1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 104th for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball, and their 36th season in Los Angeles, California.

The team improved on the dismal 1992 season, finishing fourth in the National League West. This was in part thanks to Rookie of the Year winner catcher Mike Piazza. Piazza set rookie records with 35 home runs and 112 RBI. He also hit two home runs on the last day of the season as the Dodgers knocked their longtime rival the Giants out of playoff contention with a 12–1 victory at Dodger Stadium.

The season was marred by the sudden death of Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale, who had been a broadcaster since his retirement in 1969. Drysdale, who pitched on three World Series championship teams in Los Angeles (1959, 1963, 1965), was found dead in his Montreal hotel room July 3 prior to the Dodgers' game vs. the Expos.

To date, this is the only season in Dodger history where the team has finished exactly at .500 and not above or below it.

Offseason November 17, 1992: Acquired Jody Reed from the Colorado Rockies for Rudy Seánez December 5, 1992: Cory Snyder was signed as a free agent. December 24, 1992: Acquired Tim Wallach from the Montreal Expos for Tim Barker January 12, 1993: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position José Offerman ShortstopBrett Butler Center fielderDarryl Strawberry Right fielderEric Davis Left fielderTim WallachThird basemanEric Karros First basemanMike PiazzaCatcherJody Reed Second basemanOrel Hershiser Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

April 20, 1993: Ken Dayley was signed as a free agent. May 17, 1993: Kevin Elster was released. September 7, 1993: Acquired John DeSilva from the Detroit Tigers for Eric Davis

Roster

1993 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (third base) (bullpen) (first base) (hitting)

(pitching) (bench)

Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldDodgers team member

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || || || @ Braves || L 1–6 || || || || || || 2–2 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || || || @ Braves || L 0–2 || || || || || || 2–3 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || || || @ Braves || W 2–1 || || || || || || 3–3 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || || || @ Braves || L 0–3 || || || || || || 3–4 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || || || Cardinals || L 7–9 || || || || || || 3–5 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || || || Cardinals || L 1–2 || || || || || || 3–6 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || || || Cardinals || L 2–4 || || || || || || 3–7 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || || || Pirates || W 7–4 || || || || || || 4–7 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || || || Pirates || W 6–3 || || || || || || 5–7 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || || || Pirates || W 6–4 || || || || || || 6–7 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || || || @ Expos || L 3–7 || || || || || || 6–8 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || || || @ Expos || L 4–6 || || || || || || 6–9 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || || || @ Expos || L 1–3 || || || || || || 6–10 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || || || @ Phillies || L 0–2 || || || || || || 6–11 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || || || @ Phillies || L 3–7 || || || || || || 6–12 || L5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || || || @ Phillies || L 2–5 || || || || || || 6–13 || L6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 21 || || || Expos || W 6–1 || || || || || || 8–13 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || || || Expos || L 3–7 || || || || || || 8–14 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || || || Phillies || L 6–7 || || || || || || 8–15 || L2

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || || || Phillies || W 5–1 || || || || || || 9–15 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || || || Phillies || L 1–9 || || || || || || 9–16 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || || || @ Giants || L 5–8 || || || || || || 11–17 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || || || @ Giants || W 5–2 || || || || || || 12–17 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || || || @ Giants || W 6–4 || || || || || || 13–17 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || || || @ Cubs || L 2–6 || || || || || || 13–18 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || || || @ Cubs || L 1–2 || || || || || || 13–19 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || || || @ Cubs || W 9–3 || || || || || || 14–19 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || || || @ Astros || L 1–9 || || || || || || 14–20 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || || || @ Astros || L 1–7 || || || || || || 14–21 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || || || @ Astros || L 2–3 || || || || || || 14–22 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 37 || || || Reds || W 5–4 || || || || || || 15–22 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || || || Reds || W 9–1 || || || || || || 16–22 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || || || Reds || W 5–2 || || || || || || 17–22 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || || || @ Pirates || W 7–2 || || || || || || 24–22 || W10 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || || || @ Pirates || W 6–1 || || || || || || 25–22 || W11 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || || || @ Pirates || L 3–5 || || || || || || 25–23 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 49 || || || @ Cardinals || W 5–1 || || || || || || 26–23 || W1

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || || || @ Cardinals || W 11–6 || || || || || || 27–23 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || || || @ Cardinals || L 4–5 || || || || || || 27–24 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 52 || || || Braves || W 5–4 || || || || || || 28–24 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || || || Braves || W 5–1 || || || || || || 29–24 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || || || Braves || L 0–2 || || || || || || 29–25 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 64 || || || @ Reds || L 3–4 || || || || || || 34–30 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || || || @ Reds || L 4–8 || || || || || || 34–31 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 66 || || || @ Reds || W 6–3 || || || || || || 35–31 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || || || Astros || W 7–0 || || || || || || 36–31 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || || || Astros || L 1–5 || || || || || || 36–32 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || || || Astros || L 3–5 || || || || || || 36–33 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || || || Astros || L 0–1 || || || || || || 36–34 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || || || Cubs || L 5–8 || || || || || || 36–35 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || || || Cubs || W 5–4 || || || || || || 37–35 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || || || Cubs || W 3–1 || || || || || || 38–35 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 74 || || || Giants || W 4–0 || || || || || || 39–35 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 75 || || || Giants || L 1–3 || || || || || || 39–36 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || || || Giants || W 5–3 || || || || || || 40–36 || W1

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || || || @ Expos || W 4–3 || || || || || || 41–36 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || || || @ Expos || L 4–6 || || || || || || 41–37 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 79 || || || @ Expos || W 1–0 || || || || || || 42–37 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || || || @ Phillies || L 5–9 || || || || || || 42–38 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 81 || || || @ Phillies || W 7–5 || || || || || || 43–38 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || || || @ Phillies || L 6–7 || || || || || || 43–39 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 5:40p.m. PDT || 64th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland) |-style="background:#bfb;" | 88 || || || Expos || W 3–2 || || || || || || 47–41 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 90 || || || Expos || W 2–1 || || || || || || 48–41 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || || || Expos || L 6–9 || || || || || || 48–42 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 92 || || || Expos || W 2–1 || || || || || || 49–42 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || || || Phillies || L 5–7 || || || || || || 49–43 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || || || Phillies || L 2–8 || || || || || || 49–44 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 94 || || || Phillies || L 0–7 || || || || || || 49–45 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 99 || || || @ Giants || W 15–1 || || || || || || 52–47 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || || || @ Giants || L 2–3 || || || || || || 52–48 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 101 || || || @ Giants || W 2–1 || || || || || || 53–48 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 102 || || || @ Cubs || L 1–2 || || || || || || 53–49 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 103 || || || @ Cubs || W 7–2 || || || || || || 54–49 || W1

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 104 || || || @ Cubs || L 4–10 || || || || || || 54–49 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 105 || || || @ Astros || L 1–6 || || || || || || 54–51 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 106 || || || @ Astros || W 4–2 || || || || || || 55–51 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 107 || || || @ Astros || W 5–2 || || || || || || 56–51 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 108 || || || Reds || W 3–2 || || || || || || 57–51 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || || || Reds || L 6–9 || || || || || || 57–52 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 110 || || || Reds || L 5–8 || || || || || || 57–53 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 118 || || || @ Braves || L 2–3 || || || || || || 59–59 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 119 || || || @ Braves || L 4–5 || || || || || || 59–60 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 120 || || || @ Braves || W 7–5 || || || || || || 60–60 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || || || @ Cardinals || W 3–2 || || || || || || 61–60 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 122 || || || @ Cardinals || W 8–4 || || || || || || 62–60 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 123 || || || @ Cardinals || W 3–0 || || || || || || 63–60 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 124 || || || Pirates || W 6–1 || || || || || || 64–60 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 125 || || || Pirates || W 13–4 || || || || || || 65–60 || W6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 126 || || || Pirates || L 1–2 || || || || || || 65–65 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || || || Cardinals || L 2–3 || || || || || || 65–62 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || || || Cardinals || L 3–4 || || || || || || 65–63 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 129 || || || Cardinals || W 8–3 || || || || || || 66–63 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 130 || || || @ Pirates || L 2–6 || || || || || || 66–64 || L1

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 131 || || || @ Pirates || L 1–5 || || || || || || 66–65 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 132 || || || @ Pirates || W 4–0 || || || || || || 67–65 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 136 || || || Braves || W 2–1 || || || || || || 70–66 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || || || Braves || L 0–1 || || || || || || 70–67 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || || || Braves || L 2–8 || || || || || || 70–68 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 149 || || || @ Reds || W 5–2 || || || || || || 76–73 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 150 || || || @ Reds || W 5–3 || || || || || || 77–73 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 151 || || || @ Reds || W 3–1 || || || || || || 78–73 || W31 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 152 || || || @ Reds || L 2–11 || || || || || || 78–74 || L |-style="background:#bfb;" | 153 || || || Astros || W 6–3 || || || || || || 79–74 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || || || Astros || L 4–12 || || || || || || 79–75 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || || || Astros || L 4–5 || || || || || || 79–76 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || || || Cubs || L 3–7 || || || || || || 79–77 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 157 || || || Cubs || W 6–5 || || || || || || 80–77 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 158 || || || Cubs || L 1–6 || || || || || || 80–78 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 159 || || || Giants || L 1–3 || || || || || || 80–79 || L2

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