1994 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 1994
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = Ted Turner
general managers = John Schuerholz
managers = Bobby Cox
television = WTBS
TBS Superstation
SportSouth
radio = WGST
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)|

Offseason

*October 15, 1993: Jerry Willard was released by the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willaje01.shtml]
*October 25, 1993: Marvin Freeman was released by the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freemma02.shtml]
*November 18, 1993: Jarvis Brown was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brownja03.shtml]
*November 24, 1993: Francisco Cabrera was released by the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cabrefr01.shtml]
*November 26, 1993: Charlie O’Brien was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'brich01.shtml Charlie O'Brien Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 10, 1994: Mike Bielecki was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bielemi01.shtml]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

*Jeff Blauser
*Ryan Klesko
*Mark Lemke
*Fred McGriff
*Charlie O'Brien
*Terry Pendleton
*Deion Sanders
*John Smoltz
*Tony Tarasco [ [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1994&t=ATL 1994 Atlanta Braves Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]

Notable transactions

May 29, 1994: Deion Sanders was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for Roberto Kelly and Roger Etheridge (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandede02.shtml Deion Sanders Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

* Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove
* Greg Maddux, P, National League Cy Young Award
* Greg Maddux, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
* Fred McGriff, 1B, Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP

1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* "'David Justice, OF, Starter
* Greg Maddux, P, Starter

* Fred McGriff, 1B, Reserve

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Grady Little, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class AA: Greenville Braves (Southern League; Bruce Benedict, manager)
* Class A: Durham Bulls (Carolina League; Matt West, manager)
* Class A: Macon Braves (South Atlantic League; Leon Roberts, manager)
* Rookie: Danville Braves (Appalachian League; Paul Runge, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Jim Saul, manager)
* Rookie: Idaho Falls Braves (Pioneer League; Max Venable, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1994.shtml 1994 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1994&t=ATL Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac]