1994 Florida Marlins season

1994 Florida Marlins
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1993) Eastern Division (since 1993)
Location
Joe Robbie Stadium (since 1993) Miami Gardens, Florida (since 1993)
1994 information
Owner(s)	Wayne Huizenga
Manager(s)	Rene Lachemann
Local television	Sunshine Network WBFS-TV (Gary Carter, Jay Randolph)
Local radio	WQAM (Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien) WCMQ-FM (Spanish) (Felo Ramirez, Manolo Alvarez)
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The 1994 Florida Marlins season started off with the team trying to improve on their record from 1993. Their manager was Rene Lachemann. They played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium. They finished with a record of 51-64, last in the National League East. The season ended early as a result of the 1994 players strike.

Offseason

• December 15, 1993: Mario Diaz was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
• December 20, 1993: Charlie Hough was signed as a free agent by the Marlins.
• December 20, 1993: Kerwin Moore was traded by the Marlins to the Oakland Athletics for Kurt Abbott.
• December 22, 1993: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
• March 30, 1994: Mario Diaz was released by the Florida Marlins.

Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Marlins had compiled a 51-64 record through 115 games. They had scored 468 runs (4.07 per game) and allowed 576 runs (5.01 per game).

Charlie Hough was 46 when he took the hill on Opening Day for the Marlins. He was the second oldest pitcher to pitch on opening day. Jack Quinn started for the Brooklyn Dodgers on Opening Day in 1931 at the age of 47.

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

1994 Opening Day lineup

Player	Position
Chuck Carr	CF
Jerry Browne	3B
Gary Sheffield	RF
Orestes Destrade	1B
Jeff Conine	LF
Bret Barberie	2B
Benito Santiago	C
Kurt Abbott	SS
Charlie Hough	P

Notable transactions

• April 3, 1994: Matt Turner was traded by the Marlins to the Cleveland Indians for Jeremy Hernandez.
• May 30, 1994: Mario Diaz was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
• June 2, 1994: Josh Booty was drafted by the Marlins in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed July 14, 1994.
• June 27, 1994: Mike Jeffcoat was released by the Florida Marlins.

Roster

1994 Florida Marlins
Roster
Pitchers 27 Luis Aquino 46 Ryan Bowen 50 Brian Drahman 44 Willie Fraser 38 Mark Gardner 11 Chris Hammond 34 Bryan Harvey 42 Jeremy Hernandez 49 Charlie Hough 37 Mike Jeffcoat 40 John Johnstone 24 Richie Lewis 51 Terry Mathews 53 Kurt Miller 47 Jeff Mutis 31 Robb Nen 58 Yorkis Perez 48 Pat Rapp 37 Rich Scheid 35 David Weathers		Catchers 23 Charles Johnson 13 Bob Natal 16 Greg O'Halloran 09 Benito Santiago 22,43 Ron Tingley Infielders  7 Kurt Abbott 26 Alex Arias  8 Bret Barberie 14 Jerry Browne  4 Greg Colbrunn 39 Orestes Destrade 29 Mario Díaz 18 Dave Magadan 43 Russ Morman  6 Rick Renteria		Outfielders 21 Chuck Carr 25 Matias Carrillo 19 Jeff Conine  3 Carl Everett 10 Gary Sheffield 20 Jesus Tavarez 17 Darrell Whitmore		Manager 15 Rene Lachemann Coaches 53 Marcel Lachemann (Pitching) 57 Bob McClure (Bullpen) 28 Vada Pinson (1st Base) 12 Doug Rader (Hitting) 33 Frank Reberger (Bullpen)  1 Cookie Rojas (3rd Base)

Player stats

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
CF	Carr, ChuckChuck Carr	106	433	114	.263	2	30

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
Carrillo, MatíasMatías Carrillo	80	136	34	.250	0	9
Renteria, RickRick Renteria	28	49	11	.224	2	4
Tavárez, JesúsJesús Tavárez	17	39	7	.179	0	4

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
Hough, CharlieCharlie Hough	21	113.2	5	9	5.15	65
Bowen, RyanRyan Bowen	8	47	1	5	4.94	32

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

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
Nen, RobbRobb Nen	44	5	5	15	2.95	60
Pérez, YorkisYorkis Pérez	44	3	0	0	3.54	41
Aquino, LuisLuis Aquino	29	2	1	0	3.73	22
Hernandez, JeremyJeremy Hernandez	21	3	3	9	2.70	13

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Edmonton Trappers	Pacific Coast League	Sal Rende
AA	Portland Sea Dogs	Eastern League	Carlos Tosca
A	Brevard County Manatees	Florida State League	Fredi González
A	Kane County Cougars	Midwest League	Lynn Jones
Short-Season A	Elmira Pioneers	New York-Penn League	Jim Hendry
Rookie	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League	Juan Bustabad

External links

• 1994 Marlins
• 1994 Florida Marlins team page at www.baseball-almanac.com