# 1994 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1994 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 105th for the franchise in Major League Baseball and their 37th season in Los Angeles, California.
The Dodgers were leading the National League West when the players strike halted the season in August.

## Offseason

* November 17, 1993: Acquired Delino DeShields from the Montreal Expos for Pedro Martínez
* December 27, 1993: Acquired Ron Coomer from the Chicago White Sox for Isidro Márquez
* March 28, 1994: Acquired Al Osuna from the Houston Astros for James Daspit

## Regular season

The Dodgers had compiled a 58-56 record through 114 games by Friday, August 12. They had scored 532 runs (4.67 per game) and allowed 509 runs (4.46 per game).

### 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 |

### 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 | — |

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Delino DeShields | Second baseman |
| Brett Butler | Center fielder |
| Mike Piazza | Catcher |
| Eric Karros | First baseman |
| Tim Wallach | Third baseman |
| Henry Rodríguez | Left fielder |
| Raúl Mondesí | Right fielder |
| José Offerman | Shortstop |
| Orel Hershiser | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* June 16, 1994: Acquired Brian Barnes from the Cleveland Indians for Eddie Lantigua

### Roster
## Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
| Ramón Martínez | 24 | 24 | 170.0 | 12-7 | 3.97 | 56 | 119 | 4 |
| Kevin Gross | 25 | 23 | 157.3 | 9-7 | 3.60 | 11 | 43 | 1 |
| Tom Candiotti | 23 | 22 | 153.0 | 7-7 | 4.12 | 54 | 102 | 5 |
| Pedro Astacio | 23 | 23 | 149.0 | 6-8 | 4.29 | 18 | 47 | 3 |
| Orel Hershiser | 21 | 21 | 135.3 | 6-6 | 3.79 | 42 | 72 | 1 |

## Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
| Todd Worrell | 38 | 0 | 42.0 | 6-5 | 4.29 | 12 | 44 | 11 |
| Jim Gott | 37 | 0 | 36.3 | 5-3 | 5.94 | 20 | 29 | 2 |
| Roger McDowell | 32 | 0 | 41.3 | 0-3 | 5.23 | 22 | 29 | 0 |
| Darren Dreifort | 27 | 0 | 29.0 | 0-5 | 6.21 | 15 | 22 | 6 |
| Omar Daal | 24 | 0 | 13.7 | 0-0 | 3.29 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ismael Valdez | 21 | 1 | 28.3 | 3-1 | 3.18 | 10 | 28 | 0 |
| Gary Wayne | 19 | 0 | 17.3 | 1-3 | 4.67 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Rudy Seánez | 17 | 0 | 23.7 | 1-1 | 2.66 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| Al Osuna | 15 | 0 | 8.7 | 2-0 | 6.23 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Brian Barnes | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0-0 | 7.20 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Chan Ho Park | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0-0 | 11.25 | 5 | 6 | 0 |

## Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
| Mike Piazza | C | 107 | 405 | .319 | 64 | 129 | 24 | 92 | 1 |
| Carlos Hernández | C | 32 | 64 | .219 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Prince | C | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 111 | 406 | .266 | 51 | 108 | 14 | 46 | 2 |
| Delino DeShields | 2B/SS | 89 | 320 | .250 | 51 | 80 | 2 | 33 | 27 |
| José Offerman | SS | 72 | 243 | .210 | 27 | 51 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Tim Wallach | 3B | 113 | 414 | .280 | 68 | 116 | 23 | 78 | 0 |
| Rafael Bournigal | SS | 40 | 116 | .224 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Garey Ingram | 2B | 26 | 78 | .282 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeff Treadway | 2B/3B | 52 | 67 | .299 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Dave Hansen | 3B | 40 | 44 | .341 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie Pye | 2B/SS | 7 | 10 | .100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raúl Mondesí | RF | 112 | 434 | .306 | 63 | 133 | 16 | 56 | 11 |
| Brett Butler | CF | 111 | 417 | .314 | 79 | 131 | 8 | 33 | 27 |
| Henry Rodríguez | OF | 104 | 306 | .268 | 33 | 82 | 8 | 49 | 0 |
| Cory Snyder | OF | 73 | 153 | .235 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| Mitch Webster | OF | 82 | 84 | .274 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Chris Gwynn | OF | 58 | 71 | .268 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Ashley | LF | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## 1994 Awards

* 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Mike Piazza starter
* Rookie of the Year Award
** Raúl Mondesí
* Comeback Player of the Year
** Tim Wallach
* Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
** Raúl Mondesí
* Players Choice: NL Outstanding Rookie
** Raúl Mondesí
* Silver Slugger Award
** Mike Piazza
* TSN NL Rookie of the Year
** Raúl Mondesí
* TSN National League All-Star
** Mike Piazza
* NL Player of the Month
** Mike Piazza (May 1994)
* NL Player of the Week
** Mike Piazza (May 16–22)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Rick Dempsey |
| AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Tom Beyers |
| High A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | John Shelby |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Jon Debus |
| A-Short Season | Yakima Bears | Northwest League | Joe Vavra |
| Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Ron Roenicke |
| Rookie | DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers 2 | Dominican Summer League | |
Teams in BOLD won League Championships

## Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 77 players in this draft. Of those, 13 of them would eventually play Major League baseball.
The first round draft pick was Paul Konerko, a catcher from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was quickly converted to first base and made his Dodgers debut in 1997. He was traded the following year to the Cincinnati Reds and then in 1999 to the Chicago White Sox, where he became a six time All-Star and was the 2005 ALCS MVP as the White Sox won the 2005 World Series. In 18 seasons, he hit .279 with 439 home runs and 1,412 RBI in 2,349 games.
1994 Draft Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1 | Paul Konerko | C | Chaparral High School | Yes | 1994–2014 | MLB |
| 2 | Gary Rath | LHP | Mississippi State University | Yes | 1994–2008 | MLB |
| 3 | Mike Metcalfe | SS | University of Miami | Yes | 1994–2002 | MLB |
| 4 | Ricky Stone | RHP | Hamilton High School | Yes | 1994–2008 | MLB |
| 5 | Chris Ochsenfeld | LHP | Bethel High School | Yes | 1994–1998 | A+ |
| 6 | Eric DuBose | LHP | Patrician Academy | No Athletics-1997 | 1997–2010 | MLB |
| 7 | Robert Jaye | LHP | University of South Alabama | Yes | 1994–1995 | A+ |
| 8 | Jason Huisman | SS | Thornwood High School | No Angels-1998 | 1998–2002 | AA |
| 9 | C. J. Ankrum | OF | Saratoga High School | No Giants-1997 | 1997 | A- |
| 10 | Ron Hollis | RHP | University of Michigan | Yes | 1994–1997 | AA |
| 11 | Alexis Fajardo | LHP | Coral Gables High School | No Yankees-1996 | 1996 | Rookie |
| 12 | Gregory Thompson | RHP | Goddard High School | Yes | 1994 | A- |
| 13 | Brian Harmon | OF | Marist High School | Yes | 1994–1996 | A |
| 14 | Eddie Oropesa | LHP | | Yes | 1993–2007 | MLB |
| 15 | Alex Andreopoulos | C | Seton Hall University | No Brewers -1995 | 1995–2002 | AAA |
| 16 | Ken Kilian | OF | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | No | | |
| 17 | Kevin Zellers | SS | Kent State University | Yes | 1994–1995 | A+ |
| 18 | J. P. Roberge | 1B | University of Southern California | Yes | 1994–2004 | AAA |
| 19 | Kyle Cooney | C | University of Connecticut | Yes | 1994–1999 | AA |
| 20 | Brett Tomko | RHP | Mt. San Antonio College | No Reds-1995 | 1995–2014 | MLB |
| 21 | Brock Rumfield | SS | Belton High School | No Orioles-1998 | 1998–1999 | A+ |
| 22 | Adam Riggs | 2B | University of South Carolina Aiken | Yes | 1994–2008 | MLB |
| 23 | Johnny Hilo | OF | California State University, Los Angeles | Yes | 1994–1995 | A+ |
| 24 | Zachery Hines | SS | Georgia Perimeter College | No Braves-1995 | 1995–1997 | A |
| 25 | Randy Wolf | LHP | El Camino Real High School | No Phillies-1997 | 1997–2015 | MLB |
| 26 | Jason Reed | LHP | Grossmont College | Yes | 1994–1996 | A+ |
| 27 | George Dearborn | LHP | Mountain View High School | No | | |
| 28 | Ben Butkus | SS | Dr. Phillips High School | No Orioles-1996 | 1996 | Rookie |
| 29 | Jeff Paluk | RHP | Saginaw Valley State University | Yes | 1994–1997 | A+ |
| 30 | Eric Stuckenschneider | OF | University of Central Missouri | Yes | 1994–1999 | AAA |
| 31 | Michael Wood | C | San Clemente High School | No | | |
| 32 | Brian Majeski | OF | University of Connecticut | Yes | 1994–1996 | A+ |
| 33 | Chip Sell | OF | University of the Pacific | Yes | 1994–2001 | AAA |
| 34 | Kevin Faircloth | SS | North Carolina State University | Yes | 1994–1997 | A+ |
| 35 | Bobby Meyer | 2B | Kirkwood Community College | Yes | 1995–1996 | A- |
| 36 | Ryan Sowards | 3B | Walla Walla Community College | Yes | 1994–1996 | A+ |
| 37 | Leonardo Matos | LHP | Luis Muñoz Marín High School | No | | |
| 38 | Eric Byrnes | C | St. Francis High School | No Athletics-1998 | 1998–2010 | MLB |
| 39 | Kirby Drube | OF | Campbell County High School | No | | |
| 40 | Aaron Miller | LHP | Middletown High School | No Twins-1997 | 1997–1999 | A |
| 41 | Jeff Bramlett | 1B | Bradley Central High School | Yes | 1995–1998 | A+ |
| 42 | Ryan Roskowski | 3B | Clovis West High School | No | | |
| 43 | Mark Shephard | RHP | Strathroy High School | No | | |
| 44 | Jermaine Clark | SS | Will C. Wood High School | No Mariners-1997 | 1997–2006 | MLB |
| 45 | Brad Block | RHP | Portage Central High School | No | | |
| 46 | Chuck Koone | OF | McDowell High School | No Orioles-1998 | 1998–2001 | A+ |
| 47 | Keith Graddagnini | OF | De La Salle High School | No Mariners-1998 | 1998–1999 | Rookie |
| 48 | Marc Charbonneau | LHP | Kwantlen College | Yes | 1995–2003 | A |
| 49 | David Sloan | C | York Community High School | No | | |
| 50 | Jim Parque | LHP | Crescenta Valley High School | No White Sox-1997 | 1997–2007 | MLB |
| 51 | Elias Tapia | RHP | | Yes | 1994–1996 | A+ |
| 52 | Clint Lawrence | LHP | White Oaks High School | No Blue Jays-1995 | 1995–2001 | AA |
| 53 | Justin Atchley | LHP | Texas A&M University | No Reds-1995 | 1995–2002 | MLB |
| 54 | Frank Hinojosa | C | Senator Ruben S. Ayala High School | No | | |
| 55 | Thomas Cody | C | Lower Columbia College | No | | |
| 56 | Adam Kiehl | OF | Wauwatosa East High School | No | | |
| 57 | Tracy Johnson | OF | Glendale Community College | No | | |
| 58 | Hector Esparza | 3B | Independence High School | No | | |
| 59 | Anthony Cellers | OF | Seminole Community College | No | 1998 | Ind |
| 60 | Jaime Decker | C | Fort Madison High School | No | | |
| 61 | Luke Quaccia | 1B | Modesto Junior College | No Cardinals-1997 | 1997–1999 | A+ |
| 62 | Josh Osborn | RHP | Butte College | No | | |
| 63 | Joel Manfredi | 3B | Lincoln High School | Yes | 1995–1997 | A+ |
| 64 | Brandon Bowe | RHP | San Joaquin Delta College | No Marlins-1999 | 1999–2006 | AA |
| 65 | Calvin Tanton | C | Strathmore High School | No | 1998 | Ind |
| 66 | Jesse Zepeda | SS | Cuesta College | No Tigers-1996 | 1996–2000 | A |
| 67 | Eric Boisjoly | SS | Polyvalente Edouard Montpetit | No | | |
| 68 | Lance Backowski | 2B | Fresno City College | Yes | 1995–1997 | A+ |
| 69 | Jaime Malave | 1B | Southeastern Illinois College | Yes | 1995–2003 | AAA |
| 70 | Cordell Farley | OF | Louisburg College | No Cardinals-1996 | 1996–2000 | AA |
| 71 | Greg Morrison | OF | Kwantlen College | Yes | 1995–2006 | A+ |
| 72 | Shawn Painter | OF | John Abbott College | No | | |
| 73 | Chris Vollaro | RHP | Oak Ridge High School | No | | |
| 74 | Jeremiah Meccage | RHP | Billings West High School | No | | |
| 75 | Otis Jasper | RHP | Quesnel High School | No | | |
| 76 | Justin Elsey | OF | Casa Grande High School | No | | |
| 77 | Ovidio Zepeda | OF | King High School | No | | |