1994 Kansas City Royals season


The 1994 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd in the American League Central with a record of 64 wins and 51 losses. The season was cut short by the 1994 player's strike. The season marked the Royals' alignment into the new American League Central division.

Offseason

Thanks to the pitching prowess of Kevin Appier, Tom Gordon and 1994 AL Cy Young Award winner David Cone, and the hitting power of AL Rookie of the Year Bob Hamelin, the Royals had compiled a 64-51 record through 115 games. They had scored 574 runs and allowed 532 runs. The Royals were in the thick of the 1994 AL Wildcard race, trailing the Baltimore Orioles by 0.5 games and the Cleveland Indians by 3 games.
Royals' pitchers struggled with control during the regular season, as they combined for 60 wild pitches through the Royals' 115 games. Royals hitters were very active on the basepaths, as they led the Majors in stolen bases, with 140, and times caught stealing, with 62.

Opening Day starters

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

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
PosPlayerGABRHHRRBIAvg.SB
CMike Macfarlane9231453801447.2551
1BWally Joyner9736352113857.3113
2BJosé Lind852903478131.2699
3BGary Gaetti9032753941257.2870
SSGreg Gagne1073753997751.25910
LFVince Coleman10443861105233.24050
CFBrian McRae11443671119440.27328
RFFélix José99366561111155.30310
DHBob Hamelin10131264882465.2824

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards and honors

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilmington