1993 Montreal Expos season

1993 Montreal Expos
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Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Olympic Stadium
City	Montreal
Owners	Claude Brochu
Managers	Felipe Alou
Television	CTV Television Network The Sports Network (Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton) SRC RDS Network (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun, Denis Casavant)
Radio	CIQC (English) (Dave Van Horne, Bobby Winkles, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte, Alain Chantelois)
Seasons

The 1993 Montreal Expos season saw the Expos finish in second place in the National League East division, with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses.

Offseason

• October 6, 1992: Jerry Willard was released by the Expos.
• November 17, 1992: Doug Bochtler was drafted from the Expos by the Colorado Rockies as the 32nd pick in the 1992 MLB expansion draft.
• December 8, 1992: Curtis Pride was signed as a free agent by the Expos.
• December 9, 1992: Mark Gardner and Doug Piatt were traded by the Expos to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Shaw and Tim Spehr.
• March 1, 1993: Vladimir Guerrero was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.

Regular season

At the end of August, the Atlanta Braves tried to acquire Dennis Martínez from the Expos. The Expos placed Martinez's name on the waiver wire and the Braves claimed him. The Expos were not about to let Martinez go to Atlanta for the waiver fee of $20,000. After claiming Martinez, the Expos contacted the Braves to see if they were interested in talking about a trade. Martinez had the final word on any movement because his seniority gives him veto rights over a trade.

Notable games

• May 28, 1993: In a contest against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field the Expos and Cubs end their five inning contest in a 2–2 tie.
• September 17, 1993: One of the most exciting pennant races in team history begins, as the Expos (85 wins, 62 losses, and 1 tie) play their final series against their division rival Phillies (89 wins, 58 losses). The Expos rally back to take an 8 to 7 victory in front of 45,757 hometown fans at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. The clutch hitting hero was a hearing disabled rookie named Curtis Pride who in his first major league at-bat doubled home two runners and scored on the following play. After the game Pride said he couldn't hear the ovation but he could feel the vibration of the 45,757 Expos fans. The Expos would finish the season 94-68 but unfortunately three games out of first place.

Opening Day starters

• Moisés Alou
• Sean Berry
• Wil Cordero
• Marquis Grissom
• Ken Hill
• Tim Laker
• Mike Lansing
• John Vander Wal
• Ted Wood

Season standings

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	97	65	.599	—	52‍–‍29	45‍–‍36
Montreal Expos	94	68	.580	3	55‍–‍26	39‍–‍42
St. Louis Cardinals	87	75	.537	10	49‍–‍32	38‍–‍43
Chicago Cubs	84	78	.519	13	43‍–‍38	41‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	.463	22	40‍–‍41	35‍–‍46
Florida Marlins	64	98	.395	33	35‍–‍46	29‍–‍52
New York Mets	59	103	.364	38	28‍–‍53	31‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

1993 National League record 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 14, 1993: Tim McIntosh was selected off waivers by the Expos from the Milwaukee Brewers.
• June 1, 1993: Orlando Cabrera was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.
• June 23, 1993: Archi Cianfrocco was traded by the Expos to the San Diego Padres for Tim Scott.
• July 16, 1993: Kent Bottenfield was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Colorado Rockies for Butch Henry.

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Frank Bolick (Apr 5)
  • Cliff Floyd (Sep 18)
  • Lou Frazier (Apr 8)
  • Mike Lansing (Apr 7)
  • Oreste Marrero (Aug 12)
  • Charlie Montoyo (Sep 7)
  • Curtis Pride (Sep 14)
  • Joe Siddall (Jul 28)
  • Derrick White (Jul 22)
  • Rondell White (Sep 1)
• Pitchers:
  • Brian Looney (Sep 26)
  • Kirk Rueter (Jul 7)

Roster

1993 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 22 Scott Aldred 41,47 Brian Barnes 46 Kent Bottenfield 38 Denis Boucher 13 Jeff Fassero 16 Mike Gardiner 27 Butch Henry 34 Gil Heredia 44 Ken Hill 38 Jimmy Jones 53 Brian Looney 32 Dennis Martínez 43 Chris Nabholz 50 Bill Risley 27,51 Mel Rojas 42 Kirk Rueter 54 Tim Scott 31 Jeff Shaw 26 Sergio Valdez 53 Bruce Walton 57 John Wetteland 20 Pete Young		Catchers 24 Darrin Fletcher 19 Tim Laker 26 Joe Siddall  2 Tim Spehr Infielders  5 Sean Berry 28,55 Frank Bolick 14 Archi Cianfrocco 15 Greg Colbrunn 12 Wil Cordero  4 Delino DeShields 30 Cliff Floyd 3,59 Mike Lansing 46 Oreste Marrero 25 Charlie Montoyo 39 Randy Ready 23 John Vander Wal 14 Derrick White		Outfielders 18 Moisés Alou  7 Lou Frazier  9 Marquis Grissom 35 Tim McIntosh 16 Curtis Pride 25 Matt Stairs 33 Larry Walker 37 Rondell White 11 Ted Wood		Manager 17 Felipe Alou Coaches 67 Pierre Arsenault (bullpen) 21 Tommy Harper (hitting)  1 Tim Johnson (bench) 45 Joe Kerrigan (pitching)  6 Jerry Manuel (third base) 31 Luis Pujols (first base)

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
C	Darrin Fletcher	133	396	101	.255	9	60
1B	Greg Colbrunn	70	153	39	.255	4	23
2B	Delino DeShields	123	481	142	.295	2	29
3B	Sean Berry	122	299	78	.261	14	49
SS	Wil Cordero	138	475	118	.248	10	58
LF	Moisés Alou	136	482	138	.286	18	85
CF	Marquis Grissom	157	630	188	.298	19	95
RF	Larry Walker	138	490	130	.265	22	86

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Tim Spehr	53	87	20	.230	2	10
Tim Laker	43	86	17	.198	0	7
Tim McIntosh	20	21	2	.095	0	2
Curtis Pride	10	9	4	.444	1	5

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dennis Martínez	35	224.2	15	9	3.85	138
Ken Hill	28	183.2	9	7	3.23	90
Chris Nabholz	26	116.2	9	8	4.09	74
Kirk Rueter	14	85.2	8	0	2.73	31
Denis Boucher	5	28.1	3	1	1.91	14

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jeff Fassero	56	149.2	12	5	2.29	140
Brian Barnes	52	100	2	6	4.41	60
Kent Bottenfield	23	83	2	5	4.12	33
Gil Heredia	20	57.1	4	2	3.92	40
Butch Henry	10	18.1	1	1	3.93	8

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
John Wetteland	70	9	3	43	1.37	113
Mel Rojas	66	5	8	10	2.95	48
Jeff Shaw	55	2	7	0	4.14	50
Sergio Valdez	4	0	0	0	9.00	2

Award winners

• Ken Hill, Pitcher of the Month, April
• John Wetteland, Pitcher of the Month, September

1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Marquis Grissom, Outfield, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Ottawa Lynx	International League	Mike Quade
AA	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	Jim Tracy
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Rob Leary
A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Lorenzo Bundy
A-Short Season	Jamestown Expos	New York–Penn League	Tim Torricelli
Rookie	GCL Expos	Gulf Coast League	Nelson Norman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg

References

• 1993 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
• 1993 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac