1993 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Owners | Richard Jacobs | |
General managers | John Hart | |
Managers | Mike Hargrove | |
Television | WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning | |
Radio | WKNR (1220 AM) Herb Score, Tom Hamilton | |
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The 1993 Cleveland Indians season was the 93rd season for the franchise and their final season playing at Cleveland Stadium before moving to Jacobs Field.
Offseason
- October 15, 1992: Scott Bailes was released by the California Angels.[1]
- November 12, 1992: Eric Plunk was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[2]
- December 7, 1992: Dave Otto was drafted from the Indians by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1992 minor league draft.[3]
- December 7, 1992: Willie Cañate was drafted from the Indians by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1992 rule 5 draft.[4]
- December 8, 1992: Bob Ojeda signed as a free agent by the Indians.[5]
- December 14, 1992: Mike Bielecki was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[6]
- March 4, 1993: Sam Horn was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[7]
Spring training
The Indians were in Winter Haven for spring training on March 22, 1993, when Ojeda went on a boat ride with new teammates Steve Olin and Tim Crews. Crews was legally drunk and it was nearly dark when the boat struck a pier, killing Crews and Olin. It was the first death of active major league players since Thurman Munson in 1979. Ojeda suffered major head lacerations and sat out most of the season to recuperate – both physically and mentally. He attributed his slouch (in his seat) for saving his life. He returned late that season and had a respectable 4.40 ERA in 43 innings. In response to the accident that took Olin and Crews in 1993, the Indians wore a patch on their sleeves of their jerseys. It consisted of a baseball with their numbers on it. Olin's #31 is on the left, with an arrow above. Crews' #52 is on the right, with a star above it.
Regular season
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 48–33 | 47–34 |
New York Yankees | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 7 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 10 | 48–33 | 37–44 |
Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 10 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Boston Red Sox | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 15 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 19 | 46–35 | 30–51 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 26 | 38–43 | 31–50 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
Boston | 7–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 |
California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 7–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
Chicago | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 10–3 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
Cleveland | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Milwaukee | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 3–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 2–10 |
New York | 7–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 |
Oakland | 2–10 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Texas | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- March 24, 1993: Mike Aldrete was released by the Indians.[8]
- March 31, 1993: Mark Whiten was traded by the Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mark Clark and Juan Andújar (minors).[9]
- June 1, 1993: José Hernández was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Heathcliff Slocumb.[10]
- June 1, 1993: Fernando Hernández and Tracy Sanders (minors) were traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Jeremy Hernández.[11]
- June 19, 1993: Mike Bielecki was released by the Indians.[6]
- August 17, 1993: Thomas Howard was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Randy Milligan.[12]
- August 19, 1993: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Candy Maldonado.[13]
Opening Day Lineup
Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
7 | Kenny Lofton | CF |
16 | Félix Fermín | SS |
9 | Carlos Baerga | 2B |
8 | Albert Belle | LF |
11 | Paul Sorrento | 1B |
44 | Reggie Jefferson | DH |
42 | Carlos Martínez | 3B |
22 | Glenallen Hill | RF |
15 | Sandy Alomar Jr. | C |
41 | Charles Nagy | P |
Roster
Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
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 |
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C | Junior Ortiz | 95 | 249 | 55 | .221 | 0 | 20 |
1B | Paul Sorrento | 148 | 463 | 119 | .257 | 18 | 65 |
2B | Carlos Baerga | 154 | 624 | 200 | .321 | 21 | 114 |
3B | Álvaro Espinoza | 129 | 263 | 73 | .264 | 4 | 27 |
SS | Félix Fermín | 140 | 480 | 126 | .263 | 2 | 45 |
LF | Albert Belle | 159 | 594 | 172 | .290 | 38 | 129 |
CF | Kenny Lofton | 148 | 569 | 185 | .325 | 1 | 42 |
RF | Wayne Kirby | 131 | 458 | 123 | .269 | 6 | 60 |
DH | Reggie Jefferson | 113 | 366 | 91 | .249 | 10 | 34 |
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 |
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Carlos Martínez | 80 | 262 | 64 | .244 | 5 | 31 |
Jeff Treadway | 97 | 221 | 67 | .303 | 2 | 27 |
Sandy Alomar Jr. | 64 | 215 | 58 | .270 | 6 | 32 |
Thomas Howard | 74 | 178 | 42 | .236 | 3 | 23 |
Glenallen Hill | 66 | 174 | 39 | .224 | 5 | 25 |
Jim Thome | 47 | 154 | 41 | .266 | 7 | 22 |
Candy Maldonado | 28 | 81 | 20 | .247 | 5 | 20 |
Jesse Levis | 31 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 0 | 4 |
Manny Ramirez | 22 | 53 | 9 | .170 | 2 | 5 |
Mark Lewis | 14 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 1 | 5 |
Randy Milligan | 19 | 47 | 20 | .426 | 0 | 7 |
Sam Horn | 12 | 33 | 15 | .455 | 4 | 8 |
Lance Parrish | 10 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts;
Player | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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José Mesa | 33 | 208.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.92 | 118 |
Mark Clark | 15 | 109.1 | 7 | 5 | 4.28 | 57 |
Jeff Mutis | 13 | 81.0 | 3 | 6 | 5.78 | 29 |
Mike Bielecki | 13 | 68.2 | 4 | 5 | 5.02 | 38 |
Albie Lopez | 9 | 49.2 | 3 | 1 | 5.98 | 25 |
Charles Nagy | 9 | 48.2 | 2 | 6 | 6.29 | 30 |
Bob Ojeda | 7 | 43.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.40 | 27 |
Julián Tavárez | 8 | 37.0 | 2 | 2 | 6.57 | 19 |
Paul Abbott | 5 | 18.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.38 | 7 |
Dave Mlicki | 3 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 7 |
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 |
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Tom Kramer | 39 | 121.1 | 7 | 3 | 4.06 | 71 |
Matt Young | 22 | 74.1 | 1 | 6 | 5.21 | 65 |
Cliff Young | 21 | 60.1 | 3 | 3 | 4.62 | 31 |
Dennis Cook | 25 | 54.0 | 5 | 5 | 5.67 | 34 |
Jason Grimsley | 10 | 42.1 | 3 | 4 | 5.31 | 27 |
Bob Milacki | 5 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 7 |
Scott Scudder | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 |
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 |
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Eric Plunk | 70 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2.79 | 77 |
Derek Lilliquist | 56 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.25 | 40 |
Jerry Dipoto | 46 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.40 | 41 |
Jeremy Hernandez | 45 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3.14 | 44 |
Bill Wertz | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.62 | 53 |
Heathcliff Slocumb | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.28 | 18 |
Ted Power | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.20 | 11 |
Kevin Wickander | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 3 |
Mike Christopher | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 8 |
Awards and honors
Minor league affiliates
References
- ↑ "Scott Bailes Stats".
- ↑ Eric Plunk at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dave Otto at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Willie Cañate at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bob Ojeda at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 Mike Bielecki at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Sam Horn at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mark Whiten at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Heathcliff Slocumb pate at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jeremy Hernandez at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Randy Milligan at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Glenallen Hill at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 1993 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
- 1993 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 1993 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac