[1] The cancelation marked the second time (and to date last) a World Series was not played in a given season and the first since 1904.

[2] The NL champion was then intended to be assigned home-field advantage in the 1994 World Series, based on an annual rotation dating back to the mid-1930s in which the World Series opened in the NL city in even-numbered years and opened in the AL city in odd-numbered years.

With the postseason canceled, the new playoff system did not go into effect until the 1995 postseason, and the annual World Series rotation (which continued until 2003) was then reversed so that home-field advantage for the 1995 World Series was assigned to the NL champion.

[3][4] At the time that the strike began, the Montreal Expos had a six game lead in the NL East over the Atlanta Braves, while the Braves had a 21⁄2 game lead over the Houston Astros for the NL wild card.

1994 was the first season that national telecasts were produced by The Baseball Network, a joint venture between MLB, ABC, and NBC.