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1994 Minnesota Twins
1994 Minnesota Twins
League	American League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
City	Minneapolis
Record	53-60 (.496)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Carl Pohlad
General managers	Andy MacPhail
Managers	Tom Kelly
Television	WCCO-TV; Midwest Sports Channel ; (Al Newman, Dick Bremer, Chad Hartman, Tommy John )
Radio	830 WCCO AM ; (Herb Carneal, John Gordon, Jim Powell)

The 1994 Minnesota Twins season was the 34th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 13th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 94th overall in the American League.

The strike overshadowed the season's accomplishments. These included Scott Erickson's no-hitter on April 27, Chuck Knoblauch's 85-game errorless streak and league-leading 45 doubles, Kirby Puckett's 2,000th hit, and Kent Hrbek's retirement. In 113 games, Manager Tom Kelly's team finished with a record of 53–60, for fourth place in the newly created American League Central.

Offseason

November 24, 1993: Willie Banks was traded by the Twins to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Stevens and Matt Walbeck.^[1]
February 16, 1994: Alex Cole was signed as a free agent by the Twins.^[2]
February 21, 1994: The Twins traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for minor leaguer Shawn Bryant. The Twins completed the deal by sending Enrique Wilson to the Indians on March 24.^[3]

Regular season

On April 27 at home, Scott Erickson no-hit the Milwaukee Brewers—the Metrodome's first no-hitter—for a 6-0 win. His is the third Twins' no-hitter, 27 years after Dean Chance no-hit the Cleveland Indians in 1967.^[4]

On May 20, the team put up 22 hits against the Boston Red Sox—not a record. But two club records were set in the fifth inning, when eight consecutive players hit safely, and a total of ten hits were recorded in the half-inning. The Twins won, 21-2.^[5]

The Twins' All-Star representatives were outfielder Kirby Puckett and second baseman Chuck Knoblauch.

By Friday, August 12, the Twins had compiled a 53-60 record through 113 games. They had scored 594 runs (5.26 per game) and allowed 688 runs (6.09 per game).^[6]

Throughout the strike-shortened season, the Twins pitching staff struggled and finished with a 5.68 ERA: the highest in the majors. In 1,005.0 innings pitched, they gave up 1,197 hits and 634 earned runs: the most among all 28 teams. They did, however, issue the fewest intentional walks in the Majors, with 20.^[7]

Terry Ryan was named Twins General Manager, replacing Andy MacPhail, architect of the team's 1991 world champion team.

The highest paid Twin in 1994 was Puckett at $5,300,000, followed by Aguilera at $3,260,000.

Offense

Despite the short season, Kirby Puckett managed to belt 20 home runs and drive in 112 runs, winning his sixth Silver Slugger Award. Outfielder Shane Mack had a solid year in his last year with the Twins, batting .333. Knoblauch and outfielder Alex Cole lit up the base paths, stealing 35 and 29 bases, respectively. Designated hitter Dave Winfield had a mediocre year in his last season with his hometown team. (He would play in 46 games for the Cleveland Indians in 1995 before announcing his retirement.)

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
HR	Kirby Puckett	20
RBI	Kirby Puckett	112
BA	Shane Mack	.333
Runs	Chuck Knoblauch	85

Pitching

The starting rotation was not a strong one, although the starters at least started consistently every fifth day, unlike in subsequent years for the Twins. Jim Deshaies, Kevin Tapani, Scott Erickson, Pat Mahomes, and Carlos Pulido started all but six games for the team. Despite the no-hitter, Erickson's year was disappointing, as he posted a 5.44 ERA. Rick Aguilera continued to be a reliable closer while the only reliable arm out of the bullpen was Kevin Campbell with an ERA of 2.92.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
ERA	Kevin Tapani	4.62
Wins	Kevin Tapani	11
Saves	Rick Aguilera	23
Strikeouts	Scott Erickson	104

Defense

Matt Walbeck and Derek Parks were a strong 1-2 punch at catcher, at least defensively. (Both had .993 fielding percentages.) Kent Hrbek ended his career with a solid one defensively with a .997 average. As mentioned, Knoblauch excelled defensively at this point in his career. Scott Leius and Pat Meares were defensively average on the left side of the infield. Puckett and Mack were strong in the outfield, while Alex Cole was average. Pedro Muñoz also saw substantial time in the outfield.

Season standings

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AL Central
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	67	46	.593	—	34‍–‍19	33‍–‍27
Cleveland Indians	66	47	.584	1	35‍–‍16	31‍–‍31
Kansas City Royals	64	51	.557	4	35‍–‍24	29‍–‍27
Minnesota Twins	53	60	.469	14	32‍–‍27	21‍–‍33
Milwaukee Brewers	53	62	.461	15	24‍–‍32	29‍–‍30

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Division leaders
Team	W	L	Pct.
New York Yankees	70	43	.619
Chicago White Sox	67	46	.593
Texas Rangers	52	62	.456

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Wild Card team
(Top team qualifies for postseason)
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Cleveland Indians	66	47	.584	—
Baltimore Orioles	63	49	.562	2½
Kansas City Royals	64	51	.557	3
Toronto Blue Jays	55	60	.478	12
Boston Red Sox	54	61	.470	13
Minnesota Twins	53	60	.469	13
Detroit Tigers	53	62	.461	14
Milwaukee Brewers	53	62	.461	14
Oakland Athletics	51	63	.447	15½
Seattle Mariners	49	63	.438	16½
California Angels	47	68	.409	20

Record vs. opponents

1994 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–2	8–4	2–4	4–6	3–4	4–1	7–3	4–5	4–6	7–5	4–6	3–3	7–2
Boston	2–4	—	7–5	2–4	3–7	4–2	4–2	5–5	1–8	3–7	9–3	6–6	1–5	7–3
California	4–8	5–7	—	5–5	0–5	3–4	6–4	3–3	3–3	4–8	3–6	2–7	6–4	3–4
Chicago	4–2	4–2	5–5	—	7–5	8–4	3–7	9–3	2–4	4–2	6–3	9–1	4–5	2–3
Cleveland	6–4	7–3	5–0	5–7	—	8–2	1–4	5–2	9–3	0–9	6–0	3–2	5–7	6–4
Detroit	4–3	2–4	4–3	4–8	2–8	—	4–8	6–4	3–3	3–3	5–4	6–3	5–7	5–4
Kansas City	1–4	2–4	4–6	7–3	4–1	8–4	—	5–7	6–4	4–2	7–3	6–4	4–3	6–6
Milwaukee	3–7	5–5	3–3	3–9	2–5	4–6	7–5	—	6–6	2–7	4–1	4–2	3–3	7–3
Minnesota	5–4	8–1	3–3	4–2	3–9	3–3	4–6	6–6	—	4–5	2–5	3–3	4–5	4–8
New York	6–4	7–3	8–4	2–4	9–0	3–3	2–4	7–2	5–4	—	7–5	8–4	3–2	3–4
Oakland	5–7	3–9	6–3	3–6	0–6	4–5	3–7	1–4	5–2	5–7	—	4–3	7–3	5–1
Seattle	4–6	6–6	7–2	1–9	2–3	3–6	4–6	2–4	3–3	4–8	3–4	—	9–1	1–5
Texas	3–3	5–1	4–6	5–4	7–5	7–5	3–4	3–3	5–4	2–3	3–7	1–9	—	4–8
Toronto	2–7	3–7	4–3	3–2	4–6	4–5	6–6	3–7	8–4	4–3	1–5	5–1	8–4	—

Notable transactions

March 14, 1994: Lenny Webster was traded by the Twins to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.^[8]
June 2, 1994: 1994 Major League Baseball draft
- Todd Walker was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (8th pick).^[9]
- Travis Miller was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (34th pick).^[10]
- Cleatus Davidson was drafted by the Twins in the 2nd round.^[11]
- A. J. Pierzynski was drafted by the Twins in the 3rd round.^[12]
- David Dellucci was drafted by the Twins in the 11th round, but did not sign.^[13]
- Corey Koskie was drafted by the Twins in the 26th round.^[14]
July 14, 1994: Larry Casian was claimed off waivers from the Twins by the Cleveland Indians.^[15]
August 31: Dave Winfield was sold by the Twins to the Cleveland Indians.^[16]

Roster

1994 Minnesota Twins

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

16 Derek Parks
23 Matt Walbeck

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

10 Tom Kelly

Coaches

46 Terry Crowley (hitting)
35 Ron Gardenhire (third base)
43 Rick Stelmaszek (bullpen)
42 Dick Such (pitching)
45 Wayne Terwilliger (first base)

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
C	Matt Walbeck	97	338	69	.204	5	35
1B	Kent Hrbek	81	274	74	.270	10	53
2B	Chuck Knoblauch	109	445	139	.312	5	51
SS	Pat Meares	80	229	61	.266	2	24
3B	Scott Leius	97	350	86	.246	14	49
LF	Shane Mack	81	303	101	.333	15	61
CF	Alex Cole	105	345	102	.296	4	23
RF	Kirby Puckett	108	439	139	.317	20	112
DH	Dave Winfield	77	294	74	.252	10	43

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
Pedro Muñoz	75	244	72	.295	11	36
Jeff Reboulet	74	189	49	.259	3	23
Dave McCarty	44	131	34	.260	1	12
Chip Hale	67	118	31	.263	1	11
Rich Becker	28	98	26	.265	1	8
Derek Parks	31	89	17	.191	1	9
Steve Dunn	14	35	8	.229	0	4
Denny Hocking	11	31	10	.323	0	2

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 Tapani	24	156.0	11	7	4.62	91
Scott Erickson	23	144.0	8	11	5.44	104
Jim Deshaies	25	130.1	6	12	7.39	78
Pat Mahomes	21	120.0	9	5	4.73	53
Eddie Guardado	4	17.0	0	2	8.47	8

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
Carlos Pulido	19	84.1	3	7	5.98	32

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
Rick Aguilera	44	1	4	23	3.63	46
Mark Guthrie	50	4	2	1	6.14	38
Carl Willis	49	2	4	3	5.92	37
Larry Casian	33	1	3	1	7.08	18
Mike Trombley	24	2	0	0	6.33	32
Dave Stevens	24	5	2	0	6.80	24
Brett Merriman	15	0	1	0	6.35	10
Kevin Campbell	14	1	0	0	2.92	15
Erik Schullstrom	9	0	0	1	2.77	13
Keith Garagozzo	7	0	0	0	9.64	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake Buzz	Pacific Coast League	Scott Ullger
AA	Nashville Xpress	Southern League	Phil Roof
A	Fort Myers Miracle	Florida State League	Steve Liddle
A	Fort Wayne Wizards	Midwest League	Jim Dwyer
Rookie	Elizabethton Twins	Appalachian League	Ray Smith
Rookie	GCL Twins	Gulf Coast League	Jose Marzan

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References

^ Willie Banks at Baseball Reference
^ Alex Cole at Baseball Reference
^ Enrique Wilson at Baseball Reference
^ "Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ "Minnesota Twins 21, Boston Red Sox 2". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ "1994 American League Season Summary".
^ "1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
^ Lenny Webster at Baseball Reference
^ Todd Walker at Baseball Reference
^ Travis Miller at Baseball Reference
^ Cleatus Davidson at Baseball Reference
^ A. J. Pierzynski at Baseball Reference
^ David Dellucci at Baseball Reference
^ Corey Koskie at Baseball Reference
^ Larry Casian at Baseball Reference
^ Dave Winfield at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007