# 1993 Cleveland Indians season

The 1993 Cleveland Indians season was the 93rd season for the franchise and their final season playing at Cleveland Stadium (which the team had played in since 1932 before moving there full-time in 1947) before moving to Jacobs Field.

## Offseason

* October 15, 1992: Scott Bailes was released by the California Angels.
* November 12, 1992: Eric Plunk was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
* December 7, 1992: Dave Otto was drafted from the Indians by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1992 minor league draft.
* December 7, 1992: Willie Cañate was drafted from the Indians by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1992 rule 5 draft.
* December 8, 1992: Bob Ojeda signed as a free agent by the Indians.
* December 14, 1992: Mike Bielecki was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
* March 4, 1993: Sam Horn was signed as a free agent by the Indians.

### Spring training

The Indians were in Winter Haven for spring training on March 22, 1993, when Ojeda went on a boat ride with new teammates Steve Olin and Tim Crews. Crews was legally drunk and it was nearly dark when the boat struck a pier, killing Crews and Olin. It was the first death of active major league players since Thurman Munson in 1979. Ojeda suffered major head lacerations and sat out most of the season to recuperate – both physically and mentally. He attributed his slouch (in his seat) for saving his life. He returned late that season and had a respectable 4.40 ERA in 43 innings. In response to the accident that took Olin and Crews in 1993, the Indians wore a patch on their sleeves of their jerseys. It consisted of a baseball with their numbers on it. Olin's #31 is on the left, with an arrow above. Crews' #52 is on the right, with a star above it.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 48‍–‍33 | 47‍–‍34 |
| New York Yankees | 88 | 74 | .543 | 7 | 50‍–‍31 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10 | 48‍–‍33 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10 | 44‍–‍37 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15 | 43‍–‍38 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 19 | 46‍–‍35 | 30‍–‍51 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 | 38‍–‍43 | 31‍–‍50 |

### Record vs. opponents

1993 American League recordvte Sources: :
| 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

* March 24, 1993: Mike Aldrete was released by the Indians.
* March 31, 1993: Mark Whiten was traded by the Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mark Clark and Juan Andújar (minors).
* June 1, 1993: José Hernández was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Heathcliff Slocumb.
* June 1, 1993: Fernando Hernández and Tracy Sanders (minors) were traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Jeremy Hernández.
* June 19, 1993: Mike Bielecki was released by the Indians.
* August 17, 1993: Thomas Howard was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Randy Milligan.
* August 19, 1993: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Candy Maldonado.

### Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| # | Name | Position |
| 7 | Kenny Lofton | CF |
| 16 | Félix Fermín | SS |
| 9 | Carlos Baerga | 2B |
| 8 | Albert Belle | LF |
| 11 | Paul Sorrento | 1B |
| 44 | Reggie Jefferson | DH |
| 42 | Carlos Martínez | 3B |
| 22 | Glenallen Hill | RF |
| 15 | Sandy Alomar Jr. | C |
| 41 | Charles Nagy | P |

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### 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 | Junior Ortiz | 95 | 249 | 55 | .221 | 0 | 20 |
| 1B | Paul Sorrento | 148 | 463 | 119 | .257 | 18 | 65 |
| 2B | Carlos Baerga | 154 | 624 | 200 | .321 | 21 | 114 |
| 3B | Álvaro Espinoza | 129 | 263 | 73 | .264 | 4 | 27 |
| SS | Félix Fermín | 140 | 480 | 126 | .263 | 2 | 45 |
| LF | Albert Belle | 159 | 594 | 172 | .290 | 38 | 129 |
| CF | Kenny Lofton | 148 | 569 | 185 | .325 | 1 | 42 |
| RF | Wayne Kirby | 131 | 458 | 123 | .269 | 6 | 60 |
| DH | Reggie Jefferson | 113 | 366 | 91 | .249 | 10 | 34 |

#### 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 |
| Carlos Martínez | 80 | 262 | 64 | .244 | 5 | 31 |
| Jeff Treadway | 97 | 221 | 67 | .303 | 2 | 27 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 64 | 215 | 58 | .270 | 6 | 32 |
| Thomas Howard | 74 | 178 | 42 | .236 | 3 | 23 |
| Glenallen Hill | 66 | 174 | 39 | .224 | 5 | 25 |
| Jim Thome | 47 | 154 | 41 | .266 | 7 | 22 |
| Candy Maldonado | 28 | 81 | 20 | .247 | 5 | 20 |
| Jesse Levis | 31 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 0 | 4 |
| Manny Ramirez | 22 | 53 | 9 | .170 | 2 | 5 |
| Mark Lewis | 14 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 1 | 5 |
| Randy Milligan | 19 | 47 | 20 | .426 | 0 | 7 |
| Sam Horn | 12 | 33 | 15 | .455 | 4 | 8 |
| Lance Parrish | 10 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 2 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts;
| Player | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| José Mesa | 33 | 208.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.92 | 118 |
| Mark Clark | 15 | 109.1 | 7 | 5 | 4.28 | 57 |
| Jeff Mutis | 13 | 81.0 | 3 | 6 | 5.78 | 29 |
| Mike Bielecki | 13 | 68.2 | 4 | 5 | 5.02 | 38 |
| Albie Lopez | 9 | 49.2 | 3 | 1 | 5.98 | 25 |
| Charles Nagy | 9 | 48.2 | 2 | 6 | 6.29 | 30 |
| Bob Ojeda | 7 | 43.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.40 | 27 |
| Julián Tavárez | 8 | 37.0 | 2 | 2 | 6.57 | 19 |
| Paul Abbott | 5 | 18.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.38 | 7 |
| Dave Mlicki | 3 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 7 |

#### 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 |
| Tom Kramer | 39 | 121.1 | 7 | 3 | 4.06 | 71 |
| Matt Young | 22 | 74.1 | 1 | 6 | 5.21 | 65 |
| Cliff Young | 21 | 60.1 | 3 | 3 | 4.62 | 31 |
| Dennis Cook | 25 | 54.0 | 5 | 5 | 5.67 | 34 |
| Jason Grimsley | 10 | 42.1 | 3 | 4 | 5.31 | 27 |
| Bob Milacki | 5 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 7 |
| Scott Scudder | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 |

#### 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 |
| Eric Plunk | 70 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2.79 | 77 |
| Derek Lilliquist | 56 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.25 | 40 |
| Jerry Dipoto | 46 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.40 | 41 |
| Jeremy Hernandez | 45 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3.14 | 44 |
| Bill Wertz | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.62 | 53 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.28 | 18 |
| Ted Power | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.20 | 11 |
| Kevin Wickander | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 3 |
| Mike Christopher | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 8 |

## Awards and honors

All-Star Game

## Minor league affiliates

| Classification level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Charlotte Knights | International League | Charlie Manuel |
| AA | Canton–Akron Indians | Eastern League | Brian Graham |
| Advanced A | Kinston Indians | Carolina League | Dave Keller |
| A | Columbus RedStixx | South Atlantic League | Mike Brown |
| Short Season A | Watertown Indians | New York–Penn League | Mike Young |
| Rookie | Burlington Indians | Appalachian League | Jim Gabella |