# 1993 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1993 Cincinnati Reds season was the 124th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 24th and 23rd full season at Riverfront Stadium and the team's last as members of the National League West. The Reds failed to improve on their record of 90–72 from 1992 and finished in fifth place in 1993, with a 73–89 record. The team introduced new uniforms, being the last in MLB to abandon the 1970s/80s pullover jersey/beltless pants combo; the new look reintroduced sleeveless vests and a pinstriped cap; this look would hold until 1998.
Major League Baseball's executive council decided to prevent owner Marge Schott from exercising day-to-day oversight of the Reds during the 1993 season, while still leaving major financial decisions to her. This was a response to several November 1992 accounts of Schott racially and ethnically slurring players and business associates, and praising the early efforts of Adolf Hitler.

## Offseason

* November 3, 1992: Paul O'Neill and Joe DeBerry (minors) were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Roberto Kelly.
* November 6, 1992: Greg Cadaret was purchased by the Reds from the New York Yankees.
* November 17, 1992: Norm Charlton was traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Kevin Mitchell.
* November 18, 1992: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the Reds.
* November 25, 1992: Gary Varsho was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* December 1, 1992: John Smiley was signed as a free agent by the Reds.
* December 7, 1992: Willie Cañate was drafted by the Reds from the Cleveland Indians in the 1992 rule 5 draft.
* December 10, 1992: Troy Afenir was signed as a free agent by the Reds.
* December 10, 1992: Jeff Kaiser was signed as a free agent by the Reds.
* December 11, 1992: Juan Samuel was signed as a free agent by the Reds.
* January 13, 1993: Bill Doran was purchased from the Reds by the Milwaukee Brewers.
* January 19, 1993: Jeff Reardon was signed as a free agent by the Reds.
* January 22, 1993: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Reds.
* February 1, 1993: Randy Milligan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.
* Before 1993 season: Steve Carter was acquired by the Reds from the Detroit Tigers.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 104 | 58 | .642 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 53‍–‍28 |
| San Francisco Giants | 103 | 59 | .636 | 1 | 50‍–‍31 | 53‍–‍28 |
| Houston Astros | 85 | 77 | .525 | 19 | 44‍–‍37 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 23 | 41‍–‍40 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | .451 | 31 | 41‍–‍40 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Colorado Rockies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 37 | 39‍–‍42 | 28‍–‍53 |
| San Diego Padres | 61 | 101 | .377 | 43 | 34‍–‍47 | 27‍–‍54 |

### Record vs. opponents

1993 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 13, 1993: Willie Cañate was purchased from the Reds by the Toronto Blue Jays.
* April 23, 1993: Jeff Kaiser was selected off waivers from the Reds by the New York Mets.
* June 28, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Colorado Rockies.
* July 7, 1993: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Colorado Rockies.
* July 12, 1991: Steve Carter was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for Jack Daugherty.
* July 26, 1993: Greg Cadaret was released by the Reds.
* July 31, 1993: Tim Belcher was traded by the Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Ruffin and Jeff Pierce.
* August 17, 1993: Randy Milligan was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Thomas Howard.

### Roster
## 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 | Joe Oliver | 139 | 482 | 115 | .239 | 14 | 75 |
| 1B | Hal Morris | 101 | 379 | 120 | .317 | 7 | 49 |
| 2B | Juan Samuel | 103 | 261 | 60 | .230 | 4 | 26 |
| SS | Barry Larkin | 100 | 384 | 121 | .315 | 8 | 51 |
| 3B | Chris Sabo | 148 | 552 | 143 | .259 | 21 | 82 |
| LF | Kevin Mitchell | 93 | 323 | 110 | .341 | 19 | 64 |
| CF | Roberto Kelly | 78 | 320 | 102 | .319 | 9 | 35 |
| RF | Reggie Sanders | 138 | 496 | 136 | .274 | 20 | 83 |

#### 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 |
| Jeff Branson | 125 | 381 | 92 | .241 | 3 | 22 |
| Bip Roberts | 83 | 292 | 70 | .240 | 1 | 18 |
| Jacob Brumfield | 103 | 272 | 73 | .268 | 6 | 23 |
| Randy Milligan | 83 | 234 | 64 | .274 | 6 | 29 |
| Thomas Howard | 38 | 141 | 39 | .277 | 4 | 13 |
| Tim Costo | 31 | 98 | 22 | .224 | 3 | 12 |
| Gary Varsho | 77 | 95 | 22 | .232 | 2 | 11 |
| Dan Wilson | 36 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 0 | 8 |
| Brian Dorsett | 25 | 63 | 16 | .254 | 2 | 12 |
| Cecil Espy | 40 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack Daugherty | 46 | 59 | 13 | .220 | 2 | 9 |
| Greg Tubbs | 35 | 59 | 11 | .186 | 1 | 2 |
| Willie Greene | 15 | 50 | 8 | .160 | 2 | 5 |
| Keith Kessinger | 11 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 1 | 3 |
| César Hernández | 27 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Koelling | 7 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Gregg | 10 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Gordon | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hughes | 3 | 4 | 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 |
| José Rijo | 36 | 257.1 | 14 | 9 | 2.48 | 227 |
| Tim Pugh | 31 | 164.1 | 10 | 15 | 5.26 | 94 |
| Tim Belcher | 22 | 137.0 | 9 | 6 | 4.47 | 101 |
| Tom Browning | 21 | 114.0 | 7 | 7 | 4.74 | 53 |
| John Smiley | 18 | 105.2 | 3 | 9 | 5.62 | 60 |
| John Roper | 16 | 80.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.63 | 54 |
| Larry Luebbers | 14 | 77.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.54 | 38 |

#### 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 |
| Bobby Ayala | 43 | 98.0 | 7 | 10 | 5.60 | 65 |

#### 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 |
| Rob Dibble | 45 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 6.48 | 49 |
| Jeff Reardon | 58 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4.09 | 35 |
| Jerry Spradlin | 37 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.49 | 24 |
| Greg Cadaret | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.96 | 23 |
| Kevin Wickander | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 20 |
| Scott Service | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.70 | 40 |
| Johnny Ruffin | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.58 | 30 |
| Milt Hill | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 23 |
| Bill Landrum | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.74 | 14 |
| Steve Foster | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.75 | 16 |
| Ross Powell | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.41 | 17 |
| Chris Bushing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 3 |
| Scott Ruskin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.56 | 4 |
| Dwayne Henry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 |
| Jeff Kaiser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 4 |

## Awards and honors

* Barry Larkin, Shortstop, Roberto Clemente Award

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | American Association | Marc Bombard |
| AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | Pat Kelly |
| A | Winston-Salem Spirits | Carolina League | Mark Berry |
| A | Charleston Wheelers | South Atlantic League | Tom Nieto |
| Rookie | Princeton Reds | Appalachian League | Tom Dunbar |
| Rookie | Billings Mustangs | Pioneer League | Donnie Scott |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Billings