The 1993 Cincinnati Reds season was the 124th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 24th and 23rd full season at Riverfront Stadium and the team's last as members of the National League West. The Reds failed to improve on their record of 90–72 from 1992 and finished in fifth place in 1993, with a 73–89 record. The team introduced new uniforms, being the last in MLB to abandon the 1970s/80s pullover jersey/beltless pants combo; the new look reintroduced sleeveless vests and a pinstriped cap; this look would hold until 1998.

Major League Baseball's executive council decided to prevent owner Marge Schott from exercising day-to-day oversight of the Reds during the 1993 season, while still leaving major financial decisions to her. This was a response to several November 1992 accounts of Schott racially and ethnically slurring players and business associates, and praising the early efforts of Adolf Hitler.

Offseason November 3, 1992: Paul O'Neill and Joe DeBerry (minors) were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Roberto Kelly.Roberto Kelly page at Baseball Reference November 6, 1992: Greg Cadaret was purchased by the Reds from the New York Yankees.Greg Cadaret page at Baseball Reference November 17, 1992: Norm Charlton was traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Kevin Mitchell.Norm Charlton page at Baseball Reference November 18, 1992: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the Reds.Scott Coolbaugh page at Baseball Reference November 25, 1992: Gary Varsho was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Pittsburgh Pirates.Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference December 1, 1992: John Smiley was signed as a free agent by the Reds.John Smiley page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1992: Willie Cañate was drafted by the Reds from the Cleveland Indians in the 1992 rule 5 draft.Willie Cañate page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1992: Troy Afenir was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Troy Afenir page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1992: Jeff Kaiser was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Jeff Kaiser page at Baseball Reference December 11, 1992: Juan Samuel was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Juan Samuel page at Baseball Reference January 13, 1993: Bill Doran was purchased from the Reds by the Milwaukee Brewers.Bill Doran page at Baseball-Reference January 19, 1993: Jeff Reardon was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Jeff Reardon page at Baseball Reference January 22, 1993: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference February 1, 1993: Randy Milligan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference Before 1993 season: Steve Carter was acquired by the Reds from the Detroit Tigers.Steve Carter page at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 13, 1993: Willie Cañate was purchased from the Reds by the Toronto Blue Jays. April 23, 1993: Jeff Kaiser was selected off waivers from the Reds by the New York Mets. June 28, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Colorado Rockies.Scott Service page at Baseball Reference July 7, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Colorado Rockies. July 12, 1991: Steve Carter was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for Jack Daugherty.Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference July 26, 1993: Greg Cadaret was released by the Reds. July 31, 1993: Tim Belcher was traded by the Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Ruffin and Jeff Pierce.Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference August 17, 1993: Randy Milligan was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Thomas Howard.

Roster 1993 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Joe Oliver 139 482 115 .239 14 75 1B Hal Morris 101 379 120 .317 7 49 2B 103 261 60 .230 4 26 SS Barry Larkin 100 384 121 .315 8 51 3B Chris Sabo 148 552 143 .259 21 82 LF 93 323 110 .341 19 64 CF 78 320 102 .319 9 35 RF Reggie Sanders 138 496 136 .274 20 83

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 Jeff Branson 125 381 92 .241 3 22 Bip Roberts 83 292 70 .240 1 18 Jacob Brumfield 103 272 73 .268 6 23 83 234 64 .274 6 29 Thomas Howard 38 141 39 .277 4 13 Tim Costo 31 98 22 .224 3 12 77 95 22 .232 2 11 Dan Wilson 36 76 17 .224 0 8 Brian Dorsett 25 63 16 .254 2 12 Cecil Espy 40 60 14 .233 0 5 46 59 13 .220 2 9 Greg Tubbs 35 59 11 .186 1 2 Willie Greene 15 50 8 .160 2 5 Keith Kessinger 11 27 7 .259 1 3 27 24 2 .083 0 1 Brian Koelling 7 15 1 .067 0 0 Tommy Gregg 10 12 2 .167 0 0 Keith Gordon 3 6 1 .167 0 0 Keith Hughes 3 4 0 .000 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 36 257.1 14 9 2.48 227 Tim Pugh 31 164.1 10 15 5.26 94 22 137.0 9 6 4.47 101 21 114.0 7 7 4.74 53 18 105.2 3 9 5.62 60 16 80.0 2 5 5.63 54 Larry Luebbers 14 77.1 2 5 4.54 38

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 43 98.0 7 10 5.60 65

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 45 1 4 19 6.48 49 58 4 6 8 4.09 35 Jerry Spradlin 37 2 1 2 3.49 24 34 2 1 1 4.96 23 33 1 0 0 6.75 20 26 2 2 2 3.70 40 21 2 1 2 3.58 30 Milt Hill 19 3 0 0 5.65 23 Bill Landrum 18 0 2 0 3.74 14 Steve Foster 17 2 2 0 1.75 16 Ross Powell 9 0 3 0 4.41 17 Chris Bushing 6 0 0 0 12.46 3 Scott Ruskin 4 0 0 0 18.00 0 3 0 0 0 18.56 4 Dwayne Henry 3 0 1 0 3.86 2 3 0 0 0 2.70 4

Awards and honors Barry Larkin, Shortstop, Roberto Clemente Award

All-Star Game Barry Larkin, Starter Roberto Kelly, Reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, BillingsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1993 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference 1993 Cincinnati Reds at Baseball Almanac