1993 Atlanta Braves season

1993 Atlanta Braves 1993 NL West Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Fulton County Stadium (since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (since 1966)
1993 information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) SportSouth (Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.
Local radio	WGST (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
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The 1993 Atlanta Braves season saw the Braves finish in first place in the National League West with a record of 104 wins and 58 losses. In the waning weeks of the season, they engaged in a dramatic and exciting battle for the division title against the San Francisco Giants, who finished in second place by one game in what is generally regarded as last real pennant race before playoff expansion.^[1] 1993 was also the last year that the team competed in the National League West, as they would shift to the National League East for 1994.

Despite their excellent regular season, the Braves fell to the underdog Philadelphia Phillies in six games in the National League Championship Series. By a twist of fate, the Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Phillies in-state rivals, in back-to-back NLCS series in 1991 and 1992, but in 1993, lost to the Pirates in-state rivals.

Offseason

December 7, 1992: Billy Taylor was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Atlanta Braves in the 1992 rule 5 draft.^[2]
December 9, 1992: Greg Maddux was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[3]
December 21, 1992: Randy St. Claire was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[4]
December 21, 1992: Jerry Willard was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[5]

Regular season

At the end of August, the Atlanta Braves tried to acquire Dennis Martinez from the Montreal Expos. The Expos placed Martinez's name on the waiver wire and the Braves claimed him. The Expos were not about to let Martinez go to Atlanta for the waiver fee of $20,000. After claiming Martinez, the Expos contacted the Braves to see if they were interested in talking about a trade. Martinez had the final word on any movement because his seniority gives him veto rights over a trade.^[6]
On September 11, 1993, Chipper Jones made his major league baseball debut.^[7] It was in a game against the San Diego Padres. Jones did not have any at-bats in the game.^[8]

Transactions

April 3, 1993: Billy Taylor was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Atlanta Braves.^[2]
April 13, 1993: Mark Davis was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Brad Hassinger (minors).^[9]
May 3, 1993: Randy St. Claire was released by the Atlanta Braves.^[4]
June 3, 1993: John Rocker was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed August 23, 1993.^[10]
July 18, 1993: Fred McGriff was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Melvin Nieves, Donnie Elliott, and Vince Moore (minors).

Opening Day starters

Jeff Blauser
Sid Bream
Ron Gant
Tom Glavine
David Justice
Mark Lemke
Greg Olson
Terry Pendleton
Deion Sanders^[11]

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Atlanta Braves	104	58	--	.642
San Francisco Giants	103	59	1.0	.636
Houston Astros	85	77	19.0	.525
Los Angeles Dodgers	81	81	23.0	.500
Cincinnati Reds	73	89	31.0	.451
Colorado Rockies	67	95	37.0	.414
San Diego Padres	61	101	43.0	.377

Roster

1993 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

6 Bobby Cox

Coaches

37 Jim Beauchamp (bench)
39 Pat Corrales (first base)
28 Clarence Jones (hitting)
54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)
22 Jimy Williams (third base)
52 Ned Yost (bullpen)

Player stats

Batting

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1993 National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 6: Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	9	0
Philadelphia	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	9	1
W: Mitch Williams (1-0) L: Greg McMichael (0-1) S: None
HR: ATL – None PHI – Pete Incaviglia
Pitchers: ATL – Avery (6), Mercker (2), McMichael (1 1/3) PHI – Schilling (8), Williams (2)
Attendance: 62,012 Time: 3:33

Game 2

October 7: Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	2	0	6	0	1	0	0	4	1	14	16	0
Philadelphia	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	2
W: Greg Maddux (1-0) L: Tommy Greene (0-1) S: None
HR: ATL – Fred McGriff, Jeff Blauser, Damon Berryhill, Terry Pendleton PHI – Dave Hollins, Lenny Dykstra
Pitchers: ATL – Maddux (7), Stanton (1), Wohlers (1) PHI – Greene (2 1/3), Thigpen (2/3), Rivera (2), Mason (2), West (1), Andersen (1)
Attendance: 62,346 Time: 3:14

Game 3

October 9: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	4	10	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	X	9	12	0
W: Tom Glavine (1-0) L: Terry Mulholland (0-1) S: None
HR: PHI – John Kruk ATL – None
Pitchers: PHI – Mulholland (5), Mason (1), Andersen (1/3), West (2/3), Thigpen (1) ATL – Glavine (7), Mercker (1), McMichael (1)
Attendance: 52,032 Time: 2:44

Game 4

October 10: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
Atlanta	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	1
W: Danny Jackson (1-0) L: John Smoltz (0-1) S: Mitch Williams (1)
HR: PHI – None ATL – None
Pitchers: PHI – Jackson (7 2/3)), Williams (1 1/3) ATL – Smoltz (6 1/3), Mercker (2/3), Wohlers (2)
Attendance: 52,032 Time: 3:33

Game 5

October 11: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Philadelphia	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	7	1
W: Mitch Williams (2-0) L: Mark Wohlers (0-1) S: Larry Andersen (1)
HR: PHI – Darren Daulton, Lenny Dykstra ATL – None
Pitchers: PHI – Schilling (8), Williams (1), Andersen (1) ATL – Avery (7), Mercker (1), McMichael (1), Wohlers (1)
Attendance: 52,032 Time: 3:21

Game 6

October 13: Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	5	3
Philadelphia	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	6	7	1
W: Tommy Greene (1-1) L: Greg Maddux (1-1) S: Mitch Williams (2)
HR: ATL – Jeff Blauser PHI – Dave Hollins
Pitchers: ATL – Maddux (5 2/3), Mercker (1/3), McMichael (2/3), Wohlers (1 1/3) PHI – Greene (7), West (1), Williams (1)
Attendance: 62,502 Time: 3:04

Award winners

David Justice, OF, Silver Slugger
Greg Maddux, National League Cy Young Award
Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, August
Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove
Greg Maddux, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
Fred McGriff, 1B, Silver Slugger

1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Grady Little
AA	Greenville Braves	Southern League	Bruce Kimm
A	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	Leon Roberts
A	Macon Braves	South Atlantic League	Randy Ingle
Rookie	Danville Braves	Appalachian League	Bruce Benedict
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Jim Saul
Rookie	Idaho Falls Braves	Pioneer League	Paul Runge

References

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Preceded by Atlanta Braves 1992	NL West Division Championship Season 1993	Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1994

1993 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Florida • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Colorado • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

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