| 1993 MLB season | |
| League: | Major League Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | April 5 – October 23, 1993 |
| No Of Games: | 162 |
| No Of Teams: | 28 |
| Tv: | CBS, ESPN |
| Draft: | Draft |
| Draft Link: | 1993 Major League Baseball draft |
| Top Pick: | Alex Rodriguez |
| Top Pick Link: | List of first overall MLB draft picks |
| Picked By: | Seattle Mariners |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Mvp: | AL Frank Thomas (CWS) |
| Mvp Link: | Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | Postseason |
| Playoffs Link: | 1993 Major League Baseball postseason |
| Conf1: | AL |
| Conf1 Link: | 1993 American League Championship Series |
| Conf1 Champ: | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Chicago White Sox |
| Conf2: | NL |
| Conf2 Link: | 1993 National League Championship Series |
| Conf2 Champ: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Atlanta Braves |
| Finals: | World Series |
| Finals Link: | 1993 World Series |
| Finals Champ: | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| World Series Mvp: | Paul Molitor (TOR) |
| World Series Mvp Link: | World Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of MLB seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | MLB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1992 Major League Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1992 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1994 Major League Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1994 |
The 1993 Major League Baseball season was the final season of two-division play in each league, before the Central Division was added the following season, giving both the NL and AL three divisions each.
Sixteen years after the American League expanded from 12 to 14 teams, the National League finally followed suit, with the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins (now the Miami Marlins) joining the NL. It was also the first season since 1976 that both leagues had the same number of teams. The Toronto Blue Jays capped off the season by winning their second consecutive World Series title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The World Series was clinched when, in one of the most famous moments in baseball, Joe Carter hit a three-run walk-off home run in the 9th to seal the victory at home.
Jeff Montgomery (KC, American); Randy Myers (CHC, National).
| Month | American League | National League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | Barry Bonds | ||
| May | Jeff Bagwell | ||
| June | Andrés Galarraga | ||
| July | Fred McGriff | ||
| August | Tony Gwynn | ||
| September | Andrés Galarraga |
| Month | American League | National League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | Ken Hill | ||
| May | Tommy Greene | ||
| June | Chris Hammond Darryl Kile | ||
| July | Bill Swift | ||
| August | Greg Maddux | ||
| September | John Wetteland |
| Statistic | American League | National League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Olerud TOR | .363 | Andrés Galarraga COL | .370 | ||
| Juan González TEX | 46 | Barry Bonds SF | 46 | ||
| Albert Belle CLE | 129 | Barry Bonds SF | 123 | ||
| Jack McDowell CWS | 22 | John Burkett SF | 22 | ||
| Kevin Appier KC | 2.56 | Greg Maddux ATL | 2.36 | ||
| Randy Johnson SEA | 308 | José Rijo CIN | 227 | ||
| Jeff Montgomery KC Duane Ward TOR | 45 | Randy Myers CHC | 53 | ||
| Kenny Lofton CLE | 70 | Chuck Carr FLA | 58 | ||
See main article: article and 1993 MLB Postseason.
| Team | Manager | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Oates | |||
| Butch Hobson | |||
| Gene Lamont | Won American League West | ||
| Sparky Anderson | |||
| Hal McRae | |||
| Phil Garner | |||
| Tom Kelly | |||
| New York Yankees | Buck Showalter | ||
| Oakland Athletics | Tony La Russa | ||
| Kevin Kennedy | |||
| Cito Gaston | Won World Series |
| Team | Manager | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Cox | Won National League West | ||
| Jim Lefebvre | |||
| Replaced during the season by Davey Johnson | |||
| Don Baylor | Expansion team | ||
| Expansion team | |||
| Art Howe | |||
| Tommy Lasorda | |||
| Felipe Alou | |||
| Jeff Torborg | Replaced during the season by Dallas Green | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Jim Fregosi | Won the National League pennant | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Jim Leyland | ||
| Jim Riggleman | |||
| Dusty Baker |
| Team name | Wins | Home attendance | Est. payroll | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies[1] | 67 | 4,483,350 | 55,350 | $10,353,500 | ||||
| Toronto Blue Jays[2] | 95 | -1.0% | 4,057,947 | 0.7% | 50,098 | $47,279,166 | 5.6% | |
| Atlanta Braves[3] | 104 | 6.1% | 3,884,720 | 26.2% | 47,960 | $41,641,417 | 20.3% | |
| Baltimore Orioles[4] | 85 | -4.5% | 3,644,965 | 2.2% | 45,000 | $29,096,500 | 21.8% | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers[5] | 81 | 28.6% | 3,170,393 | 28.2% | 39,141 | $39,440,999 | -11.9% | |
| Philadelphia Phillies[6] | 97 | 38.6% | 3,137,674 | 62.8% | 38,737 | $28,538,334 | 16.5% | |
| Florida Marlins[7] | 64 | 3,064,847 | 37,838 | $19,330,545 | ||||
| St. Louis Cardinals[8] | 87 | 4.8% | 2,844,977 | 17.6% | 35,123 | $23,367,334 | -15.3% | |
| Chicago Cubs[9] | 84 | 7.7% | 2,653,763 | 24.8% | 32,363 | $39,386,666 | 32.0% | |
| San Francisco Giants[10] | 103 | 43.1% | 2,606,354 | 67.0% | 32,177 | $35,159,000 | 6.0% | |
| Chicago White Sox[11] | 94 | 9.3% | 2,581,091 | -3.7% | 31,865 | $39,696,166 | 31.6% | |
| Cincinnati Reds[12] | 73 | -18.9% | 2,453,232 | 5.9% | 30,287 | $44,879,666 | 34.2% | |
| Boston Red Sox[13] | 80 | 9.6% | 2,422,021 | -1.9% | 29,901 | $37,120,583 | -14.9% | |
| New York Yankees[14] | 88 | 15.8% | 2,416,942 | 38.2% | 29,839 | $42,723,000 | 13.5% | |
| Texas Rangers[15] | 86 | 11.7% | 2,244,616 | 2.1% | 27,711 | $36,376,959 | 20.7% | |
| Cleveland Indians[16] | 76 | 0.0% | 2,177,908 | 77.9% | 26,888 | $18,561,000 | 98.0% | |
| Houston Astros[17] | 85 | 4.9% | 2,084,618 | 72.1% | 25,736 | $30,210,500 | 96.1% | |
| California Angels[18] | 71 | -1.4% | 2,057,460 | -0.4% | 25,401 | $28,588,334 | -17.7% | |
| Seattle Mariners[19] | 82 | 28.1% | 2,052,638 | 24.3% | 25,341 | $33,646,333 | 44.4% | |
| Minnesota Twins[20] | 71 | -21.1% | 2,048,673 | -17.5% | 25,292 | $28,217,933 | 0.7% | |
| Oakland Athletics[21] | 68 | -29.2% | 2,035,025 | -18.4% | 25,124 | $37,812,333 | -7.9% | |
| Detroit Tigers[22] | 85 | 13.3% | 1,971,421 | 38.4% | 24,339 | $38,150,165 | 39.6% | |
| Kansas City Royals[23] | 84 | 16.7% | 1,934,578 | 3.6% | 23,884 | $41,455,167 | 22.3% | |
| New York Mets[24] | 59 | -18.1% | 1,873,183 | 5.3% | 23,126 | $39,043,667 | -12.5% | |
| Milwaukee Brewers[25] | 69 | -25.0% | 1,688,080 | -9.1% | 20,840 | $23,806,834 | -23.2% | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[26] | 75 | -21.9% | 1,650,593 | -9.8% | 20,378 | $24,822,467 | -26.9% | |
| Montreal Expos[27] | 94 | 8.0% | 1,641,437 | -1.7% | 20,265 | $18,899,333 | 19.4% | |
| San Diego Padres[28] | 61 | -25.6% | 1,375,432 | -20.1% | 16,981 | $25,511,333 | -5.0% |
This was the final season under MLB's four-year deals with CBS and ESPN. While ESPN renewed its contract, CBS declined. MLB would then form The Baseball Network, a joint venture with ABC and NBC, to replace CBS in televising games on broadcast television.
| Network | Day of week | Announcers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBS | Saturday afternoons | Sean McDonough, Tim McCarver, Greg Gumbel, Jim Kaat | |
| ESPN | Sunday nights Tuesday nights Wednesday nights Friday nights |