1993 Boston Red Sox season

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, who went on to win the 1993 World Series.

1993 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record80–82 (.494)
Divisional place5th (15 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)JRY Trust,
Haywood Sullivan
General manager(s)Lou Gorman
Manager(s)Butch Hobson
Local televisionWSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery)
NESN
(Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy)
Local radioWRKO
(Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione)
WROL
(Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez, Mike Fornieles)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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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 Philadelphia Phillies, 10–0, at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida.[3]

Regular season
Record by month[4]
MonthRecordCumulativeAL EastRef.
WonLostWonLostPositionGB
April1391392nd2[5]
May141427234th4[6]
June111638395th9[7]
July20758463rd​1 1⁄2[8]
August111669625th​6 1⁄2[9]
September111780795th14[10]
October0380825th15[11]

Season standings
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Toronto Blue Jays 9567 0.586 — 48–33 47–34
New York Yankees 8874 0.543 7 50–31 38–43
Baltimore Orioles 8577 0.525 10 48–33 37–44
Detroit Tigers 8577 0.525 10 44–37 41–40
Boston Red Sox 8082 0.494 15 43–38 37–44
Cleveland Indians 7686 0.469 19 46–35 30–51
Milwaukee Brewers 6993 0.426 26 38–43 31–50

Record vs. opponents
1993 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —6–77–54–88–55–87–58–58–46–710–27–54–85–8
Boston 7–6—7–57–55–86–75–75–87–56–79–37–56–63–10
California 5–75–7—7–65–74–86–77–54–96–66–76–76–74–8
Chicago 8–45–76–7—9–37–56–79–310–34–87–69–48–56–6
Cleveland 5–88–57–53–9—6–77–58–54–86–78–43–97–54–9
Detroit 8–57–68–45–77–6—5–78–56–64–98–47–56–66–7
Kansas City 5–77–57–67–65–77–5—5–77–66–66–77–67–68–4
Milwaukee 5–88–55–73–95–85–87–5—7–54–97–54–84–85–8
Minnesota 4–85–79–43–108–46–66–75–7—4–88–54–97–62–10
New York 7–67–66–68–47–69–46–69–48–4—6–67–53–95–8
Oakland 2–103–97–66–74–84–87–65–75–86–6—9–45–85–7
Seattle 5–75–77–64–99–35–76–78–49–45–74–9—8–57–5
Texas 8–46–67–65–85–76–66–78–46–79–38–55–8—7–5
Toronto 8–510–38–46–69–47–64–88–510–28–57–55–75–7—

Notable transactions
  • April 3, 1993: Ernest Riles was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[12]
  • May 7, 1993: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[13]
  • June 3, 1993: Trot Nixon was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round of the 1993 MLB draft. Player signed August 31, 1993.[14]
  • June 3, 1993: Jeff Suppan was drafted by the Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1993 MLB draft. Player signed June 29, 1993.
  • June 3, 1993: Lou Merloni was drafted by the Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1993 MLB draft. Player signed June 5, 1993.
  • August 17, 1993: Iván Calderón was released by the Red Sox.

Opening Day lineup
  5Scott Fletcher2B
22Billy HatcherCF
39Mike Greenwell    LF
10Andre DawsonRF
42Mo Vaughn1B
22Iván CalderónDH
34Scott Cooper3B
  6Tony PeñaC
  2Luis RiveraSS
21Roger ClemensP

Source:[15]

Alumni game

On May 29, the Red Sox held an old-timers game, themed to honor Negro league legends;[16] 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.[17]

Roster
1993 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

Pinch runner

 Manager

Coaches

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
CTony Pena12630455.181419
1BMo Vaughn152539160.29729101
2BScott Fletcher121480137.285545
3BScott Cooper156468147.279963
SSJohn Valentin144468130.2781166
LFMike Greenwell146540170.3151372
CFBilly Hatcher136508146.287957
RFCarlos Quintana10130374.244119
DHAndre Dawson121461126.2731367

Other batters
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Greg Blosser17282.07101
Jim Byrd200.00000
Iván Calderón7321347.221119
Rob Deer3814318.196716
John Flaherty13253.12002
Steve Lyons28233.13000
Jeff McNeely213711.29701
Bob Melvin7717639.222323
Tim Naehring3912742.331117
Luis Ortiz9123.25001
Jeff Richardson15245.20802
Ernie Riles9414327.189520
Luis Rivera6213027.20817
Bob Zupcic14128669.241226

Starting pitching
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Danny Darwin34229.115113.26130
Roger Clemens29191.211144.46160
Frank Viola29183.21183.1491
John Dopson34155.27114.9789
Aaron Sele18111.2722.7493

Other pitchers
Player G IP W L ERA Sv
Cory Bailey1115.2013.450
Scott Bankhead4064.1213.500
Tony Fossas7140.0115.180
Greg A. Harris80112.1673.778
Joe Hesketh2853.1345.061
José Meléndez916.0212.250
Nate Minchey533.0123.550
Paul Quantrill49138.06123.911
Jeff Russell5146.2142.7033
Ken Ryan4750.0723.601
Scott Taylor1611.0018.180

Awards and honors
All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball

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.

Level Team League Manager
AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Buddy Bailey
AA New Britain Red Sox Eastern League Jim Pankovits
A-Advanced Lynchburg Red Sox Carolina League Mark Meleski
A-Advanced Fort Lauderdale Red Sox Florida State League DeMarlo Hale
A-Short Season Utica Blue Sox New York–Penn League Dave Holt
Rookie GCL Red Sox Gulf Coast League Felix Maldonado

[18]

References
  1. "1993 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  2. Andre Dawson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. "Viola, Bailey combine on no-hitter". Chicago Tribune. April 3, 1993. pp. 4 (Section 3). Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  4. "The 1993 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  5. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/04301993.htm
  6. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/05311993.htm
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  9. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/08311993.htm
  10. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/09301993.htm
  11. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/10031993.htm
  12. Ernie Riles Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
  13. Steve Lyons Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  14. "1993 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  15. "Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1". Retrosheet. April 5, 1993. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  16. "Fenway Park through the Years [1993]: Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  17. "Sports in Short". The Post-Star. Glens Falls, New York. May 30, 1993. p. 26. Retrieved May 19, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  18. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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