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

## Offseason

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

## Regular season

The Cubs finished the strike-shortened season with a 49-64 record. They scored 500 runs (4.42 per game) and allowed 549 runs (4.86 per game).
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. 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. 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. 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)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
1April 4Mets
2April 5Mets
3April 6Mets
4April 8@ Expos4-0Trachsel (1-0)Martínez (0-1)47,0011-3Boxscore
5April 9@ Expos4-3Plesac (1-0)Wetteland (0-1)Myers (1)38,6352-3Boxscore
6April 10@ Expos2-8Hill (2-0)Guzmán (0-2)16,1832-4Boxscore
7April 11@ Mets
8April 14@ Mets
9April 15Braves
10April 16Braves
11April 17Braves
12April 19Astros
13April 20Astros
14April 22@ Rockies
15April 23@ Rockies
16April 24@ Rockies
17April 25@ Reds
18April 26@ Reds
19April 27@ Astros
20April 28@ Astros
21April 29Rockies :
May (16-12) (Home: 9-6; Road: 7-6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
22May 1Rockies
23May 2Reds
24May 3Reds
25May 4Reds
26May 6@ Pirates
27May 8@ Pirates
28May 8@ Pirates
29May 9@ Cardinals
30May 10@ Cardinals
31May 11@ Cardinals
32May 12@ Cardinals
33May 13Marlins
34May 14Marlins
35May 15Marlins
36May 16Padres
37May 17Padres
38May 18Padres
39May 20Giants
40May 21Giants
41May 22Giants
42May 23@ Dodgers
43May 24@ Dodgers
44May 25@ Dodgers
45May 27@ Braves
46May 28@ Braves
47May 29@ Braves
48May 30Phillies
49May 31Phillies :
June (10-16) (Home: 4-10; Road: 6-6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
50June 1Phillies
51June 2Phillies
52June 3Expos1-3Shaw (3-1)Crim (2-1)Wetteland (7)26,03722-30Boxscore
53June 4Expos1-6Martínez (4-4)Banks (6-5)37,18722-31Boxscore
54June 5Expos5-10 (13)Heredia (1-2)Otto (0-1)34,18122-32Boxscore
55June 6@ Phillies
56June 7@ Phillies
57June 8@ Phillies
58June 10Dodgers
59June 11Dodgers
60June 12Dodgers
61June 14@ Padres
62June 15@ Padres
63June 16@ Padres
64June 17@ Giants
65June 18@ Giants
66June 19@ Giants
67June 21@ Marlins
68June 23@ Marlins
69June 24Cardinals
70June 25Cardinals
71June 26Cardinals
72June 27Pirates
73June 28Pirates
74June 29Pirates
75June 30@ Astros :
July (15-13) (Home: 5-6; Road: 10-7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
76July 1@ Astros
77July 2@ Astros
78July 3@ Astros
79July 4Rockies
80July 4Rockies
81July 5Rockies
82July 6Rockies
83July 7Astros
84July 8Astros
85July 9Astros
86July 10Astros
87July 14@ Reds
88July 15@ Reds
89July 16@ Reds
90July 17@ Reds
91July 18@ Rockies
92July 19@ Rockies
93July 20@ Rockies
94July 22Reds
95July 23Reds
96July 24Reds
97July 25@ Pirates
98July 26@ Pirates
99July 27@ Pirates
100July 28@ Pirates
101July 29@ Cardinals
102July 30@ Cardinals
103July 31@ Cardinals :
August (2-8) (Home: 2-8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
104August 1Marlins
105August 2Marlins
106August 3Marlins
107August 4Marlins
108August 5Padres
109August 6Padres
110August 7Padres
111August 8Giants
112August 9Giants
113August 10Giants :
Legend :
| Cubs win | Cubs loss | All-Star Game | Game postponed |

### Season standings

vteNL 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 |
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

* May 16, 1994: Willie Wilson was released by the Chicago Cubs.
* July 27, 1994: Mike Sharperson signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.

### 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 | 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

| 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 |