| 1993 Atlanta Braves | ||||
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| National League West champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Fulton County Stadium | |||
| City | Atlanta | |||
| Record | 104–58 (.642) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Ted Turner | |||
| General managers | John Schuerholz | |||
| Managers | Bobby Cox | |||
| Television | WTBS TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren,Skip Caray,Don Sutton,Joe Simpson) SportSouth (Ernie Johnson,Ernie Johnson, Jr.) | |||
| Radio | WGST (Pete Van Wieren,Skip Caray,Don Sutton,Joe Simpson) | |||
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The1993 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 123rd in existence and their 28th since moving to Atlanta. The Braves were looking to improve on their 98–64 record from 1992 and win the National League pennant for a third consecutive year, and finally win a World Series in the 1990s.
The Braves finished the season with a 104–58 record to win theNational League West for the third consecutive year after trailing theSan Francisco Giants, who finished in second place by one game, for most of the season in what is generally regarded as the last real pennant race before playoff expansion.[1][2] 1993 was also the last year that the team competed in the National League West, as they would shift to theNational League East for 1994. The Braves did not record a single losing record against any team in the division.
The 1993 Atlanta Braves are seen as one of the greatest Major League Baseball teams in history. Despite their excellent regular season, the Braves' streak of National League pennants ended at two as they fell to the underdogPhiladelphia Phillies in six games in theNLCS. By a twist of fate, the Braves beat thePittsburgh Pirates, the Philliesin-state rivals, in back-to-back NLCS series in1991 and1992, but in 1993, lost to the Pirates in-state rivals.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Atlanta Braves | 104 | 58 | .642 | — | 51–30 | 53–28 |
| San Francisco Giants | 103 | 59 | .636 | 1 | 50–31 | 53–28 |
| Houston Astros | 85 | 77 | .525 | 19 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 23 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | .451 | 31 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
| Colorado Rockies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 37 | 39–42 | 28–53 |
| San Diego Padres | 61 | 101 | .377 | 43 | 34–47 | 27–54 |
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
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| 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 | — | |||
| 1993 Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
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July 20, 1993: AtAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium, a fire broke out in the skybox/press box area, delaying the start of the scheduled game between the Braves and theSt. Louis Cardinals.[13] Incidentally, the Braves' trade forFred McGriff was completed a few days earlier and McGriff arrived at the stadium that night. With the delayed start, McGriff was able to suit up and start the game at first base. McGriff helped the Braves erase a 5–0 deficit by hitting a two-run homer in the sixth inning. The Braves went on to win the game, 8–5.[14]
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
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| C | Damon Berryhill | 115 | 335 | 82 | .245 | 8 | 43 |
| 1B | Sid Bream | 117 | 277 | 72 | .260 | 9 | 35 |
| 2B | Mark Lemke | 151 | 493 | 124 | .252 | 7 | 49 |
| SS | Jeff Blauser | 161 | 597 | 182 | .305 | 15 | 73 |
| 3B | Terry Pendleton | 161 | 633 | 172 | .272 | 17 | 84 |
| LF | Ron Gant | 157 | 606 | 166 | .274 | 36 | 117 |
| CF | Otis Nixon | 134 | 461 | 124 | .269 | 1 | 24 |
| RF | David Justice | 157 | 585 | 158 | .270 | 40 | 120 |
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 |
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| Deion Sanders | 95 | 272 | 75 | .276 | 6 | 28 |
| Greg Olson | 83 | 262 | 59 | .225 | 4 | 24 |
| Fred McGriff | 68 | 255 | 79 | .310 | 19 | 55 |
| Francisco Cabrera | 70 | 83 | 20 | .241 | 4 | 11 |
| Brian Hunter | 37 | 80 | 11 | .138 | 0 | 8 |
| Rafael Belliard | 91 | 79 | 18 | .228 | 0 | 6 |
| Bill Pecota | 72 | 62 | 20 | .323 | 0 | 5 |
| Tony Tarasco | 24 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Klesko | 22 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 2 | 5 |
| Javy López | 8 | 16 | 6 | .375 | 1 | 2 |
| Chipper Jones | 8 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Caraballo | 6 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Greg Maddux | 36 | 267.0 | 20 | 10 | 2.36 | 197 |
| John Smoltz | 35 | 243.2 | 15 | 11 | 3.62 | 208 |
| Tom Glavine | 36 | 239.1 | 22 | 6 | 3.20 | 120 |
| Steve Avery | 35 | 223.1 | 18 | 6 | 2.94 | 125 |
| Pete Smith | 20 | 90.2 | 4 | 8 | 4.37 | 53 |
Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Kent Mercker | 43 | 66.0 | 3 | 1 | 2.86 | 59 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Stanton | 63 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.67 | 43 |
| Greg McMichael | 74 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 2.06 | 89 |
| Jay Howell | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.31 | 37 |
| Steve Bedrosian | 49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.63 | 33 |
| Mark Wohlers | 46 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 45 |
| Marvin Freeman | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.08 | 25 |
| Pedro Borbón Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 2 |
October 6:Veterans Stadium inPhiladelphia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
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| 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 (11⁄3) PHI – Schilling (8), Williams (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Attendance: 62,012 Time: 3:33 | ||||||||||||||
October 7:Veterans Stadium inPhiladelphia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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 (21⁄3), Thigpen (2/3), Rivera (2), Mason (2), West (1), Andersen (1) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 62,346 Time: 3:14 | ||||||||||||
October 9:Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium inAtlanta
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
October 10:Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium inAtlanta
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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 (72⁄3)), Williams (11⁄3) ATL – Smoltz (61⁄3), Mercker (2/3), Wohlers (2) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 52,032 Time: 3:33 | ||||||||||||
October 11:Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium inAtlanta
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
October 13:Veterans Stadium inPhiladelphia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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 (52⁄3), Mercker (1/3), McMichael (2/3), Wohlers (11⁄3) PHI – Greene (7), West (1), Williams (1) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 62,502 Time: 3:04 | ||||||||||||
1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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