1994 Texas Rangers season

March 2026 November 2013 Texas Rangers 1994 American League Western Division The Ballpark in Arlington Arlington, Texas George W. Bush Tom Grieve 52–62 (.456) 1st Kevin Kennedy KTVT(Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby)HSE(Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges) WBAP(Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz)KXEB(Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo) The 1994 Texas Rangers season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike. At the time when the strike began, the Rangers were leading the American League West with a record of 52 wins and 62 losses. It was their first season at The Ballpark in Arlington. Offseason November 22, 1993: Will Clark was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Will Clark at Baseball Reference December 18, 1993: Billy Ripken was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Billy Ripken at Baseball Reference Regular season Despite compiling a record of just 52-62 by Friday, August 12, the Rangers were actually leading the AL West Division. They had scored 613 runs (5.38 per game) and allowed 697 runs (6.11 per game).https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1994.shtml 1994 American League Season Summary The Rangers' pitching struggled over the course of the strike-shortened season, finishing 1st in most runs allowed (697) and most home runs allowed (157).https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1994.shtml 1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary However on July 28, Kenny Rogers pitched the 14th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, blanking the California Angels 4–0 at The Ballpark at Arlington.Rogers Throws Perfect Game for Rangers 29 July 1994. The New York Times. Needing 98 pitches to complete his masterpiece, Rogers struck out eight batters. He also survived three-ball counts to seven Angel hitters. Season standings Texas Rangers Texas Rangers Record vs. opponents TEX Notable transactions June 2, 1994: Scott Podsednik was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 5, 1994.Scott Podsednik at Baseball Reference June 29, 1994: Tim Leary was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Tim Leary at Baseball Reference Roster 1994 Texas Rangers Roster Pitchers 77 Jack Armstrong 45 Brian Bohanon 41 Kevin Brown 39 Duff Brumley 38 Terry Burrows 31 Cris Carpenter 21 John Dettmer 24 Steve Dreyer 30 Héctor Fajardo 32 Rick Helling 50 Tom Henke 40 Rick Honeycutt 52 Jay Howell 47 Bruce Hurst 25 James Hurst 36 Tim Leary 28 Darren Oliver 59 Roger Pavlik 39 Rick Reed 37 Kenny Rogers 35 Dan Smith 27 Matt Whiteside Catchers  0 Junior Ortiz  7 Iván Rodríguez Infielders  6 Esteban Beltré 22 Will Clark  1 Jeff Frye 11 Chuck Jackson  2 Manuel Lee 16 Dean Palmer  3 Billy Ripken 20 Doug Strange Outfielders 33 Jose Canseco 13 Butch Davis 12 Rob Ducey 19 Juan González 29 Rusty Greer 15 David Hulse  4 Chris James  8 Oddibe McDowell  5 Gary Redus Manager 44 Kevin Kennedy Coaches 43 Mickey Hatcher 47 Perry Hill 42 Jackie Moore 26 Dave Oliver 48 Claude Osteen 46 Willie Upshaw Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Iván Rodríguez 99 363 108 .298 16 57 1B Will Clark 110 389 128 .329 13 80 2B Jeff Frye 57 205 67 .327 0 18 SS Manuel Lee 95 335 93 .278 2 38 3B Dean Palmer 93 342 84 .246 19 59 LF Juan González 107 422 116 .275 19 85 CF David Hulse 77 310 79 .255 1 19 RF Rusty Greer 80 277 87 .314 10 46 DH Jose Canseco 111 429 121 .282 31 90 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 Doug Strange 73 226 48 .212 5 26 Oddibe McDowell 59 183 48 .262 1 15 Chris James 52 133 34 .256 7 19 Esteban Beltré 48 131 37 .282 0 12 Billy Ripken 32 81 25 .309 0 6 Junior Ortiz 29 76 21 .276 0 9 Gary Redus 18 33 9 .273 0 2 Rob Ducey 11 29 5 .172 0 1 Butch Davis 4 17 4 .235 0 0 Chuck Jackson 1 2 0 .000 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 Kevin Brown 26 170.0 7 9 4.82 123 Kenny Rogers 24 167.1 11 8 4.46 120 John Dettmer 11 54.0 0 6 4.33 27 Rick Helling 9 52.0 3 2 5.88 25 Roger Pavlik 11 50.1 2 5 7.69 31 Bruce Hurst 8 38.0 2 1 7.11 24 Jack Armstrong Jack Armstrong (baseball) 2 10.0 0 1 3.60 7 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 Héctor Fajardo 18 83.1 5 7 6.91 45 Brian Bohanon 11 37.1 2 2 7.23 26 Tim Leary 6 21.0 1 1 8.14 9 Steve Dreyer 5 17.1 1 1 5.71 11 Rick Reed 4 16.2 1 1 5.94 12 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 Tom Henke 37 3 6 15 3.79 39 Matt Whiteside 47 2 2 1 5.02 37 Cris Carpenter 47 2 5 5 5.03 39 Darren Oliver 43 4 0 2 3.42 50 Rick Honeycutt 42 1 2 1 7.20 18 Jay Howell 40 4 1 2 5.44 22 Dan Smith Dan Smith (left-handed pitcher) 13 1 2 0 4.30 9 James Hurst 8 0 0 0 10.13 5 Duff Brumley 2 0 0 0 16.20 4 Terry Burrows 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Awards and honors Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award, All-Star Game Iván Rodríguez, C, Starter Will Clark, 1B, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Bobby Jones AA Tulsa Drillers Texas League Stan Cliburn A Charlotte Rangers Florida State League Tommy Thompson A Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic League Walt Williams A-Short Season Hudson Valley Renegades New York–Penn League Doug Sisson Rookie GCL Rangers Gulf Coast League Chino Cadahia References 1994 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference 1994 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 Category:Texas Rangers seasons Texas Rangers season Range