1993 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1993 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1907)
Results
Record	75–87 (.463)
Divisional place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)	Ted Simmons Cam Bonifay
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	KDKA-TV Jim Rooker Kent Derdivanis Lanny Frattare Steve Blass KBL Jim Rooker Kent Derdivanis Lanny Frattare Steve Blass
Local radio	KDKA Jim Rooker Kent Derdivanis Lanny Frattare Steve Blass
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The Pittsburgh Pirates franchise entered the 1993 season as the three-time defending National League East champions. In the offseason, the National League expanded to 14 teams and Barry Bonds left the Pirates and signed with the San Francisco Giants. This season was the first of their record of twenty straight losing seasons.

Offseason

• November 17, 1992: Alex Cole was drafted from the Pirates by the Colorado Rockies as the 17th pick in the 1992 MLB Expansion Draft.
• November 19, 1992: Roger Mason was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• November 25, 1992: Gary Varsho was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the Cincinnati Reds.
• December 7, 1992: Dave Otto was drafted by the Pirates from the Cleveland Indians in the 1992 minor league draft.
• December 16, 1992: John Candelaria was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
• January 27, 1993: Elmer Dessens was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	97	65	0.599	—	52–29	45–36
Montreal Expos	94	68	0.580	3	55–26	39–42
St. Louis Cardinals	87	75	0.537	10	49–32	38–43
Chicago Cubs	84	78	0.519	13	43–38	41–40
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	0.463	22	40–41	35–46
Florida Marlins	64	98	0.395	33	35–46	29–52
New York Mets	59	103	0.364	38	28–53	31–50

Record vs. opponents

1993 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	7–5	10–3	13–0	7–5	8–5	8–5	7–5	9–3	6–6	7–5	9–4	7–6	6–6
Chicago	5–7	—	7–5	8–4	6–7	4–8	7–5	5–8–1	8–5	7–6	5–8	8–4	6–6	8–5
Cincinnati	3–10	5–7	—	9–4	7–5	6–7	5–8	4–8	6–6	4–8	8–4	9–4	2–11	5–7
Colorado	0–13	4–8	4–9	—	7–5	11–2	7–6	3–9	6–6	3–9	8–4	6–7	3–10	5–7
Florida	5–7	7–6	5–7	5–7	—	3–9	5–7	5–8	4–9	4–9	6–7	7–5	4–8	4–9
Houston	5–8	8–4	7–6	2–11	9–3	—	9–4	5–7	11–1	5–7	7–5	8–5	3–10	6–6
Los Angeles	5–8	5–7	8–5	6–7	7–5	4–9	—	6–6	8–4	2–10	8–4	9–4	7–6	6–6
Montreal	5–7	8–5–1	8–4	9–3	8–5	7–5	6–6	—	9–4	6–7	8–5	10–2	3–9	7–6
New York	3–9	5–8	6–6	6–6	9–4	1–11	4–8	4–9	—	3–10	4–9	5–7	4–8	5–8
Philadelphia	6-6	6–7	8–4	9–3	9–4	7–5	10–2	7–6	10–3	—	7–6	6–6	4–8	8–5
Pittsburgh	5–7	8–5	4–8	4–8	7–6	5–7	4–8	5–8	9–4	6–7	—	9–3	5–7	4–9
San Diego	4–9	4–8	4–9	7–6	5–7	5–8	4–9	2–10	7–5	6–6	3–9	—	3–10	7–5
San Francisco	6–7	6–6	11–2	10–3	8–4	10–3	6–7	9–3	8–4	8–4	7–5	10–3	—	4–8
St. Louis	6–6	5–8	7–5	7–5	9–4	6–6	6–6	6–7	8–5	5–8	9–4	5–7	8–4	—

Notable transactions

• April 11, 1993: Mike LaValliere was released by the Pirates.
• July 9, 1993: John Candelaria was released by the Pirates.
• July 31, 1993: Stan Belinda was traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Jon Lieber and Dan Miceli.
• August 19, 1993: Dave Otto was released by the Pirates.

Roster

1993 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 66 Jeff Ballard 50 Stan Belinda 45 John Candelaria 26 Steve Cooke 50 Mark Dewey 56 John Hope 64 Joel Johnston 67 Tony Menéndez 32 Dan Miceli 53 Paul Miller 55,66 Blas Minor 24 Dennis Moeller 15,32 Denny Neagle 48 Dave Otto 65 Mark Petkovsek 58 Rich Robertson 42 Brian Shouse 41 Zane Smith 61 Freddie Toliver 29 Randy Tomlin 43 Paul Wagner 49 Tim Wakefield 17 Bob Walk		Catchers 57 Jerry Goff 12 Mike LaValliere 14 Tom Prince 11 Don Slaught Infielders 48 Rich Aude  3 Jay Bell 16 Tom Foley 13 Carlos García  7 Jeff King 51 Tony Womack 36 Kevin Young		Outfielders 47 Scott Bullett 35 Dave Clark 30 Midre Cummings 28 Al Martin 23 Lloyd McClendon  6 Orlando Merced 25 Will Pennyfeather 44,66 Ben Shelton 27 Lonnie Smith 59 Andy Tomberlin 18 Andy Van Slyke 22 John Wehner 53 Glenn Wilson		Manager 10 Jim Leyland Coaches 44 Terry Collins (bullpen) 45 Rich Donnelly (third base) 39 Milt May (hitting) 31 Ray Miller (pitching) 37 Tommy Sandt (first base) 19 Bill Virdon (bench)

Opening Day starters

• Al Martin, LF
• Jay Bell, SS
• Andy Van Slyke, CF
• Jeff King, 3B
• Orlando Merced, RF
• Kevin Young, 1B
• Carlos García, 2B
• Mike LaValliere, C
• Tim Wakefield, P

Player stats

Batting

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
J. Ballard	25	11	4	0.364	0	0
J. Johnston	33	6	2	0.333	0	0
O. Merced	137	447	140	0.313	8	70
J. Bell	154	604	187	0.310	9	51
A. Van Slyke	83	323	100	0.310	8	50
D. Slaught	116	377	113	0.300	10	55
J. Goff	14	37	11	0.297	2	6
J. King	158	611	180	0.295	9	98
Z. Smith	94	199	57	0.286	6	24
A. Tomberlin	27	42	12	0.286	1	5
A. Martin	143	480	135	0.281	18	64
D. Clark	110	277	75	0.271	11	46
C. García	141	546	147	0.269	12	47
T. Foley	86	194	49	0.253	3	22
B. Shelton	15	24	6	0.250	2	7
K. Young	141	449	106	0.236	6	47
D. Otto	28	18	4	0.222	0	4
L. McClendon	88	181	40	0.221	2	19
W. Pennyfeather	21	34	7	0.206	0	2
S. Bullett	23	55	11	0.200	0	4
M. LaValliere	1	5	1	0.200	0	0
B. Minor	65	10	2	0.200	0	0
T. Prince	66	179	35	0.196	2	24
P. Wagner	44	42	8	0.190	0	1
R. Tomlin	18	33	6	0.182	0	1
T. Wakefield	24	43	7	0.163	1	3
S. Cooke	32	71	11	0.155	0	5
J. Wehner	29	35	5	0.143	0	0
G. Wilson	10	14	2	0.143	0	0
B. Walk	32	58	7	0.121	0	2
R. Aude	13	26	3	0.115	0	4
M. Cummings	13	36	4	0.111	0	3
T. Womack	15	24	2	0.083	0	0
L. Smith	14	25	2	0.080	0	0
J. Hope	7	13	1	0.077	0	0
S. Belinda	40	1	0	0.000	0	0
T. Menéndez	14	1	0	0.000	0	0
P. Miller	3	2	0	0.000	0	0
D. Neagle	50	14	0	0.000	0	0
F. Toliver	12	2	0	0.000	0	0
J. Candelaria	24	0	0	—	0	0
M. Dewey	21	0	0	—	0	0
D. Miceli	9	0	0	—	0	0
D. Moeller	10	0	0	—	0	0
M. Petkovsek	26	0	0	—	0	0
R. Robertson	9	0	0	—	0	0
B. Shouse	6	0	0	—	0	0

Pitching

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
M. Dewey	21	262⁄3	1	2	2.36	14
T. Menéndez	14	21	2	0	3.00	13
J. Johnston	33	531⁄3	2	4	3.38	31
S. Belinda	40	421⁄3	3	1	3.61	30
F. Toliver	12	212⁄3	1	0	3.74	14
S. Cooke	32	2102⁄3	10	10	3.89	132
J. Hope	7	38	0	2	4.03	8
B. Minor	65	941⁄3	8	6	4.10	84
P. Wagner	44	1411⁄3	8	8	4.27	114
L. Smith	14	83	3	7	4.55	32
R. Tomlin	18	981⁄3	4	8	4.85	44
J. Ballard	25	532⁄3	4	1	4.86	16
D. Otto	28	68	3	4	5.03	30
D. Miceli	9	51⁄3	0	0	5.06	4
D. Neagle	50	811⁄3	3	5	5.31	73
P. Miller	3	10	0	0	5.40	2
T. Wakefield	24	1281⁄3	6	11	5.61	59
B. Walk	32	187	13	14	5.68	80
R. Robertson	9	9	0	1	6.00	5
M. Petkovsek	26	321⁄3	3	0	6.96	14
J. Candelaria	24	192⁄3	0	3	8.24	17
B. Shouse	6	4	0	0	9.00	3
D. Moeller	10	161⁄3	1	0	9.92	13

Awards and honors

1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Jay Bell, SS, Reserve
• Andy Van Slyke, CF, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	Doc Edwards
AA	Carolina Mudcats	Southern League	Spin Williams and John Wockenfuss
A	Salem Buccaneers	Carolina League	Scott Little
A	Augusta Pirates	South Atlantic League	Trent Jewett
Short-Season A	Welland Pirates	New York-Penn League	Larry Smith
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

References

• 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com