The 1993 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses. This was George Brett's final season in the major leagues, as well as the team's final season in the AL West.
Offseason November 17, 1992: Kerwin Moore was drafted from the Royals by the Florida Marlins as the 61st pick in the 1992 MLB expansion draft.Kerwin Moore at Baseball Reference November 19, 1992: Dennis Moeller and Joel Johnston were traded by the Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for José Lind.Jose Lind at Baseball Reference November 25, 1992: Mark Gubicza was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Mark Gubicza at Baseball Reference December 8, 1992: David Cone was signed as a free agent by the Royals.David Cone at Baseball Reference December 8, 1992: Greg Gagne was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Greg Gagne at Baseball Reference December 9, 1992: Jeff Shaw and Tim Spehr were traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Mark Gardner and Doug Piatt.Doug Piatt at Baseball Reference January 27, 1993: Hubie Brooks was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Hubie Brooks at Baseball Reference February 22, 1993: Gregg Jefferies and Ed Gerald (minors) were traded by the Royals to the St. Louis Cardinals for Félix José and Craig Wilson.Félix José at Baseball Reference February 26, 1993: Scott Bailes was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 3, 1993: Scott Bailes was released by the Kansas City Royals. April 26, 1993: Mike Boddicker was purchased from the Royals by the Milwaukee Brewers.Mike Boddicker at Baseball Reference April 27, 1993: Tuffy Rhodes was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes at Baseball Reference June 3, 1993: Jacque Jones was drafted by the Royals in the 31st round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Jacque Jones at Baseball Reference June 14, 1993: Dave Stieb was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Dave Stieb at Baseball Reference June 19, 1993: Gary Gaetti was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Gary Gaetti at Baseball Reference July 30, 1993: Tuffy Rhodes was traded by the Royals to the Chicago Cubs as part of a 3-team trade. The New York Yankees sent John Habyan to the Royals. The Cubs sent Paul Assenmacher to the Yankees. July 30, 1993: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Greg Cadaret at Baseball Reference July 31, 1993: Dave Stieb was released by the Royals. July 31, 1993: Jon Lieber and Dan Miceli were traded by the Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Stan Belinda.Stan Belinda at Baseball Reference August 1, 1993: Owner Ewing Kauffman, responsible for bringing major league baseball to Kansas City, dies at age 76.
Roster
1993 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 Mike Macfarlane 117 388 106 .273 20 67 1B Wally Joyner 141 497 145 .292 15 65 2B 136 431 107 .248 0 37 3B 82 281 72 .256 14 46 SS 159 540 151 .280 10 57 LF Kevin McReynolds 110 351 86 .245 11 42 CF Brian McRae 153 627 177 .282 12 69 RF 149 499 126 .253 6 43 DH 145 560 149 .266 19 75
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 Chris Gwynn 103 287 86 .300 1 25 Phil Hiatt 81 238 52 .218 7 36 Brent Mayne 71 205 52 .254 2 22 75 168 48 .286 1 24 Keith Miller 37 108 18 .167 0 3 Rico Rossy 46 86 19 .221 2 12 Harvey Pulliam 27 62 16 .258 1 6 21 49 13 .265 1 3 Bob Hamelin 16 49 11 .224 2 5 Curt Wilkerson 12 28 4 .143 0 0 Kevin Koslofski 15 26 7 .269 1 2 David Howard 15 24 8 .333 0 2 Terry Shumpert 8 10 1 .100 0 0 Nelson Santovenia 4 8 1 .125 0 0
Pitching = Indicates league leader
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 David Cone 34 254.0 11 14 3.33 191 34 238.2 18 8 2.56 186 Hipólito Pichardo 30 165.0 7 8 4.04 70 Chris Haney 23 124.0 9 9 6.02 65 17 91.2 4 6 6.19 54 Mike Magnante 7 35.1 1 2 4.08 16
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 Tom Gordon 48 155.2 12 6 3.58 143 49 104.1 5 8 4.66 80 Dennis Rasmussen 9 29.0 1 2 7.45 12
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 Jeff Montgomery 69 7 5 45 2.27 66 Billy Brewer 46 2 2 0 3.46 28 Stan Belinda 23 1 1 0 4.28 25 Bill Sampen 18 2 2 0 5.89 9 Rusty Meacham 15 2 2 0 5.57 13 Greg Cadaret 13 1 1 0 2.93 2 John Habyan 12 0 0 0 4.50 10 Frank DiPino 11 1 1 0 6.89 5 Enrique Burgos 5 0 1 0 9.00 6 Rick Reed 1 0 0 0 9.82 3 Jeff Granger 1 0 0 0 27.00 1
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
1993 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference 1993 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac