1994 Oakland Athletics season

The Oakland Athletics' 1994 season involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 51 wins and 63 losses. The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike.

Offseason

• November 16, 1993: Mike Aldrete was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[1]
• December 13, 1993: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[2]
• December 17, 1993: Rickey Henderson was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[3]
• December 20, 1993: Kurt Abbott was traded by the Athletics to the Florida Marlins for Kerwin Moore.^[4]
• December 23, 1993: Dave Righetti was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[5]

Regular season

Despite compiling a record of only 51-63 by Friday, August 12, the Athletics were only one game behind the Texas Rangers for the lead in the AL West Division. They had scored 549 runs (4.82 per game) and allowed 589 runs (5.17 per game).^[6]

Transactions

• April 27, 1994: Dave Righetti was released by the Athletics.^[5]
• April 30, 1994: Steve Sax was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[7]
• May 10, 1994: Jeff Schaefer was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[8]
• June 2, 1994: 1994 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Jason Beverlin was drafted by the Athletics in the 4th round.^[9]
  • Tim Hudson was drafted by the Athletics in the 35th round, but did not sign.^[10]

Season standings

Roster

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

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Huntsville

References

1. ^ Mike Aldrete page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Billy Taylor page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Rickey Henderson page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Kerwin Moore page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ ^{a b} Dave Righetti page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1994.shtml
7. ^ Steve Sax page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Jeff Schaefer page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Jason Beverlin page at Baseball Reference
10. ^ Tim Hudson page at Baseball Reference

• 1994 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
• 1994 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.