1993 Cincinnati Reds season

1993 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
National League West (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Tony Pérez, Davey Johnson
Local television	WLWT (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh) SportsChannel Cincinnati (Gordy Coleman, George Grande)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The 1993 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

November 3, 1992: Paul O'Neill and Joe DeBerry (minors) were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Roberto Kelly.^[1]
November 6, 1992: Greg Cadaret was purchased by the Reds from the New York Yankees.^[2]
November 17, 1992: Norm Charlton was traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Kevin Mitchell.^[3]
November 18, 1992: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the Reds.^[4]
November 25, 1992: Gary Varsho was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[5]
December 1, 1992: John Smiley was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[6]
December 7, 1992: Willie Cañate was drafted by the Reds from the Cleveland Indians in the 1992 rule 5 draft.^[7]
December 10, 1992: Troy Afenir was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[8]
December 10, 1992: Jeff Kaiser was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[9]
December 11, 1992: Juan Samuel was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[10]
January 13, 1993: Bill Doran was purchased from the Reds by the Milwaukee Brewers.^[11]
January 19, 1993: Jeff Reardon was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[12]
January 22, 1993: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[13]
February 1, 1993: Randy Milligan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[14]
Before 1993 season: Steve Carter was acquired by the Reds from the Detroit Tigers.^[15]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	104	58	0.642	—	51–30	53–28
San Francisco Giants	103	59	0.636	1	50–31	53–28
Houston Astros	85	77	0.525	19	44–37	41–40
Los Angeles Dodgers	81	81	0.500	23	41–40	40–41
Cincinnati Reds	73	89	0.451	31	41–40	32–49
Colorado Rockies	67	95	0.414	37	39–42	28–53
San Diego Padres	61	101	0.377	43	34–47	27–54

Record vs. opponents

1993 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

April 13, 1993: Willie Cañate was purchased from the Reds by the Toronto Blue Jays.^[7]
April 23, 1993: Jeff Kaiser was selected off waivers from the Reds by the New York Mets.^[9]
June 28, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Colorado Rockies.^[16]
July 7, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Colorado Rockies.^[16]
July 12, 1991: Steve Carter was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for Jack Daugherty.^[17]
July 26, 1993: Greg Cadaret was released by the Reds.^[2]
July 31, 1993: Tim Belcher was traded by the Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Ruffin and Jeff Pierce.^[18]
August 17, 1993: Randy Milligan was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Thomas Howard.^[14]

Roster

1993 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

56 Mike Anderson

59 Bobby Ayala

31 Tim Belcher

32 Tom Browning

61 Chris Bushing

25 Greg Cadaret

49 Rob Dibble

54 Steve Foster

48 Dwayne Henry

39 Milt Hill

56 Jeff Kaiser

43 Bill Landrum

52 Larry Luebbers

55 Ross Powell

40 Tim Pugh

41 Jeff Reardon

27 José Rijo

44 John Roper

58 Johnny Ruffin

28 Scott Ruskin

34 Scott Service

57 John Smiley

48 Jerry Spradlin

45 Kevin Wickander

Catchers

33 Brian Dorsett

9 Joe Oliver

6 Dan Wilson

Infielders

20 Jeff Branson

12 Willie Greene

62 Keith Kessinger

60 Brian Koelling

11 Barry Larkin

19 Randy Milligan

23 Hal Morris

10 Bip Roberts

17 Chris Sabo

8 Juan Samuel

Outfielders

46 Jacob Brumfield

18 Tim Costo

21 Jack Daugherty

22 Cecil Espy

50 Keith Gordon

26 Tommy Gregg

58 César Hernández

22 Thomas Howard

45 Keith Hughes

30 Roberto Kelly

7 Kevin Mitchell

16 Reggie Sanders

51 Greg Tubbs

42 Gary Varsho

Manager

15 Davey Johnson

24 Tony Pérez

Coaches

4 Dave Bristol (third base/hitting) (through May 23rd

35 Don Gullett (pitching)

2 Dave Miley (bench)

3 Ron Oester (first base) (through May 23)

37 Larry Rothschild (bullpen) (through May 23)

-- Bobby Valentine (third base) (May 23rd-end of season)

25 Ray Knight (hitting) (May 23-end of season)

37 José Cardenal (first base/outfield) (first base coach from May 23-end of season)

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
2B	Samuel, JuanJuan Samuel	103	261	60	.230	4	26
LF	Mitchell, KevinKevin Mitchell	93	323	110	.341	19	64
CF	Kelly, RobertoRoberto Kelly	78	320	102	.319	9	35

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
Milligan, RandyRandy Milligan	83	234	64	.274	6	29
Varsho, GaryGary Varsho	77	95	22	.232	2	11
Daugherty, JackJack Daugherty	46	59	13	.220	2	9
Hernández, CésarCésar Hernández	27	24	2	.083	0	1

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
Rijo, JoséJosé Rijo	36	257.1	14	9	2.48	227
Belcher, TimTim Belcher	22	137	9	6	4.47	101
Browning, TomTom Browning	21	114	7	7	4.74	53
Smiley, JohnJohn Smiley	18	105.2	3	9	5.62	60
Roper, JohnJohn Roper	16	80	2	5	5.63	54

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
Ayala, BobbyBobby Ayala	43	98	7	10	5.60	65

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
Dibble, RobRob Dibble	45	1	4	19	6.48	49
Reardon, JeffJeff Reardon	58	4	6	8	4.09	35
Cadaret, GregGreg Cadaret	34	2	1	1	4.96	23
Wickander, KevinKevin Wickander	33	1	0	0	6.75	20
Service, ScottScott Service	26	2	2	2	3.70	40
Ruffin, JohnnyJohnny Ruffin	21	2	1	2	3.58	30
Anderson, MikeMike Anderson	3	0	0	0	18.56	4
Kaiser, JeffJeff Kaiser	3	0	0	0	2.70	4

Awards and honors

Barry Larkin, Shortstop, Roberto Clemente Award

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Marc Bombard
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Pat Kelly
A	Winston-Salem Spirits	Carolina League	Mark Berry
A	Charleston Wheelers	South Atlantic League	Tom Nieto
Rookie	Princeton Reds	Appalachian League	Tom Dunbar
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Donnie Scott

References

↑ Roberto Kelly page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Greg Cadaret page at Baseball Reference
↑ Norm Charlton page at Baseball Reference
↑ Scott Coolbaugh page at Baseball Reference
↑ Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference
↑ John Smiley page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Willie Cañate page at Baseball Reference
↑ Troy Afenir page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Jeff Kaiser page at Baseball Reference
↑ Juan Samuel page at Baseball Reference
↑ Bill Doran page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Jeff Reardon page at Baseball Reference
↑ Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference
↑ Steve Carter page at Baseball-Reference
1 2 Scott Service page at Baseball Reference
↑ Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
↑ Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

1993 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Florida Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Colorado Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1993 MLB draft 1993 All-Star Game 1993 World Series

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; Riverside Park; Tinker Field; Sixto Escobar Stadium; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Rivalries

Cleveland Indians

Key personnel

Owner: Robert Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Walt Jocketty
General Manager: Dick Williams
Manager: Bryan Price

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

1882

Division titles (10)

National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minors

Louisville Bats (AAA)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA)
Daytona Tortugas (A Adv.)
Dayton Dragons (A)
Billings Mustangs (Rookie Adv.)
AZL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Rojos (Rookie)

Media

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