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 1887)
1993 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 '93 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. Coincidentally, the New York Yankees have had 20 consecutive winning 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
Philadelphia Phillies	97	65	.599	--
Montreal Expos	94	68	.580	3
St. Louis Cardinals	87	75	.537	10
Chicago Cubs	84	78	.519	13
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	.463	22
Florida Marlins	64	98	.395	33
New York Mets	59	103	.364	38

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

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)

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
1B	Young, KevinKevin Young	141	449	106	.236	6	47
2B	García, CarlosCarlos García	141	546	147	.269	12	47
LF	Martin, AlAl Martin	143	480	135	.281	18	64

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
Foley, TomTom Foley	86	194	49	.253	3	22
LaValliere, MikeMike LaValliere	1	5	1	.200	0	0

Pitching

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

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
Otto, DaveDave Otto	28	68	3	4	5.03	30
Ballard, JeffJeff Ballard	25	53.2	4	1	4.86	16
Miller, PaulPaul Miller	3	10	0	0	5.40	2

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
Belinda, StanStan Belinda	40	3	1	19	3.61	30
Candelaria, JohnJohn Candelaria	24	0	3	1	8.24	17

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
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.