The 1994 Chicago Cubs season was the 123rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 119th in the National League and the 79th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished the shortened season fifth and last in the National League Central with a record of 49–64.
One of the highlights of the season was Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes hitting three home runs on Opening Day - all off Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets. The Cubs still lost the game 12-8. Rhodes would only hit five more homers that season and the Cubs would set a record by losing their first 12 home games.
Offseason October 12, 1993: Steve Lake was released by the Chicago Cubs.Steve Lake Statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 24, 1993: Glenallen Hill signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 14, 1993: Mike Maksudian was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs. January 24, 1994: Dave Otto was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.Dave Otto Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 30, 1994: Anthony Young was traded by the New York Mets with Ottis Smith (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for José Vizcaíno.
Regular season
The Cubs finished the strike-shortened season with a 49-64 record. They scored 500 runs (4.42 per game) and allowed 549 runs (4.86 per game).
One of the most-memorable moments in Cubs history occurred April 29. 1994, after a heart-breaking 6-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field. The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth only to have Glenallen Hill swing at the first pitch he saw and ground into a game-ending double play. The loss was the ninth consecutive home defeat for the Cubs to start the season and dropped the club to 6-15. Manager Tom Trebelhorn had vowed to meet fans outside the ballpark if the Cubs lost another home game and was true to his word, wading into a crowd of some 200 angry fans gathered at a fire station on Waveland Avenue just outside Wrigley's left-field wall. The confrontation started ugly, but within a half hour, Trebelhorn, who was known for his quick humor and good nature, won over most of his detractors. The team went on to lose three more home games before snapping the record streak with a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on May 4, 1994, but by then Trebelhorn's "Firehouse Chat" was a memorable moment in Cubs' history. The season, which ended when Major League players went on 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike Aug 12, was Trebelhorn's only as manager of the Cubs. He was replaced in 1995 by Jim Riggleman.
Game log
| 1 || April 4 || Mets |- | 2 || April 5 || Mets |- | 3 || April 6 || Mets |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 8 || @ Expos || 4-0 || Trachsel (1-0) || Martínez (0-1) || || 47,001 || 1-3 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 9 || @ Expos || 4-3 || Plesac (1-0) || Wetteland (0-1) || Myers (1) || 38,635 || 2-3 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 10 || @ Expos || 2-8 || Hill (2-0) || Guzmán (0-2) || || 16,183 || 2-4 || Boxscore |- | 7 || April 11 || @ Mets |- | 8 || April 14 || @ Mets |- | 9 || April 15 || Braves |- | 10 || April 16 || Braves |- | 11 || April 17 || Braves |- | 12 || April 19 || Astros |- | 13 || April 20 || Astros |- | 14 || April 22 || @ Rockies |- | 15 || April 23 || @ Rockies |- | 16 || April 24 || @ Rockies |- | 17 || April 25 || @ Reds |- | 18 || April 26 || @ Reds |- | 19 || April 27 || @ Astros |- | 20 || April 28 || @ Astros |- | 21 || April 29 || Rockies
| 22 || May 1 || Rockies |- | 23 || May 2 || Reds |- | 24 || May 3 || Reds |- | 25 || May 4 || Reds |- | 26 || May 6 || @ Pirates |- | 27 || May 8 || @ Pirates |- | 28 || May 8 || @ Pirates |- | 29 || May 9 || @ Cardinals |- | 30 || May 10 || @ Cardinals |- | 31 || May 11 || @ Cardinals |- | 32 || May 12 || @ Cardinals |- | 33 || May 13 || Marlins |- | 34 || May 14 || Marlins |- | 35 || May 15 || Marlins |- | 36 || May 16 || Padres |- | 37 || May 17 || Padres |- | 38 || May 18 || Padres |- | 39 || May 20 || Giants |- | 40 || May 21 || Giants |- | 41 || May 22 || Giants |- | 42 || May 23 || @ Dodgers |- | 43 || May 24 || @ Dodgers |- | 44 || May 25 || @ Dodgers |- | 45 || May 27 || @ Braves |- | 46 || May 28 || @ Braves |- | 47 || May 29 || @ Braves |- | 48 || May 30 || Phillies |- | 49 || May 31 || Phillies
| 50 || June 1 || Phillies |- | 51 || June 2 || Phillies |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 3 || Expos || 1-3 || Shaw (3-1) || Crim (2-1) || Wetteland (7) || 26,037 || 22-30 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 4 || Expos || 1-6 || Martínez (4-4) || Banks (6-5) || || 37,187 || 22-31 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 5 || Expos || 5-10 (13) || Heredia (1-2) || Otto (0-1) || || 34,181 || 22-32 || Boxscore |- | 55 || June 6 || @ Phillies |- | 56 || June 7 || @ Phillies |- | 57 || June 8 || @ Phillies |- | 58 || June 10 || Dodgers |- | 59 || June 11 || Dodgers |- | 60 || June 12 || Dodgers |- | 61 || June 14 || @ Padres |- | 62 || June 15 || @ Padres |- | 63 || June 16 || @ Padres |- | 64 || June 17 || @ Giants |- | 65 || June 18 || @ Giants |- | 66 || June 19 || @ Giants |- | 67 || June 21 || @ Marlins |- | 68 || June 23 || @ Marlins |- | 69 || June 24 || Cardinals |- | 70 || June 25 || Cardinals |- | 71 || June 26 || Cardinals |- | 72 || June 27 || Pirates |- | 73 || June 28 || Pirates |- | 74 || June 29 || Pirates |- | 75 || June 30 || @ Astros
| 76 || July 1 || @ Astros |- | 77 || July 2 || @ Astros |- | 78 || July 3 || @ Astros |- | 79 || July 4 || Rockies |- | 80 || July 4 || Rockies |- | 81 || July 5 || Rockies |- | 82 || July 6 || Rockies |- | 83 || July 7 || Astros |- | 84 || July 8 || Astros |- | 85 || July 9 || Astros |- | 86 || July 10 || Astros |- | 87 || July 14 || @ Reds |- | 88 || July 15 || @ Reds |- | 89 || July 16 || @ Reds |- | 90 || July 17 || @ Reds |- | 91 || July 18 || @ Rockies |- | 92 || July 19 || @ Rockies |- | 93 || July 20 || @ Rockies |- | 94 || July 22 || Reds |- | 95 || July 23 || Reds |- | 96 || July 24 || Reds |- | 97 || July 25 || @ Pirates |- | 98 || July 26 || @ Pirates |- | 99 || July 27 || @ Pirates |- | 100 || July 28 || @ Pirates |- | 101 || July 29 || @ Cardinals |- | 102 || July 30 || @ Cardinals |- | 103 || July 31 || @ Cardinals
| 104 || August 1 || Marlins |- | 105 || August 2 || Marlins |- | 106 || August 3 || Marlins |- | 107 || August 4 || Marlins |- | 108 || August 5 || Padres |- | 109 || August 6 || Padres |- | 110 || August 7 || Padres |- | 111 || August 8 || Giants |- | 112 || August 9 || Giants |- | 113 || August 10 || Giants
Legend Cubs win Cubs loss All-Star Game Game postponed
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 16, 1994: Willie Wilson was released by the Chicago Cubs.Willie Wilson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 27, 1994: Mike Sharperson signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.Mike Sharperson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Roster 1994 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches (bench) (pitching) (bullpen) (first base) (third base) (hitting)
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 Rick Wilkins 100 313 71 .227 7 39 1B Mark Grace 106 403 120 .298 6 44 2B Ryne Sandberg 57 223 53 .238 5 24 SS Shawon Dunston 88 331 92 .278 11 35 3B Steve Buechele 104 339 82 .242 14 52 LF Derrick May 100 345 98 .284 8 51 CF Tuffy Rhodes 95 269 63 .234 8 19 RF Sammy Sosa 105 426 128 .300 25 70
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 Rey Sánchez 96 291 83 .285 0 24 Glenallen Hill 89 269 80 .297 10 38 José Hernández 56 132 32 .242 1 9 Eduardo Zambrano 67 116 30 .259 6 18 Mark Parent 44 99 26 .263 3 16 Kevin Roberson 44 55 12 .218 4 9 Todd Haney 17 37 6 .162 1 2 Mike Maksudian 26 26 7 .269 0 4 Willie Wilson 17 21 5 .238 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 Steve Trachsel 22 146.0 9 7 3.21 108 Willie Banks 23 138.1 8 12 5.40 91 Anthony Young 20 114.2 4 6 3.92 65 Kevin Foster 13 81.0 3 4 2.89 75 Mike Morgan 15 80.2 2 10 6.69 57 Frank Castillo 4 23.0 2 1 4.30 19 José Guzmán 4 19.2 2 2 9.15 11
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 Jim Bullinger 33 100.0 6 2 3.60 72 Turk Wendell 6 14.1 0 1 11.93 9
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 Randy Myers 38 1 5 21 3.79 32 José Bautista 58 4 5 1 3.39 45 Dan Plesac 54 2 3 1 4.61 53 Chuck Crim 49 5 4 2 4.48 43 Dave Otto 36 0 1 0 3.80 19 Blaise Ilsley 10 0 0 0 7.80 9 Randy Veres 10 1 1 0 5.59 5 Donn Pall 2 0 0 0 4.50 2 Shawn Boskie 2 0 0 0 0.00 2
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
Notes
References 1994 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference