1993 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1993 Cincinnati Reds season was the team's last as members of the NL West, finishing in 5th place. The team introduced new uniforms, being the last in MLB to abandon the 1970s/80s pullover jersey/beltless pants combo; the new look reintroduced sleeveless vests and a pinstriped cap; this look would hold until 1998.[1][2]
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Record | 73–89 (.451) |
Divisional place | 5th |
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Owners | Marge Schott |
General managers | Jim Bowden |
Managers | Tony Pérez, Davey Johnson |
Local television | WLWT (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh) SportsChannel Cincinnati (Gordy Coleman, George Grande) |
Local radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) |
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Offseason
- November 3, 1992: Paul O'Neill and Joe DeBerry (minors) were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Roberto Kelly.[3]
- November 6, 1992: Greg Cadaret was purchased by the Reds from the New York Yankees.[4]
- November 17, 1992: Norm Charlton was traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Kevin Mitchell.[5]
- November 18, 1992: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the Reds.[6]
- November 25, 1992: Gary Varsho was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[7]
- December 1, 1992: John Smiley was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[8]
- December 7, 1992: Willie Cañate was drafted by the Reds from the Cleveland Indians in the 1992 rule 5 draft.[9]
- December 10, 1992: Troy Afenir was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[10]
- December 10, 1992: Jeff Kaiser was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[11]
- December 11, 1992: Juan Samuel was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[12]
- January 13, 1993: Bill Doran was purchased from the Reds by the Milwaukee Brewers.[13]
- January 19, 1993: Jeff Reardon was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[14]
- January 22, 1993: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[15]
- February 1, 1993: Randy Milligan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[16]
- Before 1993 season: Steve Carter was acquired by the Reds from the Detroit Tigers.[17]
Regular season
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 104 | 58 | 0.642 | — | 51–30 | 53–28 |
San Francisco Giants | 103 | 59 | 0.636 | 1 | 50–31 | 53–28 |
Houston Astros | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 19 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 23 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 31 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
Colorado Rockies | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 37 | 39–42 | 28–53 |
San Diego Padres | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 43 | 34–47 | 27–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 10–3 | 13–0 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | |||
Chicago | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–8–1 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 | |||
Cincinnati | 3–10 | 5–7 | — | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 2–11 | 5–7 | |||
Colorado | 0–13 | 4–8 | 4–9 | — | 7–5 | 11–2 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 3–10 | 5–7 | |||
Florida | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 4–9 | |||
Houston | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 9–3 | — | 9–4 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | |||
Los Angeles | 5–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | |||
Montreal | 5–7 | 8–5–1 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 7–6 | |||
New York | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 1–11 | 4–8 | 4–9 | — | 3–10 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | |||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 | |||
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 6–7 | — | 9–3 | 5–7 | 4–9 | |||
San Diego | 4–9 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 3–10 | 7–5 | |||
San Francisco | 6–7 | 6–6 | 11–2 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–3 | — | 4–8 | |||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1993: Willie Cañate was purchased from the Reds by the Toronto Blue Jays.[9]
- April 23, 1993: Jeff Kaiser was selected off waivers from the Reds by the New York Mets.[11]
- June 28, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Colorado Rockies.[18]
- July 7, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Colorado Rockies.[18]
- July 12, 1991: Steve Carter was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for Jack Daugherty.[19]
- July 26, 1993: Greg Cadaret was released by the Reds.[4]
- July 31, 1993: Tim Belcher was traded by the Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Ruffin and Jeff Pierce.[20]
- August 17, 1993: Randy Milligan was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Thomas Howard.[16]
Roster
Player stats
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 |
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C | Joe Oliver | 139 | 482 | 115 | .239 | 14 | 75 |
1B | Hal Morris | 101 | 379 | 120 | .317 | 7 | 49 |
2B | Juan Samuel | 103 | 261 | 60 | .230 | 4 | 26 |
SS | Barry Larkin | 100 | 384 | 121 | .315 | 8 | 51 |
3B | Chris Sabo | 148 | 552 | 143 | .259 | 21 | 82 |
LF | Kevin Mitchell | 93 | 323 | 110 | .341 | 19 | 64 |
CF | Roberto Kelly | 78 | 320 | 102 | .319 | 9 | 35 |
RF | Reggie Sanders | 138 | 496 | 136 | .274 | 20 | 83 |
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 |
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Jeff Branson | 125 | 381 | 92 | .241 | 3 | 22 |
Bip Roberts | 83 | 292 | 70 | .240 | 1 | 18 |
Jacob Brumfield | 103 | 272 | 73 | .268 | 6 | 23 |
Randy Milligan | 83 | 234 | 64 | .274 | 6 | 29 |
Thomas Howard | 38 | 141 | 39 | .277 | 4 | 13 |
Tim Costo | 31 | 98 | 22 | .224 | 3 | 12 |
Gary Varsho | 77 | 95 | 22 | .232 | 2 | 11 |
Dan Wilson | 36 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 0 | 8 |
Brian Dorsett | 25 | 63 | 16 | .254 | 2 | 12 |
Cecil Espy | 40 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 0 | 5 |
Jack Daugherty | 46 | 59 | 13 | .220 | 2 | 9 |
Greg Tubbs | 35 | 59 | 11 | .186 | 1 | 2 |
Willie Greene | 15 | 50 | 8 | .160 | 2 | 5 |
Keith Kessinger | 11 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 1 | 3 |
César Hernández | 27 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Koelling | 7 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Gregg | 10 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Gordon | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Hughes | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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José Rijo | 36 | 257.1 | 14 | 9 | 2.48 | 227 |
Tim Pugh | 31 | 164.1 | 10 | 15 | 5.26 | 94 |
Tim Belcher | 22 | 137.0 | 9 | 6 | 4.47 | 101 |
Tom Browning | 21 | 114.0 | 7 | 7 | 4.74 | 53 |
John Smiley | 18 | 105.2 | 3 | 9 | 5.62 | 60 |
John Roper | 16 | 80.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.63 | 54 |
Larry Luebbers | 14 | 77.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.54 | 38 |
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 |
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Bobby Ayala | 43 | 98.0 | 7 | 10 | 5.60 | 65 |
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 |
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Rob Dibble | 45 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 6.48 | 49 |
Jeff Reardon | 58 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4.09 | 35 |
Jerry Spradlin | 37 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.49 | 24 |
Greg Cadaret | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.96 | 23 |
Kevin Wickander | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 20 |
Scott Service | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.70 | 40 |
Johnny Ruffin | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.58 | 30 |
Milt Hill | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 23 |
Bill Landrum | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.74 | 14 |
Steve Foster | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.75 | 16 |
Ross Powell | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.41 | 17 |
Chris Bushing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 3 |
Scott Ruskin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Mike Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.56 | 4 |
Dwayne Henry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 |
Jeff Kaiser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 4 |
Awards and honors
- Barry Larkin, Shortstop, Roberto Clemente Award
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Billings[21]
References
- "Uniforms | History | Cincinnati Reds". mlb.com. MLB. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- Rosencrans, C. Trent (November 9, 2018). "Red pants, squatchees and cig pockets: Reviewing the finer points of the Reds' 15 throwback uniforms". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- Roberto Kelly page at Baseball Reference
- Greg Cadaret page at Baseball Reference
- Norm Charlton page at Baseball Reference
- Scott Coolbaugh page at Baseball Reference
- Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference
- John Smiley page at Baseball Reference
- Willie Cañate page at Baseball Reference
- Troy Afenir page at Baseball Reference
- Jeff Kaiser page at Baseball Reference
- Juan Samuel page at Baseball Reference
- Bill Doran page at Baseball-Reference
- Jeff Reardon page at Baseball Reference
- Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference
- Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference
- Steve Carter page at Baseball-Reference
- Scott Service page at Baseball Reference
- Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
- Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007