1993_in_baseball

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1993 in baseball 1993 in baseball The following are the baseball events of the year 1993 throughout the world. • Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants (NL) • • Jack McDowell, Chicago White Sox (AL) • Greg Maddux, Atlanta Braves (NL) • • Tim Salmon, California Angels (AL) • Mike Piazza, Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) • • Gene Lamont, Chicago White Sox (AL) • Dusty Baker, San Francisco Giants (NL)[1] Champions Major League Baseball • World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2); Paul Molitor, MVP League Championship World Series Series Toronto Blue Jays West Chicago White Sox East 4 2 MLB Statistical Leaders American League Type Name AVG John Olerud TOR Juan González TEX National League Stat Name .363 Andrés Galarraga COL 46 Stat .370 4 Toronto Blue Jays NL Philadelphia 2 Phillies AL Philadelphia 4 Phillies West Atlanta 2 Braves • American League Championship Series MVP: Dave Stewart • National League Championship Series MVP: Curt Schilling • All-Star Game, July 13 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards: American League, 9-3; Kirby Puckett, MVP East HR Barry 46 Bonds SFG Barry 123 Bonds SFG John Bur22 kett SFG & Tom Glavine ATL 2.36 RBI Albert 129 Belle CLE Wins Jack 22 McDowell CHW ERA Kevin Ap- 2.56 Greg Madpier KCR dux ATL Other champions • Caribbean World Series: Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico) • College World Series: LSU • Cuban National Series: Villa Clara over Pinar del Rio • Japan Series: Yakult Swallows over Seibu Lions (4-3) • Little League World Series: Long Beach, California Major League Baseball final standings American League Rank Club East Division 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd Toronto Blue Jays New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles Detroit Tigers 95 88 85 85 67 74 77 77 .586 .543 .525 .525 -7.0 10.0 10.0 Wins Losses Win % GB Awards and honors • • Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox (AL) 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Team Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins New York Yankees Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays 5th 6th 7th Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians 80 76 82 86 93 Manager Johnny Oates Butch Hobson Buck Rodgers Gene Lamont Mike Hargrove Sparky Anderson Hal McRae Phil Garner Tom Kelly Buck Showalter Tony La Russa Lou Piniella Kevin Kennedy Cito Gaston .494 .469 .426 15.0 3rd 19.0 4th 26.0 5th 6th 94 86 84 68 76 78 .580 .531 .519 -7th 8.0 10.0 1st 2nd 82 71 80 91 91 94 .506 .438 .438 .420 12.0 3rd 23.0 4th 23.0 5th 26.0 6th Wins Losses Win % GB East Division 1st 2nd Philadelphia Phillies Montreal Expos 97 94 65 68 .599 .580 -7th Comments 1993 in baseball Won World Series St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Florida Marlins New York Mets Atlanta Braves 87 84 75 64 59 75 78 87 98 103 .537 .519 .463 .395 .348 10.0 13.0 22.0 33.0 38.0 Milwaukee 69 Brewers Chicago White Sox Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals Seattle Mariners California Angels West Division 1st 2nd 3rd West Division 104 58 59 77 81 89 95 101 .642 .636 .525 .500 .451 .444 .377 -1.0 19.0 23.0 31.0 37.0 43.0 4th 5th 5th 7th San Fran103 cisco Giants Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers Cincinnati Reds Colorado Rockies San Diego Padres 85 81 73 67 61 Minnesota 71 Twins Oakland Athletics 68 National League Rank Club Managers 3.0 American League 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Team Atlanta Braves Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Colorado Rockies Florida Marlins Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers Montreal Expos New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Manager Bobby Cox Jim Lefebvre Tony Perez Don Baylor Rene Lachemann Art Howe Tommy Lasorda Felipe Alou Jeff Torborg Jim Fregosi Jim Leyland Joe Torre Jim Riggleman Dusty Baker Comments 1993 in baseball Replaced during the season by Davey Johnson Expansion team Expansion team Replaced during the season by Dallas Green Won the National League pennant National League Events • January - Reggie Jackson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, receiving 94% of the vote. • March 22 - On an off-day during spring training, Cleveland Indians pitchers Bob Ojeda, Tim Crews, and Steve Olin are fishing on a rented 18-foot bass boat when the vessel strikes a dock at high speed, killing Olin and Crews. They are the first active major leaguers to die since Thurman Munson in 1979. Ojeda is seriously injured but survives. • April 6 - Against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs pitcher José Guzmán has a no-hitter broken up with two out in the ninth by an Otis Nixon single. The hit is the only one Guzmán will allow in a 1-0 victory. The no-hitter would have been not only the first pitched by a Cub, but the first one the Cubs had been involved in, since Milt Pappas in 1972. • April 8 - Against the New York Yankees at Cleveland Stadium, 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. In the Indians’ nine-run seventh inning, Baerga begins the scoring with a two-run home run against left-hander Steve Howe. He • • • • • concludes the scoring by homering again, this time against right-hander Steve Farr. The Indians defeat the Yankees, 15-5. April 22 - At the Kingdome, Chris Bosio of the Seattle Mariners no-hits the Boston Red Sox 7-0. He walks the first two batters of the game, Ernest Riles and Carlos Quintana, and after the latter is retired on Mike Greenwell’s double play grounder, no other Red Sox reaches base. Indian shortstop Omar Vizquel makes the last dramatic out by bare-handing Riles’ high-chopper over the mound. May 27 - Two home runs shy of 400 for his career, long time Atlanta Brave and current Colorado Rockie Dale Murphy retires. June 28 - Just six days after breaking Bob Boone’s Major League record for games caught, the Chicago White Sox controversially release Carlton Fisk. July 8 - Barry Bonds hits 200th career home run. July 13 - The American League defeats the National League 9-3 in the All-Star Game. Kirby Puckett, Roberto Alomar and Gary Sheffield hit home runs, while the victory goes to Jack McDowell. Craig Biggio is at second base for the NL; an All-Star one year earlier as a catcher, he is the first player ever to make the team at those two positions. A highlight of the game is Randy Johnson firing a 95-MPH fastball over John Kruk’s head. Kruk bails out on the next 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia two pitches, saying afterwards, "He’s going to kill somebody." July 19 - At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, a fire breaks out in the skybox/ press box area, delaying the start of the scheduled game between the Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals. Ironically, the Braves’ trade for Fred McGriff had been completed a few days earlier and McGriff arrived at the stadium that night. After an hour delay, the game was played and McGriff pinch-hits a home run late, helping the Braves rally from a 5-0 deficit to win 7-5. The Braves were trailing the San Francisco Giants in the National League West Division by 9 1/2 games at that point, and this game is seen as the game that sparked their run to the division title. July 28 - Pitcher Anthony Young sees his New York Mets come back to defeat the Florida Marlins, ending his 27 game losing streak; a Major League record. July 28 - Ken Griffey, Jr. of the Seattle Mariners homers in his eighth consecutive game, tying the record held by Dale Long and Don Mattingly. August 4 - Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres collects six hits against the San Francisco Giants. This is the fourth game this season in which Gwynn has collected at least five hits, tying the Majoe LEague record held by Ty Cobb and Stan Musial. August 14 - Reggie Jackson has his number 44 retired by the New York Yankees. September 4 - Jim Abbott of the New York Yankees no-hits the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium, 4-0. Abbott, who was born without a right hand, becomes the first Yankee in a decade to throw a nohitter. September 4 - The Philadelphia Phillies lose to the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 6-5. In doing so, they set a new National League record by not being shut out in 151 consecutive games. The major league mark of 308 is held by the Yankees. September 7 - Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals homers four times and collects twelve RBI, tying the Major League record, in a 15-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. He is the twelfth player in Major League history to hit four home runs in one game. 1993 in baseball • September 16 - Dave Winfield of the Minnesota Twins records his 3000th career hit; a single off of Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley. • September 18 - In yet another twist to the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, the Red Sox hold a 3-1 lead in the ninth inning. With two outs, the Yankees’ Mike Stanley pops out to end the game, however the play is called a no play when home plate umpire Tim Welke is forced to call time when a fan runs out onto the field just as the pitch is delivered. The Yankees then push three runs across the plate to win the game. • September 19 - Tom Glavine wins his 20th game of the season for the Atlanta Braves, and becomes the first National League pitcher since Ferguson Jenkins in 1973 to win 20 games in three consecutive seasons. • September 22 - Pitcher Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers faces just three Seattle Mariners batters before hurting his right elbow. Ryan, who had previously announced his retirement at season’s end, finishes his career with 324 wins, 5,714 strikeouts and seven no-hitters. • September 22 - The Colorado Rockies play the final home game of their inaugural season and finish with a major league home attendance record of 4,483,350 fans. • September 27 - The Toronto Blue Jays win their third consecutive American League East title with a 2-0 victory over the Brewers in Milwaukee. • September 27 - The Chicago White Sox secure the American League West championship with a 4-2 win against the Seattle Mariners. • September 27 - Randy Myers of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first National League pitcher to record fifty saves for a season by securing a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. • September 28 - The Philadelphia Phillies clinch their first National League East championship in a decade with a 10-7 win in Pittsburgh. • October 3 - The National League West pennant race is decided on the last day of the season, as the Atlanta Braves triumph over the Colorado Rockies 5-3, while the San Francisco Giants are steamrolled by the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 12-1. The 103-win Giants are denied a spot in the • • • • • • • • 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia playoffs, as the Braves take the division by a single game. October 4 - The Chicago Cubs, with an 84-78 won-lost record, gain their first winning-season in a non-title year since 1972. From 1973 through 1992 the Cubs have a non-winning record except for their NL Eastern division title years of 1984 and 1989. • October 23 - In a dramatic finish, Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays homers off reliever Mitch Williams with two runners on base in the bottom of the 9th inning to give Toronto an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and the 1993 World Series championship. Lenny Dykstra hits his fourth homer of the Series for the Phillies. Paul Molitor is named the World Series MVP. • November 22: • The Texas Rangers sign free agent first baseman Will Clark to a multi-year contract. Clark, who batted .283 with 73 RBI for the San Francisco Giants, will raise his average to .329 with the Rangers in 1994. • Free agent pitcher Sid Fernandez sign with the Baltimore Orioles to a threeyear contract. 1993 in baseball • March 22 - Steve Olin, 27, relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians since 1989 whose 48 saves ranked third in club history • March 23 - Tim Crews, 31, relief pitcher newly acquired by the Indians who had 15 saves in 281 appearances for the Dodgers April-June • April 21 - Hal Schumacher, 82, All-Star pitcher who won 158 games for the New York Giants; pitched 10-inning victory in 1936 World Series • April 22 - Mark Koenig, 88, shortstop who was the last survivor from the 1927 New York Yankees "Murderers’ Row" team; batted .319 the next year • June 2 - Johnny Mize, 80, Hall of Fame first baseman, primarily for the Cardinals and New York Giants, who won four NL home run titles and retired with the sixth most HRs in history; MVP runnerup in 1939 and 1940 batted .312 in his career and led NL in RBI and total bases three times each and in runs, doubles and triples once each; hit three home runs in a game six times • June 4 - Bobby Reeves, 93, utilitity-man who played all-positions except catcher for the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox from 1926 to 1931 • June 8 - Roy Henshaw, 81, left handed pitcher for the Cubs, Dodgers, Cardinals and Tigers from 1933-44 • June 26 - Roy Campanella, 71, Hall of Fame catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers who won three MVP awards (1951-53-55) after several standout years in the Negro Leagues; posted a career .500 slugging percentage, highest of any catcher; in 1953, led NL in RBI and became first catcher to hit 40 home runs; career was ended by an automobile accident that left him paralyzed Movies • • • • Cooperstown (TV) Man From Left Field, The Sandlot, The Rookie of the Year Deaths January-March • January 21 - Charlie Gehringer, 89, Hall of Fame second baseman who played his entire career for the Detroit Tigers, batting .320 lifetime, scoring 100 runs twelve times, and collecting 200 hits seven times; 1937 MVP had seven 100-RBI seasons, led AL in hits and doubles twice each and in steals and triples once each, retired with 7th most doubles in history and record for career double plays • February 10 - Rip Repulski, 65, All-Star outfielder, mainly with the Cardinals and Phillies • March 6 - George Stumpf, 82, outfielder who played in the early 1930s for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox July-September • July 3 - Don Drysdale, 56, Hall of Fame pitcher for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers who won 1962 Cy Young Award and set record with 58 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings in 1968; led NL in strikeouts three times and hit batsmen five times 5 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • July 4 - Walter Stephenson, 82, backup catcher for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies from 1935 to 1938 • July 5 - Charlie Bishop, 64, pitcher for the Philadelphia & Kansas City Athletics from 1952 to 1955 • July 7 - Ben Chapman, 84, All-Star outfielder who batted .300 six times and led AL in steals four times; as manager of the Phillies, vociferously opposed Jackie Robinson’s entry into major leagues • July 7 - Larry Napp, 77, American League umpire from 1951 to 1974 who worked in four World Series and four All-Star Games • July 18 - Ted Sadowski, 57, a relief pitcher for the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins and one of three major league brothers • August 1 - Ewing Kauffman, 76, Owner of the Kansas City Royals • August 12 - Quincy Trouppe, 80, Negro League catcher who was a 39-year-old rookie with the Cleveland Indians in 1952; with pitcher "Toothpick Sam" Jones, formed the first black battery in American League history on May 3, 1952 • September 12 - Granny Hamner, 66, AllStar shortstop for the Phillies who batted .429 in the World Series with the 1950 "Whiz Kids" team • September 15 - Ethan Allen, 89, center fielder for six teams who batted .300 lifetime and led NL in doubles in 1934; later coached Yale teams with players including future President George H. W. Bush 1993 in baseball • September 19 - Frank Wurm, 79, pitcher for the 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers October-December • October 21 - Bob Hunter, 80, sportswriter for several Los Angeles newspapers • November 6 - Ed Sadowski, 62, a catcher for the original Angels who also played with the Braves and Red Sox • November 8 - Hank Leiber, 82, Cubs and Giants All-Star outfielder who hit .288 with 101 home runs and 518 RBI from 1933-42, including a three-HR game in 1939 • November 12 - Bill Dickey, 86, Hall of Fame catcher for the Yankees who batted .313 lifetime, had four 100-RBI seasons, and was the first AL catcher to hit 200 home runs; 11-time All-Star batted .362 in 1936, caught 38 World Series games, and was later a coach • November 25 - Burgess Whitehead, 83, last surviving member of the St. Louis Cardinals Gashouse Gang team that won the 1934 World Series • December 30 - Tom Alston, 67, first black player in St. Louis Cardinals history References [1] "Baseball Awards Voting for 1993", http://www.baseball-reference.com/ awards/awards_1993.shtml, retrieved on 2008-05-29. 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