1993 Cincinnati Reds season

1993  Cincinnati Reds
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Riverfront Stadium
City	Cincinnati
Record	73–89 (.451)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	Marge Schott
General managers	Jim Bowden
Managers	Tony Pérez, Davey Johnson
Television	WLWT (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh) SportsChannel Cincinnati (Gordy Coleman, George Grande)
Radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The 1993 Cincinnati Reds season was the team's last as members of the National League West, finishing in fifth place. The team introduced new uniforms, being the last in MLB to abandon the 1970s/80s pullover jersey/beltless pants combo; the new look reintroduced sleeveless vests and a pinstriped cap; this look would hold until 1998. ^{[1] [2]}

Major League Baseball's executive council decided to prevent owner Marge Schott from exercising day-to-day oversight of the Reds during the 1993 season, while still leaving major financial decisions to her. ^[3] This was a response to several November 1992 accounts of Schott racially and ethnically slurring players and business associates, and praising the early efforts of Adolf Hitler. ^[3]

Offseason

• November 3, 1992: Paul O'Neill and Joe DeBerry (minors) were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Roberto Kelly. ^[4]
• November 6, 1992: Greg Cadaret was purchased by the Reds from the New York Yankees. ^[5]
• November 17, 1992: Norm Charlton was traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Kevin Mitchell. ^[6]
• November 18, 1992: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the Reds. ^[7]
• November 25, 1992: Gary Varsho was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Pittsburgh Pirates. ^[8]
• December 1, 1992: John Smiley was signed as a free agent by the Reds. ^[9]
• December 7, 1992: Willie Cañate was drafted by the Reds from the Cleveland Indians in the 1992 rule 5 draft. ^[10]
• December 10, 1992: Troy Afenir was signed as a free agent by the Reds. ^[11]
• December 10, 1992: Jeff Kaiser was signed as a free agent by the Reds. ^[12]
• December 11, 1992: Juan Samuel was signed as a free agent by the Reds. ^[13]
• January 13, 1993: Bill Doran was purchased from the Reds by the Milwaukee Brewers. ^[14]
• January 19, 1993: Jeff Reardon was signed as a free agent by the Reds. ^[15]
• January 22, 1993: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Reds. ^[16]
• February 1, 1993: Randy Milligan was signed as a free agent by the Reds. ^[17]
• Before 1993 season: Steve Carter was acquired by the Reds from the Detroit Tigers. ^[18]

Regular season

Season standings

v t e NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	104	58	0.642	—	51–30	53–28
San Francisco Giants	103	59	0.636	1	50–31	53–28
Houston Astros	85	77	0.525	19	44–37	41–40
Los Angeles Dodgers	81	81	0.500	23	41–40	40–41
Cincinnati Reds	73	89	0.451	31	41–40	32–49
Colorado Rockies	67	95	0.414	37	39–42	28–53
San Diego Padres	61	101	0.377	43	34–47	27–54

Record vs. opponents

1993 National League record v t e Sources:
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

• April 13, 1993: Willie Cañate was purchased from the Reds by the Toronto Blue Jays. ^[10]
• April 23, 1993: Jeff Kaiser was selected off waivers from the Reds by the New York Mets. ^[12]
• June 28, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Colorado Rockies. ^[19]
• July 7, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Colorado Rockies. ^[19]
• July 12, 1991: Steve Carter was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for Jack Daugherty. ^[20]
• July 26, 1993: Greg Cadaret was released by the Reds. ^[5]
• July 31, 1993: Tim Belcher was traded by the Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Ruffin and Jeff Pierce. ^[21]
• August 17, 1993: Randy Milligan was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Thomas Howard. ^[17]

Roster

1993 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 56 Mike Anderson 59 Bobby Ayala 31 Tim Belcher 32 Tom Browning 61 Chris Bushing 25 Greg Cadaret 49 Rob Dibble 54 Steve Foster 48 Dwayne Henry 39 Milt Hill 56 Jeff Kaiser 43 Bill Landrum 52 Larry Luebbers 55 Ross Powell 40 Tim Pugh 41 Jeff Reardon 27 José Rijo 44 John Roper 58 Johnny Ruffin 28 Scott Ruskin 34 Scott Service 57 John Smiley 48 Jerry Spradlin 45 Kevin Wickander		Catchers 33 Brian Dorsett  9 Joe Oliver  6 Dan Wilson Infielders 20 Jeff Branson 12 Willie Greene 62 Keith Kessinger 60 Brian Koelling 11 Barry Larkin 19 Randy Milligan 23 Hal Morris 10 Bip Roberts 17 Chris Sabo  8 Juan Samuel		Outfielders 46 Jacob Brumfield 18 Tim Costo 21 Jack Daugherty 22 Cecil Espy 50 Keith Gordon 26 Tommy Gregg 58 César Hernández 22 Thomas Howard 45 Keith Hughes 30 Roberto Kelly  7 Kevin Mitchell 16 Reggie Sanders 51 Greg Tubbs 42 Gary Varsho		Manager 15 Davey Johnson 24 Tony Pérez Coaches  4 Dave Bristol (third base/hitting) (through May 23) 35 Don Gullett (pitching)  2 Dave Miley (bench)  3 Ron Oester (first base) (through May 23) 37 Larry Rothschild (bullpen) (through May 23)  3 Bobby Valentine (third base) (May 23 – end of season)  4 Ray Knight (hitting) (May 23 – end of season) 00 José Cardenal (first base/outfield) (first base coach from May 23 – end of season)

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	Joe Oliver	139	482	115	.239	14	75
1B	Hal Morris	101	379	120	.317	7	49
2B	Juan Samuel	103	261	60	.230	4	26
SS	Barry Larkin	100	384	121	.315	8	51
3B	Chris Sabo	148	552	143	.259	21	82
LF	Kevin Mitchell	93	323	110	.341	19	64
CF	Roberto Kelly	78	320	102	.319	9	35
RF	Reggie Sanders	138	496	136	.274	20	83

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
Jeff Branson	125	381	92	.241	3	22
Bip Roberts	83	292	70	.240	1	18
Jacob Brumfield	103	272	73	.268	6	23
Randy Milligan	83	234	64	.274	6	29
Thomas Howard	38	141	39	.277	4	13
Tim Costo	31	98	22	.224	3	12
Gary Varsho	77	95	22	.232	2	11
Dan Wilson	36	76	17	.224	0	8
Brian Dorsett	25	63	16	.254	2	12
Cecil Espy	40	60	14	.233	0	5
Jack Daugherty	46	59	13	.220	2	9
Greg Tubbs	35	59	11	.186	1	2
Willie Greene	15	50	8	.160	2	5
Keith Kessinger	11	27	7	.259	1	3
César Hernández	27	24	2	.083	0	1
Brian Koelling	7	15	1	.067	0	0
Tommy Gregg	10	12	2	.167	0	0
Keith Gordon	3	6	1	.167	0	0
Keith Hughes	3	4	0	.000	0	0

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
José Rijo	36	257.1	14	9	2.48	227
Tim Pugh	31	164.1	10	15	5.26	94
Tim Belcher	22	137.0	9	6	4.47	101
Tom Browning	21	114.0	7	7	4.74	53
John Smiley	18	105.2	3	9	5.62	60
John Roper	16	80.0	2	5	5.63	54
Larry Luebbers	14	77.1	2	5	4.54	38

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
Bobby Ayala	43	98.0	7	10	5.60	65

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
Rob Dibble	45	1	4	19	6.48	49
Jeff Reardon	58	4	6	8	4.09	35
Jerry Spradlin	37	2	1	2	3.49	24
Greg Cadaret	34	2	1	1	4.96	23
Kevin Wickander	33	1	0	0	6.75	20
Scott Service	26	2	2	2	3.70	40
Johnny Ruffin	21	2	1	2	3.58	30
Milt Hill	19	3	0	0	5.65	23
Bill Landrum	18	0	2	0	3.74	14
Steve Foster	17	2	2	0	1.75	16
Ross Powell	9	0	3	0	4.41	17
Chris Bushing	6	0	0	0	12.46	3
Scott Ruskin	4	0	0	0	18.00	0
Mike Anderson	3	0	0	0	18.56	4
Dwayne Henry	3	0	1	0	3.86	2
Jeff Kaiser	3	0	0	0	2.70	4

Awards and honors

• Barry Larkin, Shortstop, Roberto Clemente Award

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Marc Bombard
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Pat Kelly
A	Winston-Salem Spirits	Carolina League	Mark Berry
A	Charleston Wheelers	South Atlantic League	Tom Nieto
Rookie	Princeton Reds	Appalachian League	Tom Dunbar
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Donnie Scott

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Billings ^[22]

References

1. "Uniforms | History | Cincinnati Reds". mlb.com. MLB. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
2. Rosencrans, C. Trent (November 9, 2018). "Red pants, squatchees and cig pockets: Reviewing the finer points of the Reds' 15 throwback uniforms". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
3. Goldstein, Richard (March 2, 2004), "Marge Schott, Owner of Cincinnati Reds, Dies", The New York Times website, archived from the original on September 26, 2020, retrieved May 14, 2024, The uproar over Mrs. Schott's remarks prompted baseball's leadership to suspend her from day-to-day oversight of the Reds for the 1993 season.
4. Roberto Kelly page at Baseball Reference
5. Greg Cadaret page at Baseball Reference
6. Norm Charlton page at Baseball Reference
7. Scott Coolbaugh page at Baseball Reference
8. Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference
9. John Smiley page at Baseball Reference
10. Willie Cañate page at Baseball Reference
11. Troy Afenir page at Baseball Reference
12. Jeff Kaiser page at Baseball Reference
13. Juan Samuel page at Baseball Reference
14. Bill Doran page at Baseball-Reference
15. Jeff Reardon page at Baseball Reference
16. Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference
17. Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference
18. Steve Carter page at Baseball-Reference
19. Scott Service page at Baseball Reference
20. Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
21. Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
22. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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