1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1993 Los Angeles Dodgers
1993 Los Angeles Dodgers
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Record	81–81 (.500)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Peter O'Malley
General managers	Fred Claire
Managers	Tommy Lasorda
Television	KTLA (5)
Radio	KABC ; Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale (through July 2), Rick Monday ; KWKW ; Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas ; KYPA ; Richard Choi

Last updated January 11, 2024

The 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 104th for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball, and their 36th season in Los Angeles, California.

The team improved on the dismal 1992 season, finishing fourth in the National League West. This was in part thanks to Rookie of the Year winner catcher Mike Piazza. Piazza set rookie records with 35 home runs and 112 RBI. He also hit two home runs on the last day of the season as the Dodgers knocked their longtime rival the Giants out of playoff contention with a 12–1 victory at Dodger Stadium.

The season was marred by the sudden death of Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale, who had been a broadcaster since his retirement in 1969. Drysdale, who pitched on three World Series championship teams in Los Angeles (1959, 1963, 1965), was found dead in his Montreal hotel room July 3 prior to the Dodgers' game vs. the Expos.

To date, this is the only season in Dodger history where the team has finished exactly at .500 and not above or below it.

Offseason

November 17, 1992: Acquired Jody Reed from the Colorado Rockies for Rudy Seánez
December 5, 1992: Cory Snyder was signed as a free agent.^[1]
December 24, 1992: Acquired Tim Wallach from the Montreal Expos for Tim Barker
January 12, 1993: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent.^[2]

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	—

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
José Offerman	Shortstop
Brett Butler	Center fielder
Darryl Strawberry	Right fielder
Eric Davis	Left fielder
Tim Wallach	Third baseman
Eric Karros	First baseman
Mike Piazza	Catcher
Jody Reed	Second baseman
Orel Hershiser	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

April 20, 1993: Ken Dayley was signed as a free agent.^[3]
May 17, 1993: Kevin Elster was released.^[2]
September 7, 1993: Acquired John DeSilva from the Detroit Tigers for Eric Davis ^[4]

Roster

1993 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

41 Carlos Hernández
31 Mike Piazza

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

2 Tommy Lasorda

Coaches

8 Joey Amalfitano
(third base)
58 Mark Cresse
(bullpen)
13 Joe Ferguson
(first base)
35 Ben Hines
(hitting)
11 Manny Mota
16 Ron Perranoski
(pitching)
68 Ron Roenicke
(bench)

Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
Orel Hershiser	33	33	215.2	12-14	3.59	72	141	5
Tom Candiotti	33	32	213.2	8-10	3.12	71	155	2
Ramón Martínez	32	32	211.2	10-12	3.44	104	127	4
Kevin Gross	33	32	202.1	13-13	4.14	74	150	3
Pedro Astacio	31	31	186.1	14-9	3.57	68	122	3

Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV
Jim Gott	62	0	77.2	4-8	2.32	17	67	25
Pedro Martínez	65	2	107.0	10-5	2.61	57	119	2
Roger McDowell	54	0	68.0	5-3	2.25	30	27	2
Omar Daal	47	0	35.1	2-3	5.09	21	19	0
Ricky Trlicek	41	0	64.0	1-2	4.08	21	41	1
Todd Worrell	35	0	38.2	1-1	6.05	11	31	5
Steve Wilson	25	0	25.2	1-0	4.56	14	23	1
Kip Gross	10	0	15.0	0-0	0.60	4	12	0
Rod Nichols	4	0	6.1	0-1	5.68	2	3	0
John DeSilva	3	0	5.1	0-0	6.75	1	6	0

Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
Mike Piazza	C	149	547	.318	81	174	35	112	3
Carlos Hernández	C	50	99	.253	6	25	2	7	0
Eric Karros	1B	158	619	.247	74	153	23	80	0
Jody Reed	2B	132	445	.276	48	123	2	31	1
José Offerman	SS	158	590	.269	77	159	1	62	30
Tim Wallach	3B/1B	133	477	.222	42	106	12	62	0
Lenny Harris	2B/SS/3B/OF	107	160	.238	20	38	2	11	3
Dave Hansen	3B	84	105	.362	13	38	4	30	0
Mike Sharperson	2B/SS/3B/1B/OF	73	90	.256	13	23	2	10	2
Rafael Bournigal	2B	8	18	.500	0	9	0	3	0
Eric Davis	OF	108	376	.234	57	88	14	53	33
Brett Butler	CF	156	607	.298	80	181	1	42	39
Cory Snyder	OF	143	516	.266	61	137	11	56	4
Henry Rodríguez	OF	76	176	.222	20	39	8	23	1
Mitch Webster	OF	88	172	.244	26	42	2	14	4
Darryl Strawberry	OF	32	100	.140	12	14	5	12	1
Raúl Mondesí	RF	42	86	.291	13	25	4	10	4
Billy Ashley	LF	14	37	.243	0	9	0	0	0
Tom Goodwin	OF	30	17	.294	6	5	1	1	1
Jerry Brooks	OF	9	9	.222	2	2	1	1	0

1993 Awards

1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Mike Piazza reserve
Rookie of the Year Award
- Mike Piazza
Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
- Mike Piazza
- Pedro Martínez
Silver Slugger Award
- Mike Piazza
- Orel Hershiser
TSN Rookie of the Year Award
- Mike Piazza
TSN National League All-Star
- Mike Piazza
Player of the Week
- Mike Piazza (Apr. 26 – May 2)
- Mike Piazza (June 14–20)
- Mike Piazza (May 16–22)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	Bill Russell
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Glenn Hoffman
High A	Bakersfield Dodgers	California League	Rick Dempsey
High A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Joe Vavra
A-Short Season	Yakima Bears	Northwest League	John Shoemaker
Rookie	Great Falls Dodgers	Pioneer League	Jon Debus
Rookie	DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers/Angels	Dominican Summer League

Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 57 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their second round pick as a result of signing free agent pitcher Todd Worrell.

With the second overall pick in the draft the Dodgers selected right-handed pitcher Darren Dreifort from Wichita State University. Dreifort became one of only a select few players to make his professional debut in the Majors, without first appearing in a minor league game. He would play nine years in the Majors (all of them with the Dodgers), though serious injuries caused him to miss two full seasons and ultimately ended his career. His record was 48-60 with a 4.36 ERA in 274 games (113 starts).

In the 25th round, they selected catcher Paul Lo Duca from Arizona State University. In 11 seasons (seven with the Dodgers), he hit .286 with 80 homers and 481 RBIs while being a four time All-Star. LoDuca would later be mentioned in the Mitchell Report, which claimed that he had used human growth hormone (HGH) throughout his career and in fact contributed to other members of the Dodgers also using HGH.

1993 Draft Picks

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Darren Dreifort	RHP	Wichita State University	Yes	1994–2005	MLB
3	Dax Winslett	RHP	Arizona State University	Yes	1993–1997	AA
4	Nate Bland	LHP	Mountain Brook High School	Yes	1993–2007	MLB
5	Scott Hunter	C	Northeast High School	Yes	1994–2003	AAA
6	Nate Yeskie	RHP	Carson City High School	No Twins-1996	1996–2001	AA
7	Doug Newstrom	1B	Arizona State University	Yes	1993–2000	AAA
8	Jose Prado	RHP	University of Miami	Yes	1993–1998	AA
9	Matt Schwenke	C	University of California, Los Angeles	Yes	1993–1998	AAA
10	John Vukson	RHP	Sanger High School	Yes	1993–1995	A-
11	Joshua Rash	OF	Arlington Lamar High School	Yes	1993–1994	A-
12	Craig Scheffler	LHP	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Yes	1993–1997	A+
13	Brian Rolocut	RHP	Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus	Yes	1993–1997	A+
14	Brett Binkley	LHP	Georgia Institute of Technology	Yes	1993–1995	A+
15	Dave Steed	C	Meridian Community College	Yes	1993–2001	AAA
16	Dan Hubbs	RHP	University of Southern California	Yes	1993–1999	AAA
17	Michael Biltimier	1B	Purdue University	Yes	1993–1995	A+
18	Joe Lagarde	RHP	East Forsyth High School	Yes	1993–1998	AAA
19	Eric Maloney	RHP	Creighton University	No
20	Mike Kinney	OF	Texas Tech University	Yes	1993–1994	A+
21	Mark Watson	LHP	Marist School	No Brewers-1996	1996–2007	MLB
22	Charlie Nelson	OF	University of Minnesota	Yes	1994–1999	AA
23	Eddie Davis	OF	California State University, Long Beach	Yes	1993–1999	AA
24	Carl South	RHP	Marist School	Yes	1993–1998	A
25	Paul Lo Duca	C	Arizona State University	Yes	1993–2010	MLB
26	Corey Coggburn	OF	Ada High School	No
27	Bryan Coyle	RHP	Hudson's Bay High School	Yes	1994–1995	A-
28	Jeffrey Astgen	2B	El Camino Real High School	No
29	Anthony Cellars	OF	Texas High School	No
30	Adrian Black	OF	North Brunswick High School	No
31	Doug Davis	LHP	North Gate High School	No Rangers-1996	1996–2012	MLB
32	Jordan Zimmerman	LHP	Brenham High School	No Mariners-1994	1995–2004	MLB
33	Raul Correra	OF	Carmen Belen Veiga High School	No
34	Dwayne McCray	RHP	Sumter High School	No
35	Tracy Johnson	OF	Deer Valley High School	No
36	Matt Wagner	RHP	Iowa State University	No Mariners-1994	1994–2003	MLB
37	Richard Shaw	RHP	Sandwich SS High School	No
38	Mark Manbeck	RHP	Round Rock High School	No Phillies-1997	1997–1998	A
39	David Propst	OF	West Charlotte High School	No
40	Dion Rhodes	OF	Hudson's Bay High School	No
41	Eric Yanz	RHP	Arvada West High School	No Royals-1997	1997–1998	A
42	Bruce Yard	SS	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Yes	1993–1997	AA
43	Thomas Cody	C	Fort Vancouver High School	No
44	Bruce Piddington	RHP	Southwestern High School	No	1997–1999	Ind
45	Ben Padilla	SS	Carson High School	No
46	Gus Rubio	1B	Leuzinger High School	No
47	Jason Smith	RHP	Meridian Community College	No
48	Jeff Falardeau	LHP	Notre Dame High School	No
49	Julio Colon	RHP	California State University, Long Beach	Yes	1994–1996	AA
50	Richard Condon	2B	Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences	No
51	Kendall Hill	RHP	Escambia High School	No Braves-1994	1994–2001	A+
52	Nathan Rasmussen	1B	Lakeville High School	Yes	1994–1995	A+
53	Victor Sobieraj	RHP	Catholic Central High School	No
54	David Wease	1B	Chesnee High School	No
55	Jamie Bane	LHP	Paradise Valley High School	No Angels-1997	1997–1999	A+
56	Steve Huls	SS	Rocori High School	No Twins-1996	1996–2000	AAA
57	Brian Carpenter	RHP	University of Texas at Austin	Yes	1993–1995	A+
58	Matthew Powell	RHP	Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus	No

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[1] "Cory Snyder Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".

[baseball-reference.com-2] 1 2 "Kevin Elster Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".

[3] "Ken Dayley Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".

[4] "Eric Davis Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".

[5] 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

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