| 1994 Montreal Expos 1st Place in NL East |
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| Owner(s) | Claude Brochu |
| Manager(s) | Felipe Alou |
| Local television | The Sports Network (Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton) SRC RDS Network (Claude Raymond, Camille Dube) |
| Local radio | CIQC (Dave Van Horne, Richard Griffin, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price) CKAC (AM) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte,Alain Chantelois) |
The Montreal Expos finished the season with the best record in Major League Baseball. The Expos had 74 wins compared to 40 losses. The 1994 Major League Baseball strike forced an end to the season and any postseason aspirations that the franchise had. One of the highlights of the season was that five Expos represented the National League at the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game held in Pittsburgh. Moisés Alou had the game winning hit for the National League.
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Offseason
- November 19, 1993: Delino DeShields was traded by the Expos to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pedro Martínez.[1]
- December 13, 1993: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for Randy Milligan. The Expos completed the deal by sending Brian Barnes to the Indians on December 17.[2]
- March 31, 1994: John Vander Wal was purchased from the Expos by the Colorado Rockies.[3]
Regular season
In 1994, the Expos team — and Larry Walker — appeared to be rising to its potential. Led by rising young stars Pedro Martínez, Moisés Alou, Cliff Floyd, Mike Lansing and Jeff Fassero, Montreal was off to a 74-40 start, leading the National League Eastern Division.
Walker, with 86 RBI, was well on his way to his first 100-RBI year; Ken Hill was on pace to win 23 games while Pedro Martinez was on pace to strike out more than 200 batters. Moisés Alou was hitting .339 and on pace to collect more than 200 hits for the first time in his career. Marquis Grissom was on pace to score 137 runs. Two other Expos, namely Alou and Walker, were also on pace to score more than 100 runs. The season, however, was stopped due to the 1994 players' strike. The World Series, for which the Expos appeared to be destined, was never played and Montreal lost many of its players during the next season due to free agency and salary constraints. The 1994 Montreal Expos team that could have been remains one of baseball's hot discussion points.
Opening Day starters
- Moisés Alou
- Sean Berry
- Wil Cordero
- Darrin Fletcher
- Cliff Floyd
- Marquis Grissom
- Mike Lansing
- Pedro Martínez
- Larry Walker[4]
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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 | .649 | 23½ |
Notable transactions
Major League debuts
- Pitchers:
- Joey Eischen (Jun 19)
- Heath Haynes (Jun 1)
- Rod Henderson (Apr 19)
- Gabe White (May 27) [6]
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Darrin Fletcher | 94 | 285 | 74 | .260 | 10 | 57 |
| 1B | Cliff Floyd | 100 | 334 | 94 | .281 | 4 | 41 |
| 2B | Mike Lansing | 106 | 394 | 105 | .266 | 5 | 35 |
| 3B | Sean Berry | 103 | 320 | 89 | .278 | 11 | 41 |
| SS | Wil Cordero | 110 | 415 | 122 | .294 | 15 | 63 |
| CF | Marquis Grissom | 110 | 475 | 137 | .288 | 11 | 45 |
| LF | Moisés Alou | 107 | 422 | 143 | .339 | 22 | 78 |
| RF | Larry Walker | 103 | 395 | 127 | .322 | 19 | 86 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Lenny Webster | 57 | 143 | 39 | .273 | 5 | 23 |
| Lou Frazier | 76 | 140 | 38 | .271 | 0 | 14 |
| Juan Bell | 38 | 97 | 27 | .278 | 2 | 10 |
| Rondell White | 40 | 97 | 27 | .278 | 2 | 13 |
| Freddie Benavides | 47 | 85 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 6 |
| Randy Milligan | 47 | 82 | 19 | .232 | 2 | 12 |
| Tim Spehr | 52 | 36 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeff Gardner | 18 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
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| Ken Hill | 23 | 154.7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3.32 | 85 | 44 |
| Pedro Martínez | 24 | 144.7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3.42 | 142 | 45 |
| Jeff Fassero | 21 | 138.2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2.99 | 119 | 40 |
| Butch Henry | 24 | 107.1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 | 70 | 20 |
| Kirk Rueter | 20 | 92.1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5.17 | 50 | 23 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
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| John Wetteland | 52 | 63.2 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 2.83 | 68 | 21 |
| Mel Rojas | 58 | 84.0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3.32 | 84 | 21 |
| Jeff Shaw | 46 | 67.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3.88 | 47 | 15 |
| Tim Scott | 40 | 53.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.70 | 37 | 18 |
| Gil Heredia | 39 | 75.1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3.46 | 62 | 13 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
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| Heath Haynes | 4 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Looney | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Eischen | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabe White | 7 | 23.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.08 | 17 | 11 |
| Denis Boucher | 10 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 17 | 7 |
| Rod Henderson | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.45 | 3 | 7 |
Award winners
- Felipe Alou, Associated Press Manager of the Year
- Felipe Alou, The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Moisés Alou, OF, Reserve
- Wil Cordero, Shortstop, Reserve
- Darren Fletcher, Catcher, Reserve
- Marquis Grissom, Outfield, Reserve
- Ken Hill, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
References
- ^ Delino DeShields page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Vander Wal page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1994 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Juan Bell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1994/18.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
- 1994 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
- 1994 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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| Preceded by Philadelphia Phillies 1993 |
NL East Championship Season 1994 |
Succeeded by Atlanta Braves 1995 |
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