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Sports season
1993 MLB season League Major League Baseball Sport Baseball Duration April 5 – October 23, 1993 Number of games 162 Number of teams 28 TV partner(s) CBS , ESPN Top draft pick Alex Rodriguez Picked by Seattle Mariners Season MVP AL : Frank Thomas (CHW )NL : Barry Bonds (SF )AL championsToronto Blue Jays AL runners-up Chicago White Sox NL championsPhiladelphia Phillies NL runners-up Atlanta Braves Champions Toronto Blue Jays Runners-up Philadelphia Phillies World Series MVP Paul Molitor (TOR )
The 1993 Major League Baseball season was the final season of two-division play in each league, before the Central Division was added the following season , giving both the NL and AL three divisions each.
Sixteen years after the American League expanded from 12 to 14 teams, the National League finally followed suit, with the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins (now the Miami Marlins ) joining the NL. It was also 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, Joe Carter hit a three-run walk-off home run in the 9th to seal the victory at home.
Awards and honors [ ]
Statistical leaders [ ]
Standings [ ]
American League [ ]
National League [ ]
Postseason [ ]
Bracket [ ]
Managers [ ]
American League [ ]
Team
Manager
Comments
Baltimore Orioles
Johnny Oates
Boston Red Sox
Butch Hobson
California Angels
Buck Rodgers
Chicago White Sox
Gene Lamont
Won American League West
Cleveland Indians
Mike Hargrove
Detroit Tigers
Sparky Anderson
Kansas City Royals
Hal McRae
Milwaukee Brewers
Phil Garner
Minnesota Twins
Tom Kelly
New York Yankees
Buck Showalter
Oakland Athletics
Tony La Russa
Seattle Mariners
Lou Piniella
Texas Rangers
Kevin Kennedy
Toronto Blue Jays
Cito Gaston
Won World Series
National League [ ]
Team
Manager
Comments
Atlanta Braves
Bobby Cox
Won National League West
Chicago Cubs
Jim Lefebvre
Cincinnati Reds
Tony Pérez
Replaced during the season by Davey Johnson
Colorado Rockies
Don Baylor
Expansion team
Florida Marlins
Rene Lachemann
Expansion team
Houston Astros
Art Howe
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tommy Lasorda
Montreal Expos
Felipe Alou
New York Mets
Jeff Torborg
Replaced during the season by Dallas Green
Philadelphia Phillies
Jim Fregosi
Won the National League pennant
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Leyland
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Torre
San Diego Padres
Jim Riggleman
San Francisco Giants
Dusty Baker
Home Field Attendance & Payroll [ ]
Team Name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per Game
Est. Payroll
%±
Colorado Rockies [1]
67
4,483,350
55,350
$10,353,500
Toronto Blue Jays [2]
95
-1.0%
4,057,947
0.7%
50,098
$47,279,166
5.6%
Atlanta Braves [3]
104
6.1%
3,884,720
26.2%
47,960
$41,641,417
20.3%
Baltimore Orioles [4]
85
-4.5%
3,644,965
2.2%
45,000
$29,096,500
21.8%
Los Angeles Dodgers [5]
81
28.6%
3,170,393
28.2%
39,141
$39,440,999
-11.9%
Philadelphia Phillies [6]
97
38.6%
3,137,674
62.8%
38,737
$28,538,334
16.5%
Florida Marlins [7]
64
3,064,847
37,838
$19,330,545
St. Louis Cardinals [8]
87
4.8%
2,844,977
17.6%
35,123
$23,367,334
-15.3%
Chicago Cubs [9]
84
7.7%
2,653,763
24.8%
32,363
$39,386,666
32.0%
San Francisco Giants [10]
103
43.1%
2,606,354
67.0%
32,177
$35,159,000
6.0%
Chicago White Sox [11]
94
9.3%
2,581,091
-3.7%
31,865
$39,696,166
31.6%
Cincinnati Reds [12]
73
-18.9%
2,453,232
5.9%
30,287
$44,879,666
34.2%
Boston Red Sox [13]
80
9.6%
2,422,021
-1.9%
29,901
$37,120,583
-14.9%
New York Yankees [14]
88
15.8%
2,416,942
38.2%
29,839
$42,723,000
13.5%
Texas Rangers [15]
86
11.7%
2,244,616
2.1%
27,711
$36,376,959
20.7%
Cleveland Indians [16]
76
0.0%
2,177,908
77.9%
26,888
$18,561,000
98.0%
Houston Astros [17]
85
4.9%
2,084,618
72.1%
25,736
$30,210,500
96.1%
California Angels [18]
71
-1.4%
2,057,460
-0.4%
25,401
$28,588,334
-17.7%
Seattle Mariners [19]
82
28.1%
2,052,638
24.3%
25,341
$33,646,333
44.4%
Minnesota Twins [20]
71
-21.1%
2,048,673
-17.5%
25,292
$28,217,933
0.7%
Oakland Athletics [21]
68
-29.2%
2,035,025
-18.4%
25,124
$37,812,333
-7.9%
Detroit Tigers [22]
85
13.3%
1,971,421
38.4%
24,339
$38,150,165
39.6%
Kansas City Royals [23]
84
16.7%
1,934,578
3.6%
23,884
$41,455,167
22.3%
New York Mets [24]
59
-18.1%
1,873,183
5.3%
23,126
$39,043,667
-12.5%
Milwaukee Brewers [25]
69
-25.0%
1,688,080
-9.1%
20,840
$23,806,834
-23.2%
Pittsburgh Pirates [26]
75
-21.9%
1,650,593
-9.8%
20,378
$24,822,467
-26.9%
Montreal Expos [27]
94
8.0%
1,641,437
-1.7%
20,265
$18,899,333
19.4%
San Diego Padres [28]
61
-25.6%
1,375,432
-20.1%
16,981
$25,511,333
-5.0%
Television coverage [ ]
Network
Day of week
Announcers
CBS
Saturday afternoons
Sean McDonough , Tim McCarver , Greg Gumbel , Jim Kaat
ESPN
Sunday nights Tuesday nightsWednesday nights Friday nights
Jon Miller , Joe Morgan
Events [ ]
April 8 – Carlos Baerga of the Cleveland Indians becomes the first player to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same inning.[29]
Oct 3 – George Brett plays his final game in his career, against the Texas Rangers . He ended his career by singling in his final at-bat.[30]
References [ ]
^ "Colorado Rockies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Florida Marlins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Books of Baseball Facts . United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352 . ISBN 9781402742736 .
^ "George Brett - BR Bullpen" . www.baseball-reference.com . Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
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