# 1993 New York Yankees season

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

* November 3, 1992: Roberto Kelly was traded by the Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds for Paul O'Neill and Joe DeBerry (minors).
* November 6, 1992: Greg Cadaret was purchased from the Yankees by the Cincinnati Reds.
* November 17, 1992: Charlie Hayes was drafted from the Yankees by the Colorado Rockies with the 3rd pick in the 1992 MLB Expansion Draft.
* December 4, 1992: Spike Owen was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
* December 6, 1992: J. T. Snow, Jerry Nielsen, and Russ Springer were traded by the Yankees to the California Angels for Jim Abbott.
* December 7, 1992: Sherman Obando was drafted from the Yankees by the Baltimore Orioles rule 5 draft.
* December 10, 1992: Jimmy Key was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
* December 15, 1992: Wade Boggs was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.

## 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

* July 30, 1993: John Habyan was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Royals as part of a 3-team trade. The Chicago Cubs sent Paul Assenmacher to the Yankees. The Royals sent Tuffy Rhodes to the Cubs.
* August 31, 1993: Rich Batchelor was traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lee Smith.

### 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 | 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

* Don Mattingly, first base, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
* Reggie Jackson's number retired.
1993 MLB All-Star Game
* Wade Boggs, third base, starter
* Jimmy Key, reserve pitcher

## Farm system

| 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 |