1993 Kansas City Royals season

The 1993 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd 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

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]

Roster

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

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References

1. ↑ Kerwin Moore page at Baseball Reference
2. ↑ Jose Lind page at Baseball Reference
3. ↑ Mark Gubicza page at Baseball Reference
4. ↑ David Cone page at Baseball Reference
5. ↑ Greg Gagne page at Baseball Reference
6. ↑ Doug Piatt page at Baseball Reference
7. ↑ Hubie Brooks page at Baseball Reference
8. ↑ Félix José page at Baseball Reference
9. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bailesc01.shtml
10. ↑ Mike Boddicker page at Baseball Reference
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes page at Baseball Reference
12. ↑ Jacque Jones page at Baseball Reference
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Dave Stieb page at Baseball Reference
14. ↑ Gary Gaetti page at Baseball Reference
15. ↑ Greg Cadaret page at Baseball Reference
16. ↑ Stan Belinda page at Baseball Reference
17. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

• 1993 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference
• 1993 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com