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1994 Boston Red Sox
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
1994 information
Owner(s)	JRY Trust
Manager(s)	Butch Hobson
Local television	WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy)
Local radio	WRKO (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez)

The 1994 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 54 wins and 61 losses. The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Awards and honors
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

December 7, 1993: Otis Nixon was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[1]
February 1, 1994: Damon Berryhill was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[2]
February 10, 1994: Sergio Valdez was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[3]
March 29, 1994: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[4]

Regular season

July 8, 1994: John Valentin of the Red Sox executed an unassisted triple play. He caught a line drive, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base.^[5] In that same game, Alex Rodriguez made his major league baseball debut. ^[6] Rodriguez appeared in three at-bats and had 0 hits. ^[7]

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	70	43	.619	--
Baltimore Orioles	63	49	.562	6.5
Toronto Blue Jays	55	60	.478	16.0
Boston Red Sox	54	61	.470	17.0
Detroit Tigers	53	62	.461	18.0

Notable transactions

April 9, 1994: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[8]
May 25, 1994: Mario Díaz was released by the Red Sox.^[8]
June 2, 1994: Nomar Garciaparra was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed July 20, 1994.^[9]
June 27, 1994: Greg Harris (pitcher, born 1955) was released by the Red Sox.^[10]

Opening Day lineup

2	Otis Nixon	CF
22	Billy Hatcher	RF
39	Mike Greenwell	LF
42	Mo Vaughn	1B
10	Andre Dawson	DH
34	Scott Cooper	3B
13	John Valentin	SS
23	Dave Valle	C
5	Scott Fletcher	2B
21	Roger Clemens	P

Roster

1994 Boston Red Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

17 Butch Hobson

Coaches

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens	24	170.2	9	7	2.85	168

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Valdez, SergioSergio Valdez	12	0	1	0	8.16	4

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Pawtucket Red Sox	International League	Buddy Bailey
AA	New Britain Red Sox	Eastern League	Jim Pankovits
A	Lynchburg Red Sox	Carolina League	Mark Meleski
A	Sarasota Red Sox	Florida State League	DeMarlo Hale
Short-Season A	Utica Blue Sox	New York-Penn League	Dave Holt
Rookie	GCL Red Sox	Gulf Coast League	Felix Maldonado

Awards and honors

Andre Dawson, Hutch Award^[12]

Notes

^ Otis Nixon page at Baseball Reference
^ Damon Berryhill page at Baseball Reference
^ Sergio Valdez page at Baseball Reference
^ Todd Frohwirth page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodrial01.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199407080BOS
^ ^a ^b Mario Díaz page at Baseball Reference
^ Nomar Garciaparra page at Baseball Reference
^ Greg Harris page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml

References

1994 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Detroit • New York • Toronto

AL Central	Chicago • Cleveland • Kansas City • Milwaukee • Minnesota

AL West	California • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Atlanta • Florida • Montreal • New York • Philadelphia

NL Central	Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Colorado • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1994 Major League Baseball Draft • 1994 All-Star Game • 1994-95 strike • Sonia Sotomayor (Judge who ended strike)

Boston Red Sox

Based in Boston, Massachusetts

The Franchise	History · Records · Players · Managers · Coaches · Captains · Broadcasters · Seasons · Opening Day starters · First-round draft picks · Logos and uniforms

Ballparks	Huntington Avenue Grounds · Fenway Park Spring Training: McKechnie Field · Bader Field · Payne Park · Scottsdale Stadium · Chain of Lakes Park · City of Palms Park

Culture	Red Sox Nation · Royal Rooters · Curse of the Bambino · Green Monster · Pesky's Pole · Wally the Green Monster · The Impossible Dream · Fisk Waves it Fair · Bucky Dent's Home Run · Buckner's Blunder · Game 6 · The Bloody Sock · "Idiots" Break the Curse · Manny being Manny · "Tessie" · "Dirty Water" · "Sweet Caroline" · "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" · Good Will Hunting · Fever Pitch · The Jimmy Fund • Yawkey Way • Golden Outfield

The Rivalry	New York Yankees · Babe Ruth · Roger Clemens · Wade Boggs · Johnny Damon · Jose Canseco

Important Figures	Harry Frazee · Tom Yawkey · Jean R. Yawkey · Cy Young · Jimmy Collins · "Nuf Ced" McGreevy · Tris Speaker · Harry Hooper · Smoky Joe Wood · Babe Ruth · Ted Williams · Jimmie Foxx · Bobby Doerr · Joe Cronin · Carl Yastrzemski · Tony Conigliaro · Rico Petrocelli · Carlton Fisk · Luis Tiant · Johnny Pesky · Dwight Evans · Jim Rice · Wade Boggs · Bill Buckner · Jerry Remy Roger Clemens · Nomar Garciaparra · Pedro Martínez · Jason Varitek · Manny Ramirez · David Ortiz · Curt Schilling · Jonathan Papelbon · Josh Beckett · Daisuke Matsuzaka · Clay Buchholz · Jon Lester · Dustin Pedroia · Kevin Youkilis · Joe Castiglione

Retired Numbers	1 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 14 · 27 · 42

Key Personnel	Owners: John W. Henry and Tom Werner · President and CEO: Larry Lucchino · General Manager: Theo Epstein · Manager: Terry Francona

World Series Championships (7)	1903 · 1912 · 1915 · 1916 · 1918 · 2004 · 2007

American League Championships (12)	1903 · 1904 · 1912 · 1915 · 1916 · 1918 · 1946 · 1967 · 1975 · 1986 · 2004 · 2007

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Minor League Affiliates	Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA) · Portland Sea Dogs (AA) · Salem Red Sox (A) · Greenville Drive (A) · Lowell Spinners (A) · Gulf Coast League Red Sox (Rookie)

Other Assets	New England Sports Network

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