# 1993 St. Louis Cardinals season

The St. Louis Cardinals 1993 season was the team's 112th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 102nd season in the National League. Under their manager Joe Torre, the Cardinals went 87–75 during the season (their best record in the Torre era) and finished third in the National League East, ten games behind the NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies. This was the final season in the NL East for the Cardinals, before their move to the NL Central for the following season.

## Offseason

* December 7, 1992: Rex Hudler was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
* February 22, 1993: Félix José and Craig Wilson were traded by the Cardinals to the Kansas City Royals for Gregg Jefferies and Ed Gerald (minors).

## Regular season

Reliever Lee Smith became baseball's all-time saves leader this year, which has since been surpassed.
On September 7 at Riverfront Stadium, Mark Whiten hit four massive home runs and had twelve runs batted in against the Cincinnati Reds. In the process, Whiten tied two Major League records in one game.
Gregg Jeffries finished third in the NL in batting (.342) and stole 46 bases, a club record for a first baseman.

### Notable Transactions

* March 31, 1993: Mark Clark and Juan Andújar (minors) were traded by the Cardinals to the Cleveland Indians for Mark Whiten.
* June 3, 1993: Alan Benes was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed July 19, 1993.
* August 31, 1993: Lee Smith was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Yankees for Rich Batchelor.

### Opening Day starters

* Bernard Gilkey
* Gregg Jefferies
* Ray Lankford
* Tom Pagnozzi
* Gerónimo Peña
* Ozzie Smith
* Bob Tewksbury
* Mark Whiten
* Todd Zeile

### Season standings

vteNL 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 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 | — |

### 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 | Tom Pagnozzi | 92 | 330 | 85 | .258 | 7 | 41 |
| 1B | Greg Jefferies | 142 | 544 | 186 | .342 | 16 | 83 |
| 2B | Luis Alicea | 115 | 362 | 101 | .279 | 3 | 46 |
| SS | Ozzie Smith | 141 | 545 | 157 | .288 | 1 | 53 |
| 3B | Todd Zeile | 157 | 571 | 158 | .277 | 17 | 103 |
| LF | Bernard Gilkey | 137 | 557 | 170 | .305 | 16 | 70 |
| CF | Ray Lankford | 127 | 407 | 97 | .238 | 7 | 45 |
| RF | Mark Whiten | 152 | 562 | 142 | .253 | 25 | 99 |

#### 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 |
| Gerónimo Peña | 74 | 254 | 65 | .256 | 5 | 30 |
| Erik Pappas | 82 | 228 | 63 | .276 | 1 | 28 |
| Brian Jordan | 67 | 223 | 69 | .309 | 10 | 44 |
| Rod Brewer | 110 | 147 | 42 | .286 | 2 | 20 |
| Gerald Perry | 96 | 98 | 33 | .337 | 4 | 16 |
| Tracy Woodson | 62 | 77 | 16 | .208 | 0 | 2 |
| José Oquendo | 46 | 73 | 15 | .205 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Jones | 29 | 61 | 16 | .262 | 0 | 1 |
| Héctor Villanueva | 17 | 55 | 8 | .145 | 3 | 9 |
| Stan Royer | 24 | 46 | 14 | .304 | 1 | 8 |
| Tripp Cromer | 10 | 23 | 2 | .087 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Canseco | 6 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Maclin | 12 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Ronan | 6 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 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 |
| Bob Tewksbury | 32 | 213.2 | 17 | 10 | 3.83 | 97 |
| René Arocha | 32 | 188.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.78 | 96 |
| Donovan Osborne | 26 | 155.2 | 10 | 7 | 3.76 | 83 |
| Joe Magrane | 22 | 116.0 | 8 | 10 | 4.97 | 38 |
| Allen Watson | 16 | 86.0 | 6 | 7 | 4.60 | 49 |

#### 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 |
| Rhéal Cormier | 38 | 145.1 | 7 | 6 | 4.33 | 75 |
| Omar Olivares | 58 | 118.2 | 5 | 3 | 4.17 | 63 |
| Tom Urbani | 18 | 62.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.65 | 33 |

#### 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 |
| Lee Smith | 55 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 4.50 | 49 |
| Rob Murphy | 73 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4.87 | 41 |
| Mike Pérez | 65 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2.48 | 58 |
| Les Lancaster | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.93 | 36 |
| Lee Guetterman | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.93 | 19 |
| Todd Burns | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.16 | 10 |
| Paul Kilgus | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.63 | 21 |
| Rich Batchelor | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 4 |
| Steve Dixon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.75 | 2 |
| Rod Brewer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 1 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Louisville Redbirds | American Association | Jack Krol |
| AA | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | Joe Pettini |
| A | St. Petersburg Cardinals | Florida State League | Terry Kennedy |
| A | Springfield Cardinals | Midwest League | Mike Ramsey |
| A | Savannah Cardinals | South Atlantic League | Chris Maloney |
| A-Short Season | Glens Falls Redbirds | New York–Penn League | Steve Turco |
| Rookie | Johnson City Cardinals | Appalachian League | Joe Cunningham, Jr. |
| Rookie | AZL Cardinals | Arizona League | Roy Silver |
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