1993 New York Mets season

1993 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (since 1964)
New York (since 1962)
Results
Record	59-103 (.364)
Divisional place	7th
Other information
Owner(s)	Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General manager(s)	Al Harazin, Joe McIlvaine
Manager(s)	Jeff Torborg, Dallas Green
Local television	WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub)
Local radio	WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Todd Kalas) WSKQ-FM (spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Renato Morffi, Armando Talavera)
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The New York Mets' 1993 season was the 32nd regular season for the Mets. The team sought to improve on its 72-90 mark from 1992. Instead, the Mets slid back and for the first time since 1967 lost 100 games. The Mets finished with a 59-103 record, their fifth worst in history, and finished last place in the NL East.

Jeff Torborg started the season as the Mets' manager but was fired thirty-eight games in with the Mets at 13-25. Dallas Green, who had been out of baseball since his firing as manager of the New York Yankees in 1989, was hired as his replacement and went 46-78 the remainder of the way. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

• October 26, 1992: Wally Whitehurst, D. J. Dozier and a player to be named later were traded by the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Tony Fernández. The Mets completed the deal by sending Raul Casanova to the Padres on December 7.^[1]
• November 17, 1992: José Martínez was drafted from the Mets by the Florida Marlins in the 1992 Major League Baseball expansion draft.^[2]
• December 2, 1992: Roger Mason was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[3]
• December 17, 1992: Roger Mason and Mike Freitas (minors) were traded by the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Mike Maddux.^[3]
• December 22, 1992: Mauro Gozzo was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.^[4]
• December 28, 1992: Eric Bullock was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[5]

Regular season

• While with the Mets, from May 6, 1992 to July 24, 1993, Anthony Young lost 27 consecutive games in which he had a decision. This losing streak is the longest in Major League Baseball history.^[6] The previous record was held by Boston Braves pitcher Cliff Curtis, who set the record of 23 consecutive losses in 1910-11. Young's losing streak was snapped on July 28 against the expansion Florida Marlins. Young allowed an unearned run in the top of the ninth to give the Marlins a 4-3 lead.^[6] The Mets scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth against closer Bryan Harvey to win the game 5-4.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	97	65	0.599	—	52–29	45–36
Montreal Expos	94	68	0.580	3	55–26	39–42
St. Louis Cardinals	87	75	0.537	10	49–32	38–43
Chicago Cubs	84	78	0.519	13	43–38	41–40
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	0.463	22	40–41	35–46
Florida Marlins	64	98	0.395	33	35–46	29–52
New York Mets	59	103	0.364	38	28–53	31–50

Record vs. opponents

1993 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	7–5	10–3	13–0	7–5	8–5	8–5	7–5	9–3	6–6	7–5	9–4	7–6	6–6
Chicago	5–7	—	7–5	8–4	6–7	4–8	7–5	5–8–1	8–5	7–6	5–8	8–4	6–6	8–5
Cincinnati	3–10	5–7	—	9–4	7–5	6–7	5–8	4–8	6–6	4–8	8–4	9–4	2–11	5–7
Colorado	0–13	4–8	4–9	—	7–5	11–2	7–6	3–9	6–6	3–9	8–4	6–7	3–10	5–7
Florida	5–7	7–6	5–7	5–7	—	3–9	5–7	5–8	4–9	4–9	6–7	7–5	4–8	4–9
Houston	5–8	8–4	7–6	2–11	9–3	—	9–4	5–7	11–1	5–7	7–5	8–5	3–10	6–6
Los Angeles	5–8	5–7	8–5	6–7	7–5	4–9	—	6–6	8–4	2–10	8–4	9–4	7–6	6–6
Montreal	5–7	8–5–1	8–4	9–3	8–5	7–5	6–6	—	9–4	6–7	8–5	10–2	3–9	7–6
New York	3–9	5–8	6–6	6–6	9–4	1–11	4–8	4–9	—	3–10	4–9	5–7	4–8	5–8
Philadelphia	6-6	6–7	8–4	9–3	9–4	7–5	10–2	7–6	10–3	—	7–6	6–6	4–8	8–5
Pittsburgh	5–7	8–5	4–8	4–8	7–6	5–7	4–8	5–8	9–4	6–7	—	9–3	5–7	4–9
San Diego	4–9	4–8	4–9	7–6	5–7	5–8	4–9	2–10	7–5	6–6	3–9	—	3–10	7–5
San Francisco	6–7	6–6	11–2	10–3	8–4	10–3	6–7	9–3	8–4	8–4	7–5	10–3	—	4–8
St. Louis	6–6	5–8	7–5	7–5	9–4	6–6	6–6	6–7	8–5	5–8	9–4	5–7	8–4	—

Opening Day starters

• Bobby Bonilla
• Vince Coleman
• Tony Fernández
• Dwight Gooden
• Todd Hundley
• Howard Johnson
• Jeff Kent
• Eddie Murray
• Joe Orsulak^[7]

Notable transactions

• April 23, 1993: Jeff Kaiser was selected off waivers by the Mets from the Cincinnati Reds.^[8]
• May 14, 1993: Ced Landrum was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[9]
• June 11, 1993: Tony Fernández was traded by the Mets to the Toronto Blue Jays for Darrin Jackson.^[10]
• June 12, 1993: Wayne Housie was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Brewers for Josías Manzanillo.^[11]

Roster

1993 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers 47 Mike Draper 50 Sid Fernandez 31 John Franco 45 Paul Gibson 16 Dwight Gooden 45 Mauro Gozzo 34,35 Kenny Greer 53 Eric Hillman 40 Jeff Innis 28 Bobby Jones 56 Jeff Kaiser 51 Mike Maddux 39 Josías Manzanillo 18 Bret Saberhagen 48 Pete Schourek 29 Frank Tanana 38 Dave Telgheder 43 Mickey Weston 19 Anthony Young		Catchers  9 Todd Hundley 22 Charlie O'Brien Infielders  1 Kevin Baez 23 Tim Bogar  1 Tony Fernández 10 Butch Huskey 20 Howard Johnson 12 Jeff Kent 17 Jeff McKnight 33 Eddie Murray 36 Tito Navarro  2 Doug Saunders 34 Chico Walker		Outfielders 25 Bobby Bonilla  5 Jeromy Burnitz 11 Vince Coleman  8 Dave Gallagher  2 Wayne Housie  3 Darrin Jackson 26 Ced Landrum  6 Joe Orsulak 44 Ryan Thompson		Manager 46 Dallas Green 10 Jeff Torborg Coaches  4 Mike Cubbage (third base) 26 Barry Foote (first base) 28 Dave LaRoche (bullpen) 27 Tom McCraw (hitting) 30 Mel Stottlemyre (pitching)  7 Bobby Wine (bench)

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Fernández, TonyTony Fernández	48	173	39	.225	1	14
Landrum, CedCed Landrum	22	19	5	.263	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Kaiser, JeffJeff Kaiser	6	0	0	0	11.57	5

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Norfolk Tides	International League	Clint Hurdle
AA	Binghamton Mets	Eastern League	Steve Swisher
A	St. Lucie Mets	Florida State League	John Tamargo
A	Capital City Bombers	South Atlantic League	Ron Washington
Short-Season A	Pittsfield Mets	New York–Penn League	Howie Freiling
Rookie	Kingsport Mets	Appalachian League	Ron Gideon
Rookie	GCL Mets	Gulf Coast League	Junior Roman

^[12]

References

1. Wally Whitehurst page at Baseball Reference
2. José Martínez page at Baseball-Reference
3. Roger Mason page at Baseball Reference
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gozzoma01.shtml
5. Eric Bullock page at Baseball Reference
6. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/features/flashbacks/07_28_1993.stm
7. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1993&t=NYN
8. Jeff Kaiser page at Baseball Reference
9. Ced Landrum page at Baseball Reference
10. Tony Fernández page at Baseball Reference
11. Josias Manzanillo page at Baseball Reference
12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1993 New York Mets
• 1993 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com