1993 Season

The 1993 season in brief

The Atlanta Braves set the pace in 1993 with a 104-58 record. The weakest record belonged to the New York Mets, 59-103. In the 1993 standings, the National League West went to the Atlanta Braves by the narrowest of margins over the San Francisco Giants, 104-58 to 103-59, the Montreal Expos (94-68) chased the Philadelphia Phillies (97-65) to the end in the National League East, the Toronto Blue Jays owned the American League East with a 95-67 mark, the New York Yankees next at 88-74, and the Chicago White Sox won the American League West going away, 94-68 against 86-76 for the Texas Rangers. The bracket ends with the Toronto Blue Jays taking the World Series from the Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 2. Before that, the bracket shows the Toronto Blue Jays over the Chicago White Sox in the AL Championship Series (4-2) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves in the NL Championship Series (4-2). Barry Bonds and Juan Gonzalez shared the home run lead at 46. The qualified batting-average board starts with Andres Galarraga at .370, with John Olerud next at .363. In 1993 the qualifying line sat at 502 plate appearances, from a 162-game club schedule. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Greg Maddux at 2.36; Jose Rijo followed at 2.48. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 1993 leaders page ranks the whole 1993 field.