# 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 104th for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball, and their 36th season in Los Angeles, California.
The team improved on the dismal 1992 season, finishing fourth in the National League West. This was in part thanks to Rookie of the Year winner catcher Mike Piazza. Piazza set rookie records with 35 home runs and 112 RBI. He also hit two home runs on the last day of the season as the Dodgers knocked their longtime rival the Giants out of playoff contention with a 12–1 victory at Dodger Stadium.
The season was marred by the sudden death of Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale, who had been a broadcaster since his retirement in 1969. Drysdale, who pitched on three World Series championship teams in Los Angeles (1959, 1963, 1965), was found dead in his Montreal hotel room July 3 prior to the Dodgers' game vs. the Expos.
To date, this is the only season in Dodger history where the team has finished exactly at .500 and not above or below it.

## Offseason

* November 17, 1992: Acquired Jody Reed from the Colorado Rockies for Rudy Seánez
* December 5, 1992: Cory Snyder was signed as a free agent.
* December 24, 1992: Acquired Tim Wallach from the Montreal Expos for Tim Barker
* January 12, 1993: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent.

## 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 | — |

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| José Offerman | Shortstop |
| Brett Butler | Center fielder |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right fielder |
| Eric Davis | Left fielder |
| Tim Wallach | Third baseman |
| Eric Karros | First baseman |
| Mike Piazza | Catcher |
| Jody Reed | Second baseman |
| Orel Hershiser | Starting pitcher |

## Notable transactions

* April 20, 1993: Ken Dayley was signed as a free agent.
* May 17, 1993: Kevin Elster was released.
* September 7, 1993: Acquired John DeSilva from the Detroit Tigers for Eric Davis

### Roster
## Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
| Orel Hershiser | 33 | 33 | 215.2 | 12-14 | 3.59 | 72 | 141 | 5 |
| Tom Candiotti | 33 | 32 | 213.2 | 8-10 | 3.12 | 71 | 155 | 2 |
| Ramón Martínez | 32 | 32 | 211.2 | 10-12 | 3.44 | 104 | 127 | 4 |
| Kevin Gross | 33 | 32 | 202.1 | 13-13 | 4.14 | 74 | 150 | 3 |
| Pedro Astacio | 31 | 31 | 186.1 | 14-9 | 3.57 | 68 | 122 | 3 |

## Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
| Jim Gott | 62 | 0 | 77.2 | 4-8 | 2.32 | 17 | 67 | 25 |
| Pedro Martínez | 65 | 2 | 107.0 | 10-5 | 2.61 | 57 | 119 | 2 |
| Roger McDowell | 54 | 0 | 68.0 | 5-3 | 2.25 | 30 | 27 | 2 |
| Omar Daal | 47 | 0 | 35.1 | 2-3 | 5.09 | 21 | 19 | 0 |
| Ricky Trlicek | 41 | 0 | 64.0 | 1-2 | 4.08 | 21 | 41 | 1 |
| Todd Worrell | 35 | 0 | 38.2 | 1-1 | 6.05 | 11 | 31 | 5 |
| Steve Wilson | 25 | 0 | 25.2 | 1-0 | 4.56 | 14 | 23 | 1 |
| Kip Gross | 10 | 0 | 15.0 | 0-0 | 0.60 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Rod Nichols | 4 | 0 | 6.1 | 0-1 | 5.68 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| John DeSilva | 3 | 0 | 5.1 | 0-0 | 6.75 | 1 | 6 | 0 |

## Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
| Mike Piazza | C | 149 | 547 | .318 | 81 | 174 | 35 | 112 | 3 |
| Carlos Hernández | C | 50 | 99 | .253 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 158 | 619 | .247 | 74 | 153 | 23 | 80 | 0 |
| Jody Reed | 2B | 132 | 445 | .276 | 48 | 123 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
| José Offerman | SS | 158 | 590 | .269 | 77 | 159 | 1 | 62 | 30 |
| Tim Wallach | 3B/1B | 133 | 477 | .222 | 42 | 106 | 12 | 62 | 0 |
| Lenny Harris | 2B/SS/3B/OF | 107 | 160 | .238 | 20 | 38 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Dave Hansen | 3B | 84 | 105 | .362 | 13 | 38 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Mike Sharperson | 2B/SS/3B/1B/OF | 73 | 90 | .256 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Rafael Bournigal | 2B | 8 | 18 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | OF | 108 | 376 | .234 | 57 | 88 | 14 | 53 | 33 |
| Brett Butler | CF | 156 | 607 | .298 | 80 | 181 | 1 | 42 | 39 |
| Cory Snyder | OF | 143 | 516 | .266 | 61 | 137 | 11 | 56 | 4 |
| Henry Rodríguez | OF | 76 | 176 | .222 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 23 | 1 |
| Mitch Webster | OF | 88 | 172 | .244 | 26 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| Darryl Strawberry | OF | 32 | 100 | .140 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Raúl Mondesí | RF | 42 | 86 | .291 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Billy Ashley | LF | 14 | 37 | .243 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Goodwin | OF | 30 | 17 | .294 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Brooks | OF | 9 | 9 | .222 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

## 1993 Awards

* 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Mike Piazza reserve
* Rookie of the Year Award
** Mike Piazza
* Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
** Mike Piazza
** Pedro Martínez
* Silver Slugger Award
** Mike Piazza
** Orel Hershiser
* TSN Rookie of the Year Award
** Mike Piazza
* TSN National League All-Star
** Mike Piazza
* Player of the Week
** Mike Piazza (Apr. 26 – May 2)
** Mike Piazza (June 14–20)
** Mike Piazza (May 16–22)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Bill Russell |
| AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Glenn Hoffman |
| High A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Rick Dempsey |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Joe Vavra |
| A-Short Season | Yakima Bears | Northwest League | John Shoemaker |
| Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Jon Debus |
| Rookie | DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers/Angels | Dominican Summer League | |

## Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 57 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their second round pick as a result of signing free agent pitcher Todd Worrell.
With the second overall pick in the draft the Dodgers selected right-handed pitcher Darren Dreifort from Wichita State University. Dreifort became one of only a select few players to make his professional debut in the Majors, without first appearing in a minor league game. He would play nine years in the Majors (all of them with the Dodgers), though serious injuries caused him to miss two full seasons and ultimately ended his career. His record was 48-60 with a 4.36 ERA in 274 games (113 starts).
In the 25th round, they selected catcher Paul Lo Duca from Arizona State University. In 11 seasons (seven with the Dodgers), he hit .286 with 80 homers and 481 RBIs while being a four time All-Star. LoDuca would later be mentioned in the Mitchell Report, which claimed that he had used human growth hormone (HGH) throughout his career and in fact contributed to other members of the Dodgers also using HGH.
1993 Draft Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1 | Darren Dreifort | RHP | Wichita State University | Yes | 1994–2005 | MLB |
| 3 | Dax Winslett | RHP | Arizona State University | Yes | 1993–1997 | AA |
| 4 | Nate Bland | LHP | Mountain Brook High School | Yes | 1993–2007 | MLB |
| 5 | Scott Hunter | C | Northeast High School | Yes | 1994–2003 | AAA |
| 6 | Nate Yeskie | RHP | Carson City High School | No Twins-1996 | 1996–2001 | AA |
| 7 | Doug Newstrom | 1B | Arizona State University | Yes | 1993–2000 | AAA |
| 8 | Jose Prado | RHP | University of Miami | Yes | 1993–1998 | AA |
| 9 | Matt Schwenke | C | University of California, Los Angeles | Yes | 1993–1998 | AAA |
| 10 | John Vukson | RHP | Sanger High School | Yes | 1993–1995 | A- |
| 11 | Joshua Rash | OF | Arlington Lamar High School | Yes | 1993–1994 | A- |
| 12 | Craig Scheffler | LHP | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Yes | 1993–1997 | A+ |
| 13 | Brian Rolocut | RHP | Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus | Yes | 1993–1997 | A+ |
| 14 | Brett Binkley | LHP | Georgia Institute of Technology | Yes | 1993–1995 | A+ |
| 15 | Dave Steed | C | Meridian Community College | Yes | 1993–2001 | AAA |
| 16 | Dan Hubbs | RHP | University of Southern California | Yes | 1993–1999 | AAA |
| 17 | Michael Biltimier | 1B | Purdue University | Yes | 1993–1995 | A+ |
| 18 | Joe Lagarde | RHP | East Forsyth High School | Yes | 1993–1998 | AAA |
| 19 | Eric Maloney | RHP | Creighton University | No | | |
| 20 | Mike Kinney | OF | Texas Tech University | Yes | 1993–1994 | A+ |
| 21 | Mark Watson | LHP | Marist School | No Brewers-1996 | 1996–2007 | MLB |
| 22 | Charlie Nelson | OF | University of Minnesota | Yes | 1994–1999 | AA |
| 23 | Eddie Davis | OF | California State University, Long Beach | Yes | 1993–1999 | AA |
| 24 | Carl South | RHP | Marist School | Yes | 1993–1998 | A |
| 25 | Paul Lo Duca | C | Arizona State University | Yes | 1993–2010 | MLB |
| 26 | Corey Coggburn | OF | Ada High School | No | | |
| 27 | Bryan Coyle | RHP | Hudson's Bay High School | Yes | 1994–1995 | A- |
| 28 | Jeffrey Astgen | 2B | El Camino Real High School | No | | |
| 29 | Anthony Cellars | OF | Texas High School | No | | |
| 30 | Adrian Black | OF | North Brunswick High School | No | | |
| 31 | Doug Davis | LHP | North Gate High School | No Rangers-1996 | 1996–2012 | MLB |
| 32 | Jordan Zimmerman | LHP | Brenham High School | No Mariners-1994 | 1995–2004 | MLB |
| 33 | Raul Correra | OF | Carmen Belen Veiga High School | No | | |
| 34 | Dwayne McCray | RHP | Sumter High School | No | | |
| 35 | Tracy Johnson | OF | Deer Valley High School | No | | |
| 36 | Matt Wagner | RHP | Iowa State University | No Mariners-1994 | 1994–2003 | MLB |
| 37 | Richard Shaw | RHP | Sandwich SS High School | No | | |
| 38 | Mark Manbeck | RHP | Round Rock High School | No Phillies-1997 | 1997–1998 | A |
| 39 | David Propst | OF | West Charlotte High School | No | | |
| 40 | Dion Rhodes | OF | Hudson's Bay High School | No | | |
| 41 | Eric Yanz | RHP | Arvada West High School | No Royals-1997 | 1997–1998 | A |
| 42 | Bruce Yard | SS | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Yes | 1993–1997 | AA |
| 43 | Thomas Cody | C | Fort Vancouver High School | No | | |
| 44 | Bruce Piddington | RHP | Southwestern High School | No | 1997–1999 | Ind |
| 45 | Ben Padilla | SS | Carson High School | No | | |
| 46 | Gus Rubio | 1B | Leuzinger High School | No | | |
| 47 | Jason Smith | RHP | Meridian Community College | No | | |
| 48 | Jeff Falardeau | LHP | Notre Dame High School | No | | |
| 49 | Julio Colon | RHP | California State University, Long Beach | Yes | 1994–1996 | AA |
| 50 | Richard Condon | 2B | Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences | No | | |
| 51 | Kendall Hill | RHP | Escambia High School | No Braves-1994 | 1994–2001 | A+ |
| 52 | Nathan Rasmussen | 1B | Lakeville High School | Yes | 1994–1995 | A+ |
| 53 | Victor Sobieraj | RHP | Catholic Central High School | No | | |
| 54 | David Wease | 1B | Chesnee High School | No | | |
| 55 | Jamie Bane | LHP | Paradise Valley High School | No Angels-1997 | 1997–1999 | A+ |
| 56 | Steve Huls | SS | Rocori High School | No Twins-1996 | 1996–2000 | AAA |
| 57 | Brian Carpenter | RHP | University of Texas at Austin | Yes | 1993–1995 | A+ |
| 58 | Matthew Powell | RHP | Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus | No | | |