1993 Cincinnati Reds season

1993 Cincinnati Reds
1993 Cincinnati Reds
Division	National League West
Ballpark	Riverfront Stadium
City	Cincinnati
Owners	Marge Schott
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)

The 1993 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

November 3, 1992: Paul O'Neill and Joe DeBerry (minors) were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Roberto Kelly.^[1]
November 6, 1992: Greg Cadaret was purchased by the Reds from the New York Yankees.^[2]
November 17, 1992: Norm Charlton was traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Kevin Mitchell.^[3]
November 18, 1992: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the Reds.^[4]
November 25, 1992: Gary Varsho was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[5]
December 1, 1992: John Smiley was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[6]
December 7, 1992: Willie Cañate was drafted by the Reds from the Cleveland Indians in the 1992 rule 5 draft.^[7]
December 10, 1992: Troy Afenir was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[8]
December 10, 1992: Jeff Kaiser was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[9]
December 11, 1992: Juan Samuel was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[10]
January 13, 1993: Bill Doran was purchased from the Reds by the Milwaukee Brewers.^[11]
January 19, 1993: Jeff Reardon was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[12]
January 22, 1993: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[13]
February 1, 1993: Randy Milligan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[14]
Before 1993 season: Steve Carter was acquired by the Reds from the Detroit Tigers.^[15]

1993 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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	—

April 13, 1993: Willie Cañate was purchased from the Reds by the Toronto Blue Jays.^[7]
April 23, 1993: Jeff Kaiser was selected off waivers from the Reds by the New York Mets.^[9]
June 28, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Colorado Rockies.^[16]
July 7, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Colorado Rockies.^[16]
July 7, 1993: Tom Browning visited the RF rooftop bleachers across the street from Wrigley during a Reds - Cubs game.
July 12, 1991: Steve Carter was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for Jack Daugherty.^[17]
July 26, 1993: Greg Cadaret was released by the Reds.^[2]
July 31, 1993: Tim Belcher was traded by the Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Ruffin and Jeff Pierce.^[18]
August 17, 1993: Randy Milligan was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Thomas Howard.^[14]

1993 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

4 Dave Bristol (third base/hitting) (through May 23rd
35 Don Gullett (pitching)
2 Dave Miley (bench)
3 Ron Oester (first base) (through May 23)
37 Larry Rothschild (bullpen) (through May 23)
-- Bobby Valentine (third base) (May 23rd-end of season)
25 Ray Knight (hitting) (May 23-end of season)
37 José Cardenal (first base/outfield) (first base coach from May 23-end of season)

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
2B	Juan Samuel	103	261	60	.230	4	26
LF	Kevin Mitchell	93	323	110	.341	19	64
CF	Roberto Kelly	78	320	102	.319	9	35

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
Randy Milligan	83	234	64	.274	6	29
Gary Varsho	77	95	22	.232	2	11
Jack Daugherty	46	59	13	.220	2	9
César Hernández	27	24	2	.083	0	1

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 Belcher	22	137	9	6	4.47	101
Tom Browning	21	114	7	7	4.74	53
John Smiley	18	105.2	3	9	5.62	60
John Roper	16	80	2	5	5.63	54

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	7	10	5.60	65

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
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
Mike Anderson	3	0	0	0	18.56	4
Jeff Kaiser	3	0	0	0	2.70	4

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^[19]