1993 Chicago Cubs season

1993 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tribune Company
General manager(s)	Larry Himes
Manager(s)	Jim Lefebvre
Local television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
Local radio	WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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A ticket for a 1993 game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs.

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

• 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

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	97	65	0.599	—	52–29	45–36
Montreal Expos	94	68	0.580	3	55–26	39–42
St. Louis Cardinals	87	75	0.537	10	49–32	38–43
Chicago Cubs	84	78	0.519	13	43–38	41–40
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	0.463	22	40–41	35–46
Florida Marlins	64	98	0.395	33	35–46	29–52
New York Mets	59	103	0.364	38	28–53	31–50

Record vs. opponents

1993 National League Records 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

• 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

1993 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 45 Paul Assenmacher 38 José Bautista 47 Shawn Boskie 44 William Brennan 52 Jim Bullinger 49 Frank Castillo 29 José Guzmán 22 Mike Harkey 37 Greg Hibbard 35 Chuck McElroy 35 Mike Morgan 28 Randy Myers 32 Dan Plesac 30 Bob Scanlan 51 Heathcliff Slocumb 46 Steve Trachsel 13 Turk Wendell		Catchers 10 Steve Lake  9 Matt Walbeck  2 Rick Wilkins Infielders 24 Steve Buechele 12 Shawon Dunston 17 Mark Grace 53 Doug Jennings 11 Rey Sánchez 23 Ryne Sandberg  1 Tommy Shields 16 José Vizcaíno 20 Eric Yelding		Outfielders 34 Glenallen Hill 25 Doug Dascenzo 27 Derrick May 25 Karl Rhodes 19 Kevin Roberson 18 Dwight Smith 21 Sammy Sosa  6 Willie Wilson 39 Eduardo Zambrano		Manager  5 Jim Lefebvre Coaches 40 Tony Muser (bullpen) 38 Billy Connors (pitching) 15 Chuck Cottier (third base)  3 José Martínez (first base) 41 Tom Trebelhorn (bench) 26 Billy Williams (hitting)

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

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

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

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

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	American Association	Marv Foley
AA	Orlando Cubs	Southern League	Tommy Jones
A	Daytona Cubs	Florida State League	Bill Hayes
A	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	Steve Roadcap
A-Short Season	Geneva Cubs	New York–Penn League	Jerry Weinstein
Rookie	Huntington Cubs	Appalachian League	Steve Kolinsky
Rookie	GCL Cubs	Gulf Coast League	Butch Hughes

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Iowa^[11]

References

1. Steve Lake Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plesada01.shtml
3. Randy Myers Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
4. Willie Wilson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
5. Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
6. Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
7. http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kiescbr01.shtml
8. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rainst01.shtml
9. http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rhodeka01.shtml
10. Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
11. 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