1993 Houston Astros season

1993 Houston Astros
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
The Astrodome (since 1965)
Houston, Texas (since 1962)
Results
Record	85–77 (.525)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	John McMullen, Drayton McLane, Jr.
General manager(s)	Bill Wood
Manager(s)	Art Howe
Local television	KTXH
Local radio	KPRC (AM) (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Vince Controneo, Bill Worrell, Enos Cabell) KXYZ (Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Manny Lopez)
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The Houston Astros' 1993 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

• October 5, 1992: Denny Walling was released by the Astros.^[1]
• November 17, 1992: Butch Henry was drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the Houston Astros as the 36th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.^[2]
• December 1, 1992: Doug Drabek was signed as a free agent by the Astros.^[3]
• December 4, 1992: Greg Swindell was signed as a free agent by the Astros.^[4]
• January 5, 1993: Jack Daugherty was signed as a free agent by the Astros.^[5]
• February 1, 1993: Jim Lindeman signed as a free agent by the Astros.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

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 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 3, 1993: Billy Wagner was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 22, 1993.^[7]
• July 12, 1993: Jack Daugherty was traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Steve Carter.^[5]

Roster

1993 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 49 Juan Agosto 54 Eric Bell 15 Doug Drabek 46 Tom Edens 47 Mark Grant 27 Pete Harnisch 31 Xavier Hernandez 23 Doug Jones 59 Todd Jones 44 Jeff Juden 57 Darryl Kile 29 Al Osuna 51 Mark Portugal 38 Shane Reynolds 21 Greg Swindell 53 Brian Williams		Catchers  9 Scott Servais  6 Eddie Taubensee 36 Eddie Tucker Infielders  5 Jeff Bagwell  7 Craig Biggio  4 Mike Brumley 11 Ken Caminiti  1 Casey Candaele 17 Andújar Cedeño 22 Jack Daugherty  3 Chris Donnels 19 Jim Lindeman 28 José Uribe		Outfielders 24 Eric Anthony 17 Kevin Bass 12 Steve Finley 26 Luis Gonzalez 16 Chris James 30 Rick Parker  4 Karl Rhodes		Manager 18 Art Howe Coaches 54 Bob Cluck (pitching) 48 Matt Galante (third base) 42 Rudy Jaramillo (hitting) 14 Ed Ott (bench) 52 Tom Spencer (first base)

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	Taubensee, EddieEddie Taubensee	94	288	72	.250	9	42
1B	Bagwell, JeffJeff Bagwell	142	535	171	.320	20	88
2B	Biggio, CraigCraig Biggio	155	610	175	.287	21	64
3B	Caminiti, KenKen Caminiti	143	543	142	.262	13	75
SS	Cedeño, AndújarAndújar Cedeño	149	505	143	.283	11	56
LF	Gonzalez, LuisLuis Gonzalez	154	540	162	.300	15	72
CF	Finley, SteveSteve Finley	142	545	145	.266	8	44
RF	Anthony, EricEric Anthony	145	486	121	.249	15	66

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
Lindeman, JimJim Lindeman	9	23	8	.348	0	0
Daugherty, JackJack Daugherty	4	3	1	.333	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
Drabek, DougDoug Drabek	34	237.2	9	18	3.79	157
Swindell, GregGreg Swindell	31	190.1	12	13	4.16	124

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
Hernandez, XavierXavier Hernandez	72	4	5	9	2.61	101

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Rick Sweet
AA	Jackson Generals	Texas League	Sal Butera
A	Osceola Astros	Florida State League	Tim Tolman
A	Quad Cities River Bandits	Midwest League	Steve Dillard
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Bobby Ramos
A-Short Season	Auburn Astros	New York–Penn League	Manny Acta
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	Julio Linares

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tucson, Jackson

References

1. Denny Walling at Baseball Reference
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml
3. Doug Drabek at Baseball Reference
4. Greg Swindell at Baseball Reference
5. Jack Daugherty at Baseball Reference
6. Jim Lindeman at Baseball Reference
7. Billy Wagner at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1993 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference