1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1993 Los Angeles Dodgers
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record81–81 (.500)
Divisional place4th
OwnersPeter O'Malley
General managersFred Claire
ManagersTommy Lasorda
TelevisionKTLA (5)
RadioKABC
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.

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 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

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 —


Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
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
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG
Orel Hershiser 33 33 215.2 12-14 3.59 72 141 5
Tom Candiotti 33 32 213.2 8-10 3.12 71 155 2
Ramón Martínez 32 32 211.2 10-12 3.44 104 127 4
Kevin Gross 33 32 202.1 13-13 4.14 74 150 3
Pedro Astacio 31 31 186.1 14-9 3.57 68 122 3

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

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO SV
Jim Gott 62 0 77.2 4-8 2.32 17 67 25
Pedro Martínez 65 2 107.0 10-5 2.61 57 119 2
Roger McDowell 54 0 68.0 5-3 2.25 30 27 2
Omar Daal 47 0 35.1 2-3 5.09 21 19 0
Ricky Trlicek 41 0 64.0 1-2 4.08 21 41 1
Todd Worrell 35 0 38.2 1-1 6.05 11 31 5
Steve Wilson 25 0 25.2 1-0 4.56 14 23 1
Kip Gross 10 0 15.0 0-0 0.60 4 12 0
Rod Nichols 4 0 6.1 0-1 5.68 2 3 0
John DeSilva 3 0 5.1 0-0 6.75 1 6 0

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

Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB
Mike Piazza C 149 547 .318 81 174 35 112 3
Carlos Hernández C 50 99 .253 6 25 2 7 0
Eric Karros 1B 158 619 .247 74 153 23 80 0
Jody Reed 2B 132 445 .276 48 123 2 31 1
José Offerman SS 158 590 .269 77 159 1 62 30
Tim Wallach 3B/1B 133 477 .222 42 106 12 62 0
Lenny Harris 2B/SS/3B/OF 107 160 .238 20 38 2 11 3
Dave Hansen 3B 84 105 .362 13 38 4 30 0
Mike Sharperson 2B/SS/3B/1B/OF 73 90 .256 13 23 2 10 2
Rafael Bournigal 2B 8 18 .500 0 9 0 3 0
Eric Davis OF 108 376 .234 57 88 14 53 33
Brett Butler CF 156 607 .298 80 181 1 42 39
Cory Snyder OF 143 516 .266 61 137 11 56 4
Henry Rodríguez OF 76 176 .222 20 39 8 23 1
Mitch Webster OF 88 172 .244 26 42 2 14 4
Darryl Strawberry OF 32 100 .140 12 14 5 12 1
Raúl Mondesí RF 42 86 .291 13 25 4 10 4
Billy Ashley LF 14 37 .243 0 9 0 0 0
Tom Goodwin OF 30 17 .294 6 5 1 1 1
Jerry Brooks OF 9 9 .222 2 2 1 1 0

1993 Awards

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
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

Main article: 1993 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. ^ a b "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 Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft