The 1994 Texas Rangers season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike. At the time when the strike began, the Rangers were leading the American League West with a record of 52 wins and 62 losses. It was their first season at The Ballpark in Arlington.

Offseason November 22, 1993: Will Clark was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Will Clark at Baseball Reference December 18, 1993: Billy Ripken was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Billy Ripken at Baseball Reference

Regular season Despite compiling a record of just 52-62 by Friday, August 12, the Rangers were actually leading the AL West Division. They had scored 613 runs (5.38 per game) and allowed 697 runs (6.11 per game).

The Rangers' pitching struggled over the course of the strike-shortened season, finishing 1st in most runs allowed (697) and most home runs allowed (157). However on July 28, Kenny Rogers pitched the 14th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, blanking the California Angels 4–0 at The Ballpark at Arlington.Rogers Throws Perfect Game for Rangers 29 July 1994. The New York Times. Needing 98 pitches to complete his masterpiece, Rogers struck out eight batters. He also survived three-ball counts to seven Angel hitters.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 2, 1994: Scott Podsednik was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 5, 1994.Scott Podsednik at Baseball Reference June 29, 1994: Tim Leary was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Tim Leary at Baseball Reference

Roster 1994 Texas Rangers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader 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 C Iván Rodríguez 99 363 108 .298 16 57 1B 110 389 128 .329 13 80 2B Jeff Frye 57 205 67 .327 0 18 SS Manuel Lee 95 335 93 .278 2 38 3B Dean Palmer 93 342 84 .246 19 59 LF Juan González 107 422 116 .275 19 85 CF David Hulse 77 310 79 .255 1 19 RF Rusty Greer 80 277 87 .314 10 46 DH Jose Canseco 111 429 121 .282 31 90

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 Doug Strange 73 226 48 .212 5 26 Oddibe McDowell 59 183 48 .262 1 15 Chris James 52 133 34 .256 7 19 Esteban Beltré 48 131 37 .282 0 12 Billy Ripken 32 81 25 .309 0 6 Junior Ortiz 29 76 21 .276 0 9 Gary Redus 18 33 9 .273 0 2 Rob Ducey 11 29 5 .172 0 1 Butch Davis 4 17 4 .235 0 0 Chuck Jackson 1 2 0 .000 0 0

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 Kevin Brown 26 170.0 7 9 4.82 123 Kenny Rogers 24 167.1 11 8 4.46 120 John Dettmer 11 54.0 0 6 4.33 27 Rick Helling 9 52.0 3 2 5.88 25 Roger Pavlik 11 50.1 2 5 7.69 31 Bruce Hurst 8 38.0 2 1 7.11 24 2 10.0 0 1 3.60 7

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 Héctor Fajardo 18 83.1 5 7 6.91 45 Brian Bohanon 11 37.1 2 2 7.23 26 Tim Leary 6 21.0 1 1 8.14 9 Steve Dreyer 5 17.1 1 1 5.71 11 Rick Reed 4 16.2 1 1 5.94 12

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 Tom Henke 37 3 6 15 3.79 39 Matt Whiteside 47 2 2 1 5.02 37 Cris Carpenter 47 2 5 5 5.03 39 Darren Oliver 43 4 0 2 3.42 50 Rick Honeycutt 42 1 2 1 7.20 18 Jay Howell 40 4 1 2 5.44 22 13 1 2 0 4.30 9 James Hurst 8 0 0 0 10.13 5 Duff Brumley 2 0 0 0 16.20 4 Terry Burrows 1 0 0 0 9.00 0

Awards and honors Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award,

All-Star Game Iván Rodríguez, C, Starter Will Clark, 1B, Reserve

Farm system

References

1994 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference 1994 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac