1993 Florida Marlins season

March 2026 November 2013 Florida Marlins 1993 National League East Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 64–98 (.395) 6th Wayne Huizenga Dave Dombrowski Rene Lachemann Sunshine NetworkWBFS-TV(Gary Carter, Jay Randolph) WQAM(Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien)WCMQ-FM (Spanish)(Felo Ramírez, Manolo Alvarez) The 1993 Florida Marlins season was the first season for the team, part of the 1993 Major League Baseball expansion. Their manager was Rene Lachemann. They played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium. They finished 33 games behind the NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies, with a record of 64–98, sixth in the National League East, ahead of only the New York Mets. The last remaining active member of the 1993 Florida Marlins was Trevor Hoffman, who retired after the 2010 season. Offseason 1992 pre-expansion draft transactions February 14, 1992: Édgar Rentería was signed as an amateur free agent by the Marlins.Édgar Rentería at Baseball Reference June 1, 1992: Charles Johnson was drafted by the Marlins in the first round (28th pick) of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed November 5, 1992.Charles Johnson at Baseball Reference Expansion draft The 1992 MLB expansion draft was held on November 17, 1992. As opposed to previous expansion drafts such as the 1961 draft, players from both leagues were available to the expansion clubs. Each existing club could protect fifteen players on their roster from being drafted and only one player could be drafted from each team in the first round. Then for each additional round National League teams could protect an additional three players and American League teams could protect four more. All unprotected major and minor league players were eligible except those chosen in the amateur drafts of 1991 or 1992 and players who were 18 or younger when signed in 1990. Round 1 thumb|right|Trevor Hoffman, the all-time career leader in saves, was one of the more notable picks of the 1992 Expansion Draft, selected with the 8th pick overall. PickPlayerPositionFromTo2Nigel WilsonOFTORFLA4José MartínezRHPNYMFLA6Bret BarberieSSMONFLA8Trevor HoffmanRHPCINFLA10Pat RappRHPSFFLA12Greg HibbardLHPCWSFLA14Chuck CarrOFSTLFLA16Darrell WhitmoreOFCLEFLA18Eric HelfandCOAKFLA20Bryan HarveyRHPCALFLA22Jeff Conine1B/OFKCFLA24Kip YaughnRHPBALFLA26Jesús TavárezOFSEAFLA Round 2 PickPlayerPositionFromTo27Carl EverettOFNYYFLA29Dave WeathersRHPTORFLA31John JohnstoneRHPNYMFLA33Ramón MartínezSSPITFLA35Steve DeckerCSFFLA37Cris CarpenterRHPSTLFLA39Jack ArmstrongRHPCLEFLA41Scott ChiamparinoRHPTEXFLA43Tom EdensRHPMINFLA45Andrés BerumenRHPKCFLA47Robert PersonRHPCWSFLA49Jim CorsiRHPOAKFLA51Richie LewisRHPBALFLA Round 3 PickPlayerPositionFromTo53Danny JacksonLHPPITFLA55Bob NatalCMONFLA57Jamie McAndrewRHPLADFLA59Junior FélixOFCALFLA61Kerwin MooreOFKCFLA63Ryan BowenRHPHOUFLA65Scott BakerLHPSTLFLA67Chris Donnels3BNYMFLA69Monty FarissOFTEXFLA71Jeff TabakaLHPMILFLA Post-expansion draft transactions November 17, 1992: Eric Helfand and a player to be named later were traded by the Marlins to the Oakland Athletics for Walt Weiss. The Marlins completed the deal by sending Scott Baker to the Athletics on November 20.Walt Weiss at Baseball Reference November 17, 1992: Greg Hibbard was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Alex Arias and Gary Scott.Alex Arias at Baseball Reference November 17, 1992: Danny Jackson was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Joel Adamson and Matt Whisenant.Danny Jackson at Baseball Reference December 8, 1992: Charlie Hough was signed as a free agent by the Marlins.Charlie Hough at Baseball Reference December 9, 1992: Terry McGriff was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcgrite01.shtml Terry McGriff Stats February 20, 1993: Rick Renteria was signed as a free agent by the Marlins.Rick Renteria at Baseball Reference 1992 MLB June amateur draft and minor league affiliates The Marlins and Colorado Rockies, set to debut in 1993, were allowed to participate in all rounds of the June 1992 MLB first-year player draft. The Marlins selected 28th overall in the first round, with catcher Charles Johnson their top (and most successful) pick. Of the 50 amateur free agents selected, only one other, pitcher Andy Larkin, reached the major leagues."1992 Florida Marlins Picks in the 1992 June Amateur Draft" Baseball Reference The Marlins affiliated with two minor league clubs during 1992 to develop drafted players. 1992 farm system A-Short Season Erie Sailors New York–Penn League Fredi González Rookie GCL Marlins Gulf Coast League Carlos Tosca Regular season Due to the summer heat, the Marlins played in only 35 day games, the fewest in the majors.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 72, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 1993 Opening Day lineup Player Position Scott Pose CF Bret Barberie 2B Junior Félix RF Orestes Destrade 1B Dave Magadan 3B Benito Santiago C Jeff Conine LF Walt Weiss SS Charlie Hough P Season standings Florida Marlins Record vs. opponents FLA Notable transactions May 22, 1993: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/elsteke01.shtml Kevin Elster Stats June 4, 1993: Kevin Elster was released by the Florida Marlins. June 9, 1993: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeffcmi01.shtml Mike Jeffcoat Stats June 24, 1993: Gary Sheffield was traded by the San Diego Padres with Rich Rodriguez to the Florida Marlins for Trevor Hoffman, José Martínez, and Andrés Berumen. June 27, 1993: Henry Cotto was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Jeff Darwin to the Florida Marlins for Dave Magadan.https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cottohe01.shtml Henry Cotto Stats Roster 1993 Florida MarlinsRoster Pitchers 27 Luis Aquino 77 Jack Armstrong 46 Ryan Bowen 44 Cris Carpenter 41 Jim Corsi 38,11 Chris Hammond 34 Bryan Harvey 51 Trevor Hoffman 49 Charlie Hough 40 John Johnstone 58 Joe Klink 26,24 Richie Lewis 10 Bob McClure 31 Robb Nen 48 Pat Rapp 42 Rich Rodriguez 54 Matt Turner 35 David Weathers Catchers 55 Steve Decker 52 Mitch Lyden 50 Terry McGriff 13 Bob Natal 09 Benito Santiago Infielders 24,26 Alex Arias  8 Bret Barberie 39 Orestes Destrade 18 Dave Magadan 14 Gus Polidor  6 Rick Renteria 10 Gary Sheffield 22 Walt Weiss Outfielders 16 Gerónimo Berroa 20 Greg Briley 21 Chuck Carr 25 Matias Carrillo 19 Jeff Conine 29 Henry Cotto  3 Carl Everett  4 Monty Fariss 47 Junior Félix  2 Scott Pose 17 Darrell Whitmore 30 Nigel Wilson Manager 15 Rene Lachemann Coaches 53 Marcel Lachemann (Pitching) 28 Vada Pinson (1st Base) 12 Doug Rader (Hitting) 33 Frank Reberger (Bullpen)  1 Cookie Rojas (3rd Base) Game log Florida Marlins 1993 Game Log: 64–98 (Home 35–46, Road 29–52) y Florida Marlins April: 10–13 (Home 3–7, Road 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" || 1 || April 5 || Dodgers || 6–3 || Hough (1–0) || Hershiser (0–1) || Harvey (1) || Joe Robbie Stadium || 42,334 || 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 2 || April 6 || Dodgers || 2–4 || Martínez (1–0) || Armstrong (0–1) || Worrell (1) || Joe Robbie Stadium || 42,689 || 1–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 3 || April 7 || Dodgers || 2–4 || Gross (1–0) || Hammond (0–1) || McDowell (1) || Joe Robbie Stadium || 41,552 || 1–2 || L2 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 4 || April 9 || Padres || 1–2 || Harris (1–0) || Harvey (0–1) || – || Joe Robbie Stadium || 41,938 || 1–3 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" || 5 || April 10 || Padres || 2–1 || Hough (2–0) || Eiland (0–1) || Harvey (2) || Joe Robbie Stadium || 43,021 || 2–3 || W1 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 6 || April 11 || Padres || 2–6 || Benes (1–1) || Armstrong (0–2) || Harris (1) || Joe Robbie Stadium || 43,021 || 2–4 || W1 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 7 || April 12 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Beck (1–1) || Klink (0–2) || – || Candlestick Park || 56,689 || 2–5 || L1 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 8 || April 13 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Burba (2–0) || Aquino (0–1) || Beck (3) || Candlestick Park || 23,631 || 2–6 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" || 9 || April 14 || @ Giants || 6–4 || Bowen (1–0) || Swift (0–1) || Harvey (3) || Candlestick Park || 17,523 || 3–6 || W1 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 10 || April 16 || @ Astros || 3–9 || Swindell (2–1) || Hough (2–1) || – || Astrodome || 34,579 || 3–7 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" || 11 || April 17 || @ Astros || 9–4 || Armstrong (1–2) || Williams (1–1) || – || Astrodome || 29,459 || 4–7 || W1 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 12 || April 18 || @ Astros || 0–3 || Harnisch (1–0) || Hammond (0–2) || Jones (2) || Astrodome || 22,702 || 4–8 || L1 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 13 || April 20 || Braves || 4–5 || Maddux (2–1) || Bowen (1–1) || Stanton (6) || Joe Robbie Stadium || 43,458 || 4–9 || L2 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 14 || April 21 || Braves || 4–7 || Smoltz (2–2) || McClure (0–1) || Stanton (7) || Joe Robbie Stadium || 44,150 || 4–10 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" || 15 || April 22 || Braves || 4–3 || Armstrong (2–2) || Avery (1–2) || Harvey (4) || Joe Robbie Stadium || 40,620 || 5–10 || W1 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 16 || April 23 || @ Rockies || 4–5 || Reed (1–0) || Hammond (0–3) || Holmes (1) || Mile High Stadium || 57,784 || 5–11 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" || 17 || April 24 || @ Rockies || 2–1 || Aquino (1–1) || Ashby (0–1) || Harvey (5) || Mile High Stadium || 58,263 || 6–11 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" || 18 || April 25 || @ Rockies || 11–1 || Bowen (2–1) || Smith (1–3) || – || Mile High Stadium || 71,192 || 7–11 || W2 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 19 || April 26 || @ Reds || 0–3 || Rijo (2–1) || Hough (2–2) || Reardon (1) || Riverfront Stadium || 30,623 || 7–12 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" || 20 || April 27 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Hoffman (1–0) || Ayala (0–1) || Harvey (6) || Riverfront Stadium || 23,807 || 8–12 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" || 21 || April 28 || @ Braves || 3–1 || McClure (1–1) || Bedrosian (0–2) || Harvey (7) || Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium || 41,395 || 9–12 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" || 22 || April 29 || @ Braves || 6–5 || Aquino (2–1) || Smith (2–2) || Hoffman (1) || Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium || 49,221 || 10–12 || W3 |-style="background:#fcc;" || 23 || April 30 || Rockies || 2–6 || Reynoso (1–0) || Bowen (2–1) || – || Joe Robbie Stadium || 42,535 || 10–13 || L1 y Florida Marlins May: 11–15 (Home 6–7, Road 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record Streak y Florida Marlins June: 13–14 (Home 8–7, Road 5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record Streak y Florida Marlins July: 9–18 (Home 6–5, Road 3–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record Streak y Florida Marlins August: 12–16 (Home 8–6, Road 4–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record Streak y Florida Marlins September: 9–19 (Home 4–11, Road 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record Streak y Florida Marlins October: 0–3 (Home 0–3, Road 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #bfb darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = Postponement     Bold = Marlins team member Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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; SB = Stolen Bases Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB C Benito Santiago139469108.230135010 1B Orestes Destrade153568145.25520870 2B Bret Barberie99375104.2775332 3B Gary Sheffield7223669.292103712 SS Walt Weiss158500133.2661397 LF Jeff Conine162 595 174 .29212792 CF Chuck Carr Chuck Carr (baseball) 142 551 147 .267 4 4158 RF Darrell Whitmore7625051.2014194 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 Rick Renteria10326367.255230 Alex Arias9624967.269220 Dave Magadan6622765.286429 Junior Félix5721451.238722 Greg Briley12017033.194312 Henry Cotto5413540.296314 Bob Natal4111725.21416 Matias Carrillo245514.25503 Scott Pose15418.19503 Gerónimo Berroa14344.11800 Monty Fariss18295.17202 Carl Everett11192.10500 Nigel Wilson7160.00000 Steve Decker8150.00001 Mitch Lyden6103.30011 Terry McGriff370.00000 Gus Polidor761.16700 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 Charlie Hough 34 204.1 9 16 4.27 126 Jack Armstrong 36 196.1 9 17 4.49 118 Chris Hammond 32 191.0 11 12 4.66 108 Ryan Bowen 27 156.2 8 12 4.42 98 Pat Rapp 16 94.0 4 6 4.02 57 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 Luis Aquino 38 110.2 6 8 3.42 67 Dave Weathers 14 45.2 2 3 5.12 34 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 Bryan Harvey 59 1 5 45 1.70 73 Joe Klink 59 0 2 0 5.02 22 Richie Lewis 57 6 3 0 3.26 65 Matt Turner 55 4 5 0 2.91 59 Rich Rodriguez 36 0 1 1 4.11 21 Cris Carpenter 29 0 1 0 2.89 26 Trevor Hoffman 28 2 2 2 3.28 26 Jim Corsi 15 0 2 0 6.64 7 Robb Nen 15 1 0 0 7.02 27 Bob McClure 14 1 1 0 7.11 6 John Johnstone 7 0 2 0 5.91 5 Awards and honors All-Stars MLB All-Star Game Gary Sheffield, starter Bryan Harvey, reserve Team leaders Games – Jeff Conine (162) At bats – Jeff Conine (595) Home runs – Orestes Destrade (20) Runs batted in – Orestes Destrade (87) Batting average – Jeff Conine (.292) Slugging percentage – Orestes Destrade (.406) On-base percentage – Walt Weiss (.367) Hits – Jeff Conine (174) Doubles – Jeff Conine (24) Triples – Benito Santiago (6) Walks – Walt Weiss (79) Hit by pitch – Bret Barberie (7) Stolen bases – Chuck Carr (58) Wins – Chris Hammond (11) Innings pitched – Charlie Hough (204.1) Earned run average – Charlie Hough (4.27) Strikeouts – Charlie Hough (126) Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Edmonton Trappers Pacific Coast League Sal Rende A High Desert Mavericks California League Fredi González A Kane County Cougars Midwest League Carlos Tosca A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Lynn Jones Rookie GCL Marlins Gulf Coast League Jim Hendry LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: High DesertJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References External links 1993 Marlins at Baseball Reference 1993 Florida Marlins at Baseball Almanac 1993 Schedule at Baseball Reference Category:Miami Marlins seasons Florida Marlins season Category:Major League Baseball inaugural teams seasons Miami Marl