1993 Kansas City Royals season

March 2026 November 2013 American League Kansas City Royals 1993 Kansas City Royals Insignia (1969–2001).svg West Division Kauffman Stadium Kansas City, Missouri David Glass Herk Robinson Hal McRae KSMO-TV(Paul Splittorff, Dave Armstrong) WIBW (AM)(Denny Matthews, Fred White) The 1993 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses. This was George Brett's final season in the major leagues, as well as the team's final season in the AL West. Offseason November 17, 1992: Kerwin Moore was drafted from the Royals by the Florida Marlins as the 61st pick in the 1992 MLB expansion draft.Kerwin Moore at Baseball Reference November 19, 1992: Dennis Moeller and Joel Johnston were traded by the Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for José Lind.Jose Lind at Baseball Reference November 25, 1992: Mark Gubicza was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Mark Gubicza at Baseball Reference December 8, 1992: David Cone was signed as a free agent by the Royals.David Cone at Baseball Reference December 8, 1992: Greg Gagne was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Greg Gagne at Baseball Reference December 9, 1992: Jeff Shaw and Tim Spehr were traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Mark Gardner and Doug Piatt.Doug Piatt at Baseball Reference January 27, 1993: Hubie Brooks was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Hubie Brooks at Baseball Reference February 22, 1993: Gregg Jefferies and Ed Gerald (minors) were traded by the Royals to the St. Louis Cardinals for Félix José and Craig Wilson.Félix José at Baseball Reference February 26, 1993: Scott Bailes was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bailesc01.shtml Scott Bailes Stats Regular season Season standings Kansas City Royals Record vs. opponents KC Notable transactions April 3, 1993: Scott Bailes was released by the Kansas City Royals. April 26, 1993: Mike Boddicker was purchased from the Royals by the Milwaukee Brewers.Mike Boddicker at Baseball Reference April 27, 1993: Tuffy Rhodes was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes at Baseball Reference June 3, 1993: Jacque Jones was drafted by the Royals in the 31st round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Jacque Jones at Baseball Reference June 14, 1993: Dave Stieb was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Dave Stieb at Baseball Reference June 19, 1993: Gary Gaetti was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Gary Gaetti at Baseball Reference July 30, 1993: Tuffy Rhodes was traded by the Royals to the Chicago Cubs as part of a 3-team trade. The New York Yankees sent John Habyan to the Royals. The Cubs sent Paul Assenmacher to the Yankees. July 30, 1993: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Greg Cadaret at Baseball Reference July 31, 1993: Dave Stieb was released by the Royals. July 31, 1993: Jon Lieber and Dan Miceli were traded by the Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Stan Belinda.Stan Belinda at Baseball Reference August 1, 1993: Owner Ewing Kauffman, responsible for bringing major league baseball to Kansas City, dies at age 76. Roster 1993 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers 55 Kevin Appier 50 Stan Belinda 29 Billy Brewer 51 Enrique Burgos 31 Greg Cadaret 17 David Cone 31 Frank DiPino 37 Mark Gardner 36 Tom Gordon 27 Jeff Granger 23 Mark Gubicza 41 John Habyan 33 Chris Haney 57 Mike Magnante 28 Rusty Meacham 21 Jeff Montgomery 35 Hipólito Pichardo 47 Dennis Rasmussen 38 Rick Reed 50 Bill Sampen Catchers 15 Mike Macfarlane 24 Brent Mayne 53 Nelson Santovenia Infielders  4 Gary Gaetti  7 Greg Gagne 48 Bob Hamelin 25 Phil Hiatt  6 David Howard 12 Wally Joyner 13 José Lind 16 Keith Miller 32 Rico Rossy  3 Terry Shumpert 19 Curtis Wilkerson  8 Craig Wilson Outfielders 30 Hubie Brooks 14 Chris Gwynn 34 Félix José 40 Kevin Koslofski 56 Brian McRae 22 Kevin McReynolds 26,51 Harvey Pulliam Other batters  5 George Brett Manager 11 Hal McRae Coaches 43 Steve Boros 44 Glenn Ezell 46 Guy Hansen 42 Bruce Kison 45 Lee May 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 Mike Macfarlane 117 388 106 .273 20 67 1B Wally Joyner 141 497 145 .292 15 65 2B José Lind 136 431 107 .248 0 37 3B Gary Gaetti 82 281 72 .256 14 46 SS Greg Gagne Greg Gagne (baseball) 159 540 151 .280 10 57 LF Kevin McReynolds 110 351 86 .245 11 42 CF Brian McRae 153 627 177 .282 12 69 RF Félix José 149 499 126 .253 6 43 DH George Brett George Brett 145 560 149 .266 19 75 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 Chris Gwynn 103 287 86 .300 1 25 Phil Hiatt 81 238 52 .218 7 36 Brent Mayne 71 205 52 .254 2 22 Hubie Brooks 75 168 48 .286 1 24 Keith Miller 37 108 18 .167 0 3 Rico Rossy 46 86 19 .221 2 12 Harvey Pulliam 27 62 16 .258 1 6 Craig Wilson Craig Wilson (third baseman, born 1964) 21 49 13 .265 1 3 Bob Hamelin 16 49 11 .224 2 5 Curt Wilkerson 12 28 4 .143 0 0 Kevin Koslofski 15 26 7 .269 1 2 David Howard 15 24 8 .333 0 2 Terry Shumpert 8 10 1 .100 0 0 Nelson Santovenia 4 8 1 .125 0 0 Pitching = 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 David Cone 34 254.0 11 14 3.33 191 Kevin Appier 34 238.2 18 8 2.56 186 Hipólito Pichardo 30 165.0 7 8 4.04 70 Chris Haney 23 124.0 9 9 6.02 65 Mark Gardner Mark Gardner (baseball) 17 91.2 4 6 6.19 54 Mike Magnante 7 35.1 1 2 4.08 16 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 Gordon 48 155.2 12 6 3.58 143 Mark Gubicza 49 104.1 5 8 4.66 80 Dennis Rasmussen 9 29.0 1 2 7.45 12 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 Jeff Montgomery 69 7 5 45 2.27 66 Billy Brewer 46 2 2 0 3.46 28 Stan Belinda 23 1 1 0 4.28 25 Bill Sampen 18 2 2 0 5.89 9 Rusty Meacham 15 2 2 0 5.57 13 Greg Cadaret 13 1 1 0 2.93 2 John Habyan 12 0 0 0 4.50 10 Frank DiPino 11 1 1 0 6.89 5 Enrique Burgos 5 0 1 0 9.00 6 Rick Reed 1 0 0 0 9.82 3 Jeff Granger 1 0 0 0 27.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Omaha Royals American Association Jeff Cox AA Memphis Chicks Southern League Tom Poquette A Wilmington Blue Rocks Carolina League Ron Johnson A Rockford Royals Midwest League Mike Jirschele A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League John Mizerock Rookie GCL Royals Gulf Coast League Bob HeroldJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 1993 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference 1993 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac Category:Kansas City Royals seasons Kansas City Royals season Kansas