# 1994 San Diego Padres season

The 1994 San Diego Padres season was the 26th season in franchise history.

## Offseason

* November 18, 1993: Jarvis Brown was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Atlanta Braves.
* November 18, 1993: Darrell Sherman was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Colorado Rockies.
* December 10, 1993: Frank Seminara was traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later and Tracy Sanders (minors) to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and Randy Curtis (minors). The New York Mets sent Marc Kroon (December 13, 1993) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Pablo Martinez (December 13, 1993) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
* December 17, 1993: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.
* January 20, 1994: Jeff Gardner was released by the Padres.
* March 21, 1994: Kevin Elster was released by the San Diego Padres.

## Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Padres had compiled a record of 47-70 through 117 games. They had scored 479 runs (4.09 per game) and allowed 531 runs (4.54 per game). They were also leading the majors in at-bats at the time, with 4,068. They also drew the fewest walks in the majors, with 319, and tied the New York Yankees for the most double plays grounded into, with 112.

### Opening Day starters

* Brad Ausmus
* Derek Bell
* Andy Benes
* Archi Cianfrocco
* Ricky Gutiérrez
* Tony Gwynn
* Phil Plantier
* Bip Roberts
* Dave Staton

### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 58 | 56 | .509 | — | 33‍–‍22 | 25‍–‍34 |
| San Francisco Giants | 55 | 60 | .478 | 3½ | 29‍–‍31 | 26‍–‍29 |
| Colorado Rockies | 53 | 64 | .453 | 6½ | 25‍–‍32 | 28‍–‍32 |
| San Diego Padres | 47 | 70 | .402 | 12½ | 26‍–‍31 | 21‍–‍39 |
vteDivision 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 recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 13, 1994: Kevin Maas was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* May 11, 1994: Gene Harris was traded by the Padres to the Detroit Tigers for Jorge Velandia and Scott Livingstone.
* May 20, 1994: Mackey Sasser was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* May 23, 1994: Kevin Maas was released by the Padres.
* May 24, 1994: Mark Davis was released by the Padres.
* June 26, 1994: Mackey Sasser was released by the Padres.

### Roster
## 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 | Brad Ausmus | 101 | 327 | 82 | .251 | 7 | 24 |
| 1B | Eddie Williams | 58 | 175 | 58 | .331 | 11 | 42 |
| 2B | Bip Roberts | 105 | 403 | 129 | .320 | 2 | 31 |
| 3B | Scott Livingstone | 57 | 180 | 49 | .272 | 2 | 10 |
| SS | Ricky Gutiérrez | 90 | 275 | 66 | .240 | 1 | 28 |
| LF | Phil Plantier | 96 | 341 | 75 | .220 | 18 | 41 |
| CF | Derek Bell | 108 | 434 | 135 | .311 | 14 | 54 |
| RF | Tony Gwynn | 110 | 419 | 165 | .394 | 12 | 64 |

#### 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 |
| Craig Shipley | 81 | 240 | 80 | .333 | 4 | 30 |
| Luis López | 77 | 235 | 65 | .277 | 2 | 20 |
| Phil Clark | 61 | 149 | 32 | .215 | 5 | 20 |
| Archi Cianfrocco | 59 | 146 | 32 | .219 | 4 | 13 |
| Billy Bean | 84 | 135 | 29 | .215 | 0 | 14 |
| Tim Hyers | 52 | 118 | 30 | .254 | 0 | 7 |
| Brian Johnson | 36 | 93 | 23 | .247 | 3 | 16 |
| Dave Staton | 29 | 66 | 12 | .182 | 4 | 6 |
| Keith Lockhart | 27 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 2 | 6 |
| Ray McDavid | 9 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Melvin Nieves | 10 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 1 | 4 |
| Ray Holbert | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 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 |
| Andy Benes | 25 | 172.1 | 6 | 14 | 3.86 | 189 |
| Andy Ashby | 24 | 164.1 | 6 | 11 | 3.40 | 121 |
| Scott Sanders | 23 | 111.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.78 | 109 |
| Joey Hamilton | 16 | 108.2 | 9 | 6 | 2.98 | 61 |
| Wally Whitehurst | 13 | 64.0 | 4 | 7 | 4.92 | 43 |
| Bill Krueger | 8 | 41.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.83 | 30 |
| Tim Worrell | 3 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 14 |
| Kerry Taylor | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 3 |

#### 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 |
| A.J. Sager | 22 | 46.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.98 | 26 |
| José Martínez | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 7 |
| Mike Campbell | 3 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 12.96 | 10 |

#### 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 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 47 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 2.57 | 68 |
| Pedro Martínez | 48 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.90 | 52 |
| Tim Mauser | 35 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.49 | 42 |
| Jeff Tabaka | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.89 | 30 |
| Donnie Elliott | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 24 |
| Mark Davis | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.82 | 15 |
| Gene Harris | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.03 | 9 |
| Doug Brocail | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.82 | 11 |
| Bryce Florie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 | 8 |

## Awards and honors

* Andy Benes, National League strikeout champion (189)
* Tony Gwynn, National League batting champion, (.394)
1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Las Vegas Stars | Pacific Coast League | Russ Nixon |
| AA | Wichita Pilots | Texas League | Keith Champion |
| A | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | California League | Tim Flannery |
| A | Springfield Sultans | Midwest League | Ed Romero |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Tye Waller |
| Rookie | AZL Padres | Arizona League | Barry Moss |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rancho Cucamonga