill 27 Derrick May 25 Tuffy Rhodes 19 Kevin Roberson 21 Sammy Sosa  6 Willie Wilson		Manager 41 Tom Trebelhorn Coaches 15 Chuck Cottier (bench) 42 Moe Drabowsky (pitching) 43 Marv Foley (bullpen)  3 José Martínez (first base) 40 Tony Muser (third base) 26 Billy Williams (hitting)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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	Rick Wilkins	100	313	71	.227	7	39
1B	Mark Grace	106	403	120	.298	6	44
2B	Ryne Sandberg	57	223	53	.238	5	24
SS	Shawon Dunston	88	331	92	.278	11	35
3B	Steve Buechele	104	339	82	.242	14	52
LF	Derrick May	100	345	98	.284	8	51
CF	Tuffy Rhodes	95	269	63	.234	8	19
RF	Sammy Sosa	105	426	128	.300	25	70

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
Rey Sánchez	96	291	83	.285	0	24
Glenallen Hill	89	269	80	.297	10	38
José Hernández	56	132	32	.242	1	9
Eduardo Zambrano	67	116	30	.259	6	18
Mark Parent	44	99	26	.263	3	16
Kevin Roberson	44	55	12	.218	4	9
Todd Haney	17	37	6	.162	1	2
Mike Maksudian	26	26	7	.269	0	4
Willie Wilson	17	21	5	.238	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
Steve Trachsel	22	146.0	9	7	3.21	108
Willie Banks	23	138.1	8	12	5.40	91
Anthony Young	20	114.2	4	6	3.92	65
Kevin Foster	13	81.0	3	4	2.89	75
Mike Morgan	15	80.2	2	10	6.69	57
Frank Castillo	4	23.0	2	1	4.30	19
José Guzmán	4	19.2	2	2	9.15	11

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
Jim Bullinger	33	100.0	6	2	3.60	72
Turk Wendell	6	14.1	0	1	11.93	9

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
Randy Myers	38	1	5	21	3.79	32
José Bautista	58	4	5	1	3.39	45
Dan Plesac	54	2	3	1	4.61	53
Chuck Crim	49	5	4	2	4.48	43
Dave Otto	36	0	1	0	3.80	19
Blaise Ilsley	10	0	0	0	7.80	9
Randy Veres	10	1	1	0	5.59	5
Donn Pall	2	0	0	0	4.50	2
Shawn Boskie	2	0	0	0	0.00	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	American Association	Rick Patterson
AA	Orlando Cubs	Southern League	Dave Trembley
A	Daytona Cubs	Florida State League	Ken Bolek
A	Kane County Cougars	Midwest League	Steve Roadcap
A-Short Season	Williamsport Cubs	New York–Penn League	Jerry Weinstein
Rookie	Huntington Cubs	Appalachian League	Steve Kolinsky
Rookie	GCL Cubs	Gulf Coast League	Phil Bradley

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