1994

Metro Division				Eastern Division
Scranton	105	57	...	Bethesda	110	52	...
Long Island	96	66	9	Silver Spring	85	77	25
Beacon	86	75	18.5	Annandale	83	79	27
Newark	74	88	31	Norfolk	71	90	38.5
Hoboken	45	116	59.5	Birdsnest	62	99	47.5

Central Division				Western Division
Horseshoe Bay	110	52	...	Binghamton	89	73	...
Evanston	101	61	9	Bergen	84	78	5
Mimosa	80	82	30	North Adams	77	84	11.5
Bradenton	73	88	36.5	Farmington	64	98	37
Morgantown	70	92	40	Kennett	52	110	37

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Dan Warren - Division titles went to Scranton, Binghamton (Frank Lentine’s first AL playoff appearance and division winner), Bethesda, and Horseshoe Bay, while Evanston and Long Island took the wildcard slots. Marty Fiehl won his 5th league championship in seven years, and his second in a row, defeating the Bethesda Bambinos easily in the finals.

Beacon’s Tony Gwynn led in hitting for the second time (also accomplished by Mike Hargrove, Rod Carew, Wade Boggs, and Kirby Puckett), batting .359, while Ken Griffey, Jr. collected 58 homers and 172 RBI for Scranton.

Binghamton’s Jose Rijo became only the third pitcher to achieve 30 wins, while Danny Darwin (23), Mark Portugal (21), Chuck Finley (21), Chuck Schilling (20), and Greg Maddux (20) reached the 20-win plateau.

The third year of the live rookie auction saw the clubs settling into a comfortable routine, with Bethesda’s acquisition of Mike Piazza for $188,000 leading all bids. Aaron Sele went to North Adams for $150,000, Jason Bere to Norfolk for $135,000, Pedro Martinez to New York for $121,000, and Brent Gates to Kennett for $100,000, as the number of big-dollar players declined again.

Mike Mancini and Chuck McMath were welcomed as the newest TCBA-AL members.

Not content with just the present, Commish Bob Braun and Stu McCorkindale labored mightily to create TCBA YESTERDAY, plunging us back to the game before TCBA-time began, perhaps in a search for the fountain of youth.

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