The St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

 1994 season

1994 in baseball

-Headline events of the year:As a result of a players' strike, the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. No postseason is played...

was the team's 113th season in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

 and the 103rd season in the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

. The Cardinals went 53-61 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League Central

National League Central

The National League Central Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the Western Division and three teams from the Eastern Division of the National League...

 division. The season was cut short due to the infamous 1994 player's strike.

Catcher Tom Pagnozzi

Tom Pagnozzi

Thomas Alan Pagnozzi is a former Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals. Primarily a catcher, Pagnozzi also made 40 appearances at first base and seven appearances at third base during his 12-season career, which spanned from 1987 to 1998.Initially a backup catcher and utility...

 won a Gold Glove

Gold Glove Award

The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League and the American League , as voted by the...

 this year.

Offseason

• October 27, 1993: Terry McGriff was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
• November 15, 1993: Scott Coolbaugh was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
• December 14, 1993: Ozzie Canseco
  Ozzie Canseco
  Osvaldo "Ozzie" Canseco Capas is a former Major League Baseball player and the identical twin brother of former Major League Baseball player José Canseco....
  
   was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tony Diggs (minors).

Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Cardinals had compiled a 53-61 record through 114 games (although they had actually played 115 games, since their April 6 match versus the Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....

 at Riverfront Stadium ended after the top of the 6th inning due to poor weather). They had scored 535 runs (4.65 per game) and allowed 621 runs (5.40 per game).

Opening Day starters

• Luis Alicea
• Rene Arocha
• Bernard Gilkey
• Gregg Jefferies
• Ray Lankford
• Erik Pappas
• Ozzie Smith
• Mark Whiten
• Todd Zeile

Transactions

• June 2, 1994: Ryan Freel
  Ryan Freel
  Ryan Paul Freel is a retired baseball utility player. He played second base, third base, and all three outfield positions.-MLB career:...
  
   was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 14th round of the 1994 amateur draft, but did not sign.

Roster

1994 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

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

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

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

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

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah, New Jersey, AZL Cardinals

External links

• 1994 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1994 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com