The Florida Marlins' 1994 season was the second season for the

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(MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from

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. Their manager was

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. They played home games at

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. They finished with a record of 51-64, last in the

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. The season ended early as a result of the 1994 players strike.

Offseason

* December 15, 1993: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins. * December 20, 1993:

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was signed as a free agent by the Marlins. * December 20, 1993:

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was traded by the Marlins to the Oakland Athletics for

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. * December 22, 1993:

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was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins. * March 30, 1994: Mario Díaz was released by the Florida Marlins.

Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Marlins had compiled a 51-64 record through 115 games. They had scored 468 runs (4.07 per game) and allowed 576 runs (5.01 per game). Charlie Hough was 46 when he took the hill on Opening Day for the Marlins. He was the second oldest pitcher to pitch on opening day. Jack Quinn started for the Brooklyn Dodgers on Opening Day in 1931 at the age of 47.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

1994 Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* April 3, 1994: Matt Turner was traded by the Marlins to the

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for Jeremy Hernandez. * May 30, 1994: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins. * June 2, 1994:

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was drafted by the Marlins in the 1st round (5th pick) of the

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. Player signed July 14, 1994. * June 27, 1994:

was released by the Florida Marlins.

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

External links

1994 Marlins at Baseball Reference1994 Florida Marlins
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