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1993 Kansas City Royals season


FieldValue
leagueAmerican League
nameKansas City Royals
season1993
divisionWest Division
ballparkKauffman Stadium
cityKansas City, Missouri
ownersDavid Glass
general_managerHerk Robinson
managersHal McRae
televisionKSMO-TV
(Paul Splittorff, Dave Armstrong)
radioWIBW (AM)
(Denny Matthews, Fred White)

(Paul Splittorff, Dave Armstrong) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) The 1993 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses. This was George Brett's final season in the major leagues, as well as the team's final season in the AL West.

Offseason

  • November 17, 1992: Kerwin Moore was drafted from the Royals by the Florida Marlins as the 61st pick in the 1992 MLB expansion draft.
  • November 19, 1992: Dennis Moeller and Joel Johnston were traded by the Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for José Lind.
  • November 25, 1992: Mark Gubicza was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
  • December 8, 1992: David Cone was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
  • December 8, 1992: Greg Gagne was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
  • December 9, 1992: Jeff Shaw and Tim Spehr were traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Mark Gardner and Doug Piatt.
  • January 27, 1993: Hubie Brooks was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
  • February 22, 1993: Gregg Jefferies and Ed Gerald (minors) were traded by the Royals to the St. Louis Cardinals for Félix José and Craig Wilson.
  • February 26, 1993: Scott Bailes was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 3, 1993: Scott Bailes was released by the Kansas City Royals.
  • April 26, 1993: Mike Boddicker was purchased from the Royals by the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • April 27, 1993: Tuffy Rhodes was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
  • June 3, 1993: Jacque Jones was drafted by the Royals in the 31st round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
  • June 14, 1993: Dave Stieb was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
  • June 19, 1993: Gary Gaetti was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
  • July 30, 1993: Tuffy Rhodes was traded by the Royals to the Chicago Cubs as part of a 3-team trade. The New York Yankees sent John Habyan to the Royals. The Cubs sent Paul Assenmacher to the Yankees.
  • July 30, 1993: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
  • July 31, 1993: Dave Stieb was released by the Royals.
  • July 31, 1993: Jon Lieber and Dan Miceli were traded by the Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Stan Belinda.
  • August 1, 1993: Owner Ewing Kauffman, responsible for bringing major league baseball to Kansas City, dies at age 76.

Roster

1993 Kansas City Royals
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CMike Macfarlane117388106.2732067
1BWally Joyner141497145.2921565
2B136431107.248037
3B8228172.2561446
SS159540151.2801057
LFKevin McReynolds11035186.2451142
CFBrian McRae153627177.2821269
RF149499126.253643
DH145560149.2661975

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Chris Gwynn10328786.300125
Phil Hiatt8123852.218736
Brent Mayne7120552.254222
7516848.286124
Keith Miller3710818.16703
Rico Rossy468619.221212
Harvey Pulliam276216.25816
214913.26513
Bob Hamelin164911.22425
Curt Wilkerson12284.14300
Kevin Koslofski15267.26912
David Howard15248.33302
Terry Shumpert8101.10000
Nelson Santovenia481.12500

Pitching

= Indicates league leader

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
David Cone34254.011143.33191
34238.21882.56186
Hipólito Pichardo30165.0784.0470
Chris Haney23124.0996.0265
1791.2466.1954
Mike Magnante735.1124.0816

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Tom Gordon48155.21263.58143
49104.1584.6680
Dennis Rasmussen929.0127.4512

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Jeff Montgomery6975452.2766
Billy Brewer462203.4628
Stan Belinda231104.2825
Bill Sampen182205.899
Rusty Meacham152205.5713
Greg Cadaret131102.932
John Habyan120004.5010
Frank DiPino111106.895
Enrique Burgos50109.006
Rick Reed10009.823
Jeff Granger100027.001

Farm system

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mooreke02.shtml Kerwin Moore] at ''Baseball Reference''
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lindjo01.shtml Jose Lind] at ''Baseball Reference''
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gubicma01.shtml Mark Gubicza] at ''Baseball Reference''
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coneda01.shtml David Cone] at ''Baseball Reference''
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gagnegr01.shtml Greg Gagne] at ''Baseball Reference''
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/piattdo01.shtml Doug Piatt] at ''Baseball Reference''
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brookhu01.shtml Hubie Brooks] at ''Baseball Reference''
  8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml Félix José] at ''Baseball Reference''
  9. "Scott Bailes Stats".
  10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boddimi01.shtml Mike Boddicker] at ''Baseball Reference''
  11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rhodeka01.shtml Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes] at ''Baseball Reference''
  12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonesja05.shtml Jacque Jones] at ''Baseball Reference''
  13. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stiebda01.shtml Dave Stieb] at ''Baseball Reference''
  14. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gaettga01.shtml Gary Gaetti] at ''Baseball Reference''
  15. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml Greg Cadaret] at ''Baseball Reference''
  16. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belinst01.shtml Stan Belinda] at ''Baseball Reference''
  17. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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