1993 Houston Astros season

32nd season in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros March 2026 November 2013 Houston Astros 1993 National League West The Astrodome Houston, Texas 85 77 y 3rd John McMullen, Drayton McLane, Jr. Bill Wood Art Howe KTXHHSE KPRC (AM)(Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Vince Controneo, Bill Worrell, Enos Cabell)KXYZ(Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Manny Lopez) The 1993 Houston Astros season was the 32nd season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 29th as the Astros, 32nd in the National League (NL), 25th in the NL West division, and 29th at The Astrodome, The Astros entered the season as having finished in fourth place in the NL West with an 81–81 record, 17 games behind the two-time defending division-champion and NL pennant-winning Atlanta Braves. On April 5, pitcher Doug Drabek made his first Opening Day start for the Astros, who hosted the Philadelphia Phillies but were defeated, 3–1. The Astros' first-round draft pick in the amateur draft was pitcher Billy Wagner, at 12th overall. Right-hander Darryl Kile represented the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game, his first career selection. On September 8, Kile tossed the ninth no-hitter in club history in a 7–1 triumph over the New York Mets. This was just the 14th non-shutout complete game no-hitter in the major leagues. The Astros concluded the season with an 85–77 record, an improvement of six games from the season prior, in third place and 19 games behind first-place Atlanta, who repeated as division champions for a third consecutive season. They hosted above 2 million fans in attendance at the Astrodome for the first time since 1980 (2.084,618). This season was the start of the longest period of consistency of winning seasons for Houston, doing so in 14 of a span of 16 seasons through 2008, while claiming a playoff berth six times. It was also the start of an unprecedented seven consecutive winning seasons for the Astros, through the 1999 season. This was the final of five seasons with Art Howe as manager, among other significant changes. It was also the final season that the Astros wore their "tequila sunrise" rainbow uniforms. As part of the league's playoff expansion by re-introducing the Division Series, it was the final time the Astros occupied the NL West division and would move to the newly-commissioned NL Central the following season. Offseason October 5, 1992: Denny Walling was released by the Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wallide01.shtml Denny Walling stats, position, height, weight, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 14, 2025 November 17, 1992: Butch Henry was drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the Houston Astros as the 36th pick in the 1992 MLB expansion draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml Butch Henry stats, position, height, weight, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 14, 2025 December 1, 1992: Doug Drabek was signed as a free agent by the Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/drabedo01.shtml Doug Drabek stats, position, height, weight, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 14, 2025 December 4, 1992: Greg Swindell was signed as a free agent by the Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/swindgr01.shtml Greg Swindell stats, position, height, weight, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 14, 2025 January 5, 1993: Jack Daugherty was signed as a free agent by the Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daughja01.shtml Jack Daugherty stats, position, height, weight, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 14, 2025 January 27, 1993: Signed right-handed pitcher Manuel Barrios as an international free agent.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barrima01.shtml Manuel Barrios stats, position, height, weight, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 14, 2025 February 1, 1993: Jim Lindeman signed as a free agent by the Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lindeji01.shtml Jim Lindeman stats, position, height, weight, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 14, 2025 Regular season Summary April—May + Opening Day starting lineup Uniform Uniform number Player Position 7 Craig Biggio Second baseman 12 Steve Finley Center fielder 5 Jeff Bagwell First baseman 24 Eric Anthony Right fielder 11 Ken Caminiti Third baseman 26 Luis Gonzalez Left fielder 17 Andújar Cedeño Shortstop 6 Eddie Taubensee Catcher 15 Doug Drabek Pitcher Venue: Astrodome • Final: Philadelphia 3, Houston 1 Sources:https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199304050HOU Philadelphia Phillies (3) vs Houston Astros (1) box score Baseball Almanac April 5, 1993 September 16, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1993-uniform-numbers.shtml 1993 Houston Astros uniform numbers Baseball-Reference.com September 21, 2025 For Opening Day, April 5, the Astros hosted the Philadelphia Phillies. Right-hander Doug Drabek made his first Opening Day start on the mound for Houston, while Philadelphia countered with southpaw Terry Mulholland. Drabek and Mulholland fabricated a pitchers' duel; however, Mulholland distinguished himself as the winner in a 3–1 Phillies' triumph. He surrendered just an unearned run in a four-hit complete game effort, while Drabek tossed eight frames, charged with two of the runs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU199304050.shtml Philadelphia Phillies (3) vs Houston Astros (1) box score Baseball-Reference.com April 5, 1993 February 4, 2026 Astros starter Doug Drabek crushed the game-winning home run off reliever Pedro Martínez on May 16, a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning. He helped himself to his fourth win of the season as Houston prevailed over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Drabek stuck out nine and allowed both runs as earned on the way to tossing 7 2 3 solid innings.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/5/16/24431440/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - May 16 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation May 16, 2025 September 3, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU199305160.shtml Los Angeles Dodgers (2) vs Houston Astros (3) box score Baseball-Reference.com May 16, 1993 September 3, 2025 For the month of May, Bagwell agglomerated a .412 batting average / .467 on-base percentage (OBP) / .676 slugging percentage (SLG) / 1.143 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). Over 27 games, he totaled 42 hits, 22 runs, 6 doubles, 7 home runs, 25 RBI and 69 total bases.Jeff Bagwell 1993 batting splits https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=bagweje01&year=1993&t=b December 14, 2025 Baseball Reference.com Thus, he received NL Player of the Month honors, his first such honor. Bagwell succeeded Kevin Bass during June 1986 as the most recent Astro to win the award.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/player_of_the_month_award.shtml MLB Player of the Month Award Baseball Almanac October 10, 2025 June In the Astros' first-ever road trip to face the Colorado Rockies on June 12, they took a 7–0 lead only to wind up losing the game, 14–11.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/12/24447882/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 12 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 12, 2025 June 30, 2025 On June 22, Jeff Bagwell homered, doubled, and singled, driving in two runs in a 5–1 victory over Los Angeles. He also scored twice, including stealing home. Meanwhile, each run the Astros scored was unearned.Schwarzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/22/24453634/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 22 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 22, 2025 June 22, 2025 For the month of June, right-hander Darryl Kile posted a 5–0 win–loss record (W–L), 1.15 earned run average (ERA), one complete game and 23 strikeouts. Kile won all five appearances (including four starts), surrendered 26 hits and 1.1.194 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP).https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=kileda01&year=1993&t=p Darryl Kile 1993 pitching splits Baseball-Reference.com April 11, 2026 Hence, Kile was named NL Pitcher of the Month for the first time. Kile became the first Astro so recognized since Danny Darwin in July 1990.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mlb-pitchers-of-the-month.shtml Major League Baseball Pitchers of the Month Baseball-Reference.com July 8, 2025 July Pitcher Darryl Kile tossed his first career shutout and belted his first home run on July 3, to lead the win over the St. Louis Cardinals and run his record to 9–1. By games' end, he had added to a 23 1 3 scoreless innings streak.Greene Nelson "Chip" https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/september-8-1993-darryl-kile-no-hits-the-mets-at-astrodome/ September 8, 1993: Darryl Kile no-hits the Mets at Astrodome Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) September 25, 2018 September 21, 2025 On July 10, the Astros approached history just a single away—both on pitching and offense. During the opening contest of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field, Pete Harnisch (8–6) delivered a no-hitter through 6 2 3 innings, while Luis Gonzalez came just a single short of hitting for the cycle.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU199305160.shtml Houston Astros (4) vs Chicago Cubs (0) box score—Game 1 Baseball-Reference.com July 10, 1993 December 14, 2025 Harnisch discharged his first career one-hitterhttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/PX_bagwj001.htm Top performances for Pete Harnisch Retrosheet December 14, 2025 during a 4–0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. With 10 strikeouts and just three walks issued, this effort earned Harnisch a game score of 92. Harnisch's no-hit bid lasted until Mark Grace lined a single to center field with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Meanwhile, Gonzalez, batting second, lined a double off Mike Harkey to right field to bring home Craig Biggio, who had led the contest off with a single. However, Sammy Sosa gunned down Gonzalez attempting to take third base. In the top of the third frame, Biggio was again aboard for Gonzalez, who hit a fly ball off Harkey to left field for a triple and drive in Biggio. In the top of the sixth, Biggio doubled to set the table for Gonzalez a third time, who homered off Harkey. In the top of the eighth, Shawn Boskie issued a walk to Gonzalez during his final opportunity to obtain the single. This was Gonzalez' fourth career 4-RBI effort.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/PX_bagwj001.htm Top performances for Luis Gonzalez Retrosheet December 14, 2025 During the July 10 night cap, Gonzalez drilled a José Guzmán offering to deep right in the top of the first to score Kevin Bass.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199307102.shtml Houston Astros (5) vs Chicago Cubs (2) box score—Game 2 Baseball-Reference.com July 10, 1993 December 14, 2025 Gonzalez was later issued two intentional base on balls, his first time receiving two or more during one game. Following Gonzalez' first-inning shot, the Astros maintained the extra-base hit momentum with six doubles and a triple by Biggio. Bass and Bagwell doubled twice to lead Houston to a twinbill sweep, 5–2. Darryl Kile was selected to represented the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game for the first time, hosted in Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Kile did not appear in the game. The American League defeated the National League, 9–3.https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1993-allstar-game.shtml N. L. All-Stars (3) vs A. L. All-Stars (9) vs box score Baseball Reference July 13, 1993 September 12, 2026 August On August 31, Bagwell collected his sixth career four-hit game and his first with at least two stolen bases.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/PX_bagwj001.htm Top performances for Jeff Bagwell Retrosheet December 14, 2025 Every Astros starter had at least one hit while the team piled on 18 and pasted the New York Mets, 10–2. Craig Biggio went deep and doubled twice, and Eddie Taubensee also homered. Harnisch (12–8) allowed three hits and two runs over seven frames.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN199308310.shtml Houston Astros (10) vs New York Mets (2) box score Baseball-Reference.com August 31, 1993 December 14, 2025 Darryl Kile's no-hitter Opposite the 39-year-old Frank Tanana, the 24-year-old Kile no-hit the New York Mets on September 8, leading a 7–1 Astros win. Third baseman Ken Caminiti hit his 12th home run in the bottom of the second inning. In the bottom of the fifth, shorstop Andújar Cedeño also hit a blast off Tanana for his seventh of the season. The ninth no-hitter in franchise history, this was Houston's sixth—and the final no-hitter ever—thrown at the Astrodome.The Astros relocated from the Astrodome following the 1999 season to Enron Field. lower-alpha "Relocation"https://www.retrosheet.org/ballparks/astrodome_last.htm Astrodome lasts Retrosheet November 8, 2025 In addition to providing the offense, Houston's left side of the infield contributed two spectacular defensive gems in the seventh inning. First, Caminiti dove to his left to snag a bullet off the bat of Mets first baseman Eddie Murray. In the next at bat, Cedeño's leaping dive—a game-saver like Caminiti's—deep into the hole to trap a shot from Joe Orsulak was equally astonishing. Cedeño's singular twirl-and-heave to Jeff Bagwell at first base nipped Orsulak prior to touching the bag.López John C. https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/19930908/index.html Kile no-hits Mets Houston Chronicle Astros Daily September 8, 1993 November 28, 2025 Kile polished off the contest by whiffing pinch hitters Tito Navarro and Chico Walker consecutively. Kile improved to 15–6, while walking just one batter. His outing required just 83 pitches—getting 9 strikeouts.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU199309080.shtml New York Mets (1) vs Houston Astros (7) box score Baseball-Reference.com September 8, 1993 November 28, 2025—and Kile retired each of the final 17 batters consecutively. So rare in the manner this no-hitter was executed, that Kile became just 14th major league hurler to achieve a complete game no-hitter without the benefit of a shutout. The most recent had been by Joe Cowley for the Chicago White Sox in a 7–1 win over the California Angels on September 19, 1986, while Ervin Santana pitched the next for the Los Angleles Angels to lead a 3–1 triumph over the Cleveland Indians. Moreover, this was the third non-shutout, complete game no-hitter by the Houston Colt .45s/Astros franchise, a major league record. The first two no-hitters in franchise history were non-shutout complete games, spun by Don Nottebart on May 17, 1963, and by Ken Johnson on April 23, 1964.For single games, in complete games, in the regular season, requiring hits allowed = 0 and runs allowed ≥ 1 and innings pitched ≥ 9, sorted by ascending date.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-game-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=date&timeframe=seasons&ccomp%5B1%5D=eq&cval%5B1%5D=0&cstat%5B1%5D=p_h&ccomp%5B2%5D=gt&cval%5B2%5D=1&cstat%5B2%5D=p_r&ccomp%5B3%5D=gt&cval%5B3%5D=9&cstat%5B3%5D=p_ip&role=CG Player pitching game stats finder—baseball Stathead Sports Reference February 6, 2026Seidman Eric https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-non-shutout-no-hitter/ The non-shutout no-hitter FanGraphs April 25, 2011 February 6, 2026 Following his no-hit effort, Kile was recognized as the NL Player of the Week for September 12.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mlb-players-of-the-week.shtml MLB Players of the Week Awards Baseball-Reference.com August 9, 2025 Kile's masterpiece succeeded Mike Scott's no-hit effort on September 25, 1986 (which succeeded Cowley's), as the previous by an Astro, and was succeeded by a six-man effort on June 11, 2003, composed of Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/official-no-hitters.shtml Official no-hitters in Major League Baseball Baseball Almanac November 28, 2025 Rest of September Pete Harnisch fired a one-hitter of the San Diego Padres on September 17 to lead a 3–0 Astros win. The lone hit for the Padres arrived via a bunt single by Jarvis Brown. However, controversy ensued as to whether the play should have been officially scored as an error charged to Chris Donnels. Donnels, meanwhile, atoned for the blemish with a two-run double to provide the offensive support.Hulsey Bob https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/thisdate/index.html This date in Astros history Astros Daily September 19, 2025 This was Harnisch's second one-hit shutout of the campaign and second of his career. Performance overview and aftermath The Astros concluded the 1993 interval with a final record of 85–77, in third place, and 19 games trailing the first-place Atlanta Braves. The seventh time in club history that Houston had won at least 85 games, it was 13th time finishing the complete season in third place or higher.The 1981 season was split into halves and the Astros' overall record ranked third-best in the NL West. lower-alpha "third-place finisher" With an improvement by 4 wins, this was the second consecutive year that the Astros produced a record of .500 or better, and would continue to do so 15 times over a span of 17 seasons through 2008 to produce an era by far with the most consistency through that point in franchise history. Additionally, this Astros squad embarked on seven successive campaigns each with both a winning record and finish no lower than third place through 1999, both achievements ultimately arranging club records. The Astros hosted over 2 million fans in attendance for the first time since 1980 (2.084,618), the third time in team history drawing 2 million or more (1965), and third-highest overall to date.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/ Houston Astros team history & encyclopedia Baseball-Reference.com October 25, 2025 Moreover, the 85 victories represented the most Astros had won during a non-playoff qualifying campaign since they collected 89 wins in 1979, and most overall since winning 96 during their NL West division title drive in 1986. With a run differential of +86, the Astros' Pythagorean expectation computed to a record of 90 72 y.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1993.shtml 1993 Houston Astros statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 4, 2026 This Astros squad established then-club records, including a .267 batting average, to break the .264 mark by the 1984 team, .739 OPS (.722 in 1970), and 138 home runs (134 each in 1972 and 1973). These records stood until they batted .278 and .792 OPS the following season, and launched 166 home runs in 1998.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/batteam.shtml Houston Astros team yearly batting stats Baseball-Reference.com February 4, 2026 Seven hitters logged 10 or more home runs to establish a club record, surpassing six each by the 1977 and 1987 teams.Surpassed by the 2000 team. Criteria: Number of players that meet criteria in a season, up to 2001, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring home runs ≥ 10, sorted by descending instances.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-batting-season-finder.cgi?request=1&match=league_player_season_count&year_max=2001&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=10&cstat%5B1%5D=b_hr&team_id=HOU Player batting season & career stats finder—baseball Stathead Sports Reference May 2, 2026 Pete Harnisch, who tossed two one-hit shutouts, individually led the National League in complete games of one hit or fewer, tied with Mike Moore of the Detroit Tigers for the Major League lead. Combined with Kile's no-hitter, the Astros' pitching staff tied the Cincinnati Reds with three one-hit or fewer complete games for the Major League lead.Number of games in a season player meets criteria, in 1993, in complete games, in the regular season, requiring hits allowed ≤ 1, sorted by descending instances.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-game-finder.cgi?request=1&match=player_game_count_season&timeframe=seasons&year_min=1993&year_max=1993&ccomp%5B1%5D=lt&cval%5B1%5D=1&cstat%5B1%5D=p_h&role=CG Player pitching stats game finder—baseball Stathead Sports Reference April 12, 2026 Harnish also led the NL in hits per nine innings surrendered (7.070 H/9). It was the right-hander's second time in three seasons (also 1991) as a member of Houston's staff. Over a 23-season span commencing with Don Wilson in 1971, this was the 11th occasion in club history a Houston pitcher had led the league. Harnisch joined Nolan Ryan (4 times, most recently as 1987) and J. R. Richard (3) as Astros who had led the league multiple times.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/hits_per_nine_leagues.shtml Yearly league leaders and records for hits per 9 IP Baseball-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Right-hander Xavier Hernandez became the second relief pitcher to garner 100 or more strikeouts for Houston, whiffing 101 over 96 2 3 innings pitched (IP) over 72 games, along with a 2.66 ERA, 4–5 record, nine saves, and 1.066 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP). Hernandez succeeded Danny Darwin in 1989 in attaining 100 or more strikeouts.For single seasons up to 2001, at least 80% games in relief, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring strikeouts ≥ 100, sorted by ascending seasons.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=year_id&year_max=2001&games_started=60&role=reliever&games_relieved=80&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=100&cstat%5B1%5D=p_so&team_id=HOU Player pitching & career stats finder—baseball Stathead Sports Reference August 8, 2026 Conversely, the 1993 campaigned signified the end of other eras. Concurrent with Major League Baseball's second round of playoff expansion since 1969, the league commissioned one new Central division each for both the American and National leagues beginning the following season. Hence, the Astros and Reds—among 10 teams reshuffled—would no longer occupy the NL West and instead assumed position as charter members of the NL Central division starting in 1994. The league's expansion further included reintroduction of the Division Series—previously held as a one-time event during the 1981 playoffs—and the installation of the Wild Card playoff qualifier for each league. Second, locally for the Astros, manager Art Howe was fired and replaced by Terry Collins for the next season.Staff and wire reports https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-18-sp-57987-story.html Collins named Astro manager Los Angeles Times November 18, 1993 June 19, 2025 Season standings Houston Astros Record versus opponents National League border:1px solid #aaa HOU Notable transactions July 12, 1993: Jack Daugherty was traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Steve Carter. Roster 1993 Houston Astros Roster Pitchers 49 Juan Agosto 54 Eric Bell 15 Doug Drabek 46 Tom Edens 47 Mark Grant 27 Pete Harnisch 31 Xavier Hernandez 23 Doug Jones 59 Todd Jones 44 Jeff Juden 57 Darryl Kile 29 Al Osuna 51 Mark Portugal 38 Shane Reynolds 21 Greg Swindell 53 Brian Williams Catchers  9 Scott Servais  6 Eddie Taubensee 36 Eddie Tucker Infielders  5 Jeff Bagwell  7 Craig Biggio  4 Mike Brumley 11 Ken Caminiti  1 Casey Candaele 17 Andújar Cedeño 22 Jack Daugherty  3 Chris Donnels 19 Jim Lindeman 28 José Uribe Outfielders 24 Eric Anthony 17 Kevin Bass 12 Steve Finley 26 Luis Gonzalez 16 Chris James 30 Rick Parker  4 Karl Rhodes Manager 18 Art Howe Coaches 54 Bob Cluck (pitching) 48 Matt Galante (third base) 42 Rudy Jaramillo (hitting) 14 Ed Ott (bench) 52 Tom Spencer (first base) Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Eddie Taubensee 94 288 72 .250 9 42 1B Jeff Bagwell 142 535 171 .320 20 88 2B Craig Biggio 155 610 175 .287 21 64 3B Ken Caminiti 143 543 142 .262 13 75 SS Andújar Cedeño 149 505 143 .283 11 56 LF Luis Gonzalez Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967) 154 540 162 .300 15 72 CF Steve Finley 142 545 145 .266 8 44 RF Eric Anthony 145 486 121 .249 15 66 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Scott Servais 85 258 63 .244 11 32 Kevin Bass 111 229 65 .284 3 37 Chris Donnels 88 179 46 .257 2 24 Chris James 65 129 33 .256 6 19 Casey Candaele 75 121 29 .240 1 7 José Uribe 45 53 13 .245 0 3 Rick Parker 45 45 15 .333 0 4 Eddie Tucker 9 26 5 .192 0 3 Jim Lindeman 9 23 8 .348 0 0 Mike Brumley 8 10 3 .300 0 2 Jack Daugherty Jack Daugherty (baseball) 4 3 1 .333 0 0 Tuffy Rhodes 5 2 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Doug Drabek 34 237.2 9 18 3.79 157 Pete Harnisch 33 217.2 16 9 2.98 185 Mark Portugal 33 208.0 18 4 2.77 131 Greg Swindell 31 190.1 12 13 4.16 124 Darryl Kile 32 171.2 15 8 3.51 141 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Shane Reynolds 5 11.0 0 0 0.82 10 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Doug Jones 71 4 10 26 4.54 66 Xavier Hernandez Xavier Hernandez (baseball) 72 4 5 9 2.61 101 Al Osuna 44 1 1 2 3.20 21 Brian Williams 42 4 4 3 4.83 56 Tom Edens 38 1 1 0 3.12 21 Todd Jones 27 1 2 2 3.13 25 Eric Bell 10 0 1 0 6.14 2 Mark Grant 6 0 0 0 0.82 6 Juan Agosto 6 0 0 0 6.00 3 Jeff Juden 2 0 1 0 5.40 7 Major League Baseball draft 1993 Major League Baseball draft Houston Astros 1993 MLB draft selections Rd. Round Slot Draftee Position Position drafted as School Origin Birthplace by U.S. state, Canadian province, or nationality Signed Signing status Notes Bio Biography & career statistics 1 12 Billy Wagner 1.1 Left-handed pitcher Ferrum Virginia Y MLB debut on September 13, 1995, with Houston "MLB" https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wagnebi02.shtml Billy Wagner stats, position, height, weight, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 25, 2025 2 Z None Pick assigned to Pittsburgh Pirates as compensation for signing of free agent Doug Drabek. "Conveyance" https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?team_ID=PIT&year_ID=1993&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year&from_type_hs=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0&from_type_jc=0 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates picks in the MLB June amateur draft Baseball-Reference.com October 5, 2026 3 Z None Pick assigned to Cincinnati Reds as compensation for signing of free agent Greg Swindell. "Conveyance" https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?team_ID=CIN&year_ID=1993&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year&from_type_jc=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0&from_type_hs=0 1993 Cincinnati Reds picks in the MLB June amateur draft Baseball-Reference.com October 5, 2026 4 112 Steve Verduzco 1 6 Shortstop Bellarmine College Prep California Y https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=verduz001ste Steve Verduzco minor leagues statistics Baseball Reference October 5, 2026 5 140 Derek Root 1 3 First baseman St. Edward High Ohio Y https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=root--001der Derek Root minor & independent leagues statistics Baseball Reference October 16, 2026 7 196 Jaime Bluma 1 Right-handed pitcher Wichita State • 1993 South Carolina N Signed with the Kansas City Royals from the 1994 draft. "Re-entry"MLB debut on August 9, 1996, with Kansas City "MLB" https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blumaja01.shtml Jaime Bluma stats, position, height, weight, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 16, 2026 Sources:https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?team_ID=HOU&year_ID=1993&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_jc=0 1993 Houston Astros picks in the MLB June amateur draft Baseball-Reference.com October 5, 2026 Awards and achievements No-hit game Date Pitcher IP Innings pitched BB Bases on balls BR Total baserunners K Strikeouts BF Batters faced Catcher Final Final score Opponent Venue Plate umpire Box Box score September 8, 1993 Darryl Kile 9 1 1 9 28 Scott Servais 7–1 New York Mets Astrodome Ed Montague Kile: Game score: 93 • Win (15–6) Awards 1993 Houston Astros award winners Name of award Recipient Ref. References Fred Hartman Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball Tal Smith McTaggart Brian http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Bourn highlights Astros' awards season December 21, 2009 MLB.com October 26, 2025 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101208131739/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou December 8, 2010 Houston-Area Major League Player of the Year SEA Jay Buhner Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP) Jeff Bagwell MLB All-Star Game Reserve pitcher Darryl Kile National League (NL) Pitcher of the Month June Darryl Kile National League (NL) Player of the Month May Jeff Bagwell National League (NL) Player of the Week May 23 Jeff Bagwell September 12 Darryl Kile Other awards results Name of award Voting recipient(s) (Team) Ref. References NL Cy Young Award 1st—Maddux (ATL) • 6th—Portugal (HOU) https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1993.shtml 1993 awards voting Baseball-Reference.com May 5, 2026 NL Most Valuable Player 1st—Bonds (SFG) • 20th—Bagwell (HOU) League leaders NL batting leaders Sacrifice flies; Luis Gonazalez (10) Triples: Steve Finley (13) NL pitching leaders Hit batters: Darryl Kile (15) Hits per nine innings pitched (H/9): Pete Harnisch (7.07) Losses: Doug Drabek (18) Shutouts: Pete Harnisch (4) Winning percentage: Mark Portugal (.818) Other + 1993 grand slams No. Number Date Astros batter Venue Inning Pitcher Opposing team Box Box score NoneThe Astros' first season without a grand slam since 1990 Minor league system Minor League Baseball AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Rick Sweet AA Jackson Generals Texas League Sal Butera A Osceola Astros Florida State League Tim Tolman A Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League Steve Dillard A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Bobby Ramos A-Short Season Auburn Astros New York–Penn League Manny Acta Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Julio Linares Championships Pacific Coast League champions:https://www.mlb.com/milb/history/champions-by-league#pacific Champions by League Pacific Coast League Minor League Baseball June 19, 2026 Tucson Texas League champions: Jackson Awards Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player (PCL MVP):https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/Pacific_Coast_League_MVP.shtml Pacific Coast League MVP Award Baseball Almanac June 19, 2026 James Mouton Texas League Most Valuable Player Award (TL MVP): Roberto Petagine, 1B Triple-A All-Star Team—Second baseman:https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/awards/AAA-As/ Triple-A All-Stars The Baseball Cube August 29, 2025 James Mouton See also Texas Baseball List of Major League Baseball annual shutout leaders List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders List of Major League Baseball no-hitters Notes "Note" MLB Conveyance Re-entry References External links 1993 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference Category:Houston Astros seasons Houston Astros season Houston Category:1993 in Houston