The 1994 Kansas City Royals season was the 26th season for the franchise, and their 22nd at Kauffman Stadium. It involved the Royals finishing third in the American League Central with a record of 64 wins and 51 losses. The season was cut short by the 1994 player's strike. The season marked the Royals' alignment into the new American League Central division. This was the last winning season for the Royals until 2003.
Offseason December 16, 1993: Gary Gaetti signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.Gary Gaetti Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 5, 1994: Kevin McReynolds was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets for Vince Coleman and cash.Kevin McReynolds Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 27, 1994: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.Steve Balboni Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 27, 1994: Dave Henderson was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.Dave Henderson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Regular season
Thanks to the pitching prowess of Kevin Appier, Tom Gordon and 1994 AL Cy Young Award winner David Cone, and the hitting power of AL Rookie of the Year Bob Hamelin, the Royals had compiled a 64–51 record through 115 games. They had scored 574 runs (4.99 per game) and allowed 532 runs (4.63 per game). The Royals were in the thick of the 1994 AL Wildcard race, trailing the Baltimore Orioles by a game and the Cleveland Indians by 3 games.
Royals' pitchers struggled with control during the regular season, as they combined for 60 wild pitches (the most in the Majors) through the Royals' 115 games. Royals hitters were very active on the basepaths, as they led the Majors in stolen bases, with 140, and times caught stealing, with 62.
Opening Day starters Vince Coleman Brian McRae Wally Joyner Mike Macfarlane Gary Gaetti Bob Hamelin Dave Henderson Greg Gagne Jose Lind
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Transactions June 2, 1994: Matt Treanor was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1994. July 18, 1994: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals. August 5, 1994: Mike Jeffcoat was released by the Kansas City Royals.
Roster
1994 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
(bullpen)
Player stats = Indicates team leader
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB C Mike Macfarlane 92 314 53 80 14 47 .255 1 1B Wally Joyner 97 363 52 113 8 57 .311 3 2B José Lind 85 290 34 78 1 31 .269 9 3B Gary Gaetti 90 327 53 94 12 57 .287 0 SS Greg Gagne 107 375 39 97 7 51 .259 10 LF Vince Coleman 104 438 61 105 2 33 .240 50 CF Brian McRae 114 436 71 119 4 40 .273 28 RF Félix José 99 366 56 111 11 55 .303 10 DH Bob Hamelin 101 312 64 88 24 65 .282 41994 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB Dave Henderson 56 198 27 49 531 .247 2 Terry Shumpert 64 183 28 44 824 .240 18 Brent Mayne 46 144 19 37 220 .257 1 David Howard 46 83 9 19 113 .229 3 Hubie Brooks 34 61 5 14 114 .230 1 Keith Miller 5 15 1 2 00 .133 0 Kevin Koslofski 2 4 2 1 00 .250 0 Tom Goodwin 2 2 0 0 00 .000 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 David Cone 23 171.2 16 5 2.94 132 Tom Gordon 24 155.1 11 7 4.35 126 Kevin Appier 23 155.0 7 6 3.83 145 Mark Gubicza 22 130.0 7 9 4.50 59 Bob Milacki 10 55.2 0 5 6.14 17 Chris Haney 6 28.1 2 2 7.31 18 José DeJesús 5 26.2 3 1 4.73 12 Jeff Granger 2 9.1 0 1 6.75 3
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO Jeff Montgomery 42 44.2 2 3 27 4.03 50 Billy Brewer 50 38.2 4 1 3 2.56 25 Hipolito Pichardo 45 67.2 5 3 3 4.92 36 Stan Belinda 37 49.0 2 2 1 5.14 37 Rusty Meacham 36 50.2 3 3 4 3.73 36 Mike Magnante 36 47.0 2 3 0 4.60 21 David Howard 1 2.0 0 0 0 4.50 0
Awards and honors Cy Young Award David Cone, Kansas City Royals (AL) Rookie of the Year Bob Hamelin, Kansas City Royals (AL)
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: WilmingtonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
1994 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference 1994 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac