1994 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1994 American League Central Comiskey Park Chicago 67 46 y 1st Jerry Reinsdorf Ron Schueler Gene Lamont WGN-TVSportsChannel Chicago(Ken Harrelson, Tom Paciorek) WMAQ (AM)(John Rooney, Ed Farmer) WIND (AM)(Hector Molina, Chico Carrasquel) The 1994 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 94th season in the major leagues, and their 95th season overall. They led the American League Central, 1 game ahead of the second place Cleveland Indians with a record of 67–46, when the season was cut short by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. Michael Jordan After retiring from the National Basketball Association, Michael Jordan surprised the sports world by signing a contract with the Chicago White Sox. He was invited to spring training and was sent to the Birmingham Barons on March 31, 1994.Michael Jordan Chronology 1999-01-12 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/news/1999/01/11/jordan_chronology/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130309201651/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/news/1999/01/11/jordan_chronology/ March 9, 2013 dead Jordan has stated this decision was made to pursue the dream of his late father, who had always envisioned his son as a Major League Baseball player.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/jordan_retires/news/1999/01/12/jordan_legacy/ Michael Jordan: A Tribute Sports Illustrated https://archive.today/20030220104125/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/jordan_retires/news/1999/01/12/jordan_legacy/ February 20, 2003 dead June 25, 2025 Offseason October 13, 1993: George Bell was released by the Chicago White Sox.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellge02.shtml George Bell Stats December 15, 1993: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.Julio Franco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 22, 1993: Tim Raines signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.Tim Raines Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 28, 1993: Ron Coomer was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Isidro Marquez.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coomero01.shtml?redir Ron Coomer Stats February 8, 1994: Carlos Lee was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.Carlos Lee Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 26, 1994: Dane Johnson was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsda05.shtml Dane Johnson Stats March 1, 1994: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.Scott Sanderson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 21, 1994: Paul Assenmacher was traded by the New York Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Brian Boehringer.https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/assenpa01.shtml Paul Assenmacher Stats March 29, 1994: Mike Huff was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Toronto Blue Jays for Domingo Martínez.Mike Huff Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Regular season July 15, 1994: During a game against the White Sox, Indians outfielder Albert Belle's bat was confiscated by umpire Dave Phillips. https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/ballplayers.html ESPN.com - Page2 - Biggest cheaters in baseball It was the result of White Sox manager Gene Lamont believing that the bat was corked. During the game, Indians pitcher Jason Grimsley removed a ceiling tile in his manager's office and clambered on top of an 18 in mm mid -wide cinder block.http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/excerpts/spitters6.stm Spitters, Beanballs, and the Incredible Shrinking Strike Zone / G. Waggoner, K. Moloney, and H. Howard | BaseballLibrary.com September 2, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081012020753/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/excerpts/spitters6.stm October 12, 2008 dead mdy-all He replaced the corked bat with a conventional bat but the bat had Paul Sorrento's name on it. Belle was suspended for seven games. By Friday, August 12, the White Sox had compiled a 67–46 record through 113 games. They were leading the AL Central Division and had scored 633 runs (5.60 per game) and allowed 498 runs (4.41 per game).https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1994.shtml 1994 American League Season Summary Their hitters had also struck out just 568 times: the fewest in the Majors. While their pitchers combined for just 20 saves, they did have 9 shutouts, tying the Oakland Athletics for the most in the Majors, and hit only 17 batters: the fewest among all 28 teams.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1994.shtml 1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary Season standings Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox Record vs. opponents CWS Opening Day lineup Tim Raines, LF Joey Cora, 2B Frank Thomas, 1B Julio Franco, DH Robin Ventura, 3B Darrin Jackson, RF Lance Johnson, CF Ron Karkovice, C Ozzie Guillén, SS Jack McDowell, P Notable transactions April 4, 1994: Pete Rose Jr. was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.Pete Rose Statistics Baseball-Reference.com April 12, 1994: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hammaat01.shtml Atlee Hammaker Stats April 21, 1994: Steve Sax was released by the Chicago White Sox.Steve Sax Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1994 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 40 Wilson Álvarez 50,42 Paul Assenmacher 46 Jason Bere 27 Dennis Cook 48 José DeLeón 32 Alex Fernandez 34 Atlee Hammaker 39 Roberto Hernández 38 Dane Johnson 25 Kirk McCaskill 29 Jack McDowell 36 Scott Ruffcorn 21 Scott Sanderson 49 Jeff Schwarz Catchers 20 Ron Karkovice 10 Mike LaValliere 49 Bob Melvin 55 Ron Tingley Infielders 28 Joey Cora 14 Julio Franco 12 Craig Grebeck 13 Ozzie Guillén  7 Norberto Martin  8 Olmedo Sáenz 35 Frank Thomas 23 Robin Ventura Outfielders 26 Joe Hall 34 Dann Howitt 22 Darrin Jackson  1 Lance Johnson 24 Warren Newson 44 Dan Pasqua 30 Tim Raines 43 Bob Zupcic Manager 33 Gene Lamont Coaches 18 Terry Bevington(first base) 41 Jackie Brown(pitching)  6 Walt Hriniak(hitting) 17 Doug Mansolino(third base) 15 Joe Nossek(bench) 55 Dewey Robinson(bullpen) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Joey Cora, 2B 90 312 55 86 13 4 2 30 38 32 .276 8 Julio Franco, 3B, 1B 112 433 72 138 19 2 20 98 62 75 .319 8 Craig Grebeck, 2B, SS, 3B 35 97 17 30 5 0 0 5 12 5 .309 0 Ozzie Guillén, SS 100 365 46 105 9 5 1 39 14 35 .288 5 Joe Hall, OF 17 28 6 11 3 0 1 5 2 4 .393 0 Dann Howitt, OF, 1B 10 14 4 5 3 0 0 0 1 7 .357 0 Darrin Jackson, RF, CF 104 369 43 115 17 3 10 51 27 56 .312 7 Lance Johnson, CF 106 412 56 114 11 14 3 54 26 23 .277 26 Ron Karkovice, C 77 207 33 44 9 1 11 29 36 68 .213 0 Mike LaValliere, C 59 139 6 39 4 0 1 24 20 15 .281 0 Norberto Martin, 2B, SS, 3B 45 131 19 36 7 1 1 16 9 16 .275 4 Bob Melvin, C 11 19 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .158 0 Warren Newson, RF, LF 63 102 16 26 5 0 2 7 14 23 .255 1 Dan Pasqua, OF, 1B 11 23 2 5 2 0 2 4 0 9 .217 0 Tim Raines, LF 101 384 80 102 15 5 10 52 61 43 .266 13 Frank Thomas, 1B 113 399 106 141 34 1 38 101 109 61 .353 2 Ron Tingley, C 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 Robin Ventura, 3B 109 401 57 113 15 1 18 78 61 69 .282 3 Bob Zupcic, OF, 3B 32 88 10 18 4 1 1 8 4 16 .205 0 Team totals 113 3942 633 1133 175 39 121 602 497 568 .287 77 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Wilson Álvarez 12 8 3.45 24 24 0 161.2 147 72 62 16 63 108 Paul Assenmacher 1 2 3.55 44 0 1 33.0 26 13 13 2 15 29 Jason Bere 12 2 3.81 24 24 0 141.2 119 65 60 17 80 127 Dennis Cook 3 1 3.55 38 0 0 33.0 29 17 13 4 17 26 José DeLeón 3 2 3.36 42 0 2 67.0 48 28 25 5 36 67 Alex Fernandez 11 7 3.86 24 24 0 170.1 163 83 73 25 54 122 Atlee Hammaker 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Roberto Hernández 4 4 4.91 45 0 14 47.2 44 29 26 5 20 50 Dane Johnson 2 1 6.57 15 0 0 12.1 16 9 9 2 12 7 Kirk McCaskill 1 4 3.42 40 0 3 52.2 51 22 20 6 26 37 Jack McDowell 10 9 3.73 25 25 0 181.0 186 82 75 12 44 127 Scott Ruffcorn 0 2 12.79 2 2 0 6.1 15 11 9 1 5 3 Scott Sanderson 8 4 5.09 18 14 0 92.0 110 57 52 20 13 36 Jeff Schwarz 0 0 6.35 9 0 0 11.1 9 10 8 0 16 14 Team totals 67 46 3.96 113 113 20 1011.1 964 498 445 115 401 754 Awards and records Lance Johnson, American League record, Led American League in triples for four consecutive seasons (1991–1994)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.95, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Frank Thomas, Most Valuable Player, Silver Slugger Award Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Nashville Sounds American Association Rick Renick AA Birmingham Barons Southern League Terry Francona A Prince William Cannons Carolina League Dave Huppert A South Bend Silver Hawks Midwest League Mike Gellinger A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Fred Kendall Rookie GCL White Sox Gulf Coast League Mike RojasJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 2 References 1994 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season White Category:1994 in Chicago