1993 in baseball

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The following are the events of the year 1993 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball.

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See also

Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro League baseball Japanese baseball 1993 in sports

Sources

Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime The Deadball Era

Contents 1 Major League Baseball Final Standings 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Deaths

Major League Baseball Final Standings

American League Rank Club Wins Losses Win % EAST 1st Toronto Blue Jays 95 67 .586 2nd New York Yankees 88 74 .543 3rd Baltimore Orioles 85 77 .525 3rd Detroit Tigers 85 77 .525 5th Boston Red Sox 80 82 .494 6th Cleveland Indians 76 86 .469 7th Milwaukee Brewers 69 93 .426 WEST 1st Chicago White Sox 94 68 .580 2nd Texas Rangers 86 76 .531 3rd Kansas City Royals 84 78 .519 4th Seattle Mariners 82 80 .506 5th California Angels 71 91 .438 5th Minnesota Twins 71 91 .438 7th Oakland Athletics 68 94 .420

National League Rank Club Wins Losses Win % EAST 1st Philadelphia Phillies 97 65 .599 2nd Montréal Expos 94 68 .580 3rd St. Louis Cardinals 87 75 .537 4th Chicago Cubs 84 78 .519 5th Pittsburgh Pirates 75 87 .463 6th Florida Marlins 64 98 .395 7th New York Mets 59 103 .364 WEST 1st Atlanta Braves 104 58 .642 2nd San Francisco Giants 103 59 .636 3rd Houston Astros 85 77 .525 4th Los Angeles Dodgers 81 81 .500 5th Cincinnati Reds 73 89 .451 6th Colorado Rockies 67 95 .414 7th San Diego Padres 61 101 .377

Events

• January - Reggie Jackson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, receiving 94% of the vote.

• March 22 - On an off-day during spring training, Cleveland Indians pitchers Bob Ojeda, Tim Crews, and Steve Olin are fishing on a rented 18-foot bass boat when the vessel strikes a dock at high speed, killing Olin and Crews. They are the first active major leaguers to die since Thurman Munson in 1979. Ojeda is seriously injured but survives.

• July 14 - The American League defeats the National League, 9-3, in the All-Star Game. Kirby Puckett, Roberto Alomar and Gary Sheffield hit home runs, while the victory goes to Jack McDowell. Craig Biggio is at second base for the NL: last year he was on the team as a catcher, the first player ever to make it at those two positions. A highlight of the game is Randy Johnson firing a 95-MPH fastball over John Kruk's head. Kruk bails out on the next two pitches, saying afterwards, he's going to kill somebody."

• September 4:
  • Jim Abbott of the New York Yankees no-hits the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium, 4-0. Abbott, who was born without a right hand, becomes the first Yankee in a decade to throw a no-hitter.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies lose to the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 6-5. In doing so, they set a new National League record by not being shut out in 151 consecutive games. The major league mark of 308 is held by the Yankees.

• September 22:
  • Pitcher Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers faced just three Seattle batters before hurting his right elbow. Ryan finished his career with 324 wins, 5,714 strikeouts and seven no-hitters.
  • The Colorado Rockies played their final home of their inaugural season and finished with a major league home attendance record. The Rockies played before 4,483,350 fans.

• October 23 - In a dramatic finish, Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays homers off of reliever Mitch Williams with two runners on base in the bottom of the 9th inning to give Toronto an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and the 1993 World Series championship. Lenny Dykstra hits his fourth homer of the Series for the Phillies. Paul Molitor is named the World Series MVP.

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Frank Thomas (AL)
  • Barry Bonds (NL)

• Cy Young
  • Jack McDowell (AL)
  • Greg Maddux (NL)

• Rookie of the Year
  • Tim Salmon (AL)
  • Mike Piazza (NL)

• Manager of the Year
  • Gene Lamont (AL)
  • Dusty Baker (NL)

Deaths

• January 21 - Charlie Gehringer, 89, second baseman for the Detroit Tigers from 1924 to 1942 and a Hall of Famer, nicknamed "The Mechanical Man" for his smooth, consistent play.

• February 10 - Rip Repulski, 65, an outfielder who played for the Cardinals, Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Red Sox in the 1950s and 1960s.

• March 22 - Tim Crews, 31, relief pitcher for the Dodgers and the Cleveland Indians.

• March 22 - Steve Olin, 27, relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians.

• April 21 - Hal Schumaker, 82, the right-handed pitching counterpart of left-hander Carl Hubbell on three pennant-winning New York Giants’ teams in the 1930s.

• April 23 - Matt Koenig, 88, a shortstop who was the last survivor from the 1927 New York Yankees team featuring “Murderers’ Row”, which included Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

• June 1 - Johnny Mize, 80, a home run slugger and Hall of Famer who played for the Cardinals and Yankees between the 1930s and 1950s

• June 26 - Roy Campanella, 71, a Hall of Fame catcher whose career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was cut short by an automobile accident that left him paralized.

• July 3 - Don Drysdale, 56, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers during 14 major league seasons.

• September 12 - Granny Hamner, 66, the shortstop on the Phillies Whiz Kids team of 1950 and a National League All-Star from 1952-54.

• September 15 - Ethan Allen, 89, a major league outfielder for Cincinnati, NY Giants, Cardinals, Phillies, Cubs and St. Louis Browns, who later coached Yale baseball teams whose players included former President George H. W. Bush.

• November 12 - Bill Dickey, 86, a Hall of Fame catcher and a member of the Yankees as a player, manager and coach during four decades.