1993 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1993 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio 76–86 (76 86) 6th Richard Jacobs John Hart Mike Hargrove WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning WKNR (1220 AM) Herb Score, Tom Hamilton The 1993 Cleveland Indians season was the 93rd season for the franchise and their final season playing at Cleveland Stadium (which the team had played in since 1932 before moving there full-time in 1947) before moving to Jacobs Field. thumb|right|350px|The Indians playing host to the Milwaukee Brewers at Cleveland Municipal Stadium during a 1993 home game. Offseason October 15, 1992: Scott Bailes was released by the California Angels.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bailesc01.shtml Scott Bailes Stats November 12, 1992: Eric Plunk was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Eric Plunk at Baseball Reference December 7, 1992: Dave Otto was drafted from the Indians by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1992 minor league draft.Dave Otto at Baseball Reference December 7, 1992: Willie Cañate was drafted from the Indians by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1992 rule 5 draft.Willie Cañate at Baseball Reference December 8, 1992: Bob Ojeda signed as a free agent by the Indians.Bob Ojeda at Baseball Reference December 14, 1992: Mike Bielecki was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Mike Bielecki at Baseball Reference March 4, 1993: Sam Horn was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Sam Horn at Baseball Reference Spring training The Indians were in Winter Haven for spring training on March 22, 1993, when Ojeda went on a boat ride with new teammates Steve Olin and Tim Crews. Crews was legally drunk and it was nearly dark when the boat struck a pier, killing Crews and Olin. It was the first death of active major league players since Thurman Munson in 1979. Ojeda suffered major head lacerations and sat out most of the season to recuperate – both physically and mentally. He attributed his slouch (in his seat) for saving his life. He returned late that season and had a respectable 4.40 ERA in 43 innings. In response to the accident that took Olin and Crews in 1993, the Indians wore a patch on their sleeves of their jerseys. It consisted of a baseball with their numbers on it. Olin's #31 is on the left, with an arrow above. Crews' #52 is on the right, with a star above it. Regular season Season standings Cleveland Indians Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions March 24, 1993: Mike Aldrete was released by the Indians.Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference March 31, 1993: Mark Whiten was traded by the Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mark Clark and Juan Andújar (minors).Mark Whiten at Baseball Reference June 1, 1993: José Hernández was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Heathcliff Slocumb.Heathcliff Slocumb pate at Baseball Reference June 1, 1993: Fernando Hernández and Tracy Sanders (minors) were traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Jeremy Hernández.Jeremy Hernandez at Baseball Reference June 19, 1993: Mike Bielecki was released by the Indians. August 17, 1993: Thomas Howard was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Randy Milligan.Randy Milligan at Baseball Reference August 19, 1993: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Candy Maldonado.Glenallen Hill at Baseball Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position7 Kenny Lofton CF16 Félix Fermín SS9 Carlos Baerga 2B8 Albert Belle LF11 Paul Sorrento 1B44 Reggie Jefferson DH42 Carlos Martínez 3B22 Glenallen Hill RF15 Sandy Alomar Jr. C41 Charles Nagy P 1993 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1993 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 58 Paul Abbott 36 Mike Bielecki 32 Mike Christopher 54 Mark Clark 39 Dennis Cook 45 Jerry DiPoto 48 Jason Grimsley 53 Jeremy Hernandez 29 Tom Kramer 28 Derek Lilliquist 59 Albie Lopez 49 José Mesa 49 Bob Milacki 23 Dave Mlicki 50,36 Jeff Mutis 41 Charles Nagy 17 Bob Ojeda 38 Eric Plunk 48 Ted Power 47 Scott Scudder 51 Heathcliff Slocumb 50 Julián Tavárez 46 Bill Wertz 53 Kevin Wickander 43 Cliff Young 40 Matt Young Catchers 15 Sandy Alomar Jr. 12 Jesse Levis  0 Junior Ortiz 13 Lance Parrish Infielders  9 Carlos Baerga 10 Álvaro Espinoza 16 Félix Fermín 44 Reggie Jefferson 20 Mark Lewis 42 Carlos Martínez 40 Randy Milligan 11 Paul Sorrento 25 Jim Thome 27 Jeff Treadway Outfielders  8 Albert Belle 22 Glenallen Hill 33 Thomas Howard 35 Wayne Kirby  7 Kenny Lofton 22 Candy Maldonado 24 Manny Ramirez Other batters  1 Sam Horn Manager 21 Mike Hargrove Coaches 24 Rick Adair (pitching) 51 Ken Bolek (assistant) 30 Dom Chiti (bullpen)  6 Ron Clark (bench) 34 José Morales (hitting) 14 Dave Nelson (first base) 55 Jeff Newman (third base) Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Junior Ortiz 95 249 55 .221 0 20 1B Paul Sorrento 148 463 119 .257 18 65 2B Carlos Baerga 154 624 200 .321 21 114 3B Álvaro Espinoza 129 263 73 .264 4 27 SS Félix Fermín 140 480 126 .263 2 45 LF Albert Belle 159 594 172 .290 38 129 CF Kenny Lofton 148 569 185 .325 1 42 RF Wayne Kirby 131 458 123 .269 6 60 DH Reggie Jefferson 113 366 91 .249 10 34 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 Carlos Martínez 80 262 64 .244 5 31 Jeff Treadway 97 221 67 .303 2 27 Sandy Alomar Jr. 64 215 58 .270 6 32 Thomas Howard 74 178 42 .236 3 23 Glenallen Hill 66 174 39 .224 5 25 Jim Thome 47 154 41 .266 7 22 Candy Maldonado 28 81 20 .247 5 20 Jesse Levis 31 63 11 .175 0 4 Manny Ramirez 22 53 9 .170 2 5 Mark Lewis 14 52 13 .250 1 5 Randy Milligan 19 47 20 .426 0 7 Sam Horn 12 33 15 .455 4 8 Lance Parrish 10 20 4 .200 1 2 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; Player GS IP W L ERA SO José Mesa 33 208.2 10 12 4.92 118 Mark Clark 15 109.1 7 5 4.28 57 Jeff Mutis 13 81.0 3 6 5.78 29 Mike Bielecki 13 68.2 4 5 5.02 38 Albie Lopez 9 49.2 3 1 5.98 25 Charles Nagy 9 48.2 2 6 6.29 30 Bob Ojeda 7 43.0 2 1 4.40 27 Julián Tavárez 8 37.0 2 2 6.57 19 Paul Abbott 5 18.1 0 1 6.38 7 Dave Mlicki 3 13.1 0 0 3.38 7 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 Tom Kramer 39 121.1 7 3 4.06 71 Matt Young 22 74.1 1 6 5.21 65 Cliff Young 21 60.1 3 3 4.62 31 Dennis Cook 25 54.0 5 5 5.67 34 Jason Grimsley 10 42.1 3 4 5.31 27 Bob Milacki 5 16.0 1 1 3.38 7 Scott Scudder 2 4.0 0 1 9.00 1 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 Eric Plunk 70 4 5 15 2.79 77 Derek Lilliquist 56 4 4 10 2.25 40 Jerry Dipoto 46 4 4 11 2.40 41 Jeremy Hernandez 45 6 5 8 3.14 44 Bill Wertz 34 2 3 0 3.62 53 Heathcliff Slocumb 20 3 1 0 4.28 18 Ted Power 20 0 2 0 7.20 11 Kevin Wickander 11 0 0 0 4.15 3 Mike Christopher 9 0 0 0 3.86 8 Awards and honors Kenny Lofton, AL leader in Stolen Bases All-Star Game Carlos Baerga, Reserve Albert Belle, Reserve Minor league affiliates Classification level Team League Manager AAA Charlotte Knights International League Charlie Manuel AA Canton–Akron Indians Eastern League Brian Graham Advanced A Kinston Indians Carolina League Dave Keller A Columbus RedStixx South Atlantic LeagueMike Brown Short Season A Watertown Indians New York–Penn LeagueMike Young Rookie Burlington Indians Appalachian LeagueJim Gabella References 1993 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1993 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleve