| 1993 Houston Astros | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | The Astrodome | |
| City | Houston, Texas | |
| Record | 85–77 (.525) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | John McMullen, Drayton McLane, Jr. | |
| General managers | Bill Wood | |
| Managers | Art Howe | |
| Television | KTXH HSE | |
| Radio | KPRC (AM) (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Vince Controneo, Bill Worrell, Enos Cabell) KXYZ (Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Manny Lopez) | |
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The 1993 Houston Astros season was the 32nd season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 29th as the Astros, 32nd in the National League (NL), 25th in the NL West division, and 29th at The Astrodome, The Astros entered the season as having finished in fourth place in the NL West with an 81–81 record, 17 games behind the two-time defending division-champion and NL pennant-winning Atlanta Braves.
On April 5, pitcher Doug Drabek made his first Opening Day start for the Astros, who hosted the Philadelphia Phillies but were defeated, 3–1. The Astros' first round draft pick in the amateur draft was pitcher Billy Wagner, at 12th overall.
Pitcher Darryl Kile represented the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game, his first career selection. Kile hurled the ninth no-hitter in club history on September 8 as the Astros defeated the New York Mets, 7–1.
The Astros concluded the season with an 85–77 record, an improvement of six games from the season prior, in third place and 19 games behind first-place Atlanta, who repeated as division champions for a third consecutive season. Hence, it was the start of the longest period of consistency of winning seasons for Houston, doing so in 14 of a span of 16 seasons through 2008, while claiming a playoff berth six times. It was also the start of an unprecedented seven consecutive winning seasons for the Astros, through the 1999 season.
This was the final of five seasons with Art Howe as manager, among other significant changes. It was also the final season that the Astros wore their "tequila sunrise" rainbow uniforms. As part of the league's playoff expansion by re-introducing the Division Series, it was the final time the Astros occupied the NL West division and would move to the newly-commissioned NL Central the following season.
| 7 | Craig Biggio | 2B |
| 12 | Steve Finley | CF |
| 5 | Jeff Bagwell | 1B |
| 24 | Eric Anthony | RF |
| 11 | Ken Caminiti | 3B |
| 26 | Luis Gonzalez | LF |
| 17 | Andújar Cedeño | SS |
| 6 | Eddie Taubensee | C |
| 15 | Doug Drabek | P |
| Venue: | Astrodome • PHI 3, | HOU 1 |
Astros starter Doug Drabek crushed the game-winning home run off reliever Pedro Martínez on May 16, a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning. He helped himself to his fourth win of the season as Houston prevailed over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Drabek stuck out nine and allowed both runs as earned on the way to tossing 7+2⁄3 solid innings. [10] [11]
In the Astros' first-ever road trip to face the Colorado Rockies on June 12, they took a 7–0 lead only to wind up losing the game, 14–11. [12]
On June 22, Jeff Bagwell homered, doubled, and singled, driving in two runs in a 5–1 victory over Los Angeles. He also scored twice, including stealing home. Meanwhile, each run the Astros scored was unearned. [13]
Pitcher Darryl Kile tossed his first career shutout and belted his first home run on July 3, to lead the win over the St. Louis Cardinals and run his record to 9–1. By games' end, he had added to a 23+1⁄3 scoreless innings streak. [14]
Opposite the 39-year-old Frank Tanana, the 24-year-old Kile no-hit the New York Mets on September 8, leading a 7–1 Astros win. Ken Caminiti hit his 12th home run in the bottom of the second inning. In the bottom of the fifth, Andújar Cedeño also hit a blast off Tanana for his seventh of the season. This was the sixth no-hitter thrown by Houston at the Astrodome and the ninth overall in franchise history [14] It was the first by an Astros pitcher since Mike Scott no-hit the San Francisco Giants on September 25, 1986.
Pete Harnisch fired a one-hitter of the San Diego Padres on September 17 to lead a 3–0 Astros win. The lone hit for the Padres arrived via a bunt single by Jarvis Brown. However, controversy ensued as to whether the play should have been officially scored as an error charged to Chris Donnels. Donnels, meanwhile, atoned for the blemish with a two-run double to provide the offensive support. [15]
Following the season, manager Art Howe was fired and replaced by Terry Collins for the next season. [16]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 104 | 58 | .642 | — | 51–30 | 53–28 |
| San Francisco Giants | 103 | 59 | .636 | 1 | 50–31 | 53–28 |
| Houston Astros | 85 | 77 | .525 | 19 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 23 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | .451 | 31 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
| Colorado Rockies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 37 | 39–42 | 28–53 |
| San Diego Padres | 61 | 101 | .377 | 43 | 34–47 | 27–54 |
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
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| 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 | — | |||
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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 | Eddie Taubensee | 94 | 288 | 72 | .250 | 9 | 42 |
| 1B | Jeff Bagwell | 142 | 535 | 171 | .320 | 20 | 88 |
| 2B | Craig Biggio | 155 | 610 | 175 | .287 | 21 | 64 |
| 3B | Ken Caminiti | 143 | 543 | 142 | .262 | 13 | 75 |
| SS | Andújar Cedeño | 149 | 505 | 143 | .283 | 11 | 56 |
| LF | Luis Gonzalez | 154 | 540 | 162 | .300 | 15 | 72 |
| CF | Steve Finley | 142 | 545 | 145 | .266 | 8 | 44 |
| RF | Eric Anthony | 145 | 486 | 121 | .249 | 15 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Servais | 85 | 258 | 63 | .244 | 11 | 32 |
| Kevin Bass | 111 | 229 | 65 | .284 | 3 | 37 |
| Chris Donnels | 88 | 179 | 46 | .257 | 2 | 24 |
| Chris James | 65 | 129 | 33 | .256 | 6 | 19 |
| Casey Candaele | 75 | 121 | 29 | .240 | 1 | 7 |
| José Uribe | 45 | 53 | 13 | .245 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Parker | 45 | 45 | 15 | .333 | 0 | 4 |
| Eddie Tucker | 9 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Lindeman | 9 | 23 | 8 | .348 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brumley | 8 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Daugherty | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuffy Rhodes | 5 | 2 | 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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| Doug Drabek | 34 | 237.2 | 9 | 18 | 3.79 | 157 |
| Pete Harnisch | 33 | 217.2 | 16 | 9 | 2.98 | 185 |
| Mark Portugal | 33 | 208.0 | 18 | 4 | 2.77 | 131 |
| Greg Swindell | 31 | 190.1 | 12 | 13 | 4.16 | 124 |
| Darryl Kile | 32 | 171.2 | 15 | 8 | 3.51 | 141 |
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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| Shane Reynolds | 5 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Jones | 71 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 4.54 | 66 |
| Xavier Hernandez | 72 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.61 | 101 |
| Al Osuna | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.20 | 21 |
| Brian Williams | 42 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4.83 | 56 |
| Tom Edens | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 | 21 |
| Todd Jones | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.13 | 25 |
| Eric Bell | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 2 |
| Mark Grant | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 6 |
| Juan Agosto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
| Jeff Juden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 7 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tucson, Jackson
