# 1993 Kansas City Royals season

The 1993 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses. This was George Brett's final season in the major leagues, as well as the team's final season in the AL West.

## Offseason

* November 17, 1992: Kerwin Moore was drafted from the Royals by the Florida Marlins as the 61st pick in the 1992 MLB expansion draft.
* November 19, 1992: Dennis Moeller and Joel Johnston were traded by the Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for José Lind.
* November 25, 1992: Mark Gubicza was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
* December 8, 1992: David Cone was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
* December 8, 1992: Greg Gagne was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
* December 9, 1992: Jeff Shaw and Tim Spehr were traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Mark Gardner and Doug Piatt.
* January 27, 1993: Hubie Brooks was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
* February 22, 1993: Gregg Jefferies and Ed Gerald (minors) were traded by the Royals to the St. Louis Cardinals for Félix José and Craig Wilson.
* February 26, 1993: Scott Bailes was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | — | 45‍–‍36 | 49‍–‍32 |
| Texas Rangers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 8 | 50‍–‍31 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 10 | 43‍–‍38 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Seattle Mariners | 82 | 80 | .506 | 12 | 46‍–‍35 | 36‍–‍45 |
| California Angels | 71 | 91 | .438 | 23 | 44‍–‍37 | 27‍–‍54 |
| Minnesota Twins | 71 | 91 | .438 | 23 | 36‍–‍45 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | .420 | 26 | 38‍–‍43 | 30‍–‍51 |

### 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

* April 3, 1993: Scott Bailes was released by the Kansas City Royals.
* April 26, 1993: Mike Boddicker was purchased from the Royals by the Milwaukee Brewers.
* April 27, 1993: Tuffy Rhodes was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
* June 3, 1993: Jacque Jones was drafted by the Royals in the 31st round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
* June 14, 1993: Dave Stieb was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
* June 19, 1993: Gary Gaetti was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
* July 30, 1993: Tuffy Rhodes was traded by the Royals to the Chicago Cubs as part of a 3-team trade. The New York Yankees sent John Habyan to the Royals. The Cubs sent Paul Assenmacher to the Yankees.
* July 30, 1993: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
* July 31, 1993: Dave Stieb was released by the Royals.
* July 31, 1993: Jon Lieber and Dan Miceli were traded by the Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Stan Belinda.
* August 1, 1993: Owner Ewing Kauffman, responsible for bringing major league baseball to Kansas City, dies at age 76.

### 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 Macfarlane | 117 | 388 | 106 | .273 | 20 | 67 |
| 1B | Wally Joyner | 141 | 497 | 145 | .292 | 15 | 65 |
| 2B | José Lind | 136 | 431 | 107 | .248 | 0 | 37 |
| 3B | Gary Gaetti | 82 | 281 | 72 | .256 | 14 | 46 |
| SS | Greg Gagne | 159 | 540 | 151 | .280 | 10 | 57 |
| LF | Kevin McReynolds | 110 | 351 | 86 | .245 | 11 | 42 |
| CF | Brian McRae | 153 | 627 | 177 | .282 | 12 | 69 |
| RF | Félix José | 149 | 499 | 126 | .253 | 6 | 43 |
| DH | George Brett | 145 | 560 | 149 | .266 | 19 | 75 |

#### 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 |
| Chris Gwynn | 103 | 287 | 86 | .300 | 1 | 25 |
| Phil Hiatt | 81 | 238 | 52 | .218 | 7 | 36 |
| Brent Mayne | 71 | 205 | 52 | .254 | 2 | 22 |
| Hubie Brooks | 75 | 168 | 48 | .286 | 1 | 24 |
| Keith Miller | 37 | 108 | 18 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
| Rico Rossy | 46 | 86 | 19 | .221 | 2 | 12 |
| Harvey Pulliam | 27 | 62 | 16 | .258 | 1 | 6 |
| Craig Wilson | 21 | 49 | 13 | .265 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Hamelin | 16 | 49 | 11 | .224 | 2 | 5 |
| Curt Wilkerson | 12 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Koslofski | 15 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 1 | 2 |
| David Howard | 15 | 24 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Shumpert | 8 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Santovenia | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 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 |
| David Cone | 34 | 254.0 | 11 | 14 | 3.33 | 191 |
| Kevin Appier | 34 | 238.2 | 18 | 8 | 2.56 | 186 |
| Hipólito Pichardo | 30 | 165.0 | 7 | 8 | 4.04 | 70 |
| Chris Haney | 23 | 124.0 | 9 | 9 | 6.02 | 65 |
| Mark Gardner | 17 | 91.2 | 4 | 6 | 6.19 | 54 |
| Mike Magnante | 7 | 35.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.08 | 16 |

#### 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 Gordon | 48 | 155.2 | 12 | 6 | 3.58 | 143 |
| Mark Gubicza | 49 | 104.1 | 5 | 8 | 4.66 | 80 |
| Dennis Rasmussen | 9 | 29.0 | 1 | 2 | 7.45 | 12 |

#### 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 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 69 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 2.27 | 66 |
| Billy Brewer | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.46 | 28 |
| Stan Belinda | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.28 | 25 |
| Bill Sampen | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.89 | 9 |
| Rusty Meacham | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.57 | 13 |
| Greg Cadaret | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.93 | 2 |
| John Habyan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 10 |
| Frank DiPino | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.89 | 5 |
| Enrique Burgos | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 |
| Rick Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 3 |
| Jeff Granger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Omaha Royals | American Association | Jeff Cox |
| AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern League | Tom Poquette |
| A | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Carolina League | Ron Johnson |
| A | Rockford Royals | Midwest League | Mike Jirschele |
| A-Short Season | Eugene Emeralds | Northwest League | John Mizerock |
| Rookie | GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League | Bob Herold |