1993 Kansas City Royals season

The 1993 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing third in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses. This was George Brett's final season in the major leagues, as well as the team's final season in the AL West.

Offseason

November 17, 1992: Kerwin Moore was drafted from the Royals by the Florida Marlins as the 61st pick in the 1992 MLB expansion draft.^[1]
November 19, 1992: Dennis Moeller and Joel Johnston were traded by the Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for José Lind.^[2]
November 25, 1992: Mark Gubicza was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[3]
December 8, 1992: David Cone was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[4]
December 8, 1992: Greg Gagne was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[5]
December 9, 1992: Jeff Shaw and Tim Spehr were traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Mark Gardner and Doug Piatt.^[6]
January 27, 1993: Hubie Brooks was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[7]
February 22, 1993: Gregg Jefferies and Ed Gerald (minors) were traded by the Royals to the St. Louis Cardinals for Félix José and Craig Wilson.^[8]
February 26, 1993: Scott Bailes was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.^[9]

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

April 3, 1993: Scott Bailes was released by the Kansas City Royals.
April 26, 1993: Mike Boddicker was purchased from the Royals by the Milwaukee Brewers.^[10]
April 27, 1993: Tuffy Rhodes was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[11]
June 3, 1993: Jacque Jones was drafted by the Royals in the 31st round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.^[12]
June 14, 1993: Dave Stieb was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[13]
June 19, 1993: Gary Gaetti was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[14]
July 30, 1993: Tuffy Rhodes was traded by the Royals to the Chicago Cubs as part of a 3-team trade. The New York Yankees sent John Habyan to the Royals. The Cubs sent Paul Assenmacher to the Yankees.^[11]
July 30, 1993: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[15]
July 31, 1993: Dave Stieb was released by the Royals.^[13]
July 31, 1993: Jon Lieber and Dan Miceli were traded by the Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Stan Belinda.^[16]
August 1, 1993: Owner Ewing Kauffman, responsible for bringing major league baseball to Kansas City, dies at age 76.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

Detailed records

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

^[17]

References

^ Kerwin Moore at Baseball Reference
^ Jose Lind at Baseball Reference
^ Mark Gubicza at Baseball Reference
^ David Cone at Baseball Reference
^ Greg Gagne at Baseball Reference
^ Doug Piatt at Baseball Reference
^ Hubie Brooks at Baseball Reference
^ Félix José at Baseball Reference
^ "Scott Bailes Stats".
^ Mike Boddicker at Baseball Reference
^ a b Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes at Baseball Reference
^ Jacque Jones at Baseball Reference
^ a b Dave Stieb at Baseball Reference
^ Gary Gaetti at Baseball Reference
^ Greg Cadaret at Baseball Reference
^ Stan Belinda at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

1993 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
1993 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac