1993 Cleveland Indians season


Offseason

The Indians were in Winter Haven for spring training on March 22, 1993, when Ojeda went on a boat ride with new teammates Steve Olin and Tim Crews. Crews was legally drunk and it was nearly dark when the boat struck a pier, killing Crews and Olin. It was the first death of active major league players since Thurman Munson in 1979. Ojeda suffered major head lacerations and sat out most of the season to recuperate - both physically and mentally. He attributed his slouch for saving his life. He returned late that season and had a respectable 4.40 ERA in 43 innings. In response to the accident that took Olin and Crews in 1993, the Indians wore a patch on their sleeves of their jerseys. It consisted of a baseball with their numbers on it. Olin's #31 is on the left, with an arrow above. Crews' #52 is on the right, with a star above it.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CJunior Ortiz9524955.221020
1BPaul Sorrento148463119.2571865
2BCarlos Baerga154624200.32121114
3BÁlvaro Espinoza12926373.264427
SSFélix Fermín140480126.263245
LFAlbert Belle159594172.29038129
CFKenny Lofton148569185.325142
RFWayne Kirby131458123.269660
DHReggie Jefferson11336691.2491034

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: GS = Games Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts;
PlayerGSIPWLERASO
José Mesa33208.710124.92118
Mark Clark15109.1754.2857
Mike Bielecki1368.2455.0238
Jeff Mutis1381.0365.7829
Bob Ojeda743.0214.4027

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts;
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Tom Kramer39121.1734.0671
Cliff Young2160.1334.6231

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games played; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; SV = Saves ; K = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
Eric Plunk7045152.7977
Derek Lilliquist5644102.2540
Jeremy Hernandez456583.1444
Jerry Dipoto4644112.4041
Bill Wertz342303.6253
Heathcliff Slocumb203104.2818

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Minor league affiliates