1993 Houston Astros season

1993  Houston Astros
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.

Offseason

• October 5, 1992: Denny Walling was released by the Astros. ^[1]
• November 17, 1992: Butch Henry was drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the Houston Astros as the 36th pick in the 1992 expansion draft. ^[2]
• December 1, 1992: Doug Drabek was signed as a free agent by the Astros. ^[3]
• December 4, 1992: Greg Swindell was signed as a free agent by the Astros. ^[4]
• January 5, 1993: Jack Daugherty was signed as a free agent by the Astros. ^[5]
• February 1, 1993: Jim Lindeman signed as a free agent by the Astros. ^[6]

Regular season

Summary

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. ^[7]

On June 22, Jeff Bagwell homered, doubled, and singled, driving in two runs in a 5–1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also scored twice, including stealing home. Meanwhile, each run the Astros scored was unearned. ^[8]

Following the season, manager Art Howe was fired and replaced by Terry Collins for the next season. ^[9]

Season standings

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NL West

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

Record vs. opponents

1993 National League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1993 v t e
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MTL	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 3, 1993: Billy Wagner was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 22, 1993. ^[10]
• July 12, 1993: Jack Daugherty was traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Steve Carter. ^[5]

Roster

1993 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 49 Juan Agosto 54 Eric Bell 15 Doug Drabek 46 Tom Edens 47 Mark Grant 27 Pete Harnisch 31 Xavier Hernandez 23 Doug Jones 59 Todd Jones 44 Jeff Juden 57 Darryl Kile 29 Al Osuna 51 Mark Portugal 38 Shane Reynolds 21 Greg Swindell 53 Brian Williams		Catchers  9 Scott Servais  6 Eddie Taubensee 36 Eddie Tucker Infielders  5 Jeff Bagwell  7 Craig Biggio  4 Mike Brumley 11 Ken Caminiti  1 Casey Candaele 17 Andújar Cedeño 22 Jack Daugherty  3 Chris Donnels 19 Jim Lindeman 28 José Uribe		Outfielders 24 Eric Anthony 17 Kevin Bass 12 Steve Finley 26 Luis Gonzalez 16 Chris James 30 Rick Parker  4 Karl Rhodes		Manager 18 Art Howe Coaches 54 Bob Cluck (pitching) 48 Matt Galante (third base) 42 Rudy Jaramillo (hitting) 14 Ed Ott (bench) 52 Tom Spencer (first base)

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	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

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
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

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
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

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
Shane Reynolds	5	11.0	0	0	0.82	10

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
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

Awards and achievements

Awards

• MLB All-Star Game—Reserve pitcher: Darryl Kile
• NL Pitcher of the Month—June: Darryl Kile
• NL Player of the Month—May: Jeff Bagwell
• NL Player of the Week: ^[11]
  • May 23—Jeff Bagwell
  • September 12—Darryl Kile

Individual batting leaders

• Sacrifice flies; Luis Gonazalez (10)
• Triples: Steve Finley (13)

Individual pitching leaders

• Hit batters: Darryl Kile (15)
• Hits per nine innings pitched (H/9): Pete Harnisch (7.07)
• Losses: Doug Drabek (18)
• Shutouts: Pete Harnisch (4)
• Winning percentage: Mark Portugal (.818)

Minor league system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Rick Sweet
AA	Jackson Generals	Texas League	Sal Butera
A	Osceola Astros	Florida State League	Tim Tolman
A	Quad Cities River Bandits	Midwest League	Steve Dillard
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Bobby Ramos
A-Short Season	Auburn Astros	New York–Penn League	Manny Acta
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	Julio Linares

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tucson, Jackson

Awards

• Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award (PCL MVP): James Mouton, OF
• Texas League Most Valuable Player Award (TL MVP): Roberto Petagine, 1B

See also

• Texas portal
• Baseball portal

• List of Major League Baseball annual shutout leaders
• List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

References

1. Denny Walling at Baseball Reference
2. "Butch Henry Stats".
3. Doug Drabek at Baseball Reference
4. Greg Swindell at Baseball Reference
5. Jack Daugherty at Baseball Reference
6. Jim Lindeman at Baseball Reference
7. Schwartzberg, Seth (June 12, 2025). "Today in Astros history - June 12". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation . Retrieved June 30, 2025.
8. Schwarzberg, Seth (June 22, 2025). "Today in Astros history - June 22". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
9. Staff and wire reports (November 18, 1993). "Collins named Astro manager". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 19, 2025.
10. Billy Wagner at Baseball Reference
11. "MLB Players of the Week Awards". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025.

External links

• 1993 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference