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1994 Montreal Expos season

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1994 Montreal Expos
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkOlympic Stadium
CityMontreal
Record74–40
Divisional place1st
OwnersClaude Brochu
General managersKevin Malone
ManagersFelipe Alou
TelevisionThe Sports Network
(Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton)

SRC
(Claude Raymond, Camille Dube)
RDS Network
(Denis Casavant, Alain Chantelois)
RadioCIQC (English)
(Dave Van Horne, Rich Griffin, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price)

CKAC (French)
(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte, Alain Chantelois)
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The 1994 Montreal Expos season was the 26th season of the franchise. They had the best record in Major League Baseball (74–40), when the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike ended the season and the team's postseason aspirations. From June 1 forward, Montreal transformed into the dominant club in the league, going 46−18 until the strike. In turn, they also produced the most successful season in franchise history in terms of winning percentage (.649, which would have been 105-57 in a full season). Five Expos represented the National League at the All-Star Game held in Pittsburgh, including Moisés Alou, who had the game-winning hit for the National League.

Offseason

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Spring training

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The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 18th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

Regular season

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Opening Day starters

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Summary

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On April 13, 1994, Pedro Martínez took a perfect game through 713 innings versus the Cincinnati Reds until throwing a brushback pitch at Reggie Sanders led Sanders to immediately charge the mound, starting a bench-clearing brawl. Martínez ended up with a no-decision in the game, which the Expos eventually won 3–2.[5]

One amusing moment occurred on April 24 while playing the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. With one out in the third inning, right fielder Larry Walker caught a Mike Piazza fly ball and innocently handed it to young fan, six year old Sebastian Napier, thinking it was the third out of the inning. He noticed that José Offerman, already on base, was running at full speed. Walker managed to retrieve the ball from Napier, and held Offerman to third base. Embarrassed, Walker remarked that he "told the little kid that maybe next time I'll give him a ball when there are three outs instead of two. Everybody around him was laughing." Where Offerman was stationed made little difference as Tim Wallach homered on the next pitch, from Martínez, for two runs. True to his word, when the Expos assumed the field in the bottom half of the fourth inning, Walker gave Napier a signed ball, inducing a standing ovation.[6]

The National League suspended Walker four games starting June 24 for inciting a bench-clearing brawl by charging the mound in a game against Pittsburgh.[7]

The Expos team appeared to be reaching its potential in 1994. After June 1, Montreal transformed into the dominant club in the National League, going 46−18 until the players' strike halted the season on August 11.[8] In turn, they produced the most successful season in franchise history as they attained a major league best 74−40 record.[9][10][11] on pace for a 106-win season

Led by an ensemble of rising young stars including Martínez, Walker, Moisés Alou, Cliff Floyd, Mike Lansing and Jeff Fassero, the Expos scored 585 runs (5.13 per game) and allowed 454 runs (3.98 per game) through 114 games by Friday, August 12.[12] Their 1994 pitching staff was very nearly as good as that of their division rivals, the Atlanta Braves, as the Expos finished the strike-shortened season with an MLB-best 3.56 ERA, an MLB-high 46 saves and just 288 walks, the fewest in the Majors.[13]

Walker, with 86 RBIs, was well on his way to his first 100-RBI year; Ken Hill was on pace to win 23 games while Pedro Martínez 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 team was also drawing well at home: through 52 home games in 1994, 1,276,250 fans had attended Expos games, for an average of 24,543 per game. At that pace, the Expos would have had a good chance of drawing two million fans for the first time since 1983.[14] 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 and the team never recovered. The 1994 Montreal Expos team that could have been remains one of baseball's hot discussion points. The franchise would never reach the playoffs as the Expos again. The collapse of the Expos would eventually lead to the franchise's move to Washington, D.C., for the 2005 season to become the Washington Nationals.

When baseball returned for an exhibition series in Olympic Stadium in March 2014, the team was honored during a pregame ceremony, along with a banner with the words On se souvient Édition 1994 (We remember the 1994 season).

Game log

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1994 Regular Season Game Log (74–40) (Home: 32–20; Road: 42–20)
April (13–10) (Home: 6–4; Road: 7–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
1 April 4 @ Astros 5–6 (12 inn.) Edens (1–0) Shaw (0–1) 43,440 0–1 Boxscore
2 April 5 @ Astros 5–1 Hill (1–0) Drabek (0–1) 16,227 1–1 Boxscore
3 April 6 @ Astros 9–3 Rueter (1–0) Kile (0–1) 17,180 2–1 Boxscore
4 April 8 Cubs 0–4 Trachsel (1–0) Martínez (0–1) 47,001 2–2 Boxscore
5 April 9 Cubs 3–4 Plesac (1–0) Wetteland (0–1) Myers (1) 38,635 2–3 Boxscore
6 April 10 Cubs 8–2 Hill (2–0) Guzmán (0–2) 16,183 3–3 Boxscore
7 April 11 Reds 4–9 (11 inn.) Carrasco (3–0) Heredia (0–1) 12,526 3–4 Boxscore
8 April 12 Reds 1–7 Pugh (1–0) Boucher (0–1) 12,466 3–5 Boxscore
9 April 13 Reds 3–2 Wetteland (1–1) McElroy (0–1) 14,072 4–5 Boxscore
10 April 15 @ Rockies 2–9 Reynoso (1–1) Fassero (0–1) 47,213 4–6 Boxscore
11 April 16 @ Rockies 3–7 Reed (1–1) Hill (2–1) 51,347 4–7 Boxscore
12 April 17 @ Rockies 5–6 (10 inn.) Munoz (1–1) Heredia (0–2) 55,443 4–8 Boxscore
13 April 18 @ Giants 1–2 (11 inn.) Jackson (1–0) Scott (0–1) 16,502 4–9 Boxscore
14 April 19 @ Giants 4–3 Rojas (1–0) Burba (0–1) 14,474 5–9 Boxscore
15 April 20 @ Padres 4–2 Fassero (1–1) Sanders (1–2) Rojas (1) 7,095 6–9 Boxscore
16 April 21 @ Padres 5–4 Hill (3–1) Whitehurst (1–3) Rojas (2) 11,420 7–9 Boxscore
17 April 22 @ Dodgers 7–6 Shaw (1–1) Candiotti (3–1) Rojas (3) 36,434 8–9 Boxscore
18 April 23 @ Dodgers 8–6 (11 inn.) Scott (1–0) McDowell (0–1) Rojas (4) 39,157 9–9 Boxscore
19 April 24 @ Dodgers 1–7 Astacio (1–2) Martínez (0–2) 38,817 9–10 Boxscore
20 April 26 Giants 7–3 Fassero (2–1) Swift (3–2) Rojas (5) 14,642 10–10 Boxscore
21 April 27 Giants 7–1 Hill (4–1) Portugal (2–2) 11,605 11–10 Boxscore
22 April 29 Padres 3–1 Rueter (2–0) Benes (1–5) Rojas (6) 15,114 12–10 Boxscore
23 April 30 Padres 5–3 Martínez (1–2) Sager (0–2) Rojas (7) 18,314 13–10 Boxscore
May (15–12) (Home: 8–5; Road: 7–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
24 May 1 Padres 3–2 (11 inn.) Shaw (2–1) Mauser (1–2) 20,626 14–10 Boxscore
25 May 2 Dodgers 10–5 Hill (5–1) Gross (0–1) Rojas (8) 13,262 15–10 Boxscore
26 May 3 Dodgers 4–10 Hershiser (2–0) Henderson (0–1) 15,413 15–11 Boxscore
27 May 4 Dodgers 5–4 Rojas (2–0) Worrell (2–2) 16,875 16–11 Boxscore
28 May 6 @ Braves 0–5 Maddux (5–2) Martínez (1–3) 48,808 16–12 Boxscore
29 May 7 @ Braves 1–2 Glavine (3–3) Fassero (2–2) 49,157 16–13 Boxscore
30 May 8 @ Braves 1–0 Hill (6–1) Smoltz (2–4) Wetteland (1) 48,742 17–13 Boxscore
31 May 9 Mets 4–5 Mason (2–1) Rojas (2–1) Franco (8) 13,194 17–14 Boxscore
32 May 10 Mets 2–3 (10 inn.) Linton (4–0) Wetteland (1–2) 13,158 17–15 Boxscore
33 May 11 Mets 4–3 Martínez (2–3) Smith (2–4) Rojas (9) 18,511 18–15 Boxscore
34 May 13 Cardinals 9–1 Fassero (3–2) Palacios (0–2) Wetteland (2) 19,427 19–15 Boxscore
35 May 14 Cardinals 3–6 Cormier (2–1) Hill (6–2) Pérez (7) 18,181 19-16 Boxscore
36 May 15 Cardinals 9–8 Wetteland (2–2) Rodriguez (1–2) 30,471 20–16 Boxscore
37 May 16 @ Phillies 4–1 Henry (1–0) Schilling (0–7) Rojas (10) 28,236 21–16 Boxscore
38 May 17 @ Phillies 5–6 Jones (2–1) Wetteland (2–3) 36,233 21–17 Boxscore
39 May 18 @ Phillies 6–1 Fassero (4–2) Jackson (5–1) 41,032 22–17 Boxscore
40 May 20 @ Pirates 5–3 Hill (7–2) Peña (1–1) Wetteland (3) 30,804 23–17 Boxscore
41 May 21 @ Pirates 0–6 Lieber (1–1) Rueter (2-–1) 28,022 23–18 Boxscore
42 May 22 @ Pirates 3–2 Martínez (3–3) Neagle (4-5) Wetteland (4) 39,037 24–18 Boxscore
43 May 23 @ Marlins 2–3 Rapp (3–1) Fassero (4–3) Nen (2) 30,508 24–19 Boxscore
44 May 24 @ Marlins 11–1 Henry (2–0) Hough (4–3) 26,598 25–19 Boxscore
45 May 25 @ Marlins 3–1 Hill (8–2) Gardner (1–2) Wetteland (5) 25,025 26–19 Boxscore
46 May 27 Rockies 4–2 White (1–0) Painter (0–2) Wetteland (6) 22,882 27–19 Boxscore
47 May 28 Rockies 2–3 (10 inn.) Ruffin (2–1) Scott (1–2) Bottenfield (1) 30,452 27–20 Boxscore
48 May 29 Rockies 4–3 (10 inn.) Scott (2–2) Ruffin (2–2) 26,774 28–20 Boxscore
49 May 30 @ Reds 3–7 Rijo (3–3) Hill (8–3) 27,875 28–21 Boxscore
50 May 31 @ Reds 4–5 (13 inn.) Schourek (3–0) Shaw (2–2) 25,046 28–22 Boxscore
June (19–8) (Home: 9–6; Road: 10–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
51 June 1 @ Reds 10–9 Scott (3–2) Carrasco (3–2) Martínez (1) 23,653 29–22 Boxscore
52 June 3 @ Cubs 3–1 Shaw (3–1) Crim (2–1) Wetteland (7) 26,037 30–22 Boxscore
53 June 4 @ Cubs 6–1 Martínez (4–4) Banks (6–5) 37,187 31–22 Boxscore
54 June 5 @ Cubs 10–5 (13 inn.) Heredia (1–2) Otto (0–1) 34,181 32–22 Boxscore
55 June 6 Astros 10–5 Henry (3–0) Swindell (5–2) Wetteland (8) 14,322 33–22 Boxscore
56 June 7 Astros 3–2 Heredia (2–2) Veres (2–3) Wetteland (9) 17,283 34–22 Boxscore
57 June 8 Astros 2–9 Williams (3–2) Fassero (4–4) 17,289 34–23 Boxscore
58 June 9 @ Mets 9–0 Martínez (5–4) Gooden (2–2) 16,775 35–23 Boxscore
59 June 10 @ Mets 6–4 Hill (9–3) Jones (6–5) Wetteland (10) 19,924 36-23 Boxscore
60 June 11 @ Mets 7–4 Heredia (3–2) Gozzo (2–3) Wetteland (11) 29,307 37–23 Boxscore
61 June 12 @ Mets 4–5 Manzanillo (1–1) Rojas (2–2) Franco (14) 28,429 37–24 Boxscore
62 June 13 Pirates 10–2 Fassero (5–4) Neagle (6–7) 17,236 38–24 Boxscore
63 June 14 Pirates 12–7 Martínez (6–4) Smith (6–6) Wetteland (12) 15,781 39–24 Boxscore
64 June 15 Pirates 13–2 Hill (10–3) Wagner (4–5) Henry (1) 21,269 40–24 Boxscore
65 June 17 Phillies 8–10 Quantrill (2–0) Wetteland (2–4) Jones (18) 30,235 40–25 Boxscore
66 June 18 Phillies 4–8 Jackson (9–1) White (1–1) 28,354 40–26 Boxscore
67 June 19 Phillies 0–13 Muñoz (3–2) Fassero (5–5) 15,092 40–27 Boxscore
68 June 20 @ Cardinals 8–4 Shaw (4–1) Murphy (2–3) Rojas (11) 27,658 41–27 Boxscore
69 June 21 @ Cardinals 4–5 Murphy (3–3) Wetteland (2–5) 30,940 41–28 Boxscore
70 June 22 @ Cardinals 6–4 Rueter (3–1) Tewksbury (8–7) Wetteland (13) 30,257 42–28 Boxscore
71 June 24 Marlins 9–0 Henry (4–0) Rapp (4–3) Rojas (12) 25,266 43–28 Boxscore
72 June 25 Marlins 7–3 Heredia (4–2) Hough (5–6) 22,040 44–28 Boxscore
73 June 26 Marlins 1–6 Gardner (2–2) Martínez (6–5) Nen (6) 26,875 44–29 Boxscore
74 June 27 Braves 7–2 Hill (11–3) Maddux (10–4) 45,291 45–29 Boxscore
75 June 28 Braves 8–7 Rojas (3–2) Bedrosian (0–1) 40,623 46–29 Boxscore
76 June 29 Braves 2–6 Smoltz (6–7) Henry (4–1) 45,960 46–30 Boxscore
77 June 30 @ Giants 7–3 Fassero (6–5) Torres (2–8) 16,399 47–30 Boxscore
July (18–8) (Home: 6–4; Road: 12–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
78 July 1 @ Giants 7–14 Monteleone (2–2) Heredia (4–3) 40,036 47–31 Boxscore
79 July 2 @ Giants 10–9 Hill (12–3) Burba (0–5) Wetteland (14) 22,617 48–31 Boxscore
80 July 3 @ Giants 5–8 Portugal (6–6) Rueter (3–2) Beck (15) 23,567 48–32 Boxscore
81 July 4 @ Dodgers 5–1 Henry (5–1) Martínez (7–5) Rojas (13) 54,859 49–32 Boxscore
82 July 5 @ Dodgers 1–2 (10 inn.) Valdez (1–0) Wetteland (2–6) 32,449 49–33 Boxscore
83 July 6 @ Dodgers 4–2 Scott (4–2) Worrell (3–4) Rojas (14) 37,741 50–33 Boxscore
84 July 7 @ Padres 7–0 Hill (13–3) Ashby (4–7) 10,728 51–33 Boxscore
85 July 8 @ Padres 14–0 Rueter (4–2) Benes (6–10) 14,386 52–33 Boxscore
86 July 9 @ Padres 5–1 Henry (6–1) Sanders (3–6) 13,286 53–33 Boxscore
87 July 10 @ Padres 8–2 Fassero (7–5) Hamilton (5–4) Rojas (15) 15,848 54–33 Boxscore
All-Star Break: NL def. AL at Three Rivers Stadium, 8–7 (10)
88 July 14 Giants 3–8 Black (3–0) Martínez (6–7) 36,026 54–34 Boxscore
89 July 15 Giants 3–7 Portugal (8–6) Henry (6–2) 28,031 54–35 Boxscore
90 July 16 Giants 2–4 Burkett (6–7) Hill (13–4) Beck (19) 38,801 54–36 Boxscore
91 July 17 Giants 4–6 Van Landingham (5–1) Fassero (7–6) Beck (20) 28,245 54–37 Boxscore
92 July 18 Padres 9–2 Rueter (5–2) Krueger (1–2) Scott (1) 18,119 55–37 Boxscore
93 July 19 Padres 4–3 Martínez (7–7) Ashby (4–9) Wetteland (15) 23,773 56–37 Boxscore
94 July 20 Padres 5–2 Henry (7–2) Benes (6–11) Wetteland (16) 20,572 57–37 Boxscore
95 July 22 Dodgers 8–2 Hill (14–4) Astacio (6–8) 32,253 58–37 Boxscore
96 July 23 Dodgers 2–0 Fassero (8–6) Candiotti (7–5) Wetteland (17) 35,831 59–37 Boxscore
97 July 24 Dodgers 7–4 Rueter (6–2) Gross (7–7) Wetteland (18) 34,402 60–37 Boxscore
98 July 25 @ Braves 6–4 Martínez (8–7) Wohlers (7–2) Wetteland (19) 43,596 61–37 Boxscore
99 July 26 @ Braves 5–3 Henry (8–2) Maddux (13–6) Wetteland (20) 49,324 62–37 Boxscore
100 July 27 @ Braves 1–4 Mercker (9–3) Hill (14–5) McMichael (20) 49,333 62–38 Boxscore
101 July 29 @ Marlins 8–4 Shaw (5–1) Lewis (1–4) 39,338 63–38 Boxscore
102 July 30 @ Marlins 7–3 Scott (5–2) Gardner (3–4) Wetteland (21) 35,327 64–38 Boxscore
103 July 31 @ Marlins 13–4 Martínez (9–7) Weathers (8–10) White (1) 29,300 65–38 Boxscore
August (9–2) (Home: 3–1; Road: 6–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
104 August 1 Cardinals 3–2 (10 inn.) Wetteland (3–6) Rodriguez (2–5) 30,359 66–38 Boxscore
105 August 2 Cardinals 5–4 Hill (15–5) Urbani (2–7) Wetteland (22) 37,533 67–38 Boxscore
106 August 3 Cardinals 8–3 Heredia (5–3) Cormier (2–2) 30,541 68–38 Boxscore
107 August 4 Cardinals 3–7 Tewksbury (12–10) Rueter (6–3) 39,044 68–39 Boxscore
108 August 5 @ Phillies 5–0 Martínez (10–7) West (4–9) 33,642 69–39 Boxscore
109 August 6 @ Phillies 4–3 (11 inn.) Wetteland (4–6) Jones (2–4) Shaw (1) 41,699 70–39 Boxscore
110 August 7 @ Phillies 6–4 Hill (16–5) Muñoz (7–5) Rojas (16) 45,346 71–39 Boxscore
111 August 8 @ Pirates 3–2 Heredia (6–3) Cooke (4–11) Wetteland (23) 16,722 72–39 Boxscore
112 August 9 @ Pirates 4–3 Rueter (7–3) Lieber (6–7) Wetteland (24) 18,183 73–39 Boxscore
113 August 10 @ Pirates 4–0 Martínez (11–7) Neagle (9–10) Wetteland (25) 15,690 74–39 Boxscore
114 August 11 @ Pirates 0–4 Smith (10–8) Henry (8–3) 16,896 74–40 Boxscore

Games cancelled

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1994 Games cancelled
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
August 12 Mets Cancelled (strike)
August 13 Mets Cancelled (strike)
August 14 Mets Cancelled (strike)
August 15 Rockies Cancelled (strike)
August 16 Rockies Cancelled (strike)
August 17 Rockies Cancelled (strike)
August 19 @ Astros Cancelled (strike)
August 20 @ Astros Cancelled (strike)
August 21 @ Astros Cancelled (strike)
August 22 @ Rockies Cancelled (strike)
August 23 @ Rockies Cancelled (strike)
August 24 @ Rockies Cancelled (strike)
August 26 Astros Cancelled (strike)
August 27 Astros Cancelled (strike)
August 28 Astros Cancelled (strike)
August 29 Cubs Cancelled (strike)
August 30 Cubs Cancelled (strike)
August 31 Cubs Cancelled (strike)
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
September 2 Reds Cancelled (strike)
September 3 Reds Cancelled (strike)
September 4 Reds Cancelled (strike)
September 5 @ Cubs Cancelled (strike)
September 6 @ Cubs Cancelled (strike)
September 7 @ Cubs Cancelled (strike)
September 8 @ Cubs Cancelled (strike)
September 9 @ Reds Cancelled (strike)
September 10 @ Reds Cancelled (strike)
September 11 @ Reds Cancelled (strike)
September 12 @ Mets Cancelled (strike)
September 13 @ Mets Cancelled (strike)
September 14 @ Mets Cancelled (strike)
September 16 Pirates Cancelled (strike)
September 17 Pirates Cancelled (strike)
September 18 Pirates Cancelled (strike)
September 19 Phillies Cancelled (strike)
September 20 Phillies Cancelled (strike)
September 21 Phillies Cancelled (strike)
September 22 Phillies Cancelled (strike)
September 23 @ Cardinals Cancelled (strike)
September 24 @ Cardinals Cancelled (strike)
September 25 @ Cardinals Cancelled (strike)
September 26 Marlins Cancelled (strike)
September 27 Marlins Cancelled (strike)
September 28 Marlins Cancelled (strike)
September 29 Marlins Cancelled (strike)
September 30 Braves Cancelled (strike)
October
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Report
October 1 Braves Cancelled (strike)
October 2 Braves Cancelled (strike)
Legend
Expos win Expos loss All-Star Game Game postponed

Season standings

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Montreal Expos 74 40 .649 32‍–‍20 42‍–‍20
Atlanta Braves 68 46 .596 6 31‍–‍24 37‍–‍22
New York Mets 55 58 .487 18½ 23‍–‍30 32‍–‍28
Philadelphia Phillies 54 61 .470 20½ 34‍–‍26 20‍–‍35
Florida Marlins 51 64 .443 23½ 25‍–‍34 26‍–‍30
Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Montreal Expos 74 40 .649
Cincinnati Reds 66 48 .579
Los Angeles Dodgers 58 56 .509
Wild Card team W L Pct. GB
Atlanta Braves 68 46 0.597
Houston Astros 66 49 0.574 212
New York Mets 55 58 0.487 1212
San Francisco Giants 55 60 0.478 1312
Philadelphia Phillies 54 61 0.470 1412
St. Louis Cardinals 53 61 0.465 15
Pittsburgh Pirates 53 61 0.465 15
Colorado Rockies 53 64 0.453 1612
Florida Marlins 51 64 0.444 1712
Chicago Cubs 49 64 0.434 1812
San Diego Padres 47 70 0.402 2212

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 4–2 5–5 8–2 8–4 3–3 6–0 4–5 5–4 6–3 3–9 6–1 5–1 5–7
Chicago 2–4 5–7 6–6 4–5 4–8 3–3 2–4 1–4 1–6 5–5 6–3 5–4 5–5
Cincinnati 5–5 7–5 4–4 7–5 4–6 3–6 4–2 2–4 4–2 9–3 8–2 7–2 2–2–1
Colorado 2–8 6–6 4–4 3–9 5–5 4–6 4–2 5–1 2–4 2–3 5–5 3–7 8–4
Florida 4–8 5–4 5–7 9–3 2–4 3–3 2–7 6–4 4–6 1–6 5–1 2–4 3–7
Houston 3–3 8–4 6–4 5–5 4–2 1–8 2–4 3–3 5–1 8–4 5–5 8–2 8–4
Los Angeles 0–6 3–3 6–3 6–4 3–3 8–1 3–9 6–6 7–5 3–3 6–4 5–5 2–4
Montreal 5–4 4–2 2–4 2–4 7–2 4–2 9–3 4–3 5–4 8–2 12–0 5–7 7–3
New York 4–5 4–1 4–2 1–5 4–6 3–3 6–6 3–4 4–6 4–5 6–6 6–6 6–3
Philadelphia 3-6 6–1 2–4 4–2 6–4 1–5 5–7 4–5 6–4 5–4 4–8 4–8 4–3
Pittsburgh 9–3 5–5 3–9 3–2 6–1 4–8 3–3 2–8 5–4 4–5 3–3 1–5 5–5
San Diego 1–6 3–6 2–8 5–5 1–5 5–5 4–6 0–12 6–6 8–4 3–3 5–2 4–2
San Francisco 1–5 4–5 2–7 7–3 4–2 2–8 5–5 7–5 6–6 8–4 5–1 2–5 2–4
St. Louis 7–5 5–5 2–2–1 4–8 7–3 4–8 4–2 3–7 3–6 3–4 5–5 2–4 4–2


Notable transactions

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  • April 8, 1994: Juan Bell was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[15]

Major League debuts

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Roster

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1994 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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
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

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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
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

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO BB
Ken Hill 23 154.2 16 5 0 3.32 85 44
Pedro Martínez 24 144.2 11 5 1 3.42 142 45
Jeff Fassero 21 138.2 8 6 0 2.99 119 40
Kirk Rueter 20 92.1 7 3 0 5.17 50 23

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO BB
Butch Henry 24 107.1 8 3 0 2.43 70 20
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

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO BB
John Wetteland 52 63.2 4 6 25 2.83 68 21
Mel Rojas 58 84.0 3 2 16 3.32 84 21
Gil Heredia 39 75.1 6 3 0 3.46 62 13
Jeff Shaw 46 67.1 5 2 1 3.88 47 15
Tim Scott 40 53.1 5 2 1 2.70 37 18
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

Award winners

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65th Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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All-Star Game

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Ottawa Lynx International League Jim Tracy
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Dave Jauss
A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Rob Leary
A Burlington Bees Midwest League Lorenzo Bundy
A-Short Season Vermont Expos New York–Penn League Terry Kennedy
Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Nelson Norman

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References

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  2. ^ Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ John Vander Wal page at Baseball Reference
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  7. ^ "National League suspends Walker". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 24, 1994. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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  13. ^ "1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
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  15. ^ Juan Bell page at Baseball Reference
  16. ^ "The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft".
  17. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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