1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season
1993 Los Angeles Dodgers | |
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Record | 81–81 (.500) |
Divisional place | 4th |
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Owner(s) | Peter O'Malley |
General manager(s) | Fred Claire |
Manager(s) | Tommy Lasorda |
Local television | KTLA (5) |
Local radio | KABC Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale, Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas KYPA Richard Choi |
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The 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 104th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 36th season in Los Angeles, California.
The team improved on the dismal 1992 season, finishing fourth in the Western Division of the National League. This was in part thanks to Rookie of the Year winner catcher Mike Piazza. Piazza set rookie records with 35 home runs and 112 RBI. He also hit two home runs on the last day of the season as the Dodgers knocked their longtime rival the Giants out of playoff contention with a 12-1 victory at Dodger Stadium.
To date, this is the only season in Dodger history where the team has finished at .500 and not above or below it.
Offseason[]
- November 17, 1992: Acquired Jody Reed from the Colorado Rockies for Rudy Seánez
- December 5, 1992: Cory Snyder was signed as a Free Agent.[1]
- December 24, 1992: Acquired Tim Wallach from the Montreal Expos for Tim Barker
- January 12, 1993: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent.[2]
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 | — |
Opening Day lineup[]
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Name | Position |
José Offerman | Shortstop |
Brett Butler | Center fielder |
Darryl Strawberry | Right fielder |
Eric Davis | Left fielder |
Tim Wallach | Third baseman |
Eric Karros | First baseman |
Mike Piazza | Catcher |
Jody Reed | Second baseman |
Orel Hershiser | Starting pitcher |
Notable transactions[]
- April 20, 1993: Ken Dayley was signed as a Free Agent.[3]
- May 17, 1993: Kevin Elster was released.[2]
- September 7, 1993: Acquired John DeSilva from the Detroit Tigers for Eric Davis[4]
Roster[]
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Starting Pitchers stats[]
Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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Orel Hershiser | 33 | 33 | 215.7 | 12-14 | 3.59 | 72 | 141 | 5 |
Tom Candiotti | 33 | 32 | 213.7 | 8-10 | 3.12 | 71 | 155 | 2 |
Kevin Gross | 33 | 32 | 202.3 | 13-13 | 4.14 | 74 | 150 | 3 |
Ramón Martínez | 32 | 32 | 211.7 | 10-12 | 3.44 | 104 | 127 | 4 |
Pedro Astacio | 31 | 31 | 186.3 | 14-9 | 3.57 | 68 | 122 | 3 |
Relief Pitchers stats[]
Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
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Jim Gott | 62 | 0 | 77.7 | 4-8 | 2.32 | 17 | 67 | 25 |
Pedro Martínez | 65 | 2 | 107.0 | 10-5 | 2.61 | 57 | 119 | 2 |
Roger McDowell | 54 | 0 | 68.0 | 5-3 | 2.25 | 30 | 27 | 2 |
Omar Daal | 47 | 0 | 35.3 | 2-3 | 5.09 | 21 | 19 | 0 |
Ricky Trlicek | 41 | 0 | 64.0 | 1-2 | 4.08 | 21 | 41 | 1 |
Todd Worrell | 35 | 0 | 38.7 | 1-1 | 6.05 | 11 | 31 | 5 |
Steve Wilson | 25 | 0 | 25.7 | 1-0 | 4.56 | 14 | 23 | 1 |
Kip Gross | 10 | 0 | 15.0 | 0-0 | 0.60 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Rod Nichols | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0-1 | 5.68 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
John DeSilva | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0-0 | 6.75 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Batting Stats[]
Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
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Mike Piazza | C | 149 | 547 | .318 | 81 | 174 | 35 | 112 | 3 |
Carlos Hernández | C | 50 | 99 | .253 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Eric Karros | 1B | 158 | 619 | .247 | 74 | 153 | 23 | 80 | 0 |
Jody Reed | 2B | 132 | 445 | .276 | 48 | 123 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
José Offerman | SS | 158 | 590 | .269 | 77 | 159 | 1 | 62 | 30 |
Tim Wallach | 3B/1B | 133 | 477 | .222 | 42 | 106 | 12 | 62 | 0 |
|Lenny Harris | 2B/SS/3B/OF | 107 | 160 | .238 | 20 | 38 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
Dave Hansen | 3B | 84 | 105 | .362 | 13 | 38 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
Mike Sharperson | 2B/SS/3B/1B/OF | 73 | 90 | .256 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Rafael Bournigal | 2B | 8 | 18 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Eric Davis | OF | 108 | 376 | .234 | 57 | 88 | 14 | 53 | 33 |
Brett Butler | CF | 156 | 607 | .298 | 80 | 181 | 1 | 42 | 39 |
Cory Snyder | OF | 143 | 516 | .266 | 61 | 137 | 11 | 56 | 4 |
Henry Rodríguez | OF | 76 | 176 | .222 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 23 | 1 |
Mitch Webster | OF | 88 | 172 | .244 | 26 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
Darryl Strawberry | OF | 32 | 100 | .140 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Raúl Mondesí | RF | 42 | 86 | .291 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Billy Ashley | LF | 14 | 37 | .243 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Goodwin | OF | 30 | 17 | .294 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Jerry Brooks | OF | 9 | 9 | .222 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1993 Awards[]
- 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Mike Piazza reserve
- Rookie of the Year Award
- Mike Piazza
- Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
- Mike Piazza
- Pedro Martínez
- Silver Slugger Award
- Mike Piazza
- Orel Hershiser
- TSN Rookie of the Year Award
- Mike Piazza
- TSN National League All-Star
- Mike Piazza
- Player of the Week
- Mike Piazza (Apr. 26 – May 2)
- Mike Piazza (June 14–20)
- Mike Piazza (May 16–22)
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Bill Russell |
AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Glenn Hoffman |
High A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Rick Dempsey |
High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Joe Vavra |
A-Short Season | Yakima Bears | Northwest League | John Shoemaker |
Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Jon Debus |
Rookie | DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers/Angels |
Dominican Summer League |
Major League Baseball Draft[]
The Dodgers selected 57 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their second round pick as a result of signing free agent pitcher Todd Worrell.
With the second overall pick in the draft the Dodgers selected right-handed pitcher Darren Dreifort from Wichita State University. Dreifort became one of only a select few players to make his professional debut in the Majors, without first appearing in a minor league game. He would play nine years in the Majors (all of them with the Dodgers), though serious injuries caused him to miss two full seasons and ultimately ended his career. His record was 48-60 with a 4.36 ERA in 274 games (113 starts).
In the 25th round, they selected catcher Paul Lo Duca from Arizona State University. In 11 seasons (seven with the Dodgers), he hit .286 with 80 homers and 481 RBIs while being a four time All-Star. LoDuca would later be mentioned in the Mitchell Report, which claimed that he had used human growth hormone (HGH) throughout his career and in fact contributed to other members of the Dodgers also using HGH.
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References[]
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/snydeco02.shtml[bare URL]
- ^ a b https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/elsteke01.shtml[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dayleke01.shtml[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml[bare URL]
- ^ 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
External links[]
- Los Angeles Dodgers seasons
- 1993 Major League Baseball season
- 1993 in sports in California