1994 World Series

The 1994 World Series was cancelled on September 14 of that year due to an ongoing strike by the Major League Baseball Players Association, which had begun in August. It was only the second time in the event's history (and the first time since 1904) that the Fall Classic was not played.

Many baseball fans lamented that while two World Wars, the Great Depression, an earthquake, and other crises and disasters did not cause MLB to cancel a World Series, financial issues could and did. Many analysts blame the strike and the cancellation of the Series for baseball's sharp drop in popularity in the ensuing years. Some also blamed it for the decline and eventual relocation of the Montreal Expos to Washington, D.C. in 2005 to become the Washington Nationals. The Expos, at 74-40, and the New York Yankees, at 70-43, held the best records in their respective leagues at season's end.

This was to have been the first year of a regularly-scheduled three-tier playoff system. (An unscheduled three-tier system was used in 1981 due to the season being shortened by a mid-season labor dispute.)

Television: ABC (Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, and Tim McCarver were presumed to announce)

Team Standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind, PCT= Winning Percentage

AL East
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Payroll
New York Yankees	70	43	.619	0	$47,512,342
Baltimore Orioles	63	49	.563	6½	$38,711,487
Toronto Blue Jays	55	60	.478	16	$42,265,168
Boston Red Sox	54	61	.470	17	$36,337,937
Detroit Tigers	53	62	.461	18	$41,118,509
AL Central
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Payroll
Chicago White Sox	67	46	.593	0	$40,144,836
Cleveland Indians	66	47	.584	1	$31,705,667
Kansas City Royals	64	51	.557	4	$40,667,375
Minnesota Twins	53	60	.469	14	$25,053,237
Milwaukee Brewers	53	62	.461	15	$24,786,857
AL West
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Payroll
Texas Rangers	52	62	.456	0	$32,399,097
Oakland Athletics	51	63	.447	1	$34,574,000
Seattle Mariners	49	63	.438	2	$28,463,110
California Angels	47	68	.409	5½	$24,528,385

NL East
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Payroll
Montréal Expos	74	40	.649	0	$18,771,000
Atlanta Braves	68	46	.596	6	$44,100,972
New York Mets	55	58	.487	18½	$30,903,583
Philadelphia Phillies	54	61	.470	20½	$31,143,000
Florida Marlins	51	64	.443	23½	$19,524,361
NL Central
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Payroll
Cincinnati Reds	66	48	.579	0	$41,458,042
Houston Astros	66	49	.574	½	$33,092,500
St. Louis Cardinals	53	61	.465	13	$29,622,052
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	61	.465	13	$21,503,250
Chicago Cubs	49	64	.434	16½	$32,456,333
NL West
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Payroll
Los Angeles Dodgers	58	56	.509	0	$38,837,526
San Francisco Giants	55	60	.478	3½	$42,260,538
Colorado Rockies	53	64	.453	6½	$23,654,508
San Diego Padres	47	70	.402	12½	$13,774,268

External links

• Revisionist Baseball - 1994 World Series Results

• What If 1994 Was Played Out?

• Baseball players strike against proposed salary cap (video)

• Frequently Asked Questions About the 1994 Strike