1993 New York Yankees
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkYankee Stadium
CityNew York City
Record88–74 (.543)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersGeorge Steinbrenner
General managersGene Michael
ManagersBuck Showalter
TelevisionWPIX
(Phil Rizzuto, Tom Seaver, Bobby Murcer)
MSG
(Dewayne Staats, Tony Kubek, Al Trautwig)
RadioWABC (AM)
(John Sterling, Michael Kay)
← 1992 Seasons 1994 →

The 1993 New York Yankees season was the 91st season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 88–74 finishing 7 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for their first winning season since 1988. New York was managed by Buck Showalter. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. This would be the last time the Yankees would miss the playoffs until 2008.

Offseason

Regular season

Reggie Jackson's number 44 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1993.

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

Roster

1993 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

1993 regular season game log: 88–74 (Home: 50–31; Away: 38–43)
April: 12–9 (Home: 4–3; Away: 8–6)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
1 April 5 @ Indians 9–1 – 1–0
2 April 7 @ Indians 2–4 1–1
3 April 8 @ Indians 5–15 – 1–2
4 April 9 2:35 p.m. EDT @ White Sox W 11–6 Wickman (1–0) Pall (0–1) – 3:16 42,775 2–2 W1
5 April 10 7:05 p.m. EDT @ White Sox W 12–0 Key (2–0) Bolton (0–1) – 3:07 28,926 3–2 W2
6 April 11 2:35 p.m. EDT @ White Sox L 4–6 McDowell (2–0) Monteleone (0–1) Hernández (1) 3:00 21,047 3–3 L1
7 April 12 Royals 4–1 – 4–3
8 April 14 Royals 6–5 5–3
9 April 15 Royals 4–5 5–4
10 April 16 Rangers
11 April 17 Rangers
12 April 18 Rangers
13 April 20 @ Athletics
14 April 21 @ Athletics
15 April 22 @ Athletics
16 April 23 @ Mariners
17 April 24 @ Mariners
18 April 25 @ Mariners
19 April 27 @ Angels
20 April 28 @ Angels
21 April 30 Mariners
May: 17–13 (Home: 11–9; Away: 6–4)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
22 May 1 Mariners
23 May 2 Mariners
24 May 3 Athletics
25 May 4 Athletics
26 May 5 Angels
27 May 6 Angels
28 May 7 @ Tigers
29 May 8 @ Tigers
30 May 9 @ Tigers
31 May 10 @ Tigers
32 May 11 Brewers
33 May 12 Brewers
34 May 13 Brewers
35 May 14 Blue Jays
36 May 15 Blue Jays
37 May 16 Blue Jays
38 May 17 @ Twins
39 May 18 @ Twins
40 May 19 @ Twins
41 May 21 @ Red Sox
42 May 22 @ Red Sox
43 May 23 @ Red Sox
44 May 24 Orioles
45 May 25 Orioles
46 May 26 Orioles
47 May 27 Orioles
48 May 28 7:35 p.m. EDT White Sox W 4–0 Key (5–2) McCaskill (2–5) – 2:32 23,658 26–22 W1
49 May 29 1:40 p.m. EDT White Sox W 8–2 Abbott (4–5) Álvarez (5–1) – 2:58 25,106 27–22 W2
50 May 30 1:30 p.m. EDT White Sox W 6–3 Wickman (6–0) McDowell (7–4) Farr (11) 2:36 28,306 28–22 W3
51 May 31 Indians 8–2 – 29–22
June: 17–10 (Home: 10–2; Away: 7–8)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
52 June 1 Indians 6–15 – 29–23
53 June 2 Indians 8–5 30–23
54 June 4 @ Rangers
55 June 5 @ Rangers
56 June 6 @ Rangers
57 June 7 @ Royals 3–8 – 31–26
58 June 8 @ Royals 9–4 – 32–26
59 June 9 @ Royals 3–10 – 32–27
60 June 10 @ Brewers
61 June 11 @ Brewers
62 June 12 @ Brewers
63 June 13 @ Brewers
64 June 14 Red Sox
65 June 15 Red Sox
66 June 16 Red Sox
67 June 17 Twins
68 June 18 Twins
69 June 19 Twins
70 June 20 Twins
71 June 22 @ Blue Jays
72 June 23 @ Blue Jays
73 June 24 @ Blue Jays
74 June 25 @ Orioles
75 June 26 @ Orioles
76 June 27 @ Orioles
77 June 28 Tigers
78 June 29 Tigers
79 June 30 Tigers
July: 14–12 (Home: 10–3; Away: 4–9)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
80 July 2 @ Athletics
81 July 3 @ Athletics
82 July 4 @ Athletics
83 July 5 @ Mariners
84 July 6 @ Mariners
85 July 7 @ Mariners
86 July 8 @ Angels
87 July 9 @ Angels
88 July 10 @ Angels
89 July 11 @ Angels
64th All-Star Game in Baltimore, Maryland
90 July 15 Athletics
91 July 16 Athletics
92 July 17 Athletics
93 July 18 Athletics
94 July 19 Mariners
95 July 20 Mariners
96 July 21 Mariners
97 July 22 Angels
98 July 23 Angels
99 July 24 Angels
100 July 25 Angels
101 July 26 @ Tigers
102 July 27 @ Tigers
103 July 28 @ Tigers
104 July 30 Brewers
105 July 31 Brewers
August: 15–13 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–6)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
106 August 1 Brewers
107 August 2 Blue Jays
108 August 3 Blue Jays
109 August 4 Blue Jays
110 August 5 Blue Jays
111 August 6 @ Twins
112 August 7 @ Twins
113 August 8 @ Twins
114 August 10 @ Red Sox
115 August 11 @ Red Sox
116 August 12 @ Red Sox
117 August 13 Orioles
118 August 14 Orioles
119 August 15 Orioles
— August 16 Rangers Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 17)
120 (1) August 17 Rangers
121 (2) August 17 Rangers
122 August 18 Rangers
123 August 20 Royals 7–2 – 70–53
124 August 21 Royals 3–2 71–53
125 August 22 Royals 0–7 – 71–54
126 August 23 8:05 p.m. EDT @ White Sox W 6–5 (10) Assenmacher (2–0) Radinsky (6–1) Farr (25) 3:32 38,828 72–54 W1
127 August 24 8:08 p.m. EDT @ White Sox L 2–4 Álvarez (9–8) Abbott (9–11) Hernández (29) 3:10 38,404 72–55 L1
128 August 25 8:38 p.m. EDT @ White Sox W 7–5 Monteleone (6–4) Radinsky (6–2) Wickman (3) 3:03 31,521 73–55 W1
129 August 26 @ Indians 4–0 74–55
130 August 27 @ Indians 2–9 – 74–56
131 August 28 @ Indians 4–8 74–57
132 August 29 @ Indians 14–8 – 75–57
133 August 31 7:36 p.m. EDT White Sox L 3–11 Álvarez (10–8) Hitchcock (1–1) – 3:03 37,511 75–58 L1
September: 11–15 (Home: 5–6; Away: 6–9)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
134 September 1 7:35 p.m. EDT White Sox L 3–5 McDowell (21–7) Assenmacher (2–1) Hernández (31) 3:14 25,144 75–59 L2
135 September 2 7:35 p.m. EDT White Sox W 7–1 Key (16–5) Belcher (3–3) – 2:35 23,701 76–59 W1
136 September 3 Indians 3–7 76–60
137 September 4 Indians 4–0 – 77–60
138 September 5 Indians 7–2 – 78–60
139 September 6 @ Rangers
140 September 7 @ Rangers
141 September 8 @ Rangers
142 September 10 @ Royals 5–6 – 78–64
143 September 11 @ Royals 12–5 – 79–64
144 September 12 @ Royals 2–10 – 79–65
145 September 13 @ Brewers
146 September 14 @ Brewers
147 September 15 @ Brewers
148 September 16 Red Sox
149 September 17 Red Sox
150 September 18 Red Sox
151 September 19 Red Sox
152 September 21 Twins
153 September 22 Twins
154 September 24 @ Blue Jays
155 September 25 @ Blue Jays
156 September 26 @ Blue Jays
157 September 27 @ Orioles
158 September 28 @ Orioles
159 September 29 @ Orioles
October: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–0)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
160 October 1 Tigers
161 October 2 Tigers
162 October 3 Tigers
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Yankees team member

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 Mike Stanley 130 423 129 .305 26 84
1B Don Mattingly 134 530 154 .291 17 86
2B Pat Kelly 106 318 72 .226 7 27
3B Wade Boggs 143 560 169 .302 2 59
SS Spike Owen 103 334 78 .234 2 20
LF Dion James 115 343 114 .332 7 36
CF Bernie Williams 139 567 152 .268 12 68
RF Paul O'Neill 141 498 155 .311 20 75
DH Danny Tartabull 138 513 128 .250 31 102

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
Mike Gallego 119 403 114 .283 10 54
Jim Leyritz 95 259 80 .309 14 53
Randy Velarde 85 226 68 .301 7 24
Matt Nokes 76 217 54 .249 10 35
Kevin Maas 59 151 31 .205 9 25
Gerald Williams 42 67 10 .149 0 6
Hensley Meulens 30 53 9 .170 2 5
Mike Humphreys 25 35 6 .171 1 6
Dave Silvestri 7 21 6 .286 1 4
Andy Stankiewicz 16 9 0 .000 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
Jimmy Key 34 236.2 18 6 3.00 173
Jim Abbott 32 214.0 11 14 4.37 95
Mélido Pérez 25 163.0 6 14 5.19 148
Scott Kamieniecki 30 154.1 10 7 4.08 72
Mike Witt 9 41.0 3 2 5.27 30
Sterling Hitchcock 6 31.0 1 2 4.65 26
Frank Tanana 3 19.2 0 2 3.20 12
Jeff Johnson 2 2.2 0 2 30.38 0

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
Bob Wickman 41 140.0 14 4 4.63 70
Domingo Jean 10 40.1 1 1 4.46 20
Mark Hutton 7 22.0 1 1 5.73 12
Sam Militello 3 9.1 1 1 6.75 5

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
Steve Farr 49 2 2 25 4.21 39
Steve Howe 51 3 5 4 4.97 19
Rich Monteleone 42 7 4 0 4.94 50
Bobby Muñoz 38 3 3 0 5.32 33
John Habyan 36 2 1 1 4.04 29
Paul Assenmacher 26 2 2 0 3.12 11
Paul Gibson 20 2 0 0 3.06 25
Neal Heaton 18 1 0 0 6.00 15
Lee Smith 8 0 0 3 0.00 11
Andy Cook 4 0 1 0 5.06 4

Awards and honors

1993 MLB All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Stump Merrill
AA Albany-Colonie Yankees Eastern League Mike Hart and Bill Evers
A Prince William Cannons Carolina League Trey Hillman
A Greensboro Hornets South Atlantic League Bill Evers and Gary Denbo
A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League Mark Newman
Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Glenn Sherlock

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References

  1. ^ Roberto Kelly page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Greg Cadaret page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Charlie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Spike Owen page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Jim Abbott page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Sherman Obando page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Jimmy Key page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Wade Boggs page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ John Habyan page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Lee Smith page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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