# 1994 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1994 Baltimore Orioles season was the 94th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 41st in Baltimore, and the 3rd at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. It involved the Orioles finishing second in the American League East with a record of 63 wins and 49 losses. The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike.

## Offseason

* December 14, 1993: Mark Eichhorn was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
* January 14, 1994: Chris Sabo was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.
* January 20, 1994: Lee Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.
* February 3, 1994: Henry Cotto was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.

## Regular season

By Friday August 12, 1994, when the MLB Players' strike began, the Orioles had scored 589 runs (5.26 per game) and allowed 497 runs (4.44 per game) with a 63–49 record through 112 games. They were 2.5 games behind the Cleveland Indians (66-47) in the 1994 AL Wildcard Race.
Because they had only played in 112 games by the time the strike began, the Orioles had the fewest at-bats in the Majors, with just 3,856. The Orioles pitching staff had good control, as the Orioles had the fewest wild pitches (18) in the Majors. They also tied the Seattle Mariners for the fewest balks, with just one. Orioles baserunners successfully stole 69 bases in the strike-shortened season and were caught stealing only 13 times: the fewest in the Majors. Their pitchers also had good control, with just 18 wild pitches thrown: the fewest in the Majors.
* August 2, 1994: Jeff Tackett hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.

### Roster
## Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Yankees | 70 | 43 | .619 | — | 33‍–‍24 | 37‍–‍19 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 49 | .562 | 6½ | 28‍–‍27 | 35‍–‍22 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | 60 | .478 | 16 | 33‍–‍26 | 22‍–‍34 |
| Boston Red Sox | 54 | 61 | .470 | 17 | 31‍–‍33 | 23‍–‍28 |
| Detroit Tigers | 53 | 62 | .461 | 18 | 34‍–‍24 | 19‍–‍38 |
vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| New York Yankees | 70 | 43 | .619 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 46 | .593 |
| Texas Rangers | 52 | 62 | .456 |
vteWild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Cleveland Indians | 66 | 47 | .584 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 49 | .562 | 2½ |
| Kansas City Royals | 64 | 51 | .557 | 3 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | 60 | .478 | 12 |
| Boston Red Sox | 54 | 61 | .470 | 13 |
| Minnesota Twins | 53 | 60 | .469 | 13 |
| Detroit Tigers | 53 | 62 | .461 | 14 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 53 | 62 | .461 | 14 |
| Oakland Athletics | 51 | 63 | .447 | 15½ |
| Seattle Mariners | 49 | 63 | .438 | 16½ |
| California Angels | 47 | 68 | .409 | 20 |

### Record vs. opponents

1994 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–2 | 8–4 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 7–3 | 4–5 | 4–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 7–2 |
| Boston | 2–4 | — | 7–5 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 1–8 | 3–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 1–5 | 7–3 |
| California | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 0–5 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 6–4 | 3–4 |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–5 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–7 | 9–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 9–1 | 4–5 | 2–3 |
| Cleveland | 6–4 | 7–3 | 5–0 | 5–7 | — | 8–2 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 9–3 | 0–9 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 5–7 | 6–4 |
| Detroit | 4–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–8 | 2–8 | — | 4–8 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 5–4 |
| Kansas City | 1–4 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 4–1 | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–4 | 4–2 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 6–6 |
| Milwaukee | 3–7 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 3–9 | 2–5 | 4–6 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 2–7 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–3 |
| Minnesota | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–9 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | — | 4–5 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 4–8 |
| New York | 6–4 | 7–3 | 8–4 | 2–4 | 9–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–2 | 5–4 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–2 | 3–4 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 0–6 | 4–5 | 3–7 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 5–7 | — | 4–3 | 7–3 | 5–1 |
| Seattle | 4–6 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 1–9 | 2–3 | 3–6 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 3–4 | — | 9–1 | 1–5 |
| Texas | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 3–7 | 1–9 | — | 4–8 |
| Toronto | 2–7 | 3–7 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 8–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 8–4 | — |

## 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 | Chris Hoiles | 99 | 332 | 82 | .247 | 19 | 53 |
| 1B | Rafael Palmeiro | 111 | 436 | 139 | .319 | 23 | 76 |
| 2B | Mark McLemore | 104 | 343 | 88 | .257 | 3 | 29 |
| SS | Cal Ripken Jr. | 112 | 444 | 140 | .315 | 13 | 75 |
| 3B | Leo Gómez | 84 | 285 | 78 | .274 | 15 | 56 |
| LF | Brady Anderson | 111 | 453 | 119 | .263 | 12 | 48 |
| CF | Mike Devereaux | 85 | 301 | 61 | .203 | 9 | 33 |
| RF | Harold Baines | 94 | 326 | 96 | .294 | 16 | 54 |

#### 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 |
| Chris Sabo | 68 | 258 | 66 | .256 | 11 | 42 |
| Jack Voigt | 59 | 141 | 34 | .241 | 3 | 20 |
| Tim Hulett | 36 | 92 | 21 | .228 | 2 | 15 |
| Dwight Smith | 28 | 74 | 23 | .311 | 3 | 12 |
| Lonnie Smith | 35 | 59 | 12 | .203 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Tackett | 26 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 2 | 9 |
| Mark Smith | 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 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 |
| Mike Mussina | 24 | 176.1 | 16 | 5 | 3.06 | 99 |
| Ben McDonald | 24 | 157.1 | 14 | 7 | 4.06 | 94 |
| Jamie Moyer | 23 | 149.0 | 5 | 7 | 4.77 | 87 |
| Sid Fernandez | 19 | 115.1 | 6 | 6 | 5.15 | 95 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 10 | 52.2 | 3 | 5 | 5.81 | 47 |
| Scott Klingenbeck | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 5 |

#### 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 |
| Mike Oquist | 15 | 58.1 | 3 | 3 | 6.17 | 39 |

#### 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 |
| Lee Smith | 41 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 3.29 | 42 |
| Alan Mills | 47 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5.16 | 44 |
| Mark Eichhorn | 43 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2.15 | 35 |
| Jim Poole | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 | 18 |
| Mark Williamson | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.01 | 28 |
| Tom Bolton | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 12 |
| Brad Pennington | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.00 | 7 |
| Armando Benítez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 | 14 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Bob Miscik |
| AA | Bowie Baysox | Eastern League | Pete Mackanin |
| A | Frederick Keys | Carolina League | Mike O'Berry |
| A | Albany Polecats | South Atlantic League | Butch Wynegar |
| Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Andy Etchebarren |
| Rookie | GCL Orioles | Gulf Coast League | Oneri Fleita |