1993 Chicago Cubs season explained

Chicago Cubs
Season:	1993
League:	National League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Wrigley Field
City:	Chicago
General Managers:	Larry Himes
Managers:	Jim Lefebvre
Television:	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
Radio:	WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
Espntn:	chc
Brtn:	CHC

The 1993 Chicago Cubs season was the 122nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 118th in the National League and the 78th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 84–78.

Offseason

• December 2, 1992: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[1]
• December 8, 1992: Dan Plesac was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[2]
• December 9, 1992: Randy Myers signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[3]
• December 18, 1992: Willie Wilson was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[4]
• February 8, 1993: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[5]
• March 28, 1993: Steve Lyons was released by the Chicago Cubs.

Regular season

Notable Transactions

• June 1, 1993: Heathcliff Slocumb was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Jose Hernandez.^[6]
• June 3, 1993: Brooks Kieschnick was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed July 22, 1993.^[7]
• June 3, 1993: Steve Rain was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 1993.^[8]
• July 30, 1993: Karl Rhodes was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Kansas City Royals to the Chicago Cubs. The New York Yankees sent John Habyan to the Kansas City Royals. The Chicago Cubs sent Paul Assenmacher to the New York Yankees.^[9]
• August 19, 1993: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Candy Maldonado.^[10]

Roster

1993 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (bullpen)

Game log

|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1 || April 5 || Braves || 0–1 || Maddux (1–0) || Morgan (0–1) || Stanton (1) || 38,218 || 0–1 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 2 || April 6 || Braves || 1–0 || Guzmán (1–0) || Smoltz (0–1) || – || 37,402 || 1–1 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 3 || April 7 || Braves || 4–5 || Howell (1–0) || Scanlan (0–1) || – || 20,775 || 1–2 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 4 || April 9 || @ Phillies || 11–7 || McElroy (1–0) || Rivera (0–1) || Myers (1) || 60,985 || 2–2 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 5 || April 10 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Mulholland (2–0) || Morgan (0–2) || Williams (3) || 21,081 || 2–3 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 6 || April 11 || @ Phillies || 0–3 || Schilling (2–0) || Guzmán (1–1) || – || 21,955 || 2–4 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 7 || April 12 || @ Braves || 5–1 || Hibbard (1–0) || Avery (0–1) || – || 39,749 || 3–4 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 8 || April 13 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Glavine (2–0) || Castillo (0–1) || Stanton (4) || 49,116 || 3–5 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 9 || April 14 || @ Braves || 6–0 || Harkey (1–0) || Smith (1–1) || – || 45,758 || 4–5 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 10 || April 16 || Phillies || 3–1 || Morgan (1–2) || Mulholland (2–1) || Myers (2) || 16,255 || 5–5 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 11 || April 17 || Phillies || 6–3 || Guzmán (2–1) || Schilling (2–1) || Myers (3) || 32,680 || 6–5 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 12 || April 18 || Phillies || 10–11 || Williams (1–0) || Scanlan (0–2) || West (1) || 28,758 || 6–6 || L1|-style="background:#bbb;"|—|| April 19 || Astros || colspan=7 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 10|- style="background:#bfb;"| 13 || April 20 || Astros|- style="background:#fbb;"| 14 || April 21 || Astros|- style="background:#fbb;"| 20 || April 28 || @ Astros|- style="background:#fbb;"| 21 || April 29 || @ Astros|-|-|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 83 || July 9 || Astros|- style="background:#fbb;"| 84 || July 10 || Astros|- style="background:#fbb;"| 85 || July 10 || Astros|- style="background:#fbb;"| 86 || July 11 || Astros|- style="background:#fbb;"| 94 || July 22 || @ Astros|- style="background:#fbb;"| 95 || July 23 || @ Astros|- style="background:#bfb;"| 96 || July 24 || @ Astros|- style="background:#bfb;"| 97 || July 25 || @ Astros|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 123 || August 20 || Braves || 6–3 || Morgan (8–11) || Stanton (4–5) || Myers (36) || 38,797 || 61–61–1 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 124 || August 21 || Braves || 3–6 || Freeman (2–0) || Plesac (0–1) || McMichael (9) || 39,507 || 61–62–1 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 125 || August 22 || Braves || 3–4 || Smoltz (13–9) || Guzmán (11–8) || McMichael (10) || 38,321 || 61–63–1 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 129 || August 27 || @ Braves || 9–7 || Boskie (5–3) || Wohlers (5–1) || Bautista (2) || 48,939 || 63–65–1 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 130 || August 28 || @ Braves || 1–5 || Avery (15–4) || Guzmán (11–9) || – || 48,940 || 63–66–1 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 131 || August 29 || @ Braves || 2–8 || Glavine (16–5) || Hibbard (10–11) || – || 47,361 || 63–67–1 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 132 || August 30 || Phillies || 10–6 || Plesac (2–1) || Mason (4–11) || – || 33,276 || 64–67–1 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 133 || August 31 || Phillies || 0–7 || Rivera (12–7) || Morgan (9–13) || – || 19,961 || 64–68–1 || L1|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 134 || September 1 || Phillies || 1–4 || Mulholland (12–9) || Harkey (8–8) || – || 23,519 || 64–69–1 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 139 || September 6 || @ Phillies || 7–6 || Harkey (9–8) || Williams (1–1) || Myers (40) || 30,765 || 68–70–1 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 140 || September 7 || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Guzmán (12–10) || Rivera (12–8) || Myers (41) || 27,041 || 69–70–1 || W5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 141 || September 8 || @ Phillies || 8–5 || Hibbard (12–11) || West (6–4) || Myers (42) || 26,553 || 70–70–1 || W6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 142 || September 9 || @ Phillies || 8–10 || Jackson (12–10) || Bautista (7–3) || West (3) || 25,894 || 70–71–1 || L1|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Postponement
Bold = Cubs team member

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		136	446	135	.303	30	73
1B		155	594	193	.325	14	98
2B		117	456	141	.309	9	45
SS		105	344	97	.282	0	28
3B		133	460	125	.272	15	65
LF		128	465	137	.295	10	77
CF		105	221	57	.258	1	11
RF		159	598	156	.261	33	93

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
	151	551	158	.287	4	54
	111	310	93	.300	11	35
	62	180	34	.189	9	27
	70	140	26	.186	3	15
	44	120	27	.225	5	13
	69	108	22	.204	1	10
	31	87	30	.345	10	22
	15	52	15	.288	3	7
	42	52	13	.250	2	8
	20	34	6	.176	0	1
	11	30	6	.200	1	6
	8	17	5	.294	0	2
	7	10	4	.400	0	2

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
	32	207.2	10	15	4.03	111
	30	191.0	12	10	4.34	163
	31	191.0	15	11	3.96	82
	28	157.1	10	10	5.26	67
	29	141.1	5	8	4.84	84
	3	19.2	0	2	4.58	14

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
	58	111.2	10	3	2.82	63
	7	22.2	1	2	4.37	15
	8	15.0	2	1	4.20	11

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
	73	2	4	53	3.11	86
	70	4	5	0	4.54	44
	57	2	1	0	4.74	47
	49	2	2	0	4.56	31
	46	2	1	0	3.49	34
	39	5	3	0	3.43	39
	15	1	0	1	4.32	10
	10	1	0	0	3.38	4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Iowa^[11]

References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lakest01.shtml Steve Lake Statistics
2. Web site: Dan Plesac Stats.
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/myersra01.shtml Randy Myers Statistics
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilsowi02.shtml Willie Wilson Statistics
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lyonsst01.shtml Steve Lyons Statistics
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/slocuhe01.shtml Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics
7. Web site: Brooks Kieschnick Stats.
8. Web site: Steve Rain Stats.
9. Web site: Tuffy Rhodes Stats.
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hillgl01.shtml Glenallen Hill Statistics
11. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

• 1993 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference