The 1993 Major League Baseball season was the final season of two-division play in each league, before the Central Division was added the
following season, giving both the NL and AL three divisions each.
Sixteen years after the American League expanded from 12 to 14 teams, the National League finally followed suit, with the
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. Th ...
and the Florida Marlins (now the
Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League East, East Division. The ...
) joining the NL. As a result, it was also the first season since 1976 that both leagues had the same number of teams. The
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Since 1989, the team has p ...
capped off the season by winning their second consecutive World Series title, beating the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...
in six games. The World Series was clinched when, in one of the most famous moments in baseball history,
Joe Carter hit a three-run walk-off home run in bottom of the 9th inning to seal the victory.
Awards and honors
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Baseball Hall of Fame
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by a private foundation. It serves as the central collection and gathering space for the history of baseball in the United S ...
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Reggie Jackson
Other awards
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Outstanding Designated Hitter Award:
Paul Molitor (
TOR
Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to:
Places
* Toronto, Canada
** Toronto Raptors
* Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain
* Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city
* Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano
* Tor Bay, Devon, England
* Tor ...
)
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Roberto Clemente Award
The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) baseball positions, player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community#Psychology, community involvement and the individual's contribution to ...
(Humanitarian):
Barry Larkin (
CIN).
*
Rolaids Relief Man Award:
Jeff Montgomery (
KC, American);
Randy Myers (
CHC, National).
Player of the Month
Pitcher of the Month
Statistical leaders
Standings
American League
National League
Postseason
Bracket
Managers
American League
National League
Home field attendance and payroll
Television coverage
This was the final season under MLB's four-year deals with CBS and ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...
. While ESPN renewed its contract, CBS declined. MLB would then form The Baseball Network, a joint venture
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with ABC and NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...
, to replace CBS in televising games on broadcast television.
Events
* April 8 – Carlos Baerga of the Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. Since , the team ...
becomes the first player to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same inning.George Brett
George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
Brett's 3,154 career hit ( ...
plays his final game in his career, against the Texas Rangers. He ended his career by singling in his final at-bat.
References
External links
1993 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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Major League Baseball seasons