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.Steve Lake Statistics Baseball-Reference.com 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.Randy Myers Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 18, 1992: Willie Wilson was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.Willie Wilson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 8, 1993: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 28, 1993: Steve Lyons was released by the Chicago Cubs.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable Transactions June 1, 1993: Heathcliff Slocumb was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Jose Hernandez.Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com 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.Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Roster 1993 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches (bullpen)
Player stats
Batting = Indicates team leader 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 = Indicates league leader
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
Awards and honors
All-Star Game Ryne Sandberg, 2B, Starter Mark Grace, DH, Starter
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: IowaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
1993 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference