# 1994 San Francisco Giants season

The 1994 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 112th season in Major League Baseball, their 37th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 35th at Candlestick Park. After winning 103 games in 1993, the Giants record dropped to 55–60 in a strike-shortened season. This was also the season in which Matt Williams hit a career high 43 home runs through 115 games by the time the strike hit, on pace to finish with 61; had the season continued, Williams may have had a chance to break Roger Maris's then-single season record of 61 home runs set in 1961.

## Offseason

* November 21, 1993: Mark Portugal signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
* December 20, 1993: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
* March 22, 1994: Rex Hudler was released by the San Francisco Giants.

## Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Giants had compiled a 55-60 record through 115 games. They had scored 504 runs (4.38 per game) and allowed 500 runs (4.35 per game).
The Giants were struggling offensively prior to the strike, at 28th in batting average (.249), doubles (159) and overall hits (963).
Their pitchers also struggled, combining to finish 28th in complete games, with just 2.

### Notable transactions

* June 19, 1994: Darryl Strawberry signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
* June 29, 1994: Kent Bottenfield was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
* September 14, 1994: Yorvit Torrealba was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.

#### Draft picks

* = Future All Star
The following were notable Giants draft picks from the MLB Amateur Draft held on June 2, 1994.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Status |
| 1 | 22 | Dante Powell | United States | Player signed July 13, 1994. |
| 5 | | Bobby Howry | United States | Player signed June 4, 1994. |
| 9 | | Keith Foulke | United States | Player signed June 3, 1994. |
| 20 | | J. D. Drew | United States | Did not sign. |

### Opening day starters

* Todd Benzinger
* Barry Bonds
* John Burkett
* Royce Clayton
* Darren Lewis
* Kirt Manwaring
* Willie McGee
* Robby Thompson
* Matt Williams

### 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 | — |

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting

Note: Pos= Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
| C | Kirt Manwaring | 97 | 316 | 79 | 1 | 29 | .250 |
| 1B | Todd Benzinger | 107 | 328 | 87 | 9 | 31 | .265 |
| 2B | John Patterson | 85 | 240 | 57 | 3 | 32 | .238 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 112 | 445 | 119 | 43 | 96 | .267 |
| SS | Royce Clayton | 108 | 385 | 91 | 3 | 30 | .236 |
| LF | Barry Bonds | 112 | 391 | 122 | 37 | 81 | .312 |
| CF | Darren Lewis | 114 | 451 | 116 | 4 | 29 | .257 |
| RF | Willie McGee | 45 | 156 | 44 | 5 | 23 | .282 |

#### 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 |
| Dave Martinez | 97 | 235 | 58 | .247 | 4 | 27 |
| Robby Thompson | 35 | 129 | 27 | .209 | 2 | 7 |
| Jeff Reed | 50 | 103 | 18 | .175 | 1 | 7 |
| Steve Scarsone | 52 | 103 | 28 | .272 | 2 | 13 |
| Mark Carreon | 51 | 100 | 27 | .270 | 3 | 20 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 29 | 92 | 22 | .239 | 4 | 17 |
| Mike Benjamin | 38 | 62 | 16 | .258 | 1 | 9 |
| J.R. Phillips | 15 | 38 | 5 | .132 | 1 | 3 |
| Rikkert Faneyte | 19 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 0 | 4 |
| Erik Johnson | 5 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Leonard | 14 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 2 |

### 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 |
| John Burkett | 25 | 159.1 | 6 | 8 | 3.62 | 85 |
| Mark Portugal | 21 | 137.1 | 10 | 8 | 3.93 | 87 |
| Bill Swift | 17 | 109.1 | 8 | 7 | 3.38 | 62 |
| Salomón Torres | 16 | 84.1 | 2 | 8 | 5.44 | 42 |
| William Van Landingham | 16 | 84.0 | 8 | 2 | 3.54 | 56 |
| Bud Black | 10 | 54.1 | 4 | 2 | 4.47 | 28 |

#### 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 |
| Bryan Hickerson | 28 | 98.1 | 4 | 8 | 5.40 | 59 |

##### 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 |
| Rod Beck | 48 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 2.77 | 39 |
| Dave Burba | 57 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4.38 | 84 |
| Steve Frey | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.94 | 20 |
| Rich Monteleone | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.18 | 16 |
| Mike Jackson | 36 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.49 | 51 |
| Pat Gomez | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 | 14 |
| Kevin Rogers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 7 |
| Tony Menéndez | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21.60 | 2 |
| Brad Brink | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | 3 |
| Kent Bottenfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |

## Awards and honors

* Mark Leiter P, Willie Mac Award
All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Phoenix Firebirds | Pacific Coast League | Carlos Alfonso |
| AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Ron Wotus |
| A | San Jose Giants | California League | Dick Dietz |
| A | Clinton LumberKings | Midwest League | Jack Mull |
| A-Short Season | Everett Giants | Northwest League | Mike Hart |
| Rookie | AZL Giants | Arizona League | Alan Bannister |