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.

1993 Chicago Cubs
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Owners	Tribune Company
General managers	Larry Himes
Managers	Jim Lefebvre
Television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
Radio	WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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A ticket for a 1993 game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs.

Offseason

• December 2, 1992: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[1]
• December 8, 1992: Dan Plesac was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[2]
• December 9, 1992: Randy Myers signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[3]
• December 18, 1992: Willie Wilson was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[4]
• February 8, 1993: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[5]
• March 28, 1993: Steve Lyons was released by the Chicago Cubs.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

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NL 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 record v t e 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.^[6]
• 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.^[7]
• 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.^[8]
• 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.^[9]
• August 19, 1993: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Candy Maldonado.^[10]

Roster

1993 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 45 Paul Assenmacher 38 José Bautista 47 Shawn Boskie 44 William Brennan 52 Jim Bullinger 49 Frank Castillo 29 José Guzmán 22 Mike Harkey 37 Greg Hibbard 35 Chuck McElroy 35 Mike Morgan 28 Randy Myers 32 Dan Plesac 30 Bob Scanlan 51 Heathcliff Slocumb 46 Steve Trachsel 13 Turk Wendell		Catchers 10 Steve Lake  9 Matt Walbeck  2 Rick Wilkins Infielders 24 Steve Buechele 12 Shawon Dunston 17 Mark Grace 53 Doug Jennings 11 Rey Sánchez 23 Ryne Sandberg  1 Tommy Shields 16 José Vizcaíno 20 Eric Yelding		Outfielders 34 Glenallen Hill 25 Candy Maldonado 27 Derrick May 25 Karl Rhodes 19 Kevin Roberson 18 Dwight Smith 21 Sammy Sosa  6 Willie Wilson 39 Eduardo Zambrano		Manager  5 Jim Lefebvre Coaches 40 Tony Muser (bullpen) 38 Billy Connors (pitching) 15 Chuck Cottier (third base)  3 José Martínez (first base) 41 Tom Trebelhorn (bench) 26 Billy Williams (hitting)

Game log

1993 regular season game log: 84–78–1 (Home: 43–38–1; Away: 41–40)
April: 11–11 (Home: 6–5; Away: 5–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak 1 April 5 Braves 0–1 Maddux (1–0) Morgan (0–1) Stanton (1) 38,218 0–1 L1 2 April 6 Braves 1–0 Guzmán (1–0) Smoltz (0–1) – 37,402 1–1 W1 3 April 7 Braves 4–5 (10) Howell (1–0) Scanlan (0–1) – 20,775 1–2 L1 4 April 9 @ Phillies 11–7 McElroy (1–0) Rivera (0–1) Myers (1) 60,985 2–2 W1 5 April 10 @ Phillies 4–5 Mulholland (2–0) Morgan (0–2) Williams (3) 21,081 2–3 L1 6 April 11 @ Phillies 0–3 Schilling (2–0) Guzmán (1–1) – 21,955 2–4 L2 7 April 12 @ Braves 5–1 Hibbard (1–0) Avery (0–1) – 39,749 3–4 W1 8 April 13 @ Braves 2–3 Glavine (2–0) Castillo (0–1) Stanton (4) 49,116 3–5 L1 9 April 14 @ Braves 6–0 Harkey (1–0) Smith (1–1) – 45,758 4–5 W1 10 April 16 Phillies 3–1 Morgan (1–2) Mulholland (2–1) Myers (2) 16,255 5–5 W1 11 April 17 Phillies 6–3 Guzmán (2–1) Schilling (2–1) Myers (3) 32,680 6–5 W2 12 April 18 Phillies 10–11 (11) Williams (1–0) Scanlan (0–2) West (1) 28,758 6–6 L1 — April 19 Astros Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 10 13 April 20 Astros 14 April 21 Astros 20 April 28 @ Astros 21 April 29 @ Astros
May: 13–12–1 (Home: 9–8–1; Away: 4–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak
June: 13–15 (Home: 5–4; Away: 8–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak
July: 15–12 (Home: 9–7; Away: 6–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak 83 July 9 Astros 84 July 10 Astros 85 July 10 Astros 86 July 11 Astros 94 July 22 @ Astros 95 July 23 @ Astros 96 July 24 @ Astros 97 July 25 @ Astros
August: 12–18 (Home: 7–10; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak 123 August 20 Braves 6–3 Morgan (8–11) Stanton (4–5) Myers (36) 38,797 61–61–1 W1 124 August 21 Braves 3–6 Freeman (2–0) Plesac (0–1) McMichael (9) 39,507 61–62–1 L1 125 August 22 Braves 3–4 Smoltz (13–9) Guzmán (11–8) McMichael (10) 38,321 61–63–1 L2 129 August 27 @ Braves 9–7 Boskie (5–3) Wohlers (5–1) Bautista (2) 48,939 63–65–1 W1 130 August 28 @ Braves 1–5 Avery (15–4) Guzmán (11–9) – 48,940 63–66–1 L1 131 August 29 @ Braves 2–8 Glavine (16–5) Hibbard (10–11) – 47,361 63–67–1 L2 132 August 30 Phillies 10–6 (11) Plesac (2–1) Mason (4–11) – 33,276 64–67–1 W1 133 August 31 Phillies 0–7 Rivera (12–7) Morgan (9–13) – 19,961 64–68–1 L1
September: 18–9 (Home: 7–4; Away: 11–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak 134 September 1 Phillies 1–4 Mulholland (12–9) Harkey (8–8) – 23,519 64–69–1 L2 139 September 6 @ Phillies 7–6 Harkey (9–8) Williams (1–1) Myers (40) 30,765 68–70–1 W4 140 September 7 @ Phillies 5–4 Guzmán (12–10) Rivera (12–8) Myers (41) 27,041 69–70–1 W5 141 September 8 @ Phillies 8–5 Hibbard (12–11) West (6–4) Myers (42) 26,553 70–70–1 W6 142 September 9 @ Phillies 8–10 Jackson (12–10) Bautista (7–3) West (3) 25,894 70–71–1 L1
October: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/ Streak
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Cubs team member

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

See also: Minor League Baseball

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^[11]

References

1. Steve Lake Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
2. "Dan Plesac Stats".
3. Randy Myers Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
4. Willie Wilson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
5. Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
6. Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
7. "Brooks Kieschnick Stats".
8. "Steve Rain Stats".
9. "Tuffy Rhodes Stats".
10. Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
11. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

• 1993 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference