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The Montreal Expos held spring training at [[West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium|Municipal Stadium]] in [[West Palm Beach]], [[Florida]] in 1994. |
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==Regular season== |
==Regular season== |
Revision as of 02:18, 14 August 2014
1994 Montreal Expos | ||
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1st Place in NL East | ||
Division | Eastern Division | |
Ballpark | Olympic Stadium | |
City | Montreal | |
Owners | Claude Brochu | |
Managers | Felipe Alou | |
Television | The Sports Network (Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton) SRC RDS Network (Claude Raymond, Camille Dube) | |
Radio | CIQC (English) (Dave Van Horne, Richard Griffin, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte, Alain Chantelois) | |
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The Montreal Expos finished the season with the best record in Major League Baseball. The Expos had 74 wins compared to 40 losses. The 1994 Major League Baseball strike forced an end to the season and any postseason aspirations that the franchise had. One of the highlights of the season was that five Expos represented the National League at the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game held in Pittsburgh. Moisés Alou had the game-winning hit for the National League.
Offseason
- November 19, 1993: Delino DeShields was traded by the Expos to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pedro Martínez.[1]
- December 13, 1993: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for Randy Milligan. The Expos completed the deal by sending Brian Barnes to the Indians on December 17.[2]
- March 31, 1994: John Vander Wal was purchased from the Expos by the Colorado Rockies.[3]
Spring training
The Montreal Expos held spring training at Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida in 1994.
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Grapefruit League
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Expos win | Expos loss | Expos tied | Game postponed |
Regular season
In 1994, the Expos team appeared to be reaching its potential. Led by rising young stars including Pedro Martínez, Larry Walker, Moisés Alou, Cliff Floyd, Mike Lansing and Jeff Fassero, Montreal was off to a 74-40 start, leading the National League Eastern Division. They had scored 585 runs (5.13 per game) and allowed 454 runs (3.98 per game) through 114 games by Friday, August 12.[4] Their 1994 pitching staff was very nearly as good as that of their division rivals, the Atlanta Braves, as the Expos finished the strike-shortened season with an MLB-best 3.56 ERA, an MLB-high 46 saves and just 288 walks, the fewest in the Majors.[5]
Walker, with 86 RBIs, was well on his way to his first 100-RBI year; Ken Hill was on pace to win 23 games while Pedro Martinez was on pace to strike out more than 200 batters. Moisés Alou was hitting .339 and on pace to collect more than 200 hits for the first time in his career. Marquis Grissom was on pace to score 137 runs. Two other Expos, namely Alou and Walker, were also on pace to score more than 100 runs. The team was also drawing well at home: through 52 home games in 1994, 1,276,250 fans had attended Expos games, for an average of 24,543 per game. At that pace, the Expos would have had a good chance of drawing two million fans for the first time since 1983.[6] The season, however, was stopped due to the 1994 players' strike. The World Series, for which the Expos appeared to be destined, was never played and Montreal lost many of its players during the next season due to free agency and salary constraints and the team never recovered. The 1994 Montreal Expos team that could have been remains one of baseball's hot discussion points. The collapse of the Expos would eventually lead to the team's move to Washington, D.C. ten years later.
Opening Day starters
- Moisés Alou
- Sean Berry
- Wil Cordero
- Darrin Fletcher
- Cliff Floyd
- Marquis Grissom
- Mike Lansing
- Pedro Martínez
- Larry Walker[7]
Game Log
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May (15-12) (Home: 8-5; Road: 7-7)
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June (19-8) (Home: 9-6; Road: 10-2)
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July (18-8) (Home: 6-4; Road: 12-4)
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August (9-2) (Home: 3-1; Road: 6-1)
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Expos win | Expos loss | All-Star Game | Game postponed |
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1st (NL East) | Not in playoff berth | Tied for 1st (NL East) |
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Montreal Expos | 74 | 40 | 0.649 | — | 32–20 | 42–20 |
Atlanta Braves | 68 | 46 | 0.596 | 6 | 31–24 | 37–22 |
New York Mets | 55 | 58 | 0.487 | 18½ | 23–30 | 32–28 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 61 | 0.470 | 20½ | 34–26 | 20–35 |
Florida Marlins | 51 | 64 | 0.443 | 23½ | 25–34 | 26–30 |
Division leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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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 |
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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 |
Notable transactions
Major League debuts
- Pitchers:
- Joey Eischen (Jun 19)
- Heath Haynes (Jun 1)
- Rod Henderson (Apr 19)
- Gabe White (May 27) [9]
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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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 |
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C | Darrin Fletcher | 94 | 285 | 74 | .260 | 10 | 57 |
1B | Cliff Floyd | 100 | 334 | 94 | .281 | 4 | 41 |
2B | Mike Lansing | 106 | 394 | 105 | .266 | 5 | 35 |
3B | Sean Berry | 103 | 320 | 89 | .278 | 11 | 41 |
SS | Wil Cordero | 110 | 415 | 122 | .294 | 15 | 63 |
CF | Marquis Grissom | 110 | 475 | 137 | .288 | 11 | 45 |
LF | Moisés Alou | 107 | 422 | 143 | .339 | 22 | 78 |
RF | Larry Walker | 103 | 395 | 127 | .322 | 19 | 86 |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Lenny Webster | 57 | 143 | 39 | .273 | 5 | 23 |
Lou Frazier | 76 | 140 | 38 | .271 | 0 | 14 |
Juan Bell | 38 | 97 | 27 | .278 | 2 | 10 |
Rondell White | 40 | 97 | 27 | .278 | 2 | 13 |
Freddie Benavides | 47 | 85 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 6 |
Randy Milligan | 47 | 82 | 19 | .232 | 2 | 12 |
Tim Spehr | 52 | 36 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 5 |
Jeff Gardner | 18 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
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Ken Hill | 23 | 154.7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3.32 | 85 | 44 |
Pedro Martínez | 24 | 144.7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3.42 | 142 | 45 |
Jeff Fassero | 21 | 138.2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2.99 | 119 | 40 |
Butch Henry | 24 | 107.1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 | 70 | 20 |
Kirk Rueter | 20 | 92.1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5.17 | 50 | 23 |
Relief pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
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John Wetteland | 52 | 63.2 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 2.83 | 68 | 21 |
Mel Rojas | 58 | 84.0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3.32 | 84 | 21 |
Jeff Shaw | 46 | 67.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3.88 | 47 | 15 |
Tim Scott | 40 | 53.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.70 | 37 | 18 |
Gil Heredia | 39 | 75.1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3.46 | 62 | 13 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
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Heath Haynes | 4 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 |
Brian Looney | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 2 | 0 |
Joey Eischen | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 |
Gabe White | 7 | 23.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.08 | 17 | 11 |
Denis Boucher | 10 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 17 | 7 |
Rod Henderson | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.45 | 3 | 7 |
Award winners
- Felipe Alou, Associated Press Manager of the Year
- Felipe Alou, The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Moisés Alou, OF, Reserve
- Wil Cordero, Shortstop, Reserve
- Darren Fletcher, Catcher, Reserve
- Marquis Grissom, Outfield, Reserve
- Ken Hill, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
References
- ^ Delino DeShields page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Vander Wal page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1994-schedule-scores.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1994.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1994-schedule-scores.shtml
- ^ 1994 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Juan Bell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1994/18.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007