Though the team dropped out of contention from 1990 to 1992, the Royals still could generally be counted on to post winning records through the strike-shortened 1994 season.

He appeared in 98 games during the strike-shortened 1994 season, and later missed nearly three months of the 1995 season after shoulder surgery on May 31.

1995 had a strange feeling about it, with fans unsure if they would come back after the strike-shortened 1994 season ( something that would keep attendances notably lower for a few more years, probably until the HR chase of 1998 ).

The Padres would finish dead last in the strike-shortened 1994 season, but Gwynn hit. 394 that year ( the most since Ted Williams hit over. 400 in 1941 ).

In 1994, a strike-shortened season, Molitor led the AL in games played ( 115 ) and singles ( 107 ).

In 1994, playing just 113 games due to a strike-shortened season, Thomas again put up huge offensive numbers recording 38 homers, 101 RBIs, batted. 353, and led the league in runs scored ( 106 ), walks ( 109 ), and slugging percentage, at a whopping. 729 slugging percentage.

He had his career high of 173 strikeouts in the first year with the Yankees in 1993, and he led the majors with 17 wins in the strike-shortened season of 1994.

After pitching well in the strike-shortened 1994 season, Johnson won the American League Cy Young Award in 1995 with an 18 – 2 record, 2. 48 ERA and 294 strikeouts.

He improved in the strike-shortened 1994 season to 12 – 6 with a 2. 84 ERA.

From 1991 to his last season in 2002, Justice's teams made the postseason every year ( with the exception of the strike-shortened 1994 season ).

He was the first member of any of the Braves ' fourteen consecutive division title teams ( 1991 – 2005, excluding the strike-shortened season in 1994 ) to be inducted in the Braves Hall of Fame.

He led the Braves to a division title every season from 1991 to 2005, excluding the strike-shortened 1994 season ; the Braves have competed in the National League East since 1994 and competed in the National League West prior to that.

He finished the strike-shortened 1994 season with 15 saves and a 2. 95 ERA.

Kennedy was let go following the strike-shortened 1994 season after posting only a 52 – 62 record ( even though, at the time of the strike, it was good enough for first place in the division ) and was replaced by Johnny Oates.

There, Robitaille set then-career lows in goals and assists during the strike-shortened 1994 – 95 season.

However, following the strike-shortened 1994 season, Oates was dismissed by new owner Peter Angelos.

In 1994, he hit. 311, with 26 HR and 84 RBI, and appeared in the All-Star game in the strike-shortened 1994 season.

During the strike-shortened 1994 season, Hoffman took over closer duties from an injured and ineffective Gene Harris in mid-April.

The strike-shortened 1994 season was disappointing for him, but he was third on the staff in innings pitched.

Following the strike-shortened 1994 season, Davis was granted free agency by the Tigers and chose to retire.

In addition, they were in first place of the central division at the conclusion of the strike-shortened 1994 Major League Baseball season.

In the strike-shortened 1994 season, he played in 114 games, hitting 11 home runs with 50 runs batted in before the abrupt end to the season.

In the strike-shortened 1982 season, the Falcons made the playoffs but lost to the Minnesota Vikings, 30 – 24.

However, that would be the only time during that season that the club would have a record over. 500, finishing at 53 – 64 and in last place in the National League West in the strike-shortened season.

The Astros finished the strike-shortened season at 84-69, their first winning season.

During the strike-shortened season of 1972, Aaron tied and then surpassed Willie Mays for second place on the career home run list.

The Colts finished 0 – 8 – 1 in the strike-shortened 1982 season and earned the team the right to select Stanford quarterback John Elway with the first overall pick, but Elway refused to play for Baltimore, and using leverage as a draftee of the New York Yankees baseball club, forced a trade to Denver.

Following the strike-shortened 1987 season, the 8 – 7 Vikings, who had finished 8 – 4 in regular games but 0 – 3 using strike-replacement players, pulled two upsets in the playoffs by beating the two teams with the best regular season records.

After the strike-shortened 1982 season, in which they finished 4 – 5, head coach Ray Perkins resigned to take over the same position at the University of Alabama.

In that tenure, the Giants finished a game over. 500 in the strike-shortened 1981 season.

The strike-shortened season impacted 4 teams that made the playoffs during the 1981 regular season.

Washington finished the strike-shortened regular season with an 8-1 record, the best in the NFC, and led the NFL in fewest points allowed ( 128 ).

The Dolphins finished the strike-shortened regular season with a 7-2 record, ranking them second in the AFC.

The Redskins finished the 1987 strike-shortened regular season as NFC East champions with an 11 – 4 record and the third seed in the NFC playoffs.

The Broncos finished the strike-shortened 1987 season winning the AFC West with a 10-4-1 record and the number one seed in the AFC playoffs.

The Vikings barely made the playoffs with an 8-7 record during the strike-shortened regular season, but advanced to the NFC championship by winning on the road against the teams with the best records in the NFL, defeating the 12-3 New Orleans Saints, 44-10, and the 13-2 San Francisco 49ers, 36-24.

After winning Super Bowl II after the 1967 regular season, the Packers became a losing team for much of the 1970s and 1980s, only making the playoffs in 1972 and the strike-shortened 1982 season.

After losing the 1981 World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers ( whom they had beaten in consecutive World Series in the and after besting the Royals for the American League crown ), the Yankees would not again appear in the Fall Classic until winning in under veteran manager Joe Torre — in a coincidental twist, their best subsequent opportunity prior to 1996 was also during a strike-shortened season: when the season prematurely ended, the Yankees had the best record in the American League, which was also the second best in baseball.

The next year, he became Nuggets head coach, but was fired after a poor performance during the strike-shortened 1998-99 season.

The team began its resurgence during this strike-shortened season, finishing with a 28 – 22 record and the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, marking the first time since 1991 the team reached the postseason.

During the strike-shortened 1981 season, Perry, the oldest player at the time in Major League baseball, started 23 games ( 150. 7 innings ) and had a 8 – 9 record.

No pitcher reached 20 wins in a non strike-shortened year for the first time in 2006 ; this was repeated in 2009.

Darwin did not become a full time starter until 1981, a strike-shortened season.