1993 Oakland Athletics season

The Oakland Athletics' 1993 season involved the A's finishing 7th in the American League West with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.

Offseason

• October 27, 1992: Jamie Quirk was released by the Athletics.^[1]
• November 17, 1992: Walt Weiss was traded by the Athletics to the Florida Marlins for Eric Helfand and a player to be named later. The Marlins completed the deal by sending Scott Baker to the Athletics on November 20.^[2]
• December 7, 1992: Rich Gossage was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[3]
• December 17, 1992: Ron Darling was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[4]
• January 21, 1993: Joe Boever was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[5]
• January 21, 1993: Dale Sveum was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[6]
• March 27, 1993: Mike Aldrete was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[7]

Regular season

Rollie Fingers Pitcher: 1968-76(OAK) Retired 1993

Season standings

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1993: 1993 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Jeff D'Amico was drafted by the Athletics in the 2nd round.^[8]
  • Jason McDonald was drafted by the Athletics in the 4th round. Player signed July 27, 1993.^[9]
  • Scott Spiezio was drafted by the Athletics in the 6th round. Player signed June 24, 1993.^[10]
• June 17, 1993: Dale Sveum was released by the Athletics.^[6]
• July 17, 1993: Miguel Tejada was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent.^[11]
• July 31, 1993: Rickey Henderson was traded by the Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for Steve Karsay and a player to be named later. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending José Herrera to the Athletics on August 6.^[12]
• August 15, 1993: Joe Boever was released by the Athletics.^[5]

Roster

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

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL Athletics

References

1. ^ Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Walt Weiss page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Rich Gossage page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Ron Darling page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ ^{a b} Joe Boever page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ ^{a b} Dale Sveum page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Mike Aldrete page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Jeff D'Amico page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Jason McDonald page at Baseball Reference
10. ^ Scott Spiezio page at Baseball Reference
11. ^ Miguel Tejada page at Baseball Reference
12. ^ Rickey Henderson page at Baseball Reference

• 1993 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
• 1993 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.