1993 Major League Baseball season

none February 2024 1993 1993 MLB season Major League Baseball Baseball April 5 – October 23, 1993 162 28 CBSESPN Draft 1993 Major League Baseball draft Alex Rodriguez List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks Seattle Mariners Regular Season AL: Frank Thomas (CWS)NL: Barry Bonds (SF) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Postseason 1993 Major League Baseball postseason AL 1993 American League Championship Series Toronto Blue Jays Chicago White Sox NL 1993 National League Championship Series Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves World Series 1993 World Series Toronto Blue Jays Philadelphia Phillies Paul Molitor (TOR) World Series Most Valuable Player Award List of Major League Baseball seasons MLB 1992 Major League Baseball season 1992 1994 Major League Baseball season 1994 thumb|right|alt=1993 Baltimore Orioles #35 Mike Mussina alternate jersey|1993 Baltimore Orioles #35 Mike Mussina alternate jersey The 1993 Major League Baseball season was the final season of two-division play in each league, before central divisions were added the following season, giving both the National League (NL) and American League (AL) three divisions each. Also, it was the last season of the four-team playoff, which was expanded to eight teams the following season that featured the three division winners and the Wild Card (the highest ranked non-division winner.) Sixteen years after the AL expanded from 12 to 14 teams, the NL finally followed suit, with the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins (now the Miami Marlins) joining the NL. As a result, it was the first season since 1976 that both leagues had the same number of teams. The Toronto Blue Jays capped off the season by winning their second consecutive World Series title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The World Series was clinched when, in one of the most famous moments in baseball history, Joe Carter hit a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 to seal the victory. Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Reggie Jackson 1993 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Baseball Writers' Association of America AwardsBBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican LeagueRookie of the YearMike Piazza (LAD)Tim Salmon (CAL)Cy Young AwardGreg Maddux (ATL)Jack McDowell (CWS)Manager of the YearDusty Baker (SF)Gene Lamont (CWS)Most Valuable PlayerBarry Bonds (SF)Frank Thomas (CWS)Gold Glove AwardsPositionNational LeagueAmerican LeaguePitcherGreg Maddux (ATL)Mark Langston (CAL)CatcherKirt Manwaring (SF)Iván Rodríguez (TEX)First BasemanMark Grace (CHC)Don Mattingly (NYY)Second BasemanRobby Thompson (SF)Roberto Alomar (TOR)Third BasemanMatt Williams (SF)Robin Ventura (CWS)ShortstopJay Bell (PIT)Omar Vizquel (SEA)OutfieldersBarry Bonds (SF)Kenny Lofton (CLE)Larry Walker (MON)Devon White (TOR)Marquis Grissom (MON)Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA)Silver Slugger AwardsPitcher/Designated HitterOrel Hershiser (LAD)Paul Molitor (TOR)CatcherMike Piazza (LAD)Mike Stanley (NYY)First BasemanFred McGriff (SD, ATL)Frank Thomas (CWS)Second BasemanRobby Thompson (SF)Carlos Baerga (CLE)Third BasemanMatt Williams (SF)Wade Boggs (NYY)ShortstopJay Bell (PIT)Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL)OutfieldersBarry Bonds (SF)Albert Belle (CLE)Lenny Dykstra (PHI)Juan González (TEX)David Justice (ATL)Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA) Other awards Outstanding Designated Hitter Award: Paul Molitor (TOR) Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Barry Larkin (CIN) Rolaids Relief Man Award: Jeff Montgomery (KC, AL); Randy Myers (CHC, NL) Player of the Month Month American League National League April John Olerud Barry Bonds May Paul Molitor Jeff Bagwell June John Olerud Andrés Galarraga July Rafael Palmeiro Fred McGriff August Frank Thomas Tony Gwynn September Chris Hoiles Andrés Galarraga Pitcher of the Month Month American League National League April Jimmy Key Ken Hill May Danny Darwin Tommy Greene June Rick Aguilera Chris HammondDarryl Kile July Fernando Valenzuela Bill Swift August Bill Gullickson Greg Maddux September Wilson Álvarez John Wetteland Statistical leaders Statistic American League National League AVG John Olerud TOR .363 Andrés Galarraga COL .370 HR Juan González TEX 46 Barry Bonds SF 46 RBI Albert Belle CLE 129 Barry Bonds SF 123 Wins Jack McDowell CWS 22 John Burkett SF 22 ERA Kevin Appier KC 2.56 Greg Maddux ATL 2.36 SO Randy Johnson SEA 308 José Rijo CIN 227 SV Jeff Montgomery KCDuane Ward TOR 45 Randy Myers CHC 53 SB Kenny Lofton CLE 70 Chuck Carr FLA 58 Standings start American League Toronto Blue JaysChicago White Sox break National League Philadelphia PhilliesAtlanta Braves end Postseason 1993 Major League Baseball postseason Bracket League Championship Series(ALCS, NLCS) World Series East Toronto West Chicago White Sox 4 2 East Philadelphia West Atlanta 4 2 AL Toronto NL Philadelphia 4 2 Managers American League Team Manager CommentsBaltimore OriolesJohnny OatesBoston Red SoxButch HobsonCalifornia AngelsBuck RodgersChicago White SoxGene LamontWon American League WestCleveland IndiansMike HargroveDetroit TigersSparky AndersonKansas City RoyalsHal McRaeMilwaukee BrewersPhil GarnerMinnesota TwinsTom KellyNew York YankeesBuck ShowalterOakland AthleticsTony La RussaSeattle MarinersLou PiniellaTexas RangersKevin KennedyToronto Blue JaysCito GastonWon World Series National League Team Manager CommentsAtlanta BravesBobby CoxWon National League WestChicago CubsJim LefebvreCincinnati RedsTony PérezReplaced during the season by Davey JohnsonColorado RockiesDon BaylorExpansion teamFlorida MarlinsRene LachemannExpansion teamHouston AstrosArt HoweLos Angeles DodgersTommy LasordaMontreal ExposFelipe AlouNew York MetsJeff TorborgReplaced during the season by Dallas GreenPhiladelphia PhilliesJim FregosiWon the National League pennantPittsburgh PiratesJim LeylandSt. Louis CardinalsJoe TorreSan Diego PadresJim RigglemanSan Francisco GiantsDusty Baker Milestones Batters Carlos Baerga (CLE): Became the first player to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same inning on April 8.Pellowski Michael J The Little Giant Books of Baseball Facts 2007 Sterling Publishing Co United States 9781402742736 352 registration https://archive.org/details/littlegiantbooko0000pell/page/352 Carlton Fisk (CWS): In his final MLB season, set the record for most games caught, surpassing Bob Boone on June 22.Carlton Fisk breaks MLB record for most games caught 03/10/2016 https://www.mlb.com/video/fisk-breaks-bob-boone-s-record-c548277583 2026-05-18 MLB.com en1993-06-23 Fisk Endures, Breaks Record With No. 2,226 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-23-sp-6236-story.html 2026-05-18 Los Angeles Times Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA): Tied a major league record by becoming the third player and second AL player to hit home runs in eight consecutive games between July 20 and 28.Eagle Ed Most consecutive games with a home run https://www.mlb.com/news/consecutive-home-run-games-c265322182 2026-04-28 MLB.com en Dave Winfield (MIN): Became the 19th member of the 3,000-hit club with a single in the ninth inning against the California Angels on September 16.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/winfida01.shtml Dave Winfield Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com Sports Reference July 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110430123008/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/winfida01.shtml April 30, 2011 live mdy-allLAA@MIN: Winfield collects his 3,000th career hit 09/16/1993 https://www.mlb.com/video/winfield-s-3000th-hit-c19996141 2026-04-27 MLB.com en Pitchers Nolan Ryan (TEX): Set a major league record for most career strikeouts at 5,714, when Ryan struck out Greg Myers of the California Angels struck out in the fifth inning on September 17.Nolan Ryan 1993 Pitching Game Logs https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=ryanno01&t=p&year=1993 2026-04-27 Baseball-Reference.com enTexas Rangers vs California Angels Box Score: September 17, 1993 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL199309170.shtml 2026-04-27 Baseball-Reference.com en Home field attendance and payroll Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gameEst. payroll%± Percent changeColorado Rockieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/attend.shtml Colorado Rockies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com674,483,35055,350$10,353,500Toronto Blue Jayshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/attend.shtml Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com95 −1.0%4,057,9470.7%50,098$47,279,1665.6%Atlanta Braveshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com1046.1%3,884,72026.2%47,960$41,641,41720.3%Baltimore Orioleshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com85 −4.5%3,644,9652.2%45,000$29,096,50021.8%Los Angeles Dodgershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8128.6%3,170,39328.2%39,141$39,440,999 −11.9%Philadelphia Phillieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com9738.6%3,137,67462.8%38,737$28,538,33416.5%Florida Marlinshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/attend.shtml Florida Marlins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com643,064,84737,838$19,330,545St. Louis Cardinalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com874.8%2,844,97717.6%35,123$23,367,334 −15.3%Chicago Cubshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com847.7%2,653,76324.8%32,363$39,386,66632.0%San Francisco Giantshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com10343.1%2,606,35467.0%32,177$35,159,0006.0%Chicago White Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com949.3%2,581,091 −3.7%31,865$39,696,16631.6%Cincinnati Redshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com73 −18.9%2,453,2325.9%30,287$44,879,66634.2%Boston Red Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com809.6%2,422,021 −1.9%29,901$37,120,583 −14.9%New York Yankeeshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8815.8%2,416,94238.2%29,839$42,723,00013.5%Texas Rangershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/attend.shtml Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8611.7%2,244,6162.1%27,711$36,376,95920.7%Cleveland Indianshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com760.0%2,177,90877.9%26,888$18,561,00098.0%Houston Astroshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/attend.shtml Houston Astros Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com854.9%2,084,61872.1%25,736$30,210,50096.1%California Angelshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/attend.shtml Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com71 −1.4%2,057,460 −0.4%25,401$28,588,334 −17.7%Seattle Marinershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/attend.shtml Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8228.1%2,052,63824.3%25,341$33,646,33344.4%Minnesota Twinshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com71 −21.1%2,048,673 −17.5%25,292$28,217,9330.7%Oakland Athleticshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com68 −29.2%2,035,025 −18.4%25,124$37,812,333 −7.9%Detroit Tigershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8513.3%1,971,42138.4%24,339$38,150,16539.6%Kansas City Royalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/attend.shtml Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8416.7%1,934,5783.6%23,884$41,455,16722.3%New York Metshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/attend.shtml New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com59 −18.1%1,873,1835.3%23,126$39,043,667 −12.5%Milwaukee Brewershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/attend.shtml Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com69 −25.0%1,688,080 −9.1%20,840$23,806,834 −23.2%Pittsburgh Pirateshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com75 −21.9%1,650,593 −9.8%20,378$24,822,467 −26.9%Montreal Exposhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/attend.shtml Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com948.0%1,641,437 −1.7%20,265$18,899,33319.4%San Diego Padreshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/attend.shtml San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com61 −25.6%1,375,432 −20.1%16,981$25,511,333 −5.0% Television coverage This was the final season under MLB's four-year deals with CBS and ESPN. While ESPN renewed its contract, CBS declined. MLB would then form The Baseball Network, a joint venture with ABC and NBC to replace CBS in televising games on broadcast television. Network Day of week Announcers CBS Saturday afternoons Sean McDonough, Tim McCarver, Greg Gumbel, Jim Kaat ESPN Sunday nightsTuesday nightsWednesday nightsFriday nights Jon Miller, Joe Morgan List of ESPN Major League Baseball broadcasters See also 1993 in baseball (Events, Movies, Births, Deaths) 1993 Nippon Professional Baseball season References External links 1993 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Category:Major League Baseball seasons