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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Former major league 1B Willie Aikens is convicted by a federal jury on four counts of distributing crack cocaine and one count of using a gun in a drug transaction. He could face at least 15 years in prison.

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Former major league 1B Willie Aikens is convicted by a federal jury on four counts of distributing crack cocaine and one count of using a gun in a drug transaction. He could face at least 15 years in prison.

Randy Johnson’s pitch to strike out A’s Ernie Young will become the last ball thrown in the major leagues for seven and half months. The longest work stoppage in baseball history will cancel the remaining games on the schedule, including the postseason, and will impact the start of 1995 campaign.

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Randy Johnson’s pitch to strike out A’s Ernie Young will become the last ball thrown in the major leagues for seven and half months. The longest work stoppage in baseball history will cancel the remaining games on the schedule, including the postseason, and will impact the start of 1995 campaign.

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1994 – For the second year in a row, Jeff Bagwell’s left hand is broken by a pitch, this time by the Padres’ Andy Benes just two days before the players strike finishes their season. Bagwell ends with 39 homers, 116 RBIS and a .368 average (all club records at the time) in 400 at bats. Houston wins, 3-1, but loses the next day to finish 1/2 game behind Cincinnati in the first Central Division race. 

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1994 – For the second year in a row, Jeff Bagwell’s left hand is broken by a pitch, this time by the Padres’ Andy Benes just two days before the players strike finishes their season. Bagwell ends with 39 homers, 116 RBIS and a .368 average (all club records at the time) in 400 at bats. Houston wins, 3-1, but loses the next day to finish 1/2 game behind Cincinnati in the first Central Division race. 

In his last appearance of the year, two-time Cy Young Award recipient Brett Saberhagen picks up his 14th and final victory of the campaign when the Mets beat the Phillies at Veterans Stadium, 6-2. The 30 year-old right-hander, in his 24 starts, will finish the strike-shortened season with more wins than walks (13) and home runs allowed (13).

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In his last appearance of the year, two-time Cy Young Award recipient Brett Saberhagen picks up his 14th and final victory of the campaign when the Mets beat the Phillies at Veterans Stadium, 6-2. The 30 year-old right-hander, in his 24 starts, will finish the strike-shortened season with more wins than walks (13) and home runs allowed (13).