1993 Minnesota Twins season

March 2026 November 2013 Minnesota Twins 1993 American League West Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis 71–91 (71 91) 6th Carl Pohlad Andy MacPhail Tom Kelly WCCO-TVMidwest Sports Channel (Jim Kaat, Dick Bremer) 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, John Gordon, Jim Powell) The 1993 Minnesota Twins season was the 33rd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 12th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 93rd overall in the American League. The Twins finished with a 71–91 record, leaving the team tied for fifth place with the California Angels. Kirby Puckett won the All-Star MVP award on July 13 and St. Paul native Dave Winfield got his 3,000th hit over the course of the year. Offseason October 26, 1992: Mike Maksudian was selected off waivers by the Twins from the Toronto Blue Jays.Mike Maksudian at Baseball Reference December 4, 1992: Kirby Puckett, after testing the free agent waters, signed a 5-year $30 million contract to remain a Twin. His deal is the second largest total package in major league history, topped only by the $32.5 million 5-year deal signed by Cal Ripken Jr. with the Baltimore Orioles last August.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-05-sp-1471-story.html Twins Re-Sign Puckett Los Angeles Times December 5, 1992 Associated Press December 5, 1992: David West was traded by the Twins to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Hartley.David West at Baseball Reference December 9, 1992: Jim Deshaies was signed as a free agent by the Twins.Jim Deshaies at Baseball Reference December 17, 1992: Dave Winfield was signed as a free agent by the Twins.Dave Winfield at Baseball Reference January 8, 1993: Randy Bush was signed as a free agent by the Twins.Randy Bush at Baseball Reference Regular season At Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the Twins' All-Star representatives were outfielder Kirby Puckett and closer Rick Aguilera. Puckett was named the MVP following his 2-for-3 performance with a solo home run and a run-scoring double. On September 16, Dave Winfield collected his 3000th major league hit, a run-scoring 9th-inning single off Oakland's Dennis Eckersley. Winfield was the first to do so wearing a Twins uniform, and the first ever to do so indoors. The highest paid Twin in 1993 was Puckett at $5,300,000, followed by Hrbek at $3,100,000. Offense Not only did Winfield get his 3,000th hit, but he also got his 500th double and 450th homer. He had a serviceable year as the team's primary designated hitter, hitting .271 with 21 home runs and 76 RBI. Other offensive highlights included Kent Hrbek becoming the second Twin (along with Harmon Killebrew) to reach 1,000 RBI and Brian Harper becoming only the fourth catcher in the prior 40 years to hit .300 in three consecutive seasons. Chuck Knoblauch continued his solid leadoff hitting, batting .277 and stealing a team-leading 29 bases. The weaker spots in the regular lineup included Pedro Muñoz (.233 average). + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityHR Kent Hrbek 25RBI Kirby Puckett 89BA Brian Harper .304Runs Kirby Puckett 89 Pitching The starting rotation was reasonably competent, with Kevin Tapani, Willie Banks, and Jim Deshaies having ERAs in the low fours. Unfortunately, Scott Erickson was not able to follow up his very successful first three years in the majors, posting an ERA of 5.19 and leading the majors in losses (19). The fifth spot in the rotation was uncertain, with Eddie Guardado making 16 starts and Mike Trombley 10. There were strong pitchers in the bullpen, starting with closer Rick Aguilera. He had 34 saves, and was American League Pitcher of the Month for June. Also having strong years were Larry Casian with an ERA of 3.02, Mike Hartley (4.00), and Carl Willis (3.10). This was not so much the case for pitchers such as George Tsamis (6.19) and Brett Merriman (9.67). + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityERA Willie Banks 4.04Wins Kevin Tapani 12Saves Rick Aguilera 34Strikeouts Kevin Tapani 150 Defense The team was strong defensively. Harper was a strong catcher, with a .988 fielding percentage. Hrbek was always strong at first base as well, making only five errors in 1993. Knoblauch was a good second baseman at this point in his career. Mike Pagliarulo played in about half the team's games at third, with reasonable competence. (Jeff Reboulet and Terry Jorgensen also saw time at the position.) The team intended Scott Leius to be the starting shortstop, but an early injury prevented this from occurring. It paved the way for Pat Meares to man the position for several years. He surprised the team by playing reasonably well during his rookie year. Puckett always excelled in center field, while Shane Mack and Munoz did okay on either side of him. Season standings Minnesota Twins Record vs. opponents MIN Notable transactions June 3, 1993: 1993 Major League Baseball draft Torii Hunter was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (20th pick). Jason Varitek was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (21st pick), but did not sign.Jason Varitek at Baseball Reference Dan Perkins was drafted by the Twins in the 2nd round.Dan Perkins at Baseball Reference Javier Valentín was drafted by the Twins in the 3rd round.Javier Valentín at Baseball Reference June 27, 1993: Randy Bush was released by the Twins. June 30, 1993: Alan Newman and minor leaguer Tom Hauk were traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Gary Scott.Alan Newman at Baseball Reference August 15, 1993: Mike Pagliarulo was traded by the Twins to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later. On August 16, the Orioles sent Erik Schullstrom to the Twins to complete the trade.Mike Pagliarulo at Baseball Reference August 28, 1993: Jim Deshaies was traded by the Twins to the San Francisco Giants for Aaron Fultz, minor leaguer Andres Duncan, and a player to be named later. On September 1, the Giants sent Greg Brummett to the Twins to complete the trade. Roster 1993 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers 38 Rick Aguilera 23 Willie Banks 57 Greg Brummett 48 Larry Casian 44 Jim Deshaies 19 Scott Erickson 41 Rich Garces 18 Eddie Guardado 53 Mark Guthrie 49 Mike Hartley 20 Pat Mahomes 47 Brett Merriman 36 Kevin Tapani 21 Mike Trombley 22 George Tsamis 51 Carl Willis Catchers 12 Brian Harper 16 Derek Parks 15 Lenny Webster Infielders 25 Randy Bush  4 Chip Hale  7 Denny Hocking 14 Kent Hrbek 27 Terry Jorgensen 11 Chuck Knoblauch 31 Scott Leius 59 Mike Maksudian  2 Pat Meares 13 Mike Pagliarulo 17 Jeff Reboulet 37 Scott Stahoviak Outfielders 25 Rich Becker 33 Bernardo Brito 26 J. T. Bruett  9 Gene Larkin 52 Derek Lee 24 Shane Mack  8 David McCarty  5 Pedro Muñoz 34 Kirby Puckett 32 Dave Winfield Manager 10 Tom Kelly Coaches 46 Terry Crowley (hitting) 35 Ron Gardenhire (third base) 43 Rick Stelmaszek (bullpen) 42 Dick Such (pitching) 45 Wayne Terwilliger (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 Brian Harper 147 530 161 .304 12 73 1B Kent Hrbek 123 392 95 .242 25 83 2B Chuck Knoblauch 153 602 167 .277 2 41 SS Pat Meares 111 346 87 .251 0 33 3B Mike Pagliarulo 83 253 74 .292 3 23 LF Shane Mack 128 503 139 .276 10 61 CF Kirby Puckett 156 622 184 .296 22 89 RF Pedro Muñoz 104 326 76 .233 13 38 DH Dave Winfield 143 547 148 .271 21 76 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 Dave McCarty 98 350 75 .214 2 21 Jeff Reboulet 109 240 62 .258 1 15 Chip Hale 69 186 62 .333 3 27 Terry Jorgensen 59 152 34 .224 1 12 Gene Larkin 56 144 38 .264 1 19 Lenny Webster 49 106 21 .198 1 8 Scott Stahoviak 20 57 11 .193 0 1 Bernardo Brito 27 54 13 .241 4 9 Randy Bush 35 45 7 .156 0 3 Denny Hocking 15 36 5 .139 0 0 Derek Lee 15 33 5 .152 0 4 J.T. Bruett 17 20 5 .250 0 1 Derek Parks 7 20 4 .200 0 1 Scott Leius 10 18 3 .167 0 2 Mike Maksudian 5 12 2 .167 0 2 Rich Becker 3 7 2 .286 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 Kevin Tapani 36 225.2 12 15 4.43 150 Scott Erickson 34 218.2 8 19 5.19 116 Willie Banks 31 171.1 11 12 4.04 138 Jim Deshaies 27 167.1 11 13 4.41 80 Eddie Guardado 19 94.2 3 8 6.18 46 Greg Brummett 5 26.2 2 1 5.74 10 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 Mike Trombley 44 114.1 6 6 4.88 85 Pat Mahomes 12 37.1 1 5 7.71 23 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 Rick Aguilera 65 4 3 34 3.11 59 Larry Casian 54 5 3 1 3.02 31 Mike Hartley 53 1 2 1 4.00 57 Carl Willis 53 3 0 5 3.10 44 George Tsamis 41 1 2 1 6.19 30 Mark Guthrie 22 2 1 0 4.71 15 Brett Merriman 19 1 1 0 9.67 14 Rich Garcés 3 0 0 0 0.00 3 Other post-season awards Calvin R. Griffith Award (Most Valuable Twin) – Brian Harper Joseph W. Haynes Award (Twins Pitcher of the Year) – Rick Aguilera Bill Boni Award (Twins Outstanding Rookie) – Pat Meares Charles O. Johnson Award (Most Improved Twin) – Larry Casian Dick Siebert Award (Upper Midwest Player of the Year) – Paul Molitor The above awards are voted on by the Twin Cities chapter of the BBWAA Carl R. Pohlad Award (Outstanding Community Service) – Brian Harper Sherry Robertson Award (Twins Outstanding Farm System Player) – LaTroy Hawkins Kirby Puckett won the Branch Rickey Award, given annually to an individual in Major League Baseball (MLB) in recognition of his exceptional community service. The award was inaugurated last year and was awarded to Toronto Blue Jay Dave Winfield. In 1998, Paul Molitor becomes the second Twin to win the award. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Scott Ullger AA Nashville Xpress Southern League Phil Roof A Fort Myers Miracle Florida State League Steve Liddle A Fort Wayne Wizards Midwest League Jim Dwyer Rookie Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League Ray Smith Rookie GCL Twins Gulf Coast League Jose MarzanJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References External links Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com Twins history through the 1990s, from www.mlb.com 1993 Standings Category:Minnesota Twins seasons Minnesota Twins Twins