1994 New York Mets season explained

The 1994 New York Mets season was the 33rd attempt at a regular season for the Mets. They went 55–58 and finished third in the National League East. They were managed by Dallas Green. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The season was cut short by the 1994 player's strike.

Offseason

• October 4, 1993: Ced Landrum was released by the Mets.^[1]
• December 10, 1993: Randy Curtis (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Frank Seminara, Tracy Sanders (minors) and a player to be named later. The deal was completed on December 13, with the Mets sending Marc Kroon to the Padres, and the Padres sending Pablo Martínez to the Mets.^[2]
• December 16, 1993: Jim Lindeman was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[3]
• December 17, 1993: Doug Linton was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[4]
• January 5, 1994: Vince Coleman and cash were traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds.^[5]
• February 18, 1994: Joe Dellicarri (minors) was traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Kevin Morgan.^[6]
• March 30, 1994: Anthony Young and Ottis Smith (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Chicago Cubs for José Vizcaíno.^[7]
• March 31, 1994: Alan Zinter was traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Rico Brogna.^[8]

Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Mets had compiled a 55-58 record through 113 games. They had scored 521 runs (4.48 per game) and allowed 526 runs (4.65 per game).^[9]

The Mets struggled in a few offensive areas, finishing 28th in the Majors in both stolen bases (25) and on-base percentage (.316). In spite of these numbers, the Mets had good power, slamming 117 home runs in 113 games, while grounding into just 70 double plays (the fewest in the Majors) and being hit by pitches an MLB-high 52 times.^[10]

Jeff Kent's .292 average led the team, as did his 68 RBI. Bobby Bonilla led five Mets with double-digit home run totals with 20. Ryan Thompson added 18, Todd Hundley 16, Kent 14, and David Segui 10.

After two injury-filled and disappointing years, Bret Saberhagen emerged as the ace of the Mets' staff with a 14-4 record. Bobby Jones recorded 12 wins in his first full season in the rotation, and John Franco stayed healthy enough to record 30 saves.

The news was not all positive. After struggling in his first seven starts, Dwight Gooden was suspended for 60 days after a positive test for cocaine. While on suspension he tested positive again and the suspension was extended to the entire 1995 season. Thus, 1994 was his final season as a Met.

Opening Day starters

• Jeromy Burnitz
• Bobby Jones
• Jeff Kent
• Kevin McReynolds
• David Segui
• Kelly Stinnett
• Ryan Thompson
• Fernando Viña
• José Vizcaíno^[11]

Notable transactions

• April 29, 1994: Roger Mason was purchased by the New York Mets from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[12]
• June 14, 1994: Doug Dascenzo was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[13]

Roster

1994 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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		91	291	69	.237	16	42
1B		92	336	81	.241	10	43
2B		107	415	121	.292	14	68
SS		103	410	105	.256	3	33
3B		108	403	117	.290	20	67
LF		51	180	46	.256	4	21
CF		98	334	75	.225	18	59
RF		96	292	76	.260	8	42

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
	47	150	38	.253	2	14
	45	143	34	.238	3	15
	52	137	37	.270	7	20
	39	131	46	.351	7	20
	79	124	31	.250	0	6
	62	111	28	.252	0	4
	50	52	8	.154	2	5
	32	43	12	.279	3	5
	22	40	9	.225	0	2
	31	27	4	.148	0	2
	8	16	1	.063	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
	24	177.1	14	4	2.74	143
	24	160.0	12	7	3.15	80
	21	131.1	4	10	5.55	62
	10	54.2	1	5	4.61	33
	8	54.0	4	3	2.67	30
	7	41.1	3	4	6.31	40
	2	11.2	0	0	6.94	1

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
	23	69.0	3	5	4.83	33
	11	34.2	0	3	7.79	20

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
	47	1	4	30	2.70	42
	41	2	4	1	3.51	26
	37	3	2	2	2.66	48
	32	6	2	0	4.47	29
	27	2	1	2	5.11	32
	14	0	0	0	0.00	4
	10	0	2	0	5.82	7
	7	0	1	0	12.60	6
	6	0	1	0	7.20	4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Binghamton^[14]

External links

• 1994 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
• 1994 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/landrce01.shtml Ced Landrum
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/seminfr01.shtml Frank Seminara
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lindeji01.shtml Jim Lindeman
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lintodo01.shtml Doug Linton
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcreyke01.shtml Kevin McReynolds
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morgake01.shtml Kevin Morgan
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngan01.shtml José Vizcaíno
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brognri01.shtml Rico Brogna
9. Web site: 1994 National League Season Summary.
10. Web site: 1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary.
11. Web site: 1994 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac.
12. Web site: Roger Mason Stats.
13. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dascedo01.shtml Doug Dascenzo
14. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007