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1994 Toronto Blue Jays season

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Record
  
55–60 (.478)

General manager(s)
  
Pat Gillick

Divisional place
  
3rd

Manager(s)
  
Cito Gaston

Owner(s)
  
Labatt Breweries, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Local television
  
CBC Television (Brian Williams, Tommy Hutton) Baton (Don Chevrier, Tommy Hutton) The Sports Network (Jim Hughson, Buck Martinez)

The 1994 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's eighteenth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 55 wins and 60 losses. Cito Gaston was the manager for the American League squad at the All-Star Game. The Mid-Summer classic was played on July 12 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter were starters at the event, while Pat Hentgen and Paul Molitor were named as reserves.

Contents

The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike, technically leaving the Blue Jays as the reigning World Champions.

Offseason

  • November 5, 1993: Jack Morris was released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • November 8, 1993: Danny Cox was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • November 15, 1993: Randy St. Claire was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • December 21, 1993: Greg Cadaret was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • March 29, 1994: Mike Huff was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Toronto Blue Jays for Domingo Martínez.

    • Regular season

    The Blue Jays scored 566 runs (4.92 per game) and allowed 579 runs (5.04 per game) through 115 games by Friday, August, 12. After slumping to a 33-46 record on Sunday, July 3, Toronto went 22-14 before the Players' Strike ended the season prematurely.

  • July 14, 1994: Joe Carter wore a jersey with the "n" and second "t" in "Toronto" reversed for six innings during a game against the Texas Rangers.

    • Opening Day Starters

  • Roberto Alomar, 2B
  • Pat Borders, C
  • Joe Carter, OF
  • Carlos Delgado, OF
  • Alex Gonzalez, SS
  • Juan Guzman, P
  • Paul Molitor, DH
  • John Olerud, 1B
  • Ed Sprague, 3B
  • Devon White, OF

    • Transactions

  • May 13, 1994: Dave Righetti signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • June 9, 1994: Greg Cadaret was released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Awards and honors

  • Joe Carter, Player of the Month Award, April
  • Devon White, Gold Glove Award
  • Roberto Alomar, Gold Glove Award

    • All-Star Game

  • Roberto Alomar, 2B, Starter
  • Joe Carter, OF, Starter
  • Pat Hentgen, P, Reserve
  • Paul Molitor, DH, Reserve
  • Cito Gaston, Manager

    • References

    1994 Toronto Blue Jays season Wikipedia
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