On September 14, 1994, major league owners vote, 26-2, to cancel the remainder of the season in light of the continuing strike by players. As a result, the World Series will not be played for the first time since 1904.
major league players begin a strike that will wipe out the remainder of the season
1994 – Minnesota OF Kirby Puckett drives in seven runs as the Twins defeat the Red Sox by a score of 17 – 7.
Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles becomes the second major leaguer to play in 2,000 consecutive games
Steve Carlton, Leo Durocher and Phil Rizzuto are inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame.
On July 28, 1994, at the Ballpark at Arlington. Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers throws a perfect game against the California Angels. Rogers strikes out eight batters in notching the 12th regular season perfect game in history in the modern era, and 14th overall in the history of the game with his 4-0 victory….
In the 1st inning at Comiskey Park, Chicago White Sox manager Gene Lamont accuses Cleveland Indians slugger Albert Belle of using a corked bat, and umpire Dave Phillipsconfiscates the bat and stores it in the umps’ dressing room. In a Mission Impossible caper revealed in 1999, the Indians’ Jason Grimsley crawls 100 feet along a ceiling, drops down into the dressing room, and exchanges Belle’s bat for one of Paul Sorrento’s. After the 3 – 2 Indians win, the switch is discovered to the consternation of the umps and the White Sox. The Indians subsequently turn over one of Belle’s bats and Belle is given a 10-day suspension, later reduced to seven games.
In the second game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres, the New York Mets’ Bret Saberhagen goes 10 innings, striking out 11, giving up five hits and allowing no runs. Consistent with his record-setting season, he walks none.
On July 14, 1994, former major leaguer Cesar Tovar dies from pancreatic cancer at the age of 54. Known as a versatile player, Tovar gained fame when he became the second player in major league history to play nine positions in a single game. He also stole 226 bases over a 12-year career with…
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith records four assists in the Cardinals’ 8 – 1 loss to the Colorado Rockies, moving him past Luis Aparicio and into first place on the all-time list.
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