1993 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |
City | Cincinnati | |
Record | 73–89 (.451) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Marge Schott | |
General managers | Jim Bowden | |
Managers | Tony Pérez, Davey Johnson | |
Television | WLWT (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh) SportsChannel Cincinnati (Gordy Coleman, George Grande) | |
Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) | |
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The 1993 Cincinnati Reds season was the team's last as members of the National League West, finishing in fifth place. The team introduced new uniforms, being the last in MLB to abandon the 1970s/80s pullover jersey/beltless pants combo; the new look reintroduced sleeveless vests and a pinstriped cap; this look would hold until 1998. [1] [2]
Major League Baseball's executive council decided to prevent owner Marge Schott from exercising day-to-day oversight of the Reds during the 1993 season, while still leaving major financial decisions to her. [3] This was a response to several November 1992 accounts of Schott racially and ethnically slurring players and business associates, and praising the early efforts of Adolf Hitler. [3]
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 |
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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 | — |
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 | Joe Oliver | 139 | 482 | 115 | .239 | 14 | 75 |
1B | Hal Morris | 101 | 379 | 120 | .317 | 7 | 49 |
2B | Juan Samuel | 103 | 261 | 60 | .230 | 4 | 26 |
SS | Barry Larkin | 100 | 384 | 121 | .315 | 8 | 51 |
3B | Chris Sabo | 148 | 552 | 143 | .259 | 21 | 82 |
LF | Kevin Mitchell | 93 | 323 | 110 | .341 | 19 | 64 |
CF | Roberto Kelly | 78 | 320 | 102 | .319 | 9 | 35 |
RF | Reggie Sanders | 138 | 496 | 136 | .274 | 20 | 83 |
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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Jeff Branson | 125 | 381 | 92 | .241 | 3 | 22 |
Bip Roberts | 83 | 292 | 70 | .240 | 1 | 18 |
Jacob Brumfield | 103 | 272 | 73 | .268 | 6 | 23 |
Randy Milligan | 83 | 234 | 64 | .274 | 6 | 29 |
Thomas Howard | 38 | 141 | 39 | .277 | 4 | 13 |
Tim Costo | 31 | 98 | 22 | .224 | 3 | 12 |
Gary Varsho | 77 | 95 | 22 | .232 | 2 | 11 |
Dan Wilson | 36 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 0 | 8 |
Brian Dorsett | 25 | 63 | 16 | .254 | 2 | 12 |
Cecil Espy | 40 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 0 | 5 |
Jack Daugherty | 46 | 59 | 13 | .220 | 2 | 9 |
Greg Tubbs | 35 | 59 | 11 | .186 | 1 | 2 |
Willie Greene | 15 | 50 | 8 | .160 | 2 | 5 |
Keith Kessinger | 11 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 1 | 3 |
César Hernández | 27 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Koelling | 7 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Gregg | 10 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Gordon | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Hughes | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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José Rijo | 36 | 257.1 | 14 | 9 | 2.48 | 227 |
Tim Pugh | 31 | 164.1 | 10 | 15 | 5.26 | 94 |
Tim Belcher | 22 | 137.0 | 9 | 6 | 4.47 | 101 |
Tom Browning | 21 | 114.0 | 7 | 7 | 4.74 | 53 |
John Smiley | 18 | 105.2 | 3 | 9 | 5.62 | 60 |
John Roper | 16 | 80.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.63 | 54 |
Larry Luebbers | 14 | 77.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.54 | 38 |
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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Bobby Ayala | 43 | 98.0 | 7 | 10 | 5.60 | 65 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Rob Dibble | 45 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 6.48 | 49 |
Jeff Reardon | 58 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4.09 | 35 |
Jerry Spradlin | 37 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.49 | 24 |
Greg Cadaret | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.96 | 23 |
Kevin Wickander | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 20 |
Scott Service | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.70 | 40 |
Johnny Ruffin | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.58 | 30 |
Milt Hill | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 23 |
Bill Landrum | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.74 | 14 |
Steve Foster | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.75 | 16 |
Ross Powell | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.41 | 17 |
Chris Bushing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 3 |
Scott Ruskin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Mike Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.56 | 4 |
Dwayne Henry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 |
Jeff Kaiser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 4 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Billings [22]
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