1994 Atlanta Braves season

1994 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Eastern Division (since 1994)
Location
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (since 1966)
1994 information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS TBS Superstation SportSouth
Local radio	WGST (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
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Offseason

• October 15, 1993: Jerry Willard was released by the Atlanta Braves.
• October 25, 1993: Marvin Freeman was released by the Atlanta Braves.
• November 18, 1993: Jarvis Brown was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres.
• November 24, 1993: Francisco Cabrera was released by the Atlanta Braves.
• November 26, 1993: Charlie O’Brien was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• February 10, 1994: Mike Bielecki was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Braves had compiled a 68-46 record through 114 games. They were leading the 1994 NL Wildcard Race over the Houston Astros by 2.5 games. The Braves had scored 542 runs (4.75 per game) and allowed 448 runs (3.93 per game).

Opening Day starters

• Jeff Blauser
• Ryan Klesko
• Mark Lemke
• Fred McGriff
• Charlie O'Brien
• Terry Pendleton
• Deion Sanders
• John Smoltz
• Tony Tarasco

Notable transactions

May 29, 1994: Deion Sanders was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for Roberto Kelly and Roger Etheridge (minors).

Roster

1994 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers 33 Steve Avery 36 Steve Bedrosian 34 Mike Bielecki 47 Tom Glavine 49 Milt Hill 31 Greg Maddux 38 Greg McMichael 50 Kent Mercker 29 John Smoltz 30 Mike Stanton 43 Mark Wohlers 49 Brad Woodall		Catchers  8 Javy López 11 Charlie O'Brien Infielders  2 Rafael Belliard  4 Jeff Blauser 20 Mark Lemke 27 Fred McGriff 19 Mike Mordecai 45 José Oliva 32 Bill Pecota  9 Terry Pendleton		Outfielders 17 Jarvis Brown 12 Dave Gallagher 23 David Justice 25 Mike Kelly 14,25 Roberto Kelly 18 Ryan Klesko 24 Deion Sanders 26 Tony Tarasco		Manager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 37 Jim Beauchamp (bench) 39 Pat Corrales (first base) 28 Clarence Jones (hitting) 54 Leo Mazzone (pitching) 22 Jimy Williams (third base) 52 Ned Yost (bullpen)

Player stats

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Montreal Expos	74	40	.649	--
Atlanta Braves	68	46	.596	6
New York Mets	55	58	.487	18½
Philadelphia Phillies	54	61	.470	20½
Florida Marlins	51	64	.443	23½

Batting

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Award winners

• Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove
• Greg Maddux, P, National League Cy Young Award
• Greg Maddux, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
• Fred McGriff, 1B, Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP

1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• David Justice, OF, Starter
• Greg Maddux, P, Starter

• Fred McGriff, 1B, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Grady Little
AA	Greenville Braves	Southern League	Bruce Benedict
A	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	Matt West
A	Macon Braves	South Atlantic League	Leon Roberts
Rookie	Danville Braves	Appalachian League	Paul Runge
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Jim Saul
Rookie	Idaho Falls Braves	Pioneer League	Max Venable

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Richmond

References

• 1994 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference
• Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac