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1994 San Francisco Giants season
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The 1994 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 112th season in Major League Baseball, their 37th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 35th at Candlestick Park. After winning 103 games in 1993, the Giants record dropped to 55–60 in a strike-shortened season. This was also the season in which Matt Williams hit a career high 43 home runs through 115 games by the time the strike hit, on pace to finish with 61; had the season continued, Williams may have had a chance to break Roger Maris's then-single season record of 61 home runs set in 1961.
Offseason
November 21, 1993: Mark Portugal signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.Mark Portugal Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
December 20, 1993: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hudlere01.shtml Rex Hudler Stats
March 22, 1994: Rex Hudler was released by the San Francisco Giants.
Regular season
By Friday, August 12, the Giants had compiled a 55-60 record through 115 games. They had scored 504 runs (4.38 per game) and allowed 500 runs (4.35 per game).https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1994.shtml 1994 National League Season Summary
The Giants were struggling offensively prior to the strike, at 28th in batting average (.249), doubles (159) and overall hits (963).https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1994.shtml 1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary
Their pitchers also struggled, combining to finish 28th in complete games, with just 2.
Notable transactions
June 19, 1994: Darryl Strawberry signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
June 29, 1994: Kent Bottenfield was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/botteke01.shtml Kent Bottenfield Stats
September 14, 1994: Yorvit Torrealba was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torreyo01.shtml Yorvit Torrealba Stats
Draft picks
= Future All Star
The following were notable Giants draft picks from the MLB Amateur Draft held on June 2, 1994.
Round Pick Player Nationality Status 1 22 Dante Powell Dante Powell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com United States Player signed July 13, 1994. 5 Bobby Howryhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/h/howrybo01.shtml Bob Howry Stats United States Player signed June 4, 1994. 9 Keith Foulkehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/f/foulkke01.shtml Keith Foulke Stats United States Player signed June 3, 1994. 20 J. D. DrewJ. D. Drew Statistics Baseball-Reference.com United States Did not sign.
Opening day starters
Todd Benzinger
Barry Bonds
John Burkett
Royce Clayton
Darren Lewis
Kirt Manwaring
Willie McGee
Robby Thompson
Matt Williamshttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1994&t=SFN 1994 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac
Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Roster
1994 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers
47 Rod Beck
40 Bud Black
43 Kent Bottenfield
49 Brad Brink
34 Dave Burba
33 John Burkett
46 Steve Frey
38 Pat Gomez
41 Bryan Hickerson
42 Mike Jackson
36 Tony Menéndez
55 Rich Monteleone
19 Mark Portugal
28 Kevin Rogers
26 Bill Swift
35 Salomón Torres
50 William Van Landingham Catchers
8 Kirt Manwaring
52 Jeff Reed
Infielders
18 Mike Benjamin
14 Todd Benzinger
10 Royce Clayton
31 Erik Johnson
7 John Patterson
13 J. R. Phillips
23 Steve Scarsone
6 Robby Thompson
9 Matt Williams Outfielders
25 Barry Bonds
45 Mark Carreon
22 Rikkert Faneyte
21 Mark Leonard
2 Darren Lewis
1 Dave Martinez
51 Willie McGee
17 Darryl Strawberry Manager
12 Dusty Baker
Coaches
16 Bobby Bonds (Hitting)
15 Bob Brenly (Bullpen)
20 Wendell Kim (Third Base)
5 Bob Lillis (Bench)
48 Dick Pole (Pitching)
58 Dennis Sommers (First Base)
Player stats
= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader
Batting
Note: Pos= Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
PosPlayer G AB H HR RBI Avg. C Kirt Manwaring 97 316 79 1 29 .250 1B Todd Benzinger 107 328 87 9 31 .265 2B John Patterson 85 240 57 3 32 .238 3B Matt Williams 112 445 119 43 96 .267 SS Royce Clayton 108 385 91 3 30 .236 LF Barry Bonds 112 391 122 37 81 .312 CF Darren Lewis 114 451 116 4 29 .257 RF Willie McGee 45 156 44 5 23 .2821994 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com
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 Dave Martinez 97 235 58 .247 4 27 Robby Thompson 35 129 27 .209 2 7 Jeff Reed 50 103 18 .175 1 7 Steve Scarsone 52 103 28 .272 2 13 Mark Carreon 51 100 27 .270 3 20 Darryl Strawberry 29 92 22 .239 4 17 Mike Benjamin 38 62 16 .258 1 9 J.R. Phillips 15 38 5 .132 1 3 Rikkert Faneyte 19 26 3 .115 0 4 Erik Johnson 5 13 2 .154 0 0 Mark Leonard 14 11 4 .364 0 2
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 John Burkett 25 159.1 6 8 3.62 85 Mark Portugal 21 137.1 10 8 3.93 87 Bill Swift 17 109.1 8 7 3.38 62 Salomón Torres 16 84.1 2 8 5.44 42 William Van Landingham 16 84.0 8 2 3.54 56 Bud Black 10 54.1 4 2 4.47 28
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 Bryan Hickerson 28 98.1 4 8 5.40 59
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 Rod Beck 48 2 4 28 2.77 39 Dave Burba 57 3 6 0 4.38 84 Steve Frey 44 1 0 0 4.94 20 Rich Monteleone 39 4 3 0 3.18 16 Mike Jackson 36 3 2 4 1.49 51 Pat Gomez 26 0 1 0 3.78 14 Kevin Rogers 9 0 0 0 3.48 7 Tony Menéndez 6 0 1 0 21.60 2 Brad Brink 4 0 0 0 1.08 3 Kent Bottenfield 1 0 0 0 10.80 0
Awards and honors
Mark Leiter P, Willie Mac Award
All-Star Game
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
AAA Phoenix Firebirds Pacific Coast League Carlos Alfonso AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Ron Wotus A San Jose Giants California League Dick Dietz A Clinton LumberKings Midwest League Jack Mull A-Short Season Everett Giants Northwest League Mike Hart Rookie AZL Giants Arizona League Alan BannisterJohnson, 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
1994 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
1994 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac
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