1993 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1993 Cincinnati Reds season was the team's last as members of the National League West, finishing in fifth 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]

1993 Cincinnati Reds
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkRiverfront Stadium
CityCincinnati
Record73–89 (.451)
Divisional place5th
OwnersMarge Schott
General managersJim Bowden
ManagersTony Pérez, Davey Johnson
TelevisionWLWT
(Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh)
SportsChannel Cincinnati
(Gordy Coleman, George Grande)
RadioWLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
← 1992 Seasons 1994 →

Major League Baseball's executive council decided to prevent owner Marge Schott from exercising day-to-day oversight of the Reds during the 1993 season, while still leaving major financial decisions to her.[3] This was a response to several November 1992 accounts of Schott racially and ethnically slurring players and business associates, and praising the early efforts of Adolf Hitler.[3]

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 104 58 .642 51‍–‍30 53‍–‍28
San Francisco Giants 103 59 .636 1 50‍–‍31 53‍–‍28
Houston Astros 85 77 .525 19 44‍–‍37 41‍–‍40
Los Angeles Dodgers 81 81 .500 23 41‍–‍40 40‍–‍41
Cincinnati Reds 73 89 .451 31 41‍–‍40 32‍–‍49
Colorado Rockies 67 95 .414 37 39‍–‍42 28‍–‍53
San Diego Padres 61 101 .377 43 34‍–‍47 27‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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

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Roster

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1993 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 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

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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
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

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bobby Ayala 43 98.0 7 10 5.60 65

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
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

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Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Marc Bombard
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Pat Kelly
A Winston-Salem Spirits Carolina League Mark Berry
A Charleston Wheelers South Atlantic League Tom Nieto
Rookie Princeton Reds Appalachian League Tom Dunbar
Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Donnie Scott

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Billings[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Uniforms | History | Cincinnati Reds". mlb.com. MLB. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Goldstein, Richard (March 2, 2004), "Marge Schott, Owner of Cincinnati Reds, Dies", The New York Times website, archived from the original on September 26, 2020, retrieved May 14, 2024, The uproar over Mrs. Schott's remarks prompted baseball's leadership to suspend her from day-to-day oversight of the Reds for the 1993 season.
  4. ^ Roberto Kelly page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ a b Greg Cadaret page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Norm Charlton page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Scott Coolbaugh page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ John Smiley page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ a b Willie Cañate page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Troy Afenir page at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ a b Jeff Kaiser page at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ Juan Samuel page at Baseball Reference
  14. ^ Bill Doran page at Baseball-Reference
  15. ^ Jeff Reardon page at Baseball Reference
  16. ^ Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference
  17. ^ a b Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference
  18. ^ Steve Carter page at Baseball-Reference
  19. ^ a b Scott Service page at Baseball Reference
  20. ^ Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
  21. ^ Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
  22. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007