1993 Boston Red Sox season

1993 Boston Red Sox
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Owners	JRY Trust, Haywood Sullivan
Managers	Butch Hobson
Television	WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy)
Radio	WRKO (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez, Mike Fornieles)
Seasons

The 1993 Boston Red Sox season was the 93rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, 15 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

Offseason

• December 9, 1992: Andre Dawson was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
• December 9, 1992: Phil Plantier was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the San Diego Padres for Jose Melendez.

Spring training

In a spring training game on April 2, 1993, Frank Viola and Cory Bailey combined on a no-hitter as the Red Sox defeated the Phillies 10-0 at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida.

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Toronto Blue Jays	95	67	0.586	—	48–33	47–34
New York Yankees	88	74	0.543	7	50–31	38–43
Baltimore Orioles	85	77	0.525	10	48–33	37–44
Detroit Tigers	85	77	0.525	10	44–37	41–40
Boston Red Sox	80	82	0.494	15	43–38	37–44
Cleveland Indians	76	86	0.469	19	46–35	30–51
Milwaukee Brewers	69	93	0.426	26	38–43	31–50

Record vs. opponents

1993 American League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	6–7	7–5	4–8	8–5	5–8	7–5	8–5	8–4	6–7	10–2	7–5	4–8	5–8
Boston	7–6	—	7–5	7–5	5–8	6–7	5–7	5–8	7–5	6–7	9–3	7–5	6–6	3–10
California	5–7	5–7	—	7–6	5–7	4–8	6–7	7–5	4–9	6–6	6–7	6–7	6–7	4–8
Chicago	8–4	5–7	6–7	—	9–3	7–5	6–7	9–3	10–3	4–8	7–6	9–4	8–5	6–6
Cleveland	5–8	8–5	7–5	3–9	—	6–7	7–5	8–5	4–8	6–7	8–4	3–9	7–5	4–9
Detroit	8–5	7–6	8–4	5–7	7–6	—	5–7	8–5	6–6	4–9	8–4	7–5	6–6	6–7
Kansas City	5–7	7–5	7–6	7–6	5–7	7–5	—	5–7	7–6	6–6	6–7	7–6	7–6	8–4
Milwaukee	5–8	8–5	5–7	3–9	5–8	5–8	7–5	—	7–5	4–9	7–5	4–8	4–8	5–8
Minnesota	4–8	5–7	9–4	3–10	8–4	6–6	6–7	5–7	—	4–8	8–5	4–9	7–6	2–10
New York	7–6	7–6	6–6	8–4	7–6	9–4	6–6	9–4	8–4	—	6–6	7–5	3–9	5–8
Oakland	2–10	3–9	7–6	6–7	4–8	4–8	7–6	5–7	5–8	6–6	—	9–4	5–8	5–7
Seattle	5–7	5–7	7–6	4–9	9–3	5–7	6–7	8–4	9–4	5–7	4–9	—	8–5	7–5
Texas	8–4	6–6	7–6	5–8	5–7	6–6	6–7	8–4	6–7	9–3	8–5	5–8	—	7–5
Toronto	8–5	10–3	8–4	6–6	9–4	7–6	4–8	8–5	10–2	8–5	7–5	5–7	5–7	—

Notable transactions

• April 3, 1993: Ernest Riles was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
• May 7, 1993: Steve Lyons signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

Opening Day Line Up

5	Scott Fletcher	2B
22	Billy Hatcher	CF
39	Mike Greenwell	LF
10	Andre Dawson	RF
42	Mo Vaughn	1B
22	Iván Calderón	DH
34	Scott Cooper	3B
6	Tony Peña	C
2	Luis Rivera	SS
21	Roger Clemens	P

Alumni game

On May 29, the Red Sox held an old-timers game, themed to honor Negro League legends; it was held before a scheduled home game with the Texas Rangers. Hitting instructor Mike Easler drove in both runs for the Red Sox alumni team in a 2–2 tie; other participants included César Cedeño, Jim Lonborg, and Roy White.

Roster

1993 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 43 Cory Bailey 29 Scott Bankhead 21 Roger Clemens 44 Danny Darwin 40 John Dopson 48 Tony Fossas 27 Greg Harris 55 Joe Hesketh 19 José Meléndez 57 Nate Minchey 49 Paul Quantrill 41 Jeff Reardon 25 Jeff Russell 50 Ken Ryan 36 Aaron Sele 56 Scott Taylor 16 Frank Viola		Catchers 15 John Flaherty  3 Bob Melvin  6 Tony Peña Infielders 34 Scott Cooper  5 Scott Fletcher 11 Tim Naehring 51 Luis Ortiz 18 Carlos Quintana 20 Jeff Richardson 12 Ernest Riles  2 Luis Rivera 13 John Valentin 42 Mo Vaughn		Outfielders 47 Greg Blosser 23 Iván Calderón 23 Rob Deer 39 Mike Greenwell 22 Billy Hatcher 30 Steve Lyons 58 Jeff McNeely 28 Bob Zupcic Other batters 10 Andre Dawson Pinch runner 30 Jim Byrd		Manager 17 Butch Hobson Coaches 32 Gary Allenson (Bullpen) 37 Al Bumbry (First Base)  7 Rick Burleson (Third Base) 45 Mike Easler (Hitting) 35 Rich Gale (Pitching)

Player stats

Batting

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Roger Clemens	29	191.2	11	14	4.46	160

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

• Danny Darwin – AL Pitcher of the Month (May)

All-Star Game

• Scott Cooper, reserve 3B

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Pawtucket Red Sox	International League	Buddy Bailey
AA	New Britain Red Sox	Eastern League	Jim Pankovits
A-Advanced	Lynchburg Red Sox	Carolina League	Mark Meleski
A-Advanced	Fort Lauderdale Red Sox	Florida State League	DeMarlo Hale
A-Short Season	Utica Blue Sox	New York–Penn League	Dave Holt
Rookie	GCL Red Sox	Gulf Coast League	Felix Maldonado

External links

• 1993 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1993 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com