1994 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1994 American League Central Jacobs Field Cleveland, Ohio 66 47 y 2nd Richard Jacobs John Hart Mike Hargrove WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning WKNR (1220 AM) Herb Score, Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood The 1994 Cleveland Indians season was the 94th season for the franchise. For the first time since 1986, the Indians finished the season with a winning record. However, the 1994 season ended prematurely due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike that ended the season on August 12. It was the first season for the Indians playing at Jacobs Field after playing at Cleveland Stadium since 1946. Offseason November 2, 1993: Heathcliff Slocumb was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rubén Amaro Jr.Heathcliff Slocumb at Baseball-Reference December 2, 1993: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Dennis Martínez at Baseball-Reference December 13, 1993: Randy Milligan was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Brian Barnes to the Indians on December 17.Randy Milligan at Baseball-Reference December 13, 1993: Sam Horn was released by the Indians.Sam Horn at Baseball Reference December 20, 1993: Félix Fermín was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Reggie Jefferson and cash to the Seattle Mariners for Omar Vizquel.Félix Fermín at Baseball-Reference February 10, 1994: Jack Morris was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Jack Morris at Baseball-Reference March 30, 1994: Pete Rose Jr. was released by the Indians.Pete Rose, Jr. at Baseball-Reference Regular season 150px|Larry DobyCF, CoachRetired 1994 On July 3, 1994, Larry Doby had his number retired by the team. Doby had played for Cleveland for ten seasons (1947–1955, 1958). He was the first African American to play in the American League, playing his first game in Major League Baseball on July 5, 1947, becoming the second African American player to play in MLB. A .287 hitter, Doby was an All-Star in two combined leagues (Negro League and American League) on seven occasions while winning a World Series in both leagues. Doby would later be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1998. On July 15, 1994, 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 2008-09-02 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081012020753/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/excerpts/spitters6.stm October 12, 2008 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, 1994, the Indians had compiled a 66–47 record through 113 games, just one game back of the Chicago White Sox for the AL Central Division lead. They had scored 679 runs (6.01 per game) and allowed 562 runs (4.97 per game). They were leading the AL Wildcard Race over the Baltimore Orioles by 2.5 games. Cleveland was leading the Majors in nearly every offensive category, including hits (1,165), runs scored (679), home runs (167), runs batted in (647), batting average (.290), slugging percentage (.484) and total bases (1,946).https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1994.shtml 1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary Cleveland pitching was also strong, as Indians pitchers had combined for an MLB-high 17 complete games pitched before the players' strike prematurely ended the season. Season standings Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians Record vs. opponents CLE Transactions April 3, 1994: Jeremy Hernandez was traded by the Indians to the Florida Marlins for Matt Turner.Jeremy Hernandez at Baseball-Reference June 2, 1994: 1994 Major League Baseball draft Jaret Wright was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (10th pick). Player signed July 21, 1994.Jaret Wright at Baseball-Reference Russell Branyan was drafted by the Indians in the 7th round. Player signed June 9, 1994.Russell Branyan at Baseball-Reference Bruce Aven was drafted by the Indians in the 30th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1994.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/avenbr01.shtml Bruce Aven Stats July 26, 1994: Marco Scutaro was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cleveland Indians.Marco Scutaro at Baseball-Reference August 9, 1994: Jack Morris was released by the Indians. August 31, 1994: Dave Winfield was purchased by the Indians from the Minnesota Twins.Dave Winfield at Baseball-Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position7 Kenny Lofton CF13 Omar Vizquel SS9 Carlos Baerga 2B8 Albert Belle LF33 Eddie Murray 1B22 Candy Maldonado DH15 Sandy Alomar Jr. C24 Manny Ramirez RF20 Mark Lewis 3B32 Dennis Martínez P 1994 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1994 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 52 Brian Barnes 51 Larry Casian 54 Mark Clark 45 Jerry DiPoto 26 Steve Farr 48 Jason Grimsley 28 Derek Lilliquist 59 Albie Lopez 32 Dennis Martínez 49 José Mesa 47 Jack Morris 43 Chris Nabholz 41 Charles Nagy 37 Chad Ogea 38 Eric Plunk 29 Jeff Russell 53 Paul Shuey 44 Russ Swan 50 Julián Tavárez 34 Matt Turner 46 Bill Wertz Catchers 15 Sandy Alomar Jr.  2 Matt Merullo 17 Tony Peña Infielders  9 Carlos Baerga 10 Álvaro Espinoza 88 Rene Gonzales 20 Mark Lewis 33 Eddie Murray 36 Herbert Perry 11 Paul Sorrento 25 Jim Thome 13 Omar Vizquel Outfielders 30 Rubén Amaro Jr.  8 Albert Belle 35 Wayne Kirby  7 Kenny Lofton 22 Candy Maldonado 24 Manny Ramirez Other batters 12 Jesse Levis Manager 21 Mike Hargrove Coaches 26 Buddy Bell (Infield)  6 Luis Isaac (Bullpen) 42 Charlie Manuel (Hitting) 14 Dave Nelson (First base) 55 Jeff Newman (Third base) 27 Phil Regan (Pitching) Jacobs Field Progressive Field thumb|right|President Bill Clinton threw out the ceremonial first pitch on April 4, 1994, before the first Major League game played at Jacobs Field. In May 1990, Cuyahoga County voters approved a 15-year sin tax on alcohol and cigarette sales in order to finance the new sports complex. In June 1992, the ceremonial first pitch was thrown at the site of the new Jacobs Field before construction of the building began. In 1994, the ballpark opened under the name Jacobs Field as the new home of the Cleveland Indians, which had previously shared Cleveland Municipal Stadium with the NFL's Cleveland Browns. On April 4, 1994, the Indians played their first game at the new stadium. President Bill Clinton threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and the Indians defeated the Seattle Mariners 4–3 in 11 innings. Highlights Statistic Person(s) Date First Ceremonial First Pitch President Clinton to Sandy Alomar Jr. April 4, 1994 First Hit Eric Anthony (Seattle Mariners), home run April 4, 1994 First Indians Hit Sandy Alomar Jr., single to right field April 4, 1994 First Double Manny Ramírez April 4, 1994 First Triple Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners) April 7, 1994 First Home Run Eric Anthony (Seattle Mariners) April 4, 1994 First Indians Home Run Eddie Murray April 7, 1994 First Indians Run Candy Maldonado, scored on Manny Ramírez 2-run double in the 8th inning April 4, 1994 First Winning Pitcher Eric Plunk April 4, 1994 First Save Hipólito Pichardo (Kansas City Royals) April 15, 1994 Game log Regular season Cleveland Indians 1994 regular season game log: 66–47 (Home: 35–16; Away: 31–31)https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1994-schedule-scores.shtml 1994 Cleveland Indians schedule and results Baseball Reference April 12, 2026 y Cleveland Indians April: 13–9 (Home: 5–6; Away: 8–3) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians May: 13–12 (Home: 10–1; Away: 3–11) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 9, 1994 || || @ Yankees || 3–4 || || || || || || 14–14 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 10, 1994 || || @ Yankees || 3–5 || || || || || || 14–15 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 11, 1994 || || @ Yankees || 3–6 || || || || || || 14–16 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 12, 1994 || || @ Yankees || 6–7(10) || || || || || || 14–17 || |- y Cleveland Indians June: 18–9 (Home: 10–3; Away: 8–6) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 24, 1994 || || Yankees || 6–11 || || || || || || 42–27 || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || June 25, 1994 || || Yankees || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 26, 1994 || || Yankees || 11–12 || || || || || || 42–28 || |- y Cleveland Indians July: 15–13 (Home: 7–4; Away: 8–9) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" | ASG || July 12, 1994 || 8:00p.m. EDT || 65th All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, PA || 8 – 7 AL(10) || — || — || — || 3:14 || 59,568 || — || ASG |- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 29, 1994 || || @ Yankees || 2–5 || || || || || || 59–41 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 101 || July 30, 1994 || || @ Yankees || 5–6 || || || || || || 59–42 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 102 || July 31, 1994 || || @ Yankees || 1–4 || || || || || || 59–43 || |- y Cleveland Indians August: 7–4 (Home: 3–1; Away: 4–3) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || September 26, 1994 || || Yankees || colspan=8 | Canceled (Strike) |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || September 27, 1994 || || Yankees || colspan=8 | Canceled (Strike) |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || September 28, 1994 || || Yankees || colspan=8 | Canceled (Strike) |- y Cleveland Indians October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = Postponement     Bold = Indians team member Detailed records American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed AL East New York Yankees 0–2 0–7 0–9 0 9 40 60 Division Total 0–2 0–7 0–9 0 9 40 60 AL Central Cleveland Indians — — — — — — Division Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 AL West Division Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 Season Total 0–2 0–7 0–9 0 9 40 60 Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Sandy Alomar Jr. 80 292 44 84 15 1 14 43 .288 8 Ruben Amaro Jr. 26 23 5 5 1 0 2 5 .217 2 Carlos Baerga 103 442 81 139 32 2 19 80 .314 8 Albert Belle 106 412 90 147 35 2 36101.357 9 Alvaro Espinoza 90 231 27 55 13 0 1 19 .238 1 Rene Gonzales 22 23 6 8 1 1 1 5 .348 2 Wayne Kirby 78 191 33 56 6 0 5 23 .293 11 Jesse Levis 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 Mark Lewis Mark Lewis (baseball) 20 73 6 15 5 0 1 8 .205 1 Kenny Lofton 112 459 105 160 32 9 12 57 .34960 Candy Maldonado 42 92 14 18 5 1 5 12 .196 1 Matt Merullo 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 Eddie Murray 108 433 57 110 21 1 17 76 .254 8 Tony Peña 40 112 18 33 8 1 2 10 .295 0 Herbert Perry 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 .111 0 Manny Ramirez 91 290 51 78 22 0 17 60 .269 4 Paul Sorrento 95 322 43 90 14 0 14 62 .280 0 Jim Thome 98 321 58 86 20 1 20 52 .268 3 Omar Vizquel 69 286 39 78 10 1 1 33 .273 13 Team totals 113 4022 679 1165 240 20 167 647 .290 131 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; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Brian Barnes Brian Barnes (baseball) 0 1 5.40 6 0 0 13.1 12 10 8 15 5 Larry Casian 0 2 8.64 7 0 0 8.1 16 9 8 4 2 Mark Clark Mark Clark (baseball) 11 3 3.82 20 20 0 127.1 133 61 54 40 60 Jerry DiPoto 0 0 8.04 7 0 0 15.2 26 14 14 10 9 Steve Farr 1 1 5.28 19 0 4 15.1 17 12 9 15 12 Jason Grimsley 5 2 4.57 14 13 0 82.2 91 47 42 34 59 Derek Lilliquist 1 3 4.91 36 0 1 29.1 34 17 16 8 15 Albie Lopez 1 2 4.24 4 4 0 17.0 20 11 8 6 18 Dennis Martínez 11 6 3.52 24 24 0 176.2 166 75 69 44 92 José Mesa 7 5 3.82 51 0 2 73.0 71 33 31 26 63 Jack Morris 10 6 5.60 23 23 0 141.1 163 96 88 67 100 Chris Nabholz 0 1 11.45 6 4 0 11.0 23 16 14 9 5 Charles Nagy 10 8 3.45 23 23 0 169.1 175 76 65 48 108 Chad Ogea 0 1 6.06 4 1 0 16.1 21 11 11 10 11 Eric Plunk 7 2 2.54 41 0 3 71.0 61 25 20 37 73 Jeff Russell 1 1 4.97 13 0 5 12.2 13 8 7 3 10 Paul Shuey 0 1 8.49 14 0 5 11.2 14 11 11 12 16 Russ Swan baseball 0 1 11.25 12 0 0 8.0 13 11 10 7 2 Julián Tavárez 0 1 21.60 1 1 0 1.2 6 8 4 1 0 Matt Turner Matt Turner (baseball) 1 0 2.13 9 0 1 12.2 13 6 3 7 5 Bill Wertz 0 0 10.38 1 0 0 4.1 9 5 5 1 1 Team totals 66 47 4.36 113 113 21 1018.2 1097 562 494 404 666 Awards and honors All-Star Game Minor league affiliates Level Team League Season article AAA Charlotte Knights International League 1994 Charlotte Knights season AA Canton–Akron Indians Eastern League 1994 Canton–Akron Indians season Advanced A Kinston Indians Carolina League A Columbus RedStixx South Atlantic League Short Season A Watertown Indians New York–Penn League Rookie Burlington Indians Appalachian League References 1994 Cleveland Indians team at Baseball-Reference 1994 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleve