1993 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Tribune Company | |
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) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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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
[edit]- 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.[5]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 52–29 | 45–36 |
Montreal Expos | 94 | 68 | .580 | 3 | 55–26 | 39–42 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10 | 49–32 | 38–43 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 87 | .463 | 22 | 40–41 | 35–46 |
Florida Marlins | 64 | 98 | .395 | 33 | 35–46 | 29–52 |
New York Mets | 59 | 103 | .364 | 38 | 28–53 | 31–50 |
Record vs. opponents
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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
[edit]- 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
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Game log
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April: 11–11 (Home: 6–5; Away: 5–6)
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May: 13–12–1 (Home: 9–8–1; Away: 4–5)
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June: 13–15 (Home: 5–4; Away: 8–11)
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August: 12–18 (Home: 7–10; Away: 5–8)
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September: 18–9 (Home: 7–4; Away: 11–5)
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October: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–1)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Cubs team member |
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 | Rick Wilkins | 136 | 446 | 135 | .303 | 30 | 73 |
1B | Mark Grace | 155 | 594 | 193 | .325 | 14 | 98 |
2B | Ryne Sandberg | 117 | 456 | 141 | .309 | 9 | 45 |
SS | Rey Sánchez | 105 | 344 | 97 | .282 | 0 | 28 |
3B | Steve Buechele | 133 | 460 | 125 | .272 | 15 | 65 |
LF | Derrick May | 128 | 465 | 137 | .295 | 10 | 77 |
CF | Willie Wilson | 105 | 221 | 57 | .258 | 1 | 11 |
RF | Sammy Sosa | 159 | 598 | 156 | .261 | 33 | 93 |
Other batters
[edit]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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José Vizcaíno | 151 | 551 | 158 | .287 | 4 | 54 |
Dwight Smith | 111 | 310 | 93 | .300 | 11 | 35 |
Kevin Roberson | 62 | 180 | 34 | .189 | 9 | 27 |
Candy Maldonado | 70 | 140 | 26 | .186 | 3 | 15 |
Steve Lake | 44 | 120 | 27 | .225 | 5 | 13 |
Eric Yelding | 69 | 108 | 22 | .204 | 1 | 10 |
Glenallen Hill | 31 | 87 | 30 | .345 | 10 | 22 |
Tuffy Rhodes | 15 | 52 | 15 | .288 | 3 | 7 |
Doug Jennings | 42 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 2 | 8 |
Tommy Shields | 20 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
Matt Walbeck | 11 | 30 | 6 | .200 | 1 | 6 |
Eduardo Zambrano | 8 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 2 |
Shawon Dunston | 7 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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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Mike Morgan | 32 | 207.2 | 10 | 15 | 4.03 | 111 |
José Guzmán | 30 | 191.0 | 12 | 10 | 4.34 | 163 |
Greg Hibbard | 31 | 191.0 | 15 | 11 | 3.96 | 82 |
Mike Harkey | 28 | 157.1 | 10 | 10 | 5.26 | 67 |
Frank Castillo | 29 | 141.1 | 5 | 8 | 4.84 | 84 |
Steve Trachsel | 3 | 19.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.58 | 14 |
Other pitchers
[edit]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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José Bautista | 58 | 111.2 | 10 | 3 | 2.82 | 63 |
Turk Wendell | 7 | 22.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.37 | 15 |
William Brennan | 8 | 15.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.20 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]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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Randy Myers | 73 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 3.11 | 86 |
Bob Scanlan | 70 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.54 | 44 |
Dan Plesac | 57 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 | 47 |
Chuck McElroy | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.56 | 31 |
Paul Assenmacher | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.49 | 34 |
Shawn Boskie | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.43 | 39 |
Jim Bullinger | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.32 | 10 |
Heathcliff Slocumb | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 4 |
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Iowa[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Steve Lake Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Dan Plesac Stats".
- ^ Randy Myers Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Willie Wilson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Brooks Kieschnick Stats".
- ^ "Steve Rain Stats".
- ^ "Tuffy Rhodes Stats".
- ^ Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ 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