# 1993 Chicago Cubs season

The 1993 Chicago Cubs season was the 122nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 118th in the National League and the 78th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 84–78. This was the first season where the player's names appeared on the back of the home jerseys. Prior to 1993, names had only been seen on the away jerseys since the 1979 season.

## Offseason

* December 2, 1992: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
* December 8, 1992: Dan Plesac was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
* December 9, 1992: Randy Myers signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
* December 18, 1992: Willie Wilson was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
* February 8, 1993: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
* March 28, 1993: Steve Lyons was released by the Chicago Cubs.

## Regular season
### 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 | — |

### Notable Transactions

* June 1, 1993: Heathcliff Slocumb was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Jose Hernandez.
* June 3, 1993: Brooks Kieschnick was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed July 22, 1993.
* June 3, 1993: Steve Rain was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 1993.
* July 30, 1993: Karl Rhodes was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Kansas City Royals to the Chicago Cubs. The New York Yankees sent John Habyan to the Kansas City Royals. The Chicago Cubs sent Paul Assenmacher to the New York Yankees.
* August 19, 1993: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Candy Maldonado.

### 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 | Rick Wilkins | 136 | 446 | 135 | .303 | 30 | 73 |
| 1B | Mark Grace | 155 | 594 | 193 | .325 | 14 | 98 |
| 2B | Ryne Sandberg | 117 | 456 | 141 | .309 | 9 | 45 |
| SS | Rey Sánchez | 105 | 344 | 97 | .282 | 0 | 28 |
| 3B | Steve Buechele | 133 | 460 | 125 | .272 | 15 | 65 |
| LF | Derrick May | 128 | 465 | 137 | .295 | 10 | 77 |
| CF | Willie Wilson | 105 | 221 | 57 | .258 | 1 | 11 |
| RF | Sammy Sosa | 159 | 598 | 156 | .261 | 33 | 93 |

#### 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 |
| José Vizcaíno | 151 | 551 | 158 | .287 | 4 | 54 |
| Dwight Smith | 111 | 310 | 93 | .300 | 11 | 35 |
| Kevin Roberson | 62 | 180 | 34 | .189 | 9 | 27 |
| Candy Maldonado | 70 | 140 | 26 | .186 | 3 | 15 |
| Steve Lake | 44 | 120 | 27 | .225 | 5 | 13 |
| Eric Yelding | 69 | 108 | 22 | .204 | 1 | 10 |
| Glenallen Hill | 31 | 87 | 30 | .345 | 10 | 22 |
| Tuffy Rhodes | 15 | 52 | 15 | .288 | 3 | 7 |
| Doug Jennings | 42 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 2 | 8 |
| Tommy Shields | 20 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Walbeck | 11 | 30 | 6 | .200 | 1 | 6 |
| Eduardo Zambrano | 8 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 2 |
| Shawon Dunston | 7 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 2 |

### 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 |
| Mike Morgan | 32 | 207.2 | 10 | 15 | 4.03 | 111 |
| José Guzmán | 30 | 191.0 | 12 | 10 | 4.34 | 163 |
| Greg Hibbard | 31 | 191.0 | 15 | 11 | 3.96 | 82 |
| Mike Harkey | 28 | 157.1 | 10 | 10 | 5.26 | 67 |
| Frank Castillo | 29 | 141.1 | 5 | 8 | 4.84 | 84 |
| Steve Trachsel | 3 | 19.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.58 | 14 |

#### 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 |
| José Bautista | 58 | 111.2 | 10 | 3 | 2.82 | 63 |
| Turk Wendell | 7 | 22.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.37 | 15 |
| William Brennan | 8 | 15.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.20 | 11 |

#### 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 |
| Randy Myers | 73 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 3.11 | 86 |
| Bob Scanlan | 70 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.54 | 44 |
| Dan Plesac | 57 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 | 47 |
| Chuck McElroy | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.56 | 31 |
| Paul Assenmacher | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.49 | 34 |
| Shawn Boskie | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.43 | 39 |
| Jim Bullinger | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.32 | 10 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 4 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Iowa Cubs | American Association | Marv Foley |
| AA | Orlando Cubs | Southern League | Tommy Jones |
| A | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | Bill Hayes |
| A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | Steve Roadcap |
| A-Short Season | Geneva Cubs | New York–Penn League | Jerry Weinstein |
| Rookie | Huntington Cubs | Appalachian League | Steve Kolinsky |
| Rookie | GCL Cubs | Gulf Coast League | Butch Hughes |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Iowa