The Houston Astros' 1993 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West. This was also the final season that the Astros wore their "Tequila Sunrise" rainbow uniforms. They would switch to a more contemporary look the next year.
1993 Houston Astros | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | The Astrodome | |
City | Houston, Texas | |
Record | 85–77 (.525) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | John McMullen, Drayton McLane, Jr. | |
General managers | Bill Wood | |
Managers | Art Howe | |
Television | KTXH HSE | |
Radio | KPRC (AM) (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Vince Controneo, Bill Worrell, Enos Cabell) KXYZ (Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Manny Lopez) | |
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Offseason
edit- October 5, 1992: Denny Walling was released by the Astros.[1]
- November 17, 1992: Butch Henry was drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the Houston Astros as the 36th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.[2]
- December 1, 1992: Doug Drabek was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[3]
- December 4, 1992: Greg Swindell was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[4]
- January 5, 1993: Jack Daugherty was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[5]
- February 1, 1993: Jim Lindeman signed as a free agent by the Astros.[6]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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
edit- June 3, 1993: Billy Wagner was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 22, 1993.[7]
- July 12, 1993: Jack Daugherty was traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Steve Carter.[5]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Game log
editRegular season
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April: 14–8 (Home: 6–5; Away: 8–3)
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June: 11–15 (Home: 6–5; Away: 5–10)
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July: 16–13 (Home: 9–8; Away: 7–5)
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August: 15–13 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–7)
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September: 14–13 (Home: 7–6; Away: 7–7)
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October: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–1)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Astros team member |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 |
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C | Eddie Taubensee | 94 | 288 | 72 | .250 | 9 | 42 |
1B | Jeff Bagwell | 142 | 535 | 171 | .320 | 20 | 88 |
2B | Craig Biggio | 155 | 610 | 175 | .287 | 21 | 64 |
3B | Ken Caminiti | 143 | 543 | 142 | .262 | 13 | 75 |
SS | Andújar Cedeño | 149 | 505 | 143 | .283 | 11 | 56 |
LF | Luis Gonzalez | 154 | 540 | 162 | .300 | 15 | 72 |
CF | Steve Finley | 142 | 545 | 145 | .266 | 8 | 44 |
RF | Eric Anthony | 145 | 486 | 121 | .249 | 15 | 66 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
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Scott Servais | 85 | 258 | 63 | .244 | 11 | 32 |
Kevin Bass | 111 | 229 | 65 | .284 | 3 | 37 |
Chris Donnels | 88 | 179 | 46 | .257 | 2 | 24 |
Chris James | 65 | 129 | 33 | .256 | 6 | 19 |
Casey Candaele | 75 | 121 | 29 | .240 | 1 | 7 |
José Uribe | 45 | 53 | 13 | .245 | 0 | 3 |
Rick Parker | 45 | 45 | 15 | .333 | 0 | 4 |
Eddie Tucker | 9 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 3 |
Jim Lindeman | 9 | 23 | 8 | .348 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Brumley | 8 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 2 |
Jack Daugherty | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Tuffy Rhodes | 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Doug Drabek | 34 | 237.2 | 9 | 18 | 3.79 | 157 |
Pete Harnisch | 33 | 217.2 | 16 | 9 | 2.98 | 185 |
Mark Portugal | 33 | 208.0 | 18 | 4 | 2.77 | 131 |
Greg Swindell | 31 | 190.1 | 12 | 13 | 4.16 | 124 |
Darryl Kile | 32 | 171.2 | 15 | 8 | 3.51 | 141 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Shane Reynolds | 5 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 10 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Doug Jones | 71 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 4.54 | 66 |
Xavier Hernandez | 72 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.61 | 101 |
Al Osuna | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.20 | 21 |
Brian Williams | 42 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4.83 | 56 |
Tom Edens | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 | 21 |
Todd Jones | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.13 | 25 |
Eric Bell | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 2 |
Mark Grant | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 6 |
Juan Agosto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
Jeff Juden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 7 |
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tucson, Jackson
References
edit- ^ Denny Walling at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Butch Henry Stats".
- ^ Doug Drabek at Baseball Reference
- ^ Greg Swindell at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Jack Daugherty at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Lindeman at Baseball Reference
- ^ Billy Wagner at Baseball Reference