1994 Minnesota Twins season

March 2026 November 2013 Minnesota Twins 1994 American League Central Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis Carl Pohlad Andy MacPhail Tom Kelly WCCO-TVMidwest Sports Channel (Al Newman, Dick Bremer, Chad Hartman, Tommy John ) 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, John Gordon, Jim Powell) 53-60 (.496) 4th The 1994 Minnesota Twins season was the 34th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 13th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 94th overall in the American League. The strike overshadowed the season's accomplishments. These included Scott Erickson's no-hitter on April 27, Chuck Knoblauch's 85-game errorless streak and league-leading 45 doubles, Kirby Puckett's 2,000th hit, and Kent Hrbek's retirement. In 113 games, Manager Tom Kelly's team finished with a record of 53–60, for fourth place in the newly created American League Central. Offseason November 24, 1993: Willie Banks was traded by the Twins to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Stevens and Matt Walbeck.Willie Banks at Baseball Reference February 16, 1994: Alex Cole was signed as a free agent by the Twins.Alex Cole at Baseball Reference February 21, 1994: The Twins traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for minor leaguer Shawn Bryant. The Twins completed the deal by sending Enrique Wilson to the Indians on March 24.Enrique Wilson at Baseball Reference Regular season On April 27 at home, Scott Erickson no-hit the Milwaukee Brewers—the Metrodome's first no-hitter—for a 6–0 win. His no-hitter was the third Twins' no-hitter, 27 years after Dean Chance no-hit the Cleveland Indians in 1967.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN199404270.shtml Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0 Baseball-Reference.com 2016-02-06 On May 20, the team put up 22 hits against the Boston Red Sox—putting up two club records that were set in the fifth inning, when eight consecutive players hit safely, and a total of ten hits were recorded in the half-inning. The Twins won 21–2.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN199405200.shtml Minnesota Twins 21, Boston Red Sox 2 Baseball-Reference.com 2016-02-06 The Twins' All-Star representatives were outfielder Kirby Puckett and second baseman Chuck Knoblauch. By Friday, August 12, the Twins had compiled a 53–60 record through 113 games. They had scored 594 runs (5.26 per game) and allowed 688 runs (6.09 per game).https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1994.shtml 1994 American League Season Summary Throughout the strike-shortened season, the Twins' pitching staff struggled and finished with a 5.68 ERA: the highest in the majors. In 1,005.0 innings pitched, they gave up 1,197 hits and 634 earned runs: the most among all 28 teams. They did, however, issue the fewest intentional walks in the Majors, with 20.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1994.shtml 1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary Terry Ryan was named Twins General Manager, replacing Andy MacPhail, architect of the team's 1991 world champion team. The highest paid Twin in 1994 was Puckett at $5,300,000, followed by Aguilera at $3,260,000. Offense Despite the short season, Kirby Puckett managed to belt 20 home runs and drive in 112 runs, winning his sixth Silver Slugger Award. Outfielder Shane Mack had a solid year in his last year with the Twins, batting .333. Knoblauch and outfielder Alex Cole lit up the base paths, stealing 35 and 29 bases, respectively. Designated hitter Dave Winfield had a mediocre year in his last season with his hometown team. (He would play in 46 games for the Cleveland Indians in 1995 before announcing his retirement.) + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityHR Kirby Puckett 20RBI Kirby Puckett 112BA Shane Mack .333Runs Chuck Knoblauch 85 Pitching The starting rotation was not a strong one, although the starters at least started consistently every fifth day, unlike in subsequent years for the Twins. Jim Deshaies, Kevin Tapani, Scott Erickson, Pat Mahomes, and Carlos Pulido started all but six games for the team. Despite the no-hitter, Erickson's year was disappointing, as he posted a 5.44 ERA. Rick Aguilera continued to be a reliable closer while the only reliable arm out of the bullpen was Kevin Campbell with an ERA of 2.92. + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityERA Kevin Tapani 4.62Wins Kevin Tapani 11Saves Rick Aguilera 23Strikeouts Scott Erickson 104 Defense Matt Walbeck and Derek Parks were a strong 1-2 punch at catcher, at least defensively. (Both had .993 fielding percentages.) Kent Hrbek ended his career with a solid one defensively with a .997 average. As mentioned, Knoblauch excelled defensively at this point in his career. Scott Leius and Pat Meares were defensively average on the left side of the infield. Puckett and Mack were strong in the outfield, while Alex Cole was average. Pedro Muñoz also saw substantial time in the outfield. Season standings Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins Record vs. opponents MIN Notable transactions March 14, 1994: Lenny Webster was traded by the Twins to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.Lenny Webster at Baseball Reference June 2, 1994: 1994 Major League Baseball draft Todd Walker was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (8th pick).Todd Walker at Baseball Reference Travis Miller was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (34th pick).Travis Miller at Baseball Reference Cleatus Davidson was drafted by the Twins in the 2nd round.Cleatus Davidson at Baseball Reference A. J. Pierzynski was drafted by the Twins in the 3rd round.A. J. Pierzynski at Baseball Reference David Dellucci was drafted by the Twins in the 11th round, but did not sign.David Dellucci at Baseball Reference Corey Koskie was drafted by the Twins in the 26th round.Corey Koskie at Baseball Reference July 14, 1994: Larry Casian was claimed off waivers from the Twins by the Cleveland Indians.Larry Casian at Baseball Reference August 31: Dave Winfield was sold by the Twins to the Cleveland Indians.Dave Winfield at Baseball Reference Roster 1994 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers 38 Rick Aguilera 52 Kevin Campbell 48 Larry Casian 44 Jim Deshaies 19 Scott Erickson 54 Keith Garagozzo 18 Eddie Guardado 53 Mark Guthrie 20 Pat Mahomes 47 Brett Merriman 22 Carlos Pulido 58 Erik Schullstrom 41 Dave Stevens 36 Kevin Tapani 21 Mike Trombley 51 Carl Willis Catchers 16 Derek Parks 23 Matt Walbeck Infielders 39 Steve Dunn  4 Chip Hale  7 Denny Hocking 14 Kent Hrbek 11 Chuck Knoblauch 31 Scott Leius  8 Dave McCarty  2 Pat Meares 17 Jeff Reboulet Outfielders 25 Rich Becker  1 Alex Cole 24 Shane Mack  5 Pedro Muñoz 34 Kirby Puckett 32 Dave Winfield Manager 10 Tom Kelly Coaches 46 Terry Crowley (hitting) 35 Ron Gardenhire (third base) 43 Rick Stelmaszek (bullpen) 42 Dick Such (pitching) 45 Wayne Terwilliger (first base) 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 Matt Walbeck 97 338 69 .204 5 35 1B Kent Hrbek 81 274 74 .270 10 53 2B Chuck Knoblauch 109 445 139 .312 5 51 SS Pat Meares 80 229 61 .266 2 24 3B Scott Leius 97 350 86 .246 14 49 LF Shane Mack Shane Mack (baseball) 81 303 101 .333 15 61 CF Alex Cole 105 345 102 .296 4 23 RF Kirby Puckett 108 439 139 .317 20 112 DH Dave Winfield 77 294 74 .252 10 43 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 Pedro Muñoz 75 244 72 .295 11 36 Jeff Reboulet 74 189 49 .259 3 23 Dave McCarty 44 131 34 .260 1 12 Chip Hale 67 118 31 .263 1 11 Rich Becker 28 98 26 .265 1 8 Derek Parks 31 89 17 .191 1 9 Steve Dunn 14 35 8 .229 0 4 Denny Hocking 11 31 10 .323 0 2 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 Kevin Tapani 24 156.0 11 7 4.62 91 Scott Erickson 23 144.0 8 11 5.44 104 Jim Deshaies 25 130.1 6 12 7.39 78 Pat Mahomes 21 120.0 9 5 4.73 53 Eddie Guardado 4 17.0 0 2 8.47 8 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 Carlos Pulido 19 84.1 3 7 5.98 32 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 Rick Aguilera 44 1 4 23 3.63 46 Mark Guthrie 50 4 2 1 6.14 38 Carl Willis 49 2 4 3 5.92 37 Larry Casian 33 1 3 1 7.08 18 Mike Trombley 24 2 0 0 6.33 32 Dave Stevens 24 5 2 0 6.80 24 Brett Merriman 15 0 1 0 6.35 10 Kevin Campbell 14 1 0 0 2.92 15 Erik Schullstrom 9 0 0 1 2.77 13 Keith Garagozzo 7 0 0 0 9.64 3 Other post-season awards Calvin R. Griffith Award (Most Valuable Twin) – Kirby Puckett Joseph W. Haynes Award (Twins Pitcher of the Year) – Kevin Tapani Bill Boni Award (Twins Outstanding Rookie) – Matt Walbeck Charles O. Johnson Award (Most Improved Twin) – Chuck Knoblauch Dick Siebert Award (Upper Midwest Player of the Year) – Paul Molitor The above awards are voted on by the Twin Cities chapter of the BBWAA Carl R. Pohlad Award (Outstanding Community Service) – Kent Hrbek Sherry Robertson Award (Twins Outstanding Farm System Player) – LaTroy Hawkins Designated hitter Dave Winfield won the Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team", as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media. Rod Carew in 1977 is the only Twin to have won this award in the past. Kirby Puckett will win it in 1996. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Salt Lake Buzz Pacific Coast League Scott Ullger AA Nashville Xpress Southern League Phil Roof A Fort Myers Miracle Florida State League Steve Liddle A Fort Wayne Wizards Midwest League Jim Dwyer Rookie Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League Ray Smith Rookie GCL Twins Gulf Coast League Jose MarzanJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References External links Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com Twins history through the 1990s, from www.mlb.com 1994 Standings Category:Minnesota Twins seasons Minnesota Twins season Twins