1993 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1993 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1993 in baseball.

The 1993 Major League Baseball season was the final season of two-division play in each league, before the Central Division was added the following season, giving both the NL and AL three divisions each.

1993 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 5 – October 23, 1993
Number of games	162
Number of teams	28
TV partner(s)	CBS, ESPN
Draft
Top draft pick	Alex Rodriguez
Picked by	Seattle Mariners
Regular Season
Season MVP	AL: Frank Thomas (CWS) NL: Barry Bonds (SF)
Postseason
AL champions	Toronto Blue Jays
AL runners-up	Chicago White Sox
NL champions	Philadelphia Phillies
NL runners-up	Atlanta Braves
World Series
Venue	SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Champions	Toronto Blue Jays
Runners-up	Philadelphia Phillies
World Series MVP	Paul Molitor (TOR)

Angels

White Sox

Royals

Twins

     Athletics

Mariners

Rangers

Orioles

Red
Sox

Indians

Tigers   

Brewers

Yankees

Blue
Jays

Locations of teams for the 1992–1993 American League seasons
West   East

Braves

Reds

Rockies

Astros

Dodgers

Padres

  Giants

Cubs

Marlins

Expos

Mets

     Phillies

Pirates  

Cardinals

Locations of teams for the 1993 National League season
West   East

1993 Baltimore Orioles #35 Mike Mussina alternate jersey

Sixteen years after the American League expanded from 12 to 14 teams, the National League finally followed suit, with the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins (now the Miami Marlins) joining the NL. As a result, it was also the first season since 1976 that both leagues had the same number of teams. The Toronto Blue Jays capped off the season by winning their second consecutive World Series title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The World Series was clinched when, in one of the most famous moments in baseball history, Joe Carter hit a three-run walk-off home run in bottom of the 9th inning to seal the victory.

Awards and honors

• Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Reggie Jackson

Further information: 1993 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award	National League	American League
Rookie of the Year	Mike Piazza (LA)	Tim Salmon (CAL)
Cy Young Award	Greg Maddux (ATL)	Jack McDowell (CWS)
Manager of the Year	Dusty Baker (SF)	Gene Lamont (CWS)
Most Valuable Player	Barry Bonds (SF)	Frank Thomas (CWS)
Gold Glove Awards
Position	National League	American League
Pitcher	Greg Maddux (ATL)	Mark Langston (CAL)
Catcher	Kirt Manwaring (SF)	Iván Rodríguez (TEX)
First Baseman	Mark Grace (CHC)	Don Mattingly (NYY)
Second Baseman	Robby Thompson (SF)	Roberto Alomar (TOR)
Third Baseman	Matt Williams (SF)	Robin Ventura (CWS)
Shortstop	Jay Bell (PIT)	Omar Vizquel (SEA)
Outfielders	Barry Bonds (SF)	Kenny Lofton (CLE)
	Larry Walker (MTL)	Devon White (TOR)
	Marquis Grissom (MTL)	Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA)
Silver Slugger Awards
Pitcher/Designated Hitter	Orel Hershiser (LA)	Paul Molitor (TOR)
Catcher	Mike Piazza (LA)	Mike Stanley (NYY)
First Baseman	Fred McGriff (SD, ATL)	Frank Thomas (CWS)
Second Baseman	Robby Thompson (SF)	Carlos Baerga (CLE)
Third Baseman	Matt Williams (SF)	Wade Boggs (NYY)
Shortstop	Jay Bell (PIT)	Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL)
Outfielders	Barry Bonds (SF)	Albert Belle (CLE)
	Lenny Dykstra (PHI)	Juan González (TEX)
	David Justice (ATL)	Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA)

Other awards

• Outstanding Designated Hitter Award: Paul Molitor (TOR)
• Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Barry Larkin (CIN).
• Rolaids Relief Man Award: Jeff Montgomery (KC, American); Randy Myers (CHC, National).

Player of the Month

Month	American League	National League
April	John Olerud	Barry Bonds
May	Paul Molitor	Jeff Bagwell
June	John Olerud	Andrés Galarraga
July	Rafael Palmeiro	Fred McGriff
August	Frank Thomas	Tony Gwynn
September	Chris Hoiles	Andrés Galarraga

Pitcher of the Month

Month	American League	National League
April	Jimmy Key	Ken Hill
May	Danny Darwin	Tommy Greene
June	Rick Aguilera	Chris Hammond Darryl Kile
July	Fernando Valenzuela	Bill Swift
August	Bill Gullickson	Greg Maddux
September	Wilson Álvarez	John Wetteland

Statistical leaders

Statistic	American League		National League
AVG	John Olerud TOR	.363	Andrés Galarraga COL	.370
HR	Juan González TEX	46	Barry Bonds SF	46
RBI	Albert Belle CLE	129	Barry Bonds SF	123
Wins	Jack McDowell CWS	22	John Burkett SF	22
ERA	Kevin Appier KC	2.56	Greg Maddux ATL	2.36
SO	Randy Johnson SEA	308	José Rijo CIN	227
SV	Jeff Montgomery KC Duane Ward TOR	45	Randy Myers CHC	53
SB	Kenny Lofton CLE	70	Chuck Carr FLA	58

Standings

American League

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AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Toronto Blue Jays	95	67	.586	—	48‍–‍33	47‍–‍34
New York Yankees	88	74	.543	7	50‍–‍31	38‍–‍43
Baltimore Orioles	85	77	.525	10	48‍–‍33	37‍–‍44
Detroit Tigers	85	77	.525	10	44‍–‍37	41‍–‍40
Boston Red Sox	80	82	.494	15	43‍–‍38	37‍–‍44
Cleveland Indians	76	86	.469	19	46‍–‍35	30‍–‍51
Milwaukee Brewers	69	93	.426	26	38‍–‍43	31‍–‍50

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	94	68	.580	—	45‍–‍36	49‍–‍32
Texas Rangers	86	76	.531	8	50‍–‍31	36‍–‍45
Kansas City Royals	84	78	.519	10	43‍–‍38	41‍–‍40
Seattle Mariners	82	80	.506	12	46‍–‍35	36‍–‍45
California Angels	71	91	.438	23	44‍–‍37	27‍–‍54
Minnesota Twins	71	91	.438	23	36‍–‍45	35‍–‍46
Oakland Athletics	68	94	.420	26	38‍–‍43	30‍–‍51

National League

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	97	65	.599	—	52‍–‍29	45‍–‍36
Montreal Expos	94	68	.580	3	55‍–‍26	39‍–‍42
St. Louis Cardinals	87	75	.537	10	49‍–‍32	38‍–‍43
Chicago Cubs	84	78	.519	13	43‍–‍38	41‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	.463	22	40‍–‍41	35‍–‍46
Florida Marlins	64	98	.395	33	35‍–‍46	29‍–‍52
New York Mets	59	103	.364	38	28‍–‍53	31‍–‍50

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	104	58	.642	—	51‍–‍30	53‍–‍28
San Francisco Giants	103	59	.636	1	50‍–‍31	53‍–‍28
Houston Astros	85	77	.525	19	44‍–‍37	41‍–‍40
Los Angeles Dodgers	81	81	.500	23	41‍–‍40	40‍–‍41
Cincinnati Reds	73	89	.451	31	41‍–‍40	32‍–‍49
Colorado Rockies	67	95	.414	37	39‍–‍42	28‍–‍53
San Diego Padres	61	101	.377	43	34‍–‍47	27‍–‍54

Postseason

Main article: 1993 Major League Baseball postseason

Bracket

	League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS)					World Series
	East	Toronto	4
	West	Chicago White Sox	2
						AL	Toronto	4
						NL	Philadelphia	2
	East	Philadelphia	4
	West	Atlanta	2

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Baltimore Orioles	Johnny Oates
Boston Red Sox	Butch Hobson
California Angels	Buck Rodgers
Chicago White Sox	Gene Lamont	Won American League West
Cleveland Indians	Mike Hargrove
Detroit Tigers	Sparky Anderson
Kansas City Royals	Hal McRae
Milwaukee Brewers	Phil Garner
Minnesota Twins	Tom Kelly
New York Yankees	Buck Showalter
Oakland Athletics	Tony La Russa
Seattle Mariners	Lou Piniella
Texas Rangers	Kevin Kennedy
Toronto Blue Jays	Cito Gaston	Won World Series

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Atlanta Braves	Bobby Cox	Won National League West
Chicago Cubs	Jim Lefebvre
Cincinnati Reds	Tony Pérez	Replaced during the season by Davey Johnson
Colorado Rockies	Don Baylor	Expansion team
Florida Marlins	Rene Lachemann	Expansion team
Houston Astros	Art Howe
Los Angeles Dodgers	Tommy Lasorda
Montreal Expos	Felipe Alou
New York Mets	Jeff Torborg	Replaced during the season by Dallas Green
Philadelphia Phillies	Jim Fregosi	Won the National League pennant
Pittsburgh Pirates	Jim Leyland
St. Louis Cardinals	Joe Torre
San Diego Padres	Jim Riggleman
San Francisco Giants	Dusty Baker

Home field attendance and payroll

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game	Est. payroll	%±
Colorado Rockies[1]	67		4,483,350		55,350	$10,353,500
Toronto Blue Jays[2]	95	−1.0%	4,057,947	0.7%	50,098	$47,279,166	5.6%
Atlanta Braves[3]	104	6.1%	3,884,720	26.2%	47,960	$41,641,417	20.3%
Baltimore Orioles[4]	85	−4.5%	3,644,965	2.2%	45,000	$29,096,500	21.8%
Los Angeles Dodgers[5]	81	28.6%	3,170,393	28.2%	39,141	$39,440,999	−11.9%
Philadelphia Phillies[6]	97	38.6%	3,137,674	62.8%	38,737	$28,538,334	16.5%
Florida Marlins[7]	64		3,064,847		37,838	$19,330,545
St. Louis Cardinals[8]	87	4.8%	2,844,977	17.6%	35,123	$23,367,334	−15.3%
Chicago Cubs[9]	84	7.7%	2,653,763	24.8%	32,363	$39,386,666	32.0%
San Francisco Giants[10]	103	43.1%	2,606,354	67.0%	32,177	$35,159,000	6.0%
Chicago White Sox[11]	94	9.3%	2,581,091	−3.7%	31,865	$39,696,166	31.6%
Cincinnati Reds[12]	73	−18.9%	2,453,232	5.9%	30,287	$44,879,666	34.2%
Boston Red Sox[13]	80	9.6%	2,422,021	−1.9%	29,901	$37,120,583	−14.9%
New York Yankees[14]	88	15.8%	2,416,942	38.2%	29,839	$42,723,000	13.5%
Texas Rangers[15]	86	11.7%	2,244,616	2.1%	27,711	$36,376,959	20.7%
Cleveland Indians[16]	76	0.0%	2,177,908	77.9%	26,888	$18,561,000	98.0%
Houston Astros[17]	85	4.9%	2,084,618	72.1%	25,736	$30,210,500	96.1%
California Angels[18]	71	−1.4%	2,057,460	−0.4%	25,401	$28,588,334	−17.7%
Seattle Mariners[19]	82	28.1%	2,052,638	24.3%	25,341	$33,646,333	44.4%
Minnesota Twins[20]	71	−21.1%	2,048,673	−17.5%	25,292	$28,217,933	0.7%
Oakland Athletics[21]	68	−29.2%	2,035,025	−18.4%	25,124	$37,812,333	−7.9%
Detroit Tigers[22]	85	13.3%	1,971,421	38.4%	24,339	$38,150,165	39.6%
Kansas City Royals[23]	84	16.7%	1,934,578	3.6%	23,884	$41,455,167	22.3%
New York Mets[24]	59	−18.1%	1,873,183	5.3%	23,126	$39,043,667	−12.5%
Milwaukee Brewers[25]	69	−25.0%	1,688,080	−9.1%	20,840	$23,806,834	−23.2%
Pittsburgh Pirates[26]	75	−21.9%	1,650,593	−9.8%	20,378	$24,822,467	−26.9%
Montreal Expos[27]	94	8.0%	1,641,437	−1.7%	20,265	$18,899,333	19.4%
San Diego Padres[28]	61	−25.6%	1,375,432	−20.1%	16,981	$25,511,333	−5.0%

Television coverage

This was the final season under MLB's four-year deals with CBS and ESPN. While ESPN renewed its contract, CBS declined. MLB would then form The Baseball Network, a joint venture with ABC and NBC, to replace CBS in televising games on broadcast television.

Network	Day of week	Announcers
CBS	Saturday afternoons	Sean McDonough, Tim McCarver, Greg Gumbel, Jim Kaat
ESPN	Sunday nights Tuesday nights Wednesday nights Friday nights	Jon Miller, Joe Morgan See also: List of ESPN Major League Baseball broadcasters

Events

• April 8 – Carlos Baerga of the Cleveland Indians becomes the first player to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same inning.^[29]
• May 26 - Jose Canseco allows a homerun to bounce off his head
• Oct 3 – George Brett plays his final game in his career, against the Texas Rangers. He ended his career by singling in his final at-bat.^{[citation needed]}