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{{MLBseason|year=1994}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title            = 1994 MLB season
| league           = [[Major League Baseball]]
| sport            = [[Baseball]]
| duration         = April 3, 1994 – August 11, 1994
| season           = Regular season
| season_champs    = 
| MVP 		   = [[National League|NL]]: [[Jeff Bagwell]] ([[Houston Astros|HOU]])<br>[[American League|AL]]: [[Frank Thomas (designated hitter)|Frank Thomas]] ([[Chicago White Sox|CWS]])
| MVP_link         = Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
| seasonslist      = List of Major League Baseball seasons
| seasonslistnames = MLB
| prevseason_link  = 1993 Major League Baseball season
| prevseason_year  = 1993
| nextseason_link  = 1995 Major League Baseball season
| nextseason_year  = 1995
}}

[[Fail:New York Mets at Chicago Cubs 1994-04-04 (ticket).jpg|thumb|kiri|300px|A ticket for the 1994 [[Opening Day]] game between the [[New York Mets]] and [[Chicago Cubs]].]]

The '''1994 [[Major League Baseball]] season''' ended on August 11, 1994 with the [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike]]. It was the first season played under the current 3 division format in each league. It was also the first with an [[Opening Day|Opening Night]] game involving two [[National League]] teams, which did not become permanent until 1996.

== Strike ==
As a result of a players' strike, the MLB season ended prematurely on August 11, 1994. No postseason (including the World Series) was played. Minor League Baseball was not affected.
Over 260 players were scheduled to exceed $1 million in compensation in 1994.<ref name=bbmill>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xltPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6720%2C3363194 |newspaper=Toledo Blade|agency=Associated Press|title=Baseball's millionaires |date=August 14, 1994 |page=B-5}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
* '''[[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]]'''
** [[Frank Thomas (AL baseball player)|Frank Thomas]], [[Chicago White Sox]] (AL)
** [[Jeff Bagwell]], [[Houston Astros]] (NL)
* '''[[Cy Young Award]]'''
** [[David Cone]], [[Kansas City Royals]] (AL)
** [[Greg Maddux]], [[Atlanta Braves]] (NL)
* '''[[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]'''
** [[Bob Hamelin]], [[Kansas City Royals]] (AL)
** [[Raúl Mondesí]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (NL)
* '''[[Manager of the Year Award]]'''
** [[Buck Showalter]], [[New York Yankees]] (AL)
** [[Felipe Alou]], [[Montreal Expos]] (NL)

== Statistical leaders ==

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| &nbsp; || colspan=2 | '''[[American League]]''' || '''[[National League]]'''
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| Type || Name || Stat || Name || Stat   
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| [[Batting Average|AVG]] || [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]] NYY || .359 || [[Tony Gwynn]] SDP || .394 
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| [[Home Run|HR]] || [[Ken Griffey, Jr.]] SEA || 40 ||[[Matt Williams (third baseman)|Matt Williams]] SFG || 43 
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| [[Run batted in|RBI]] || [[Kirby Puckett]] MIN || 112 || [[Jeff Bagwell]] HOU || 116
|-
|  [[Win (baseball)|Wins]] || [[Jimmy Key]] NYY || 17 || [[Ken Hill (baseball)|Ken Hill]] MON<br>[[Greg Maddux]] ATL || 16
|-
| [[Earned run average|ERA]] || [[Steve Ontiveros (pitcher)|Steve Ontiveros]] OAK || 2.65 || [[Greg Maddux]] ATL || 1.56
|-
| [[Strikeout|SO]] || [[Randy Johnson]] SEA || 204 || [[Andy Benes]] SDP || 189
|-
| [[Save (baseball)|SV]] || [[Lee Smith (baseball)|Lee Smith]] BAL || 33 || [[John Franco]] NYM || 30
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| [[Stolen base|SB]] || [[Kenny Lofton]] CLE || 60 || [[Craig Biggio]] HOU || 39
|}
|}

== Major league baseball final standings ==
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{{1994 AL East standings}}
{{1994 AL Central standings}}
{{1994 AL West standings}}
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{{1994 NL East standings}}
{{1994 NL Central standings}}
{{1994 NL West standings}}
{{col-end}}
* On September 14, the remainder of the major league season was canceled by acting commissioner [[Bud Selig]] after 34 days of the [[1994 Major League Baseball strike|players' strike]].

== Events ==
* January 12 – [[Steve Carlton]] is elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] by the [[Baseball Writers Association of America]], receiving almost 96% of the vote. [[Orlando Cepeda]] falls seven votes short of the 75% required for election.

* February 7 – Basketball superstar [[Michael Jordan]] signs a minor league contract with the [[Chicago White Sox]]. He is invited to spring training with the team as a non-roster player.

* February 25 – The Veterans Committee elects [[Phil Rizzuto]] and [[Leo Durocher]] to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

* April 1–3 – [[BC Place]] in [[Vancouver, BC|Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] hosted an exhibition tournament with the [[Seattle Mariners]], [[Colorado Rockies]], [[Toronto Blue Jays]], and the [[Montreal Expos]] participating.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.vancourier.com/sports/Baseball+Place+thing+past/5265433/story.html |title=Baseball in B.C. Place: a thing of the past? |publisher=Vancouver Courier |date= August 18, 2011 |accessdate=February 10, 2013}}</ref>
 
* April 4 – At [[Wrigley Field]], [[Chicago Cubs]] [[outfielder]] [[Tuffy Rhodes]] blasts three home runs on Opening Day defeating [[New York Mets]] [[pitcher]] [[Dwight Gooden]]. Rhodes becomes the first player in major league history to hit home runs in his first three [[at-bats]] of the season. In spite of Rhodes' unexpected home run barrage, the Cubs lose the game, 12–8.

* April 8 – [[Kent Mercker]] of the Atlanta Braves pitches a 6–0 no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, striking out 10 in the process. For Mercker, it is his first complete game in the Major Leagues. In the first half of the ninth inning, [[Chan Ho Park]] comes on to pitch for the Dodgers, becoming the first Korean player to appear in a Major League game.<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/04081994.shtml Box Score of Kent Mercker No Hitter] ''Baseball Almanac''. Retrieved on May 18, 2015.</ref>

* July 12 – [[Moisés Alou]]'s double in the 10th inning gives the [[National League]] an 8–7 victory over the [[American League]] in the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]. The NL is now a perfect 9–0 in extra-inning contests. [[John Hudek]] of the [[Houston Astros]] becomes the first pitcher in major league history to appear in an All-Star Game before recording a major league victory. [[Fred McGriff]], whose two-run home run in the 9th inning tied the score, takes MVP honors.

* July 28 – [[Kenny Rogers (baseball)|Kenny Rogers]] of the Texas Rangers throws the fourteenth [[perfect game]] in Major League history.

* August 11 – The final games of the Major League season are played on this date. The next day, the players' strike begins. Minor League Baseball games are not affected.

* September 14 – The remainder of the major league season (along with the postseason) is canceled by acting commissioner [[Bud Selig]] after 34 days of the players' strike. There will be no World Series for the first time since 1904.

== Movies ==
The following are baseball movies released in 1994:
* ''[[Major League II]]''
* ''[[Little Big League]]''
* ''[[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)|Angels in the Outfield]]''
* ''[[Baseball (documentary)|Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns]]'' (TV documentary)
* ''[[The Scout (film)|The Scout]]''
* ''[[Cobb (film)|Cobb]]''

== Deaths ==
* January 8 – [[Harvey Haddix]], 68, All-Star pitcher best remembered for a 1959 game with the Pirates in which he threw 12 [[perfect game|perfect]] innings before losing in the 13th; won 20 games for 1953 Cardinals and earned three Gold Gloves. Member of 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates, who won the World Series.
* January 9 – [[Johnny Temple]], 66, All-Star second baseman, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds, who batted .300 three times
* January 10 – [[Chub Feeney]], 72, National League president from 1970 to 1986
* February 12 – [[Ray Dandridge]], 80, Hall of Fame third baseman of the Negro Leagues who often batted over .350
* March 16 – [[Eric Show]], 37, pitcher who won 100 games for the San Diego Padres and surrendered [[Pete Rose]]'s record 4,192nd hit
* May 9 – [[Ralph Brickner]], 69, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in the 1950s
* June 12 – [[Jim Brock]], 57, coach at Arizona State since 1972 who led the school to two College World Series titles
* June 23 – [[Marv Throneberry]], 62, first baseman for the Yankees, Orioles, Mets, and Kansas City A's
* July 14 – [[César Tovar]], 54, outfielder for the Minnesota Twins who in 1968 became the second major leaguer to play all nine positions in a game; had his team's only hit on five occasions
* September 5 – [[Hank Aguirre]], 63, All-Star pitcher who led AL in ERA in 1962 with the Detroit Tigers
* December 26 – [[Allie Reynolds]], 77, 6-time All-Star pitcher, mainly with the Yankees, who led AL in ERA in 1952 and in strikeouts and shutouts twice; in 1951 was first AL pitcher to throw two no-hitters in same year, and was MVP runnerup in 1952; career .630 winning percentage

== References ==
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