1993 New York Yankees season

1993 New York Yankees
Reggie Jackson's Number Retired
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1976)
New York City (since 1903)
Other information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
General manager(s)	Gene Michael
Manager(s)	Buck Showalter
Local television	WPIX (Phil Rizzuto, Tom Seaver, Bobby Murcer) MSG (Dewayne Staats, Tony Kubek, Al Trautwig)
Local radio	WABC (AM) (John Sterling, Michael Kay)
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The New York Yankees' 1993 season was the 91st season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 88-74 finishing 7 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Buck Showalter. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. With the exceptions of 2008, 2013 and 2014, the Yankees have made the playoffs in every non-strike season since.

Offseason

• November 3, 1992: Roberto Kelly was traded by the Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds for Paul O'Neill and Joe DeBerry (minors).^[1]
• November 6, 1992: Greg Cadaret was purchased from the Yankees by the Cincinnati Reds.^[2]
• November 17, 1992: Charlie Hayes was drafted from the Yankees by the Colorado Rockies with the 3rd pick in the 1992 MLB Expansion Draft.^[3]
• December 4, 1992: Spike Owen was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[4]
• December 6, 1992: J. T. Snow, Jerry Nielsen, and Russ Springer were traded by the Yankees to the California Angels for Jim Abbott.^[5]
• December 7, 1992: Sherman Obando was drafted from the Yankees by the Baltimore Orioles rule 5 draft.^[6]
• December 10, 1992: Jimmy Key was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[7]
• December 15, 1992: Wade Boggs was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[8]

Regular season

Reggie Jackson's number 44 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1993.

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Toronto Blue Jays	95	67	0.586	—	48–33	47–34
New York Yankees	88	74	0.543	7	50–31	38–43
Baltimore Orioles	85	77	0.525	10	48–33	37–44
Detroit Tigers	85	77	0.525	10	44–37	41–40
Boston Red Sox	80	82	0.494	15	43–38	37–44
Cleveland Indians	76	86	0.469	19	46–35	30–51
Milwaukee Brewers	69	93	0.426	26	38–43	31–50

Record vs. opponents

1993 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	6–7	7–5	4–8	8–5	5–8	7–5	8–5	8–4	6–7	10–2	7–5	4–8	5–8
Boston	7–6	—	7–5	7–5	5–8	6–7	5–7	5–8	7–5	6–7	9–3	7–5	6–6	3–10
California	5–7	5–7	—	7–6	5–7	4–8	6–7	7–5	4–9	6–6	6–7	6–7	6–7	4–8
Chicago	8–4	5–7	6–7	—	9–3	7–5	6–7	9–3	10–3	4–8	7–6	9–4	8–5	6–6
Cleveland	5–8	8–5	7–5	3–9	—	6–7	7–5	8–5	4–8	6–7	8–4	3–9	7–5	4–9
Detroit	8–5	7–6	8–4	5–7	7–6	—	5–7	8–5	6–6	4–9	8–4	7–5	6–6	6–7
Kansas City	5–7	7–5	7–6	7–6	5–7	7–5	—	5–7	7–6	6–6	6–7	7–6	7–6	8–4
Milwaukee	5–8	8–5	5–7	3–9	5–8	5–8	7–5	—	7–5	4–9	7–5	4–8	4–8	5–8
Minnesota	4–8	5–7	9–4	3–10	8–4	6–6	6–7	5–7	—	4–8	8–5	4–9	7–6	2–10
New York	7–6	7–6	6–6	8–4	7–6	9–4	6–6	9–4	8–4	—	6–6	7–5	3–9	5–8
Oakland	2–10	3–9	7–6	6–7	4–8	4–8	7–6	5–7	5–8	6–6	—	9–4	5–8	5–7
Seattle	5–7	5–7	7–6	4–9	9–3	5–7	6–7	8–4	9–4	5–7	4–9	—	8–5	7–5
Texas	8–4	6–6	7–6	5–8	5–7	6–6	6–7	8–4	6–7	9–3	8–5	5–8	—	7–5
Toronto	8–5	10–3	8–4	6–6	9–4	7–6	4–8	8–5	10–2	8–5	7–5	5–7	5–7	—

Notable Transactions

• July 30, 1993: John Habyan was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Royals as part of a 3-team trade. The Chicago Cubs sent Paul Assenmacher to the Yankees. The Royals sent Tuffy Rhodes to the Cubs.^[9]
• August 31, 1993: Rich Batchelor was traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lee Smith.^[10]

Roster

1993 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 25 Jim Abbott 43 Paul Assenmacher 34 Andy Cook 26 Steve Farr 35 Paul Gibson 42 John Habyan 53 Neal Heaton 34 Sterling Hitchcock 57 Steve Howe 53 Mark Hutton 42 Domingo Jean 43 Jeff Johnson 28 Scott Kamieniecki 22 Jimmy Key 34 Sam Militello 55 Rich Monteleone 54 Bobby Muñoz 33 Mélido Pérez 47 Lee Smith 31 Frank Tanana 27 Bob Wickman 39 Mike Witt		Catchers 38 Matt Nokes 20 Mike Stanley Infielders 12 Wade Boggs  2 Mike Gallego 14 Pat Kelly 13 Jim Leyritz 24 Kevin Maas 23 Don Mattingly 17 Spike Owen 47 Dave Silvestri 35 Andy Stankiewicz		Outfielders 29 Mike Humphreys 19 Dion James 31 Hensley Meulens 21 Paul O'Neill 45 Danny Tartabull 18 Randy Velarde 51 Bernie Williams 13 Gerald Williams		Manager 11 Buck Showalter Coaches  6 Clete Boyer 40 Tony Cloninger 52 Mark Connor 48 Rick Down 46 Frank Howard 50 Ed Napoleon

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	Stanley, MikeMike Stanley	130	423	129	.305	26	84
1B	Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly	134	530	154	.291	17	86
2B	Kelly, PatPat Kelly	106	318	72	.226	7	27
3B	Boggs, WadeWade Boggs	143	560	169	.302	2	59
SS	Owen, SpikeSpike Owen	103	334	78	.234	2	20
LF	James, DionDion James	115	343	114	.332	7	36
CF	Williams, BernieBernie Williams	139	567	152	.268	12	68
RF	O'Neill, PaulPaul O'Neill	141	498	155	.311	20	75
DH	Tartabull, DannyDanny Tartabull	138	513	128	.250	31	102

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
Key, JimmyJimmy Key	34	236.7	18	6	3.00	173
Abbott, JimJim Abbott	32	214	11	14	4.37	95

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
Wickman, BobBob Wickman	41	140.0	14	4	4.63	70
Jean, DomingoDomingo Jean	10	40.1	1	1	4.46	20

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
Smith, LeeLee Smith	8	0	0	3	0.00	11
Cook, AndyAndy Cook	4	0	1	0	5.06	4

Awards and honors

• Don Mattingly, First Base, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
• Reggie Jackson's number retired.

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Clippers	International League	Stump Merrill
AA	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Eastern League	Mike Hart and Bill Evers
A	Prince William Cannons	Carolina League	Trey Hillman
A	Greensboro Hornets	South Atlantic League	Bill Evers and Gary Denbo
A-Short Season	Oneonta Yankees	New York–Penn League	Mark Newman
Rookie	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	Glenn Sherlock

^[11]

References

1. Roberto Kelly page at Baseball Reference
2. Greg Cadaret page at Baseball Reference
3. Charlie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
4. Spike Owen page at Baseball Reference
5. Jim Abbott page at Baseball Reference
6. Sherman Obando page at Baseball Reference
7. Jimmy Key page at Baseball Reference
8. Wade Boggs page at Baseball Reference
9. John Habyan page at Baseball Reference
10. Lee Smith page at Baseball Reference
11. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1993 New York Yankees
• 1993 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com