1993 Florida Marlins season


The 1993 Florida Marlins season was the inaugural year for the team, part of the 1993 Major League Baseball expansion. Their manager was Rene Lachemann. They played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium. They finished 33 games behind the NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies, with a record of 64-98, sixth in the National League East, ahead of only the New York Mets.

Offseason

1992 pre-expansion draft transactions

The 1992 MLB Expansion Draft was held on November 17, 1992. As opposed to previous expansion drafts such as the 1961 draft, players from both leagues were available to the expansion clubs. Each existing club could protect fifteen players on their roster from being drafted and only one player could be drafted from each team in the first round. Then for each additional round National League teams could protect an additional 3 players and American League teams could protect 4 more. All unprotected major and minor League players were eligible except those chosen in the amateur drafts of 1991 or 1992 and players who were 18 or younger when signed in 1990.

Round 1

PickPlayerPositionFromTo
2Nigel WilsonOFTORFLA
4José MartínezRHPNYMFLA
6Bret BarberieSSMONFLA
8Trevor HoffmanRHPCINFLA
10Pat RappRHPSFFLA
12Greg HibbardLHPCWSFLA
14Chuck CarrOFSTLFLA
16Darrell WhitmoreOFCLEFLA
18Eric HelfandCOAKFLA
20Bryan HarveyRHPCALFLA
22Jeff Conine1B/OFKCFLA
24Kip YaughnRHPBALFLA
26Jesús TavárezOFSEAFLA

Round 2

Round 3

Post-expansion draft transactions

The Marlins and Colorado Rockies, set to debut in 1993, were allowed to participate in all rounds of the June 1992 MLB first-year player draft. The Marlins selected 28th overall in the first round, with catcher Charles Johnson their top pick. Of the 50 amateur free agents selected, only one other, pitcher Andy Larkin, reached the major leagues. The Marlins affiliated with two minor league clubs during 1992 to develop drafted players.

1992 farm system

Regular season

Due to the summer heat, the Marlins played in only 35 day games, the fewest in the majors.

1993 Opening Day lineup

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
CBenito Santiago139469108.2301350
1BOrestes Destrade153568145.2552087
2BBret Barberie99375104.277533
3BGary Sheffield7223669.2921037
SSWalt Weiss158500133.266139
LFJeff Conine162595174.2921279
CF142551147.267441
RFDarrell Whitmore7625051.201419

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Alex Arias9624967.269220
Gerónimo Berroa14344.11800
Greg Briley12017033.194312
Matias Carrillo245514.25503
Henry Cotto5413540.296314
Steve Decker8150.00001
Carl Everett11192.10500
Monty Fariss18295.17202
Junior Félix5721451.238722
Mitch Lyden6103.30011
Dave Magadan6622765.286429
Terry McGriff370.00000
Bob Natal4111725.21416
Gus Polidor761.16700
Scott Pose15418.19503
Rick Renteria10326367.255230
Nigel Wilson7160.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Charlie Hough34204.19164.27126
Chris Hammond3219111124.66108
Jack Armstrong36196.19174.49118
Ryan Bowen27156.28124.4298
Pat Rapp1694464.0257

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Luis Aquino38110.2683.4267
Dave Weathers1445.2235.1234

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
Bryan Harvey5915451.7073
Joe Klink590205.0222
Richie Lewis576303.2665
Matt Turner554502.9159
Rich Rodriguez360114.1121
Cris Carpenter290102.8926
Trevor Hoffman282223.2826
Jim Corsi150206.647
Robb Nen151007.0227
Bob McClure141107.116
John Johnstone70205.915

Awards and honors

All-Stars

MLB All-Star Game
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