| 1993 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis,Missouri | |||
| Record | 87–75 (.537) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Anheuser-Busch | |||
| General managers | Dal Maxvill | |||
| Managers | Joe Torre | |||
| Television | KPLR (Al Hrabosky,Joe Buck) | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon) | |||
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The1993 St. Louis Cardinals season was theCardinals' 112th season inSt. Louis,Missouri and the 102nd season in theNational League. Under their managerJoe Torre, the Cardinals went 87–75 during the season (their best record in the Torre era) and finished third in theNational League East, ten games behind theNL ChampionPhiladelphia Phillies. This was the final season in the NL East for the Cardinals, before their move to theNL Central for thefollowing season.
RelieverLee Smith became baseball'sall-time saves leader this year, which has since been surpassed.
On September 7 at Riverfront Stadium, Mark Whiten hit four massive home runs and had twelve runs batted in against the Cincinnati Reds.[3] In the process, Whiten tied two Major League records in one game.
Gregg Jeffries finished third in the NL in batting (.342) andstole 46 bases, a club record for a first baseman.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 52–29 | 45–36 |
| Montreal Expos | 94 | 68 | .580 | 3 | 55–26 | 39–42 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10 | 49–32 | 38–43 |
| Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 87 | .463 | 22 | 40–41 | 35–46 |
| Florida Marlins | 64 | 98 | .395 | 33 | 35–46 | 29–52 |
| New York Mets | 59 | 103 | .364 | 38 | 28–53 | 31–50 |
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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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 | Tom Pagnozzi | 92 | 330 | 85 | .258 | 7 | 41 |
| 1B | Greg Jefferies | 142 | 544 | 186 | .342 | 16 | 83 |
| 2B | Luis Alicea | 115 | 362 | 101 | .279 | 3 | 46 |
| SS | Ozzie Smith | 141 | 545 | 157 | .288 | 1 | 53 |
| 3B | Todd Zeile | 157 | 571 | 158 | .277 | 17 | 103 |
| LF | Bernard Gilkey | 137 | 557 | 170 | .305 | 16 | 70 |
| CF | Ray Lankford | 127 | 407 | 97 | .238 | 7 | 45 |
| RF | Mark Whiten | 152 | 562 | 142 | .253 | 25 | 99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerónimo Peña | 74 | 254 | 65 | .256 | 5 | 30 |
| Erik Pappas | 82 | 228 | 63 | .276 | 1 | 28 |
| Brian Jordan | 67 | 223 | 69 | .309 | 10 | 44 |
| Rod Brewer | 110 | 147 | 42 | .286 | 2 | 20 |
| Gerald Perry | 96 | 98 | 33 | .337 | 4 | 16 |
| Tracy Woodson | 62 | 77 | 16 | .208 | 0 | 2 |
| José Oquendo | 46 | 73 | 15 | .205 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Jones | 29 | 61 | 16 | .262 | 0 | 1 |
| Héctor Villanueva | 17 | 55 | 8 | .145 | 3 | 9 |
| Stan Royer | 24 | 46 | 14 | .304 | 1 | 8 |
| Tripp Cromer | 10 | 23 | 2 | .087 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Canseco | 6 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Maclin | 12 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Ronan | 6 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
Note; G = Games pitched, IP = Innings pitched, W = Wins, L = Losses, ERA = Earned run average, SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Tewksbury | 32 | 213.2 | 17 | 10 | 3.83 | 97 |
| René Arocha | 32 | 188.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.78 | 96 |
| Donovan Osborne | 26 | 155.2 | 10 | 7 | 3.76 | 83 |
| Joe Magrane | 22 | 116.0 | 8 | 10 | 4.97 | 38 |
| Allen Watson | 16 | 86.0 | 6 | 7 | 4.60 | 49 |
Note; G = Games pitched, IP = Innings pitched, W = Wins, L = Losses, ERA = Earned run average, SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhéal Cormier | 38 | 145.1 | 7 | 6 | 4.33 | 75 |
| Omar Olivares | 58 | 118.2 | 5 | 3 | 4.17 | 63 |
| Tom Urbani | 18 | 62.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.65 | 33 |
Note; G = Games pitched, W = Wins, L = Losses, SV = Saves, ERA = Earned run average, SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Smith | 55 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 4.50 | 49 |
| Rob Murphy | 73 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4.87 | 41 |
| Mike Pérez | 65 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2.48 | 58 |
| Les Lancaster | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.93 | 36 |
| Lee Guetterman | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.93 | 19 |
| Todd Burns | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.16 | 10 |
| Paul Kilgus | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.63 | 21 |
| Rich Batchelor | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 4 |
| Steve Dixon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.75 | 2 |
| Rod Brewer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 1 |
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