1994 – The Baltimore Orioles fire manager Johnny Oates.
1994 – The Baltimore Orioles fire manager Johnny Oates.
1994 – The Mets are informed that P Dwight Gooden is in violation of his aftercare program for substance abuse.
1994 – The Mets are informed that P Dwight Gooden is in violation of his aftercare program for substance abuse.
Due to the strike, 26 of the 28 MLB team owners vote to cancel the remainder of the season, making baseball the first major professional sport to lose an entire postseason because of a labor dispute. The 232-day work stoppage will result in 948 canceled games, shortening both the 1994 and 1995 seasons.
Due to the strike, 26 of the 28 MLB team owners vote to cancel the remainder of the season, making baseball the first major professional sport to lose an entire postseason because of a labor dispute. The 232-day work stoppage will result in 948 canceled games, shortening both the 1994 and 1995 seasons.
1994 – The remainder of the baseball season 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.
1994 – The remainder of the baseball season 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.
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Jackson Generals overcome a 1-0 deficit when Tom Nevers and Jeff Ball hit back-to-back homers at Mississippi’s Smith-Wills Stadium. The dramatic decisive Game 5 victory over the Shreveport Captains enables the Astros’ AA minor league farm club to capture the Texas League East championship series.
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Jackson Generals overcome a 1-0 deficit when Tom Nevers and Jeff Ball hit back-to-back homers at Mississippi’s Smith-Wills Stadium. The dramatic decisive Game 5 victory over the Shreveport Captains enables the Astros’ AA minor league farm club to capture the Texas League East championship series.
1994 – According to acting commissioner Bud Selig, September 9 is the tentative deadline for canceling the rest of the season if no agreement is reached between the owners and players in the labor conflict.
1994 – According to acting commissioner Bud Selig, September 9 is the tentative deadline for canceling the rest of the season if no agreement is reached between the owners and players in the labor conflict.
Minnesota OF-DH Dave Winfield is sold to the Indians. Because of the strike, Winfield won’t play for his new team until 1995.
Minnesota OF-DH Dave Winfield is sold to the Indians. Because of the strike, Winfield won’t play for his new team until 1995.
Three-and-a-half hours of negotiations with federal mediators produces no progress in the strike, and no further talks are scheduled as the strike goes into its 4th week.
Three-and-a-half hours of negotiations with federal mediators produces no progress in the strike, and no further talks are scheduled as the strike goes into its 4th week.
1994 – Las Vegas Stars C Kevin Higgins and OF Keith Lockhart both play all nine positions in the Stars’ 10 – 7 victory over Tacoma in a Class AAA game.
1994 – Las Vegas Stars C Kevin Higgins and OF Keith Lockhart both play all nine positions in the Stars’ 10 – 7 victory over Tacoma in a Class AAA game.
Two workers involved in repairing the roof of the Kingdome in Seattle are killed when their basket on a construction crane falls 250 feet to the floor of the stadium.
Two workers involved in repairing the roof of the Kingdome in Seattle are killed when their basket on a construction crane falls 250 feet to the floor of the stadium.
