1993 Atlanta Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Atlanta Braves 1993 National League West champions National League West Fulton County Stadium Atlanta 104–58 (.642) 1st Ted Turner John Schuerholz Bobby Cox WTBSTBS Superstation(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)SportSouth(Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.) WGST(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) The 1993 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 123rd in existence and their 28th since moving to Atlanta. The Braves were looking to improve on their 98–64 record from 1992 and win the National League pennant for a third consecutive year, and finally win a World Series in the 1990s. The Braves finished the season with a 104–58 record to win the National League West for the third consecutive year after trailing the San Francisco Giants, who finished in second place by one game, for most of the season in what is generally regarded as the last real pennant race before playoff expansion.http://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=93pennant&redirected=true E-ticket: The Last Real Race December 6, 2008 ESPN Internet Ventures Weintraub, RobertNeyer, Rob October 1, 2001 What makes a great Pennant Race? https://www.espn.com/classic/s/2001/0927/1255891.html September 25, 2007 ESPN Classic ESPN Internet Ventures 1993 was also the last year that the team competed in the National League West, as they would shift to the National League East for 1994. The Braves did not record a single losing record against any team in the division. The 1993 Atlanta Braves are seen as one of the greatest Major League Baseball teams in history. Despite their excellent regular season, the Braves' streak of National League pennants ended at two as they fell to the underdog Philadelphia Phillies in six games in the NLCS. By a twist of fate, the Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Phillies in-state rivals, in back-to-back NLCS series in 1991 and 1992, but in 1993, lost to the Pirates in-state rivals. Offseason December 7, 1992: Billy Taylor was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Atlanta Braves in the 1992 rule 5 draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/taylobi04.shtml Billy Taylor Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com December 9, 1992: Greg Maddux was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maddugr01.shtml Greg Maddux Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com December 21, 1992: Randy St. Claire was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/st.clra01.shtml Randy St. Claire Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com December 21, 1992: Jerry Willard was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willaje01.shtml Jerry Willard Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com Regular season At the end of August, the Atlanta Braves tried to acquire Dennis Martínez from the Montreal Expos. The Expos placed Martinez's name on the waiver wire and the Braves claimed him. The Expos were not about to let Martinez go to Atlanta for the waiver fee of $20,000. After claiming Martinez, the Expos contacted the Braves to see if they were interested in talking about a trade. Martinez had the final word on any movement because his seniority gave him veto rights over a trade.https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5D81738F93AA1575BC0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all The New York Times NOTEBOOK; Baseball Confidential: Piercing Waiver Wire's Code of Silence Murray Chass August 29, 1993 April 20, 2010 On September 11, 1993, Chipper Jones made his major league baseball debut.https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonesch06.shtml Chipper Jones baseball-reference.com 2009-03-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090210020726/http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonesch06.shtml February 10, 2009 mdy It was in a game against the San Diego Padres. Jones did not have any at-bats in the game.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199309110SDN Box Score of Game played on Saturday, September 11, 1993 at Jack Murphy Stadium Baseball Almanac, Inc. 2019-11-26 Transactions April 3, 1993: Billy Taylor was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Atlanta Braves. April 13, 1993: Mark Davis was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Brad Hassinger (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisma01.shtml Mark Davis Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com May 3, 1993: Randy St. Claire was released by the Atlanta Braves. June 3, 1993: John Rocker was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed August 23, 1993.John Rocker Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 18, 1993: Fred McGriff was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Melvin Nieves, Donnie Elliott, and Vince Moore (minors). Opening Day starters Jeff Blauser Sid Bream Ron Gant Tom Glavine David Justice Mark Lemke Greg Olson Terry Pendleton Deion Sandershttps://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1993&t=ATL 1993 Atlanta Braves Roster Baseball Almanac, Inc. 2019-11-26 Season standings Atlanta Braves Record vs. opponents ATL Roster 1993 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers 33 Steve Avery 36 Steve Bedrosian 51 Pedro Borbón, Jr. 40 Marvin Freeman 47 Tom Glavine 52 Jay Howell 31 Greg Maddux 38 Greg McMichael 50 Kent Mercker 25 Pete Smith 29 John Smoltz 30 Mike Stanton 43 Mark Wohlers Catchers 11 Damon Berryhill  8 Javy López 10 Greg Olson Infielders  2 Rafael Belliard  4 Jeff Blauser 12 Sid Bream 19 Francisco Cabrera 14 Brian Hunter 16 Chipper Jones 18 Ryan Klesko 20 Mark Lemke 27 Fred McGriff 32 Bill Pecota  9 Terry Pendleton Outfielders  5 Ron Gant 23 David Justice  1 Otis Nixon 24 Deion Sanders 26 Tony TarascoManager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 37 Jim Beauchamp (bench) 39 Pat Corrales (first base) 28 Clarence Jones (hitting) 54 Leo Mazzone (pitching) 22 Jimy Williams (third base) 52 Ned Yost (bullpen) Notable events July 20, 1993: At Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, a fire broke out in the skybox/press box area, delaying the start of the scheduled game between the Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-july-20-1993/170625192/ Stadium fire Orlando Sentinel 1 July 21, 1993 April 18, 2025 newspapers.com Incidentally, the Braves' trade for Fred McGriff was completed a few days earlier and McGriff arrived at the stadium that night. With the delayed start, McGriff was able to suit up and start the game at first base. McGriff helped the Braves erase a 5–0 deficit by hitting a two-run homer in the sixth inning. The Braves went on to win the game, 8–5.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B07200ATL1993.htm Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 Retrosheet July 20, 1993 April 18, 2025 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 Damon Berryhill 115 335 82 .245 8 43 1B Sid Bream 117 277 72 .260 9 35 2B Mark Lemke 151 493 124 .252 7 49 SS Jeff Blauser 161 597 182 .305 15 73 3B Terry Pendleton 161 633 172 .272 17 84 LF Ron Gant 157 606 166 .274 36 117 CF Otis Nixon 134 461 124 .269 1 24 RF David Justice 157 585 158 .270 40 120 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 Deion Sanders 95 272 75 .276 6 28 Greg Olson 83 262 59 .225 4 24 Fred McGriff 68 255 79 .310 19 55 Francisco Cabrera 70 83 20 .241 4 11 Brian Hunter 37 80 11 .138 0 8 Rafael Belliard 91 79 18 .228 0 6 Bill Pecota 72 62 20 .323 0 5 Tony Tarasco 24 35 8 .229 0 2 Ryan Klesko 22 17 6 .353 2 5 Javy López 8 16 6 .375 1 2 Chipper Jones 8 3 2 .667 0 0 Ramon Caraballo 6 0 0 ---- 0 0 = Indicates league leader 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 Greg Maddux 36 267.0 20 10 2.36 197 John Smoltz 35 243.2 15 11 3.62 208 Tom Glavine 36 239.1 22 6 3.20 120 Steve Avery 35 223.1 18 6 2.94 125 Pete Smith 20 90.2 4 8 4.37 53 Other pitchers Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Kent Mercker 43 66.0 3 1 2.86 59 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 Mike Stanton 63 4 6 27 4.67 43 Greg McMichael 74 2 3 19 2.06 89 Jay Howell 54 3 3 0 2.31 37 Steve Bedrosian 49 5 2 0 1.63 33 Mark Wohlers 46 6 2 0 4.50 45 Marvin Freeman 21 2 0 0 6.08 25 Pedro Borbón Jr. 3 0 0 0 21.60 2 National League Championship Series 1993 National League Championship Series Game 1 October 6: Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia Team12345678910RHEAtlanta0011000010390Philadelphia1001010001491W: Mitch Williams (1–0)   L: Greg McMichael (0–1)   S: NoneHR: ATL – None  PHI – Pete IncavigliaPitchers: ATL – Avery (6), Mercker (2), McMichael (11 3)  PHI – Schilling (8), Williams (2)Attendance: 62,012  Time: 3:33 Game 2 October 7: Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia Team123456789RHEAtlanta20601004114160Philadelphia000200001372W: Greg Maddux (1–0)   L: Tommy Greene (0–1)   S: NoneHR: ATL – Fred McGriff, Jeff Blauser, Damon Berryhill, Terry Pendleton  PHI – Dave Hollins, Lenny DykstraPitchers: ATL – Maddux (7), Stanton (1), Wohlers (1)  PHI – Greene (21 3), Thigpen (2/3), Rivera (2), Mason (2), West (1), Andersen (1)Attendance: 62,346  Time: 3:14 Game 3 October 9: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta Team123456789RHEPhiladelphia0001010114101Atlanta00000540X9120W: Tom Glavine (1–0)  L: Terry Mulholland (0–1)   S: NoneHR: PHI – John Kruk  ATL – NonePitchers: PHI – Mulholland (5), Mason (1), Andersen (1/3), West (2/3), Thigpen (1)  ATL – Glavine (7), Mercker (1), McMichael (1)Attendance: 52,032  Time: 2:44 Game 4 October 10: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta Team123456789RHEPhiladelphia000200000281Atlanta0100000001101W: Danny Jackson (1–0)  L: John Smoltz (0–1)   S: Mitch Williams (1)HR: PHI – None  ATL – NonePitchers: PHI – Jackson (72 3)), Williams (11 3)  ATL – Smoltz (61 3), Mercker (2/3), Wohlers (2)Attendance: 52,032  Time: 3:33 Game 5 October 11: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta Team12345678910RHEPhiladelphia1001000011461Atlanta0000000030371W: Mitch Williams (2–0)   L: Mark Wohlers (0–1)   S: Larry Andersen (1)HR: PHI – Darren Daulton, Lenny Dykstra  ATL – NonePitchers: PHI – Schilling (8), Williams (1), Andersen (1)  ATL – Avery (7), Mercker (1), McMichael (1), Wohlers (1) Attendance: 52,032  Time: 3:21 Game 6 October 13: Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia Team123456789RHEAtlanta000010200353Philadelphia00202200X671W: Tommy Greene (1–1)   L: Greg Maddux (1–1)S: Mitch Williams (2)HR: ATL – Jeff Blauser  PHI – Dave HollinsPitchers: ATL – Maddux (52 3), Mercker (1/3), McMichael (2/3), Wohlers (11 3)  PHI – Greene (7), West (1), Williams (1)Attendance: 62,502  Time: 3:04 Award winners David Justice, OF, Silver Slugger Greg Maddux, National League Cy Young Award Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, August Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove Greg Maddux, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award Fred McGriff, 1B, Silver Slugger 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Richmond Braves International League Grady Little AA Greenville Braves Southern League Bruce Kimm A Durham Bulls Carolina League Leon Roberts A Macon Braves South Atlantic League Randy Ingle Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Bruce Benedict Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Jim Saul Rookie Idaho Falls Braves Pioneer League Paul RungeJohnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball : the official record of minor league baseball 1997 Durham, North Carolina Baseball America, Inc 9780963718983 2ndNovember 2019 References 1993 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Reference Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac 100% Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Braves Season, 1993 Category:National League West champion seasons Atlanta Braves