- 1994 Minnesota Twins season
MLB yearly infobox
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1994
misc =
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Central Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark =Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
y4 = 1982
city =Minneapolis
y5 = 1982
owners =Carl Pohlad
managers = Tom Kelly
television =WCCO-TV
Midwest Sports Channel
(Al Newman ,Dick Bremer , Bob Carpenter,Chad Hartman ,Tommy John )
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal , John Gordon, Jim Powell)|The 1994Minnesota Twins played in an abbreviated, strike-shortened season. The strike overshadowed the season’s accomplishments. These includedScott Erickson ’sno-hitter on April 27,Chuck Knoblauch ’s 85-game errorless streak and league-leading 45 doubles,Kirby Puckett ’s 2,000th hit, andKent Hrbek ’s retirement. In 113 games, Manager Tom Kelly’s team finished with a record of 53-60, for fourth place in the newly createdAmerican League Central Division .Offseason
*November 24, 1993: Willie Banks was traded by the Twins to the
Chicago Cubs for Dave Stevens andMatt Walbeck . [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bankswi01.shtml Willie Banks page at Baseball Reference] ]
*February 16, 1994:Alex Cole was signed as a free agent by the Twins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coleal01.shtml Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference] ]
*February 21, 1994: The Twins traded a player to be named later to theCleveland Indians for minor leaguer Shawn Bryant. The Twins completed the deal by sendingEnrique Wilson to the Indians on March 24. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilsoen01.shtml Enrique Wilson page at Baseball Reference] ]Regular season
*Terry Ryan was named Twins General Manager, replacing
Andy MacPhail , architect of the team’s 1991 world champion team.*The Twins’ all-star representatives were outfielder
Kirby Puckett and second basemanChuck Knoblauch .*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. Outfielder Shane Mack had a solid year in his last year with the Twins, batting .333. Knoblauch and outfielderAlex 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 theCleveland Indians in 1995 before announcing his retirement.)Player stats
Batting
tarters by position
"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
Awards and Honors
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Dave Winfield , Designated Hitter,Roberto Clemente Award References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1994.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1994&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]
* [http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/history/timeline4.jsp Twins history through the 1990s, from www.mlb.com]
* [http://shrpsports.com/mlb/stand/1994finaldiv.htm 1994 Standings]
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