1993 Oakland Athletics season


The Oakland Athletics' 1993 season was the team's 26th in Oakland, California. It was also the 93rd season in franchise history. The team finished seventh in the American League West with a record of 68-94.
The Athletics' disastrous 1993 campaign was mired by inconsistency, injuries, and free agent losses. The team lost key contributors Dave Stewart, Harold Baines, and Mike Moore to free agency; the players ended up in Toronto, Chicago, and Detroit. The A's also traded Walt Weiss to the expansion Florida Marlins for Scott Baker and Eric Helfand. The Athletics' roster was further weakened by the retirement of longtime third baseman Carney Lansford.
The team's depleted pitching staff was no match for its American League competition. The Athletics, following a resurgent 1992 campaign, finished 1993 with a team ERA of 4.90; this was the worst such figure in the AL. The futility of Oakland's new-look starting rotation was especially noteworthy; of the team's five primary starters, only one managed a sub-5.00 ERA. On offense, the Athletics also struggled; the loss of their two best players to injury and a trade, respectively, contributed to their scoring only 715 runs.
The Athletics' 68-94 finish was their worst since 1982. Moreover, the 1993 Athletics remain the only team in Oakland history to finish last in the AL West after finishing first one-year earlier.

Offseason

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
CTerry Steinbach104389111.2851043
1BMike Aldrete9525568.2671033
2BBrent Gates139535155.290769
3BCraig Paquette10539386.2191246
SSMike Bordick159546136.249348
LFRickey Henderson90318104.3271747
CFDave Henderson10738284.2202053
RFRubén Sierra158630147.23322101
DHTroy Neel123427124.2901963

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

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