1993 New York Yankees season

The 1993 New York Yankees season was the 91st season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 88Ã¢ÂÂ74 finishing 7 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for their first winning season since 1988. New York was managed by Buck Showalter. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. This would be the last time the Yankees would miss the playoffs until 2008.

Offseason

November 3, 1992: Roberto Kelly was traded by the Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds for Paul O'Neill and Joe DeBerry (minors).
November 6, 1992: Greg Cadaret was purchased from the Yankees by the Cincinnati Reds.
November 17, 1992: Charlie Hayes was drafted from the Yankees by the Colorado Rockies with the 3rd pick in the 1992 MLB expansion draft.
December 4, 1992: Spike Owen was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
December 6, 1992: J. T. Snow, Jerry Nielsen, and Russ Springer were traded by the Yankees to the California Angels for Jim Abbott.
December 7, 1992: Sherman Obando was drafted from the Yankees by the Baltimore Orioles rule 5 draft.
December 10, 1992: Jimmy Key was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
December 15, 1992: Wade Boggs was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable Transactions

July 30, 1993: John Habyan was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Royals as part of a 3-team trade. The Chicago Cubs sent Paul Assenmacher to the Yankees. The Royals sent Tuffy Rhodes to the Cubs.
August 31, 1993: Rich Batchelor was traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lee Smith.

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers