1993 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | JRY Trust, Haywood Sullivan |
General manager(s) | Lou Gorman |
Manager(s) | Butch Hobson |
Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy) |
Local radio | WRKO (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez, Mike Fornieles) |
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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.
Contents
Offseason
- December 1, 1992: Scott Fletcher (baseball) 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.
Spring training
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 Phillies 10-0 at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida.[3]
Regular season
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
1993 American League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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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.[4]
- May 7, 1993: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[5]
- June 3, 1993: Trot Nixon was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed August 31, 1993.[6]
- June 3, 1993: Jeff Suppan was drafted by the Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 29, 1993.
- June 3, 1993: Lou Merloni was drafted by the Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 5, 1993.
- August 17, 1993: Ivan Calderon (baseball) was released by the Red Sox.
Opening Day Line Up
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 |
Alumni game
On May 29, the Red Sox held an old-timers game, themed to honor Negro League legends;[7] 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.[8]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Starters by position
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
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Greg Blosser | 17 | 28 | 2 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Byrd | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Iván Calderón | 73 | 213 | 47 | .221 | 1 | 19 |
Rob Deer | 38 | 143 | 18 | .196 | 7 | 16 |
John Flaherty | 13 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 2 |
Steve Lyons | 28 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff McNeely | 21 | 37 | 11 | .297 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Melvin | 77 | 176 | 39 | .222 | 3 | 23 |
Tim Naehring | 39 | 127 | 42 | .331 | 1 | 17 |
Luis Ortiz | 9 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Jeff Richardson | 15 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 2 |
Ernie Riles | 94 | 143 | 27 | .189 | 5 | 20 |
Luis Rivera | 62 | 130 | 27 | .208 | 1 | 7 |
Bob Zupcic | 141 | 286 | 69 | .241 | 2 | 26 |
Pitching
Starting pitching
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 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | Sv |
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Cory Bailey | 11 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.45 | 0 |
Scott Bankhead | 40 | 64.1 | 2 | 1 | 3.50 | 0 |
Tony Fossas | 71 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.18 | 0 |
Greg A. Harris | 80 | 112.1 | 6 | 7 | 3.77 | 8 |
Joe Hesketh | 28 | 53.1 | 3 | 4 | 5.06 | 1 |
José Meléndez | 9 | 16.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | 0 |
Nate Minchey | 5 | 33.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.55 | 0 |
Paul Quantrill | 49 | 138.0 | 6 | 12 | 3.91 | 1 |
Jeff Russell | 51 | 46.2 | 1 | 4 | 2.70 | 33 |
Ken Ryan | 47 | 50.0 | 7 | 2 | 3.60 | 1 |
Scott Taylor | 16 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.18 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Danny Darwin – AL Pitcher of the Month (May)
- Scott Cooper, reserve 3B
Farm system
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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.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Andre Dawson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Ernie Riles Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Steve Lyons Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007