1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1993  Los Angeles Dodgers
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Dodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record81–81 (.500)
Divisional place4th
Owners Peter O'Malley
General managers Fred Claire
Managers Tommy Lasorda
Television KTLA (5)
Radio KABC
Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale (through July 2), Rick Monday
KWKW
Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
KYPA
Richard Choi
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The 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 104th for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball, and their 36th season in Los Angeles, California.

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The team improved on the dismal 1992 season, finishing fourth in the National League West. This was in part thanks to Rookie of the Year winner catcher Mike Piazza. Piazza set rookie records with 35 home runs and 112 RBI. He also hit two home runs on the last day of the season as the Dodgers knocked their longtime rival the Giants out of playoff contention with a 12–1 victory at Dodger Stadium.

The season was marred by the sudden death of Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale, who had been a broadcaster since his retirement in 1969. Drysdale, who pitched on three World Series championship teams in Los Angeles (1959, 1963, 1965), was found dead in his Montreal hotel room July 3 prior to the Dodgers' game vs. the Expos.

To date, this is the only season in Dodger history where the team has finished exactly at .500 and not above or below it.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 10458.642—51‍–‍3053‍–‍28
San Francisco Giants 10359.636150‍–‍3153‍–‍28
Houston Astros 8577.5251944‍–‍3741‍–‍40
Los Angeles Dodgers 8181.5002341‍–‍4040‍–‍41
Cincinnati Reds 7389.4513141‍–‍4032‍–‍49
Colorado Rockies 6795.4143739‍–‍4228‍–‍53
San Diego Padres 61101.3774334‍–‍4727‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

1993 National League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1993
TeamATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMTLNYMPHIPITSDSFSTL
Atlanta —7–510–313–07–58–58–57–59–36–67–59–47–66–6
Chicago 5–7—7–58–46–74–87–55–8–18–57–65–88–46–68–5
Cincinnati 3–105–7—9–47–56–75–84–86–64–88–49–42–115–7
Colorado 0–134–84–9—7–511–27–63–96–63–98–46–73–105–7
Florida 5–77–65–75–7—3–95–75–84–94–96–77–54–84–9
Houston 5–88–47–62–119–3—9–45–711–15–77–58–53–106–6
Los Angeles 5–85–78–56–77–54–9—6–68–42–108–49–47–66–6
Montreal 5–78–5–18–49–38–57–56–6—9–46–78–510–23–97–6
New York 3–95–86–66–69–41–114–84–9—3–104–95–74–85–8
Philadelphia 6-66–78–49–39–47–510–27–610–3—7–66–64–88–5
Pittsburgh 5–78–54–84–87–65–74–85–89–46–7—9–35–74–9
San Diego 4–94–84–97–65–75–84–92–107–56–63–9—3–107–5
San Francisco 6–76–611–210–38–410–36–79–38–48–47–510–3—4–8
St. Louis 6–65–87–57–59–46–66–66–78–55–89–45–78–4—

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day starters
NamePosition
José Offerman Shortstop
Brett Butler Center fielder
Darryl Strawberry Right fielder
Eric Davis Left fielder
Tim Wallach Third baseman
Eric Karros First baseman
Mike Piazza Catcher
Jody Reed Second baseman
Orel Hershiser Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

Roster

1993 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

Legend
 Dodgers win
 Dodgers loss
 Postponement
 Eliminated from playoff race
BoldDodgers team member
1993 regular season game log: 81–81 (Home: 41–40; Away: 40–41) [5]
April: 8–15 (Home: 4–5; Away: 4–10)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
4 April 8@ Braves L1–62–2 L1
5 April 9@ Braves L0–22–3 L2
6 April 10@ Braves W2–1(10)3–3 W1
7 April 11@ Braves L0–33–4 L1
14 April 20@ Expos L3–76–8 L1
15 April 21@ Expos L4–66–9 L2
16 April 22@ Expos L1–36–10 L3
17 April 23@ Phillies L0–26–11 L4
18 April 24@ Phillies L3–76–12 L5
19 April 25@ Phillies L2–56–13 L6
21 April 28 Expos W6–18–13 W2
22 April 29 Expos L3–78–14 L1
23 April 30 Phillies L6–78–15 L2
May: 18–8 (Home: 12–1; Away: 6–7)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
24 May 1 Phillies W5–19–15 W1
25 May 2 Phillies L1–99–16 L1
28 May 7@ Giants L5–811–17 L1
29 May 8@ Giants W5–2(12)12–17 W1
30 May 9@ Giants W6–413–17 W2
June: 14–13 (Home: 8–7; Away: 6–6)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
52 June 4 Braves W5–428–24 W1
53 June 5 Braves W5–129–24 W2
54 June 6 Braves L0–229–25 L1
74 June 28 Giants W4–039–35 W3
75 June 29 Giants L1–339–36 L1
76 June 30 Giants W5–340–36 W1
July: 14–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 9–7)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
77 July 2@ Expos W4–341–36 W2
78 July 3@ Expos L4–641–37 L1
79 July 4@ Expos W1–0(11)42–37 W1
80 July 5@ Phillies L5–942–38 L1
81 July 6@ Phillies W7–543–38 W1
82 July 7@ Phillies L6–7(20)43–39 L1
—July 135:40 p.m. PDT 64th All-Star Game National League vs. American League (Oriole Park at Camden Yards , Baltimore, Maryland)
88 July 15 Expos W3–247–41 W2
90 July 16 Expos W2–148–41 W3
91 July 17 Expos L6–9(10)48–42 L1
92 July 18 Expos W2–149–42 W1
92 July 19 Phillies L5–749–43 L1
93 July 20 Phillies L2–849–44 L2
94 July 21 Phillies L0–749–45 L3
99 July 26@ Giants W15–152–47 W1
100 July 27@ Giants L2–352–48 L1
10 July 28@ Giants W2–153–48 W1
August: 12–15 (Home: 6–10; Away: 6–5)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
118 August 17@ Braves L2–359–59 L1
119 August 18@ Braves L4–5(12)59–60 L2
120 August 19@ Braves W7–560–60 W1
September: 14–15 (Home: 5–9; Away: 9–6)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
136 September 6 Braves W2–170–66 W1
137 September 7 Braves L0–170–67 L1
138 September 8 Braves L2–870–68 L2
159 September 30 Giants L1–380–79 L2
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
160 October 1 Giants L7–880–80 L3
161 October 2 Giants L3–580–81 L4
162 October 3 Giants W12–181–81 W1

Detailed records

National League
OpponentHomeAwayTotalPct.Runs scoredRuns allowed
NL East
Montreal Expos 4–22–46–6.5003946
Philadelphia Phillies 1–51–52–10.1674274
5–73–98–16.33381120
NL West
Atlanta Braves 3–32–55–8.3853042
Los Angeles Dodgers——————
San Francisco Giants 3–44–27–6.5386842
6–76–712–14.4629884

Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

NameGGSIPW/LERABBSOCG
Orel Hershiser 3333215.212-143.59721415
Tom Candiotti 3332213.28-103.12711552
Ramón Martínez 3232211.210-123.441041274
Kevin Gross 3332202.113-134.14741503
Pedro Astacio 3131186.114-93.57681223

Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

NameGGSIPW/LERABBSOSV
Jim Gott 62077.24-82.32176725
Pedro Martínez 652107.010-52.61571192
Roger McDowell 54068.05-32.2530272
Omar Daal 47035.12-35.0921190
Ricky Trlicek 41064.01-24.0821411
Todd Worrell 35038.21-16.0511315
Steve Wilson 25025.21-04.5614231
Kip Gross 10015.00-00.604120
Rod Nichols 406.10-15.68230
John DeSilva 305.10-06.75160

Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

NamePosGABAvg.RHHRRBISB
Mike Piazza C149547.31881174351123
Carlos Hernández C5099.253625270
Eric Karros 1B158619.2477415323800
Jody Reed 2B132445.276481232311
José Offerman SS158590.2697715916230
Tim Wallach 3B/1B133477.2224210612620
Lenny Harris 2B/SS/3B/OF107160.23820382113
Dave Hansen 3B84105.36213384300
Mike Sharperson 2B/SS/3B/1B/OF7390.25613232102
Rafael Bournigal 2B818.50009030
Eric Davis OF108376.2345788145333
Brett Butler CF156607.2988018114239
Cory Snyder OF143516.2666113711564
Henry Rodríguez OF76176.22220398231
Mitch Webster OF88172.24426422144
Darryl Strawberry OF32100.14012145121
Raúl Mondesí RF4286.29113254104
Billy Ashley LF1437.24309000
Tom Goodwin OF3017.29465111
Jerry Brooks OF99.22222110

1993 Awards

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Bill Russell
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Glenn Hoffman
High A Bakersfield Dodgers California League Rick Dempsey
High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Joe Vavra
A-Short Season Yakima Bears Northwest League John Shoemaker
Rookie Great Falls Dodgers Pioneer League Jon Debus
Rookie DSL Dodgers
DSL Dodgers/Angels 		Dominican Summer League

Major League Baseball draft

The Dodgers selected 57 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their second round pick as a result of signing free agent pitcher Todd Worrell.

With the second overall pick in the draft the Dodgers selected right-handed pitcher Darren Dreifort from Wichita State University. Dreifort became one of only a select few players to make his professional debut in the Majors, without first appearing in a minor league game. He would play nine years in the Majors (all of them with the Dodgers), though serious injuries caused him to miss two full seasons and ultimately ended his career. His record was 48-60 with a 4.36 ERA in 274 games (113 starts).

In the 25th round, they selected catcher Paul Lo Duca from Arizona State University. In 11 seasons (seven with the Dodgers), he hit .286 with 80 homers and 481 RBIs while being a four time All-Star. LoDuca would later be mentioned in the Mitchell Report, which claimed that he had used human growth hormone (HGH) throughout his career and in fact contributed to other members of the Dodgers also using HGH.

References

  1. ↑ "Cory Snyder Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
  2. 1 2 "Kevin Elster Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
  3. ↑ "Ken Dayley Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
  4. ↑ "Eric Davis Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
  5. ↑ "1993 Los Angeles Dodgers Schedule & Results". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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