1993 Chicago Cubs season

1993 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersTribune Company
General managersLarry Himes
ManagersJim Lefebvre
TelevisionWGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
RadioWGN
(Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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A ticket for a 1993 game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs.

The 1993 Chicago Cubs season was the 122nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 118th in the National League and the 78th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 84–78. This was the first season where the player's names appeared on the back of the home jerseys. Prior to 1993, names had only been seen on the away jerseys since the 1979 season.

Offseason

  • December 2, 1992: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[1]
  • December 8, 1992: Dan Plesac was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[2]
  • December 9, 1992: Randy Myers signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[3]
  • December 18, 1992: Willie Wilson was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[4]
  • February 8, 1993: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[5]
  • March 28, 1993: Steve Lyons was released by the Chicago Cubs.[5]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 97 65 .599 — 52‍–‍29 45‍–‍36
Montreal Expos 94 68 .580 3 55‍–‍26 39‍–‍42
St. Louis Cardinals 87 75 .537 10 49‍–‍32 38‍–‍43
Chicago Cubs 84 78 .519 13 43‍–‍38 41‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates 75 87 .463 22 40‍–‍41 35‍–‍46
Florida Marlins 64 98 .395 33 35‍–‍46 29‍–‍52
New York Mets 59 103 .364 38 28‍–‍53 31‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

1993 National League record

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

  • June 1, 1993: Heathcliff Slocumb was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Jose Hernandez.[6]
  • June 3, 1993: Brooks Kieschnick was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed July 22, 1993.[7]
  • June 3, 1993: Steve Rain was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 1993.[8]
  • July 30, 1993: Karl Rhodes was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Kansas City Royals to the Chicago Cubs. The New York Yankees sent John Habyan to the Kansas City Royals. The Chicago Cubs sent Paul Assenmacher to the New York Yankees.[9]
  • August 19, 1993: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Candy Maldonado.[10]

Roster

1993 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
C Rick Wilkins 136 446 135 .303 30 73
1B Mark Grace 155 594 193 .325 14 98
2B Ryne Sandberg 117 456 141 .309 9 45
SS Rey Sánchez 105 344 97 .282 0 28
3B Steve Buechele 133 460 125 .272 15 65
LF Derrick May 128 465 137 .295 10 77
CF Willie Wilson 105 221 57 .258 1 11
RF Sammy Sosa 159 598 156 .261 33 93

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
José Vizcaíno 151 551 158 .287 4 54
Dwight Smith 111 310 93 .300 11 35
Kevin Roberson 62 180 34 .189 9 27
Candy Maldonado 70 140 26 .186 3 15
Steve Lake 44 120 27 .225 5 13
Eric Yelding 69 108 22 .204 1 10
Glenallen Hill 31 87 30 .345 10 22
Tuffy Rhodes 15 52 15 .288 3 7
Doug Jennings 42 52 13 .250 2 8
Tommy Shields 20 34 6 .176 0 1
Matt Walbeck 11 30 6 .200 1 6
Eduardo Zambrano 8 17 5 .294 0 2
Shawon Dunston 7 10 4 .400 0 2

Pitching

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
Mike Morgan 32 207.2 10 15 4.03 111
José Guzmán 30 191.0 12 10 4.34 163
Greg Hibbard 31 191.0 15 11 3.96 82
Mike Harkey 28 157.1 10 10 5.26 67
Frank Castillo 29 141.1 5 8 4.84 84
Steve Trachsel 3 19.2 0 2 4.58 14

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
José Bautista 58 111.2 10 3 2.82 63
Turk Wendell 7 22.2 1 2 4.37 15
William Brennan 8 15.0 2 1 4.20 11

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
Randy Myers 73 2 4 53 3.11 86
Bob Scanlan 70 4 5 0 4.54 44
Dan Plesac 57 2 1 0 4.74 47
Chuck McElroy 49 2 2 0 4.56 31
Paul Assenmacher 46 2 1 0 3.49 34
Shawn Boskie 39 5 3 0 3.43 39
Jim Bullinger 15 1 0 1 4.32 10
Heathcliff Slocumb 10 1 0 0 3.38 4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Iowa Cubs American Association Marv Foley
AA Orlando Cubs Southern League Tommy Jones
A Daytona Cubs Florida State League Bill Hayes
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Steve Roadcap
A-Short Season Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League Jerry Weinstein
Rookie Huntington Cubs Appalachian League Steve Kolinsky
Rookie GCL Cubs Gulf Coast League Butch Hughes

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Iowa[11]

References

  1. ^ Steve Lake Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ^ "Dan Plesac Stats".
  3. ^ Randy Myers Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ Willie Wilson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ a b Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  7. ^ "Brooks Kieschnick Stats".
  8. ^ "Steve Rain Stats".
  9. ^ "Tuffy Rhodes Stats".
  10. ^ Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  11. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997