The 1993

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season was the 93rd

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season in Orioles history. It involved the Orioles finishing tied with the Detroit Tigers for 3rd place in the

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East with a record of 85-77. They also hosted the

1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 64th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 13 ...

Offseason

* December 7, 1992:

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was drafted by the Orioles from the

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in the 1992 rule 5 draft. * December 11, 1992: Billy Ripken was released by the Orioles. * December 14, 1992:

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was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Scott Coolbaugh
at ''Baseball-Reference''

Regular season

The Orioles hosted the 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It was the 64th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the

(AL) and

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(NL) at

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. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 9–3. Orioles pitcher Mike Mussina was voted onto the All-Star team, but did not pitch in the game due to his injury. There was a controversial incident towards the end of the game when Mussina chose to warm-up in the bullpen, despite the fact AL manager

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had told him prior to the game that he would not pitch during the contest because of his injury issues and in case the game went into extra innings.Altman, Billy
"The All-Star Game: Should Everyone Get to Play?"
''Village Voice'', July 17, 2002 Orioles fans believed Mussina was warming up in preparation to come in and pitch the ninth inning and when Gaston put

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in to pitch the ninth inning, the fans at

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spent the rest of the game booing Gaston very loudly and many chanted the popular slogan saying "Cito Sucks" which could be heard years later in Baltimore anytime Baltimore played Toronto. Gaston was never treated well by Baltimore fans for the rest of his managerial career and he was subject to death threats for not pitching Mussina in the game. Many believe Mussina threw on his own as a way of publicly showing up Gaston because he was angry at not pitching in the game.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 29, 1993:

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was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Mike Bielecki
at ''Baseball-Reference'' * August 15, 1993: Mike Bielecki was released by the Orioles. * September 30, 1993: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the Orioles.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References

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