1993 Boston Red Sox season

The 1993 Boston Red Sox season was the 93rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, 15 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays, who went on to win the 1993 World Series.

Offseason December 1, 1992: Scott Fletcher was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. December 8, 1992: Scott Bankhead was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. December 9, 1992: Andre Dawson was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Andre Dawson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com December 9, 1992: Phil Plantier was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the San Diego Padres for Jose Melendez. January 18, 1993: Tony Fossas was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. March 1, 1993: Jeff Russell was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.

Spring training In a spring training game on April 2, 1993, Frank Viola and Cory Bailey combined on a no-hitter as the Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 10–0, at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida.

Regular season +Record by monthMonth Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 13 9 13 9 2nd 2 May 14 14 27 23 4th 4 June 11 16 38 39 5th 9 July 20 7 58 46 3rd August 11 16 69 62 5th September 11 17 80 79 5th 14 October 0 3 80 82 5th 15

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 3, 1993: Ernest Riles was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Ernie Riles Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com May 7, 1993: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Steve Lyons Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com June 3, 1993: Trot Nixon was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round of the 1993 MLB draft. Player signed August 31, 1993. June 3, 1993: Jeff Suppan was drafted by the Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1993 MLB draft. Player signed June 29, 1993. June 3, 1993: Lou Merloni was drafted by the Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1993 MLB draft. Player signed June 5, 1993. August 17, 1993: Iván Calderón was released by the Red Sox.

Opening Day lineup   5 Scott Fletcher 2B22 Billy Hatcher CF39 Mike Greenwell     LF10 Andre Dawson RF 42 Mo Vaughn 1B22 Iván Calderón DH34 Scott Cooper 3B  6 Tony Peña C  2 Luis Rivera SS21 Roger Clemens P Source:

Alumni game On May 29, the Red Sox held an old-timers game, themed to honor Negro league legends; it was held before a scheduled home game with the Texas Rangers. Hitting instructor Mike Easler drove in both runs for the Red Sox alumni team in a 2–2 tie; other participants included César Cedeño, Jim Lonborg, and Roy White.

Roster 1993 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

InfieldersOutfielders

Other batters

Pinch runner Manager

Coaches (Bullpen) (First base) (Third base) (Hitting) (Pitching)

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 126 304 55 .181 4 19 1B 152 539 160 .297 29 101 2B 121 480 137 .285 5 45 3B 156 468 147 .279 9 63 SS 144 468 130 .278 11 66 LF 146 540 170 .315 13 72 CF 136 508 146 .287 9 57 RF 101 303 74 .244 1 19 DH 121 461 126 .273 13 67

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 141 286 69 .241 2 26 73 213 47 .221 1 19 77 176 39 .222 3 23 38 143 18 .196 7 16 94 143 27 .189 5 20 62 130 27 .208 1 7 39 127 42 .331 1 17 21 37 11 .297 0 1 17 28 2 .071 0 1 13 25 3 .120 0 2 15 24 5 .208 0 2 28 23 3 .130 0 0 9 12 3 .250 0 1 2 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 34 229.1 15 11 3.26 130 29 191.2 11 14 4.46 160 29 183.2 11 8 3.14 91 34 155.2 7 11 4.97 89 18 111.2 7 2 2.74 93 Nate Minchey 5 33.0 1 2 3.55 18

Relief and other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SV = Saves Player G IP W L ERA SV 49 138.0 6 12 3.91 1 80 112.1 6 7 3.77 8 40 64.1 2 1 3.50 0 28 53.1 3 4 5.06 1 47 50.0 7 2 3.60 1 51 46.2 1 4 2.70 33 71 40.0 1 1 5.18 0 9 16.0 2 1 2.25 0 11 15.2 0 1 3.45 0 16 11.0 0 1 8.18 0

Awards and honors Danny Darwin – AL Pitcher of the Month (May)

All-Star Game Scott Cooper, reserve 3B

Farm system

The Fort Lauderdale Red Sox replaced the Winter Haven Red Sox as a Class A-Advanced affiliate. The Utica Blue Sox replaced the Elmira Pioneers as the Red Sox' Class A-Short Season affiliate.

Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Game log Red Sox Win Red Sox Loss Game postponed

|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 1 || April 5 || @ Royals || 3–1 || Clemens (1–0) || Appier (0–1) || Russell (1) || Kauffman Stadium || 39,532 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 2 || April 7 || @ Royals || 3–2 || Viola (1–0) || Cone (0–1) || Russell (2) || Kauffman Stadium || 14,911 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 3 || April 8 || @ Royals || 9–4 || Bankhead (1–0) || Gubicza (0–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 15,777 || 3–0 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 4 || April 9 || @ Rangers || 1–3 || Ryan (1–0) || Dopson (0–1) || Henke (2) || Arlington Stadium || 40,188 || 3–1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 5 || April 10 || @ Rangers || 10–2 || Clemens (2–0) || Lefferts (1–1) || — || Arlington Stadium || 30,610 || 4–1 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 6 || April 11 || @ Rangers || 1–4 || Brown (1–0) || Darwin (0–1) || Henke (3) || Arlington Stadium || 22,743 || 4–2 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | — || April 12 || Indians || colspan=8|Postponed (rain). Makeup date April 13. |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 7 || April 13 || Indians || 6–2 || Viola (2–0) || Mutis (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 29,606 || 5–2 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 8 || April 14 || Indians || 12–7 || Hesketh (1–0) || Bielecki (1–1) || — || Fenway Park || 20,390 || 6–2 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 9 || April 15 || Indians || 4–3 (13)|| Quantrill (1–0) || Plunk (1–1) || — || Fenway Park || 22,505 || 7–2 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 10 || April 16 || White Sox || 4–9 || McDowell (3–0) || Darwin (0–2) || — || Fenway Park || 26,526 || 7–3 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 11 || April 17 || White Sox || 5–1 || Hesketh (2–0) || McKaskill (0–3) || — || Fenway Park || 32,994 || 8–3 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 12 || April 18 || White Sox || 4–0 || Viola (3–0) || Bolton (0–2) || — || Fenway Park || 34,923 || 9–3 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 13 || April 19 || White Sox || 6–0 || Dopson (1–1) || Fernandez (2–1) || — || Fenway Park || 34,556 || 10–3 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Mariners || 5–2 || Clemens (3–0) || Cummings (0–3) || Russell (3) || Kingdome || 28,714 || 11–3 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 15 || April 21 || @ Mariners || 0–5 || Johnson (2–1) || Darwin (0–3) || — || Kingdome || 13,641 || 11–4 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 16 || April 22 || @ Mariners || 0–7 || Bosio (1–1) || Hesketh (1–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 13,604 || 11–5 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 17 || April 23 || @ Angels || 1–4 || Langston (2–0) || Viola (3–1) || — || Anaheim Stadium || 37,463 || 11–6 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 18 || April 24 || @ Angels || 5–8 || Crim (2–0) || Bankhead (1–1) || Valera (2) || Anaheim Stadium || 53,394 || 11–7 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 19 || April 25 || @ Angels || 1–2 || Sanderson (3–0) || Clemens (3–1) || Grahe (2) || Anaheim Stadium || 39,795 || 11–8 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 20 || April 27 || @ Athletics || 2–7 || Witt (1–0) || Darwin (0–4) || Gossage (1) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 20,046 || 11–9 || L6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 21 || April 28 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Viola (4–1) || Welch (2–2) || Russell (4) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 20,783 || 12–9 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 22 || April 30 || Angels || 6–1 || Dopson (2–1) || Farrell (1–3) || — || Fenway Park || 31,432 || 13–9 || W2

|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 23 || May 1 || Angels || 3–1 || Clemens (4–1) || Sanderson (3–1) || Russell (5) || Fenway Park || 33,546 || 14–9 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 24 || May 2 || Angels || 4–3 || Darwin (1–4) || Finley (2–2) || Russell (6) || Fenway Park || 31,851 || 15–9 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 25 || May 3 || Mariners || 0–2 || Hanson (4–0) || Viola (4–2) || Charlton (4) || Fenway Park || 20,379 || 15–10 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 26 || May 4 || Mariners || 6–7 || Leary (1–1) || Hesketh (2–2) || Charlton (5) || Fenway Park || 21,234 || 15–11 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 27 || May 5 || Athletics || 3–1 || Quantrill (2–0) || Núñez (0–1) || Russell (7) || Fenway Park || 25,496 || 16–11 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 28 || May 6 || Athletics || 3–6 || Witt (2–1) || Clemens (4–2) || Eckersley (4) || Fenway Park || 28,220 || 16–12 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 29 || May 7 || @ Brewers || 1–0 || Darwin (2–4) || Wegman (2–5) || Russell (8) || Milwaukee County Stadium || 15,058 || 17–12 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 30 || May 8 || @ Brewers || 3–6 || Eldred (4–3) || Quantrill (2–1) || Henry (6) || Milwaukee County Stadium || 25,150 || 17–13 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 31 || May 9 || @ Brewers || 0–6 || Boddicker (2–1) || Hesketh (2–3) || — || Milwaukee County Stadium || 20,398 || 17–14 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 32 || May 10 || @ Orioles || 1–2 || Frohwirth (2–2) || Quantrill (2–2) || Pennington (1) || Camden Yards || 46,372 || 17–15 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 33 || May 11 || @ Orioles || 4–0 || Clemens (5–2) || McDonald (2–4) || — || Camden Yards || 46,460 || 18–15 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 34 || May 12 || @ Orioles || 2–0 || Darwin (3–4) || Valenzuela (0–3) || Russell (9) || Camden Yards || 46,075 || 19–15 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Erickson (2–4) || Viola (4–3) || Aguilera (11) || Metrodome || 26,907 || 19–16 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ Twins || 4–7 || Deshaies (5–2) || Dopson (2–2) || Aguilera (12) || Metrodome || 33,635 || 19–17 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 37 || May 16 || @ Twins || 11–5 || Hesketh (3–3) || Hartley (0–2) || — || Metrodome || 35,467 || 20–17 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 38 || May 17 || Blue Jays || 3–9 || Hentgen (5–2) || Clemens (5–3) || — || Fenway Park || 30,057 || 20–18 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | — || May 18 || Blue Jays || colspan=8|Postponed (rain). Makeup date May 20. |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 39 || May 19 || Blue Jays || 10–5 || Darwin (4–4) || Stewart (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 27,465 || 21–18 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 40 || May 20 || Blue Jays || 3–4 || Cox (3–0) || Quantrill (2–3) || Ward (10) || Fenway Park || 18,219 || 21–19 || L1