1993_Boston_Red_Sox_season
1993 Boston Red Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1993 Boston Red Sox season was the 93rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, 15 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays, who went on to win the 1993 World Series.
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League | American League | |||
Division | East | |||
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
Record | 80–82 (.494) | |||
Divisional place | 5th (15 GB) | |||
Owners | JRY Trust, Haywood Sullivan | |||
President | John Harrington | |||
General manager | Lou Gorman | |||
Manager | Butch Hobson | |||
Television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy) | |||
Radio | WRKO (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez, Mike Fornieles) | |||
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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- December 1, 1992: Scott Fletcher was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[1]
- December 8, 1992: Scott Bankhead was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
- December 9, 1992: Andre Dawson was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[2]
- December 9, 1992: Phil Plantier was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the San Diego Padres for Jose Melendez.
- January 18, 1993: Tony Fossas was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
- March 1, 1993: Jeff Russell was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
In a spring training game on April 2, 1993, Frank Viola and Cory Bailey combined on a no-hitter as the Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 10–0, at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida.[3]
Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref. | |||
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Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | ||
April | 13 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2nd | 2 | [5] |
May | 14 | 14 | 27 | 23 | 4th | 4 | [6] |
June | 11 | 16 | 38 | 39 | 5th | 9 | [7] |
July | 20 | 7 | 58 | 46 | 3rd | 1+1⁄2 | [8] |
August | 11 | 16 | 69 | 62 | 5th | 6+1⁄2 | [9] |
September | 11 | 17 | 80 | 79 | 5th | 14 | [10] |
October | 0 | 3 | 80 | 82 | 5th | 15 | [11] |
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 48–33 | 47–34 |
New York Yankees | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 7 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 10 | 48–33 | 37–44 |
Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 10 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Boston Red Sox | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 15 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 19 | 46–35 | 30–51 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 26 | 38–43 | 31–50 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
Boston | 7–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 |
California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 7–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
Chicago | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 10–3 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
Cleveland | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Milwaukee | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 3–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 2–10 |
New York | 7–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 |
Oakland | 2–10 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Texas | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1993: Ernest Riles was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[12]
- May 7, 1993: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[13]
- June 3, 1993: Trot Nixon was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round of the 1993 MLB draft. Player signed August 31, 1993.[14]
- June 3, 1993: Jeff Suppan was drafted by the Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1993 MLB draft. Player signed June 29, 1993.
- June 3, 1993: Lou Merloni was drafted by the Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1993 MLB draft. Player signed June 5, 1993.
- August 17, 1993: Iván Calderón was released by the Red Sox.
Opening Day lineup
5 | Scott Fletcher | 2B |
22 | Billy Hatcher | CF |
39 | Mike Greenwell | LF |
10 | Andre Dawson | RF |
42 | Mo Vaughn | 1B |
22 | Iván Calderón | DH |
34 | Scott Cooper | 3B |
6 | Tony Peña | C |
2 | Luis Rivera | SS |
21 | Roger Clemens | P |
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Alumni game
On May 29, the Red Sox held an old-timers game, themed to honor Negro league legends;[16] it was held before a scheduled home game with the Texas Rangers. Hitting instructor Mike Easler drove in both runs for the Red Sox alumni team in a 2–2 tie; other participants included César Cedeño, Jim Lonborg, and Roy White.[17]
Roster
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Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
Pinch runner
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Manager
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Batting
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 | Tony Pena | 126 | 304 | 55 | .181 | 4 | 19 |
1B | Mo Vaughn | 152 | 539 | 160 | .297 | 29 | 101 |
2B | Scott Fletcher | 121 | 480 | 137 | .285 | 5 | 45 |
3B | Scott Cooper | 156 | 468 | 147 | .279 | 9 | 63 |
SS | John Valentin | 144 | 468 | 130 | .278 | 11 | 66 |
LF | Mike Greenwell | 146 | 540 | 170 | .315 | 13 | 72 |
CF | Billy Hatcher | 136 | 508 | 146 | .287 | 9 | 57 |
RF | Carlos Quintana | 101 | 303 | 74 | .244 | 1 | 19 |
DH | Andre Dawson | 121 | 461 | 126 | .273 | 13 | 67 |
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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Bob Zupcic | 141 | 286 | 69 | .241 | 2 | 26 |
Iván Calderón | 73 | 213 | 47 | .221 | 1 | 19 |
Bob Melvin | 77 | 176 | 39 | .222 | 3 | 23 |
Rob Deer | 38 | 143 | 18 | .196 | 7 | 16 |
Ernie Riles | 94 | 143 | 27 | .189 | 5 | 20 |
Luis Rivera | 62 | 130 | 27 | .208 | 1 | 7 |
Tim Naehring | 39 | 127 | 42 | .331 | 1 | 17 |
Jeff McNeely | 21 | 37 | 11 | .297 | 0 | 1 |
Greg Blosser | 17 | 28 | 2 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
John Flaherty | 13 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 2 |
Jeff Richardson | 15 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 2 |
Steve Lyons | 28 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Ortiz | 9 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Byrd | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitching
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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Danny Darwin | 34 | 229.1 | 15 | 11 | 3.26 | 130 |
Roger Clemens | 29 | 191.2 | 11 | 14 | 4.46 | 160 |
Frank Viola | 29 | 183.2 | 11 | 8 | 3.14 | 91 |
John Dopson | 34 | 155.2 | 7 | 11 | 4.97 | 89 |
Aaron Sele | 18 | 111.2 | 7 | 2 | 2.74 | 93 |
Nate Minchey | 5 | 33.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.55 | 18 |
Relief and other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SV = Saves
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SV |
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Paul Quantrill | 49 | 138.0 | 6 | 12 | 3.91 | 1 |
Greg A. Harris | 80 | 112.1 | 6 | 7 | 3.77 | 8 |
Scott Bankhead | 40 | 64.1 | 2 | 1 | 3.50 | 0 |
Joe Hesketh | 28 | 53.1 | 3 | 4 | 5.06 | 1 |
Ken Ryan | 47 | 50.0 | 7 | 2 | 3.60 | 1 |
Jeff Russell | 51 | 46.2 | 1 | 4 | 2.70 | 33 |
Tony Fossas | 71 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.18 | 0 |
José Meléndez | 9 | 16.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | 0 |
Cory Bailey | 11 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.45 | 0 |
Scott Taylor | 16 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.18 | 0 |
- Danny Darwin – AL Pitcher of the Month (May)
- Scott Cooper, reserve 3B
The Fort Lauderdale Red Sox replaced the Winter Haven Red Sox as a Class A-Advanced affiliate. The Utica Blue Sox replaced the Elmira Pioneers as the Red Sox' Class A-Short Season affiliate.
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April: 13–9
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May: 14–14
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June: 11–16
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July: 20–7
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August: 11–16
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September/October: 11–20
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Reference:[20] |
- "1993 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- "Viola, Bailey combine on no-hitter". Chicago Tribune. April 3, 1993. pp. 4 (Section 3). Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "The 1993 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "1993 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- "Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1". Retrosheet. April 5, 1993. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Fenway Park through the Years [1993]: Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- "Sports in Short". The Post-Star. Glens Falls, New York. May 30, 1993. p. 26. Retrieved May 19, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- Boston Red Sox Official Yearbook. 1993. p. 67. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- "1993 Boston Red Sox Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.