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1994 mlb strike standings11/20/2023 In just his fifth start, he pitches his fourth complete game shutout running his record to 5–0 with a microscopic 0.20 ERA. April 27 – Just 18 days after his first start, Fernando Valenzuela has grabbed the attention of the baseball world.Future Hall of Famers Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr. April 18 – 19 – Minor league teams from Pawtucket and Rochester clash in a 33 inning game that extends eight hours and 25 minutes the longest professional baseball game up to that time.April 18 – Tom Seaver of the Cincinnati Reds records his 3000th career strikeout.Fisk hits a three-run home run in the eighth to secure a 5–3 win for Chicago. April 10 – Carlton Fisk debuts with the Chicago White Sox, coincidentally in Fenway Park against his former team, the Boston Red Sox.It is the beginning of what will be called "Fernandomania" in Southern California. His first Major League start results in a five-hit shutout. April 9 – After pitcher Jerry Reuss pulls a muscle, rookie Fernando Valenzuela is given his first starting assignment.312 with 359 home runs in 15 seasons for the Cardinals and New York Giants, while Foster was a star pitcher, manager and pioneer of the Negro leagues during the first quarter of the 20th century. March 11 – Johnny Mize and Rube Foster are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.He will later sign with the Chicago White Sox. February 12 – Reputedly because the Boston Red Sox mailed out his contract two days late, catcher Carlton Fisk is declared a free agent.January 23 – Fred Lynn was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Steve Renko to the California Angels for Frank Tanana, Jim Dorsey, and Joe Rudi.Players falling short of the 301 votes needed for election include Don Drysdale (243), Gil Hodges (241), Harmon Killebrew (239), Hoyt Wilhelm (238) and Juan Marichal (233). Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson is the only person elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. January 15 – In his first year of eligibility, former St.Jim Woods, Nelson Briles, Monte Moore, Wes Parker Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Dick Enberg, Tom Seaver, Merle Harmon, Ron Luciano ![]() Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, Don Drysdale, Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Bob Uecker Rolaids Relief Man Award: Rollie Fingers ( MIL, American) Bruce Sutter ( STL, National).Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Steve Garvey ( LAD). ![]()
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