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The 1993 Major League Baseball season was the final season of two-division play in each league, before the Central Division was added the following season , giving both the NL and AL three divisions each.
Sixteen years after the American League expanded from 12 to 14 teams, the National League finally followed suit, with the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins (now the Miami Marlins ) joining the NL. As a result, it was also the first season since 1976 that both leagues had the same number of teams. The Toronto Blue Jays capped off the season by winning their second consecutive World Series title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The World Series was clinched when, in one of the most famous moments in baseball history, Joe Carter hit a three-run walk-off home run in bottom of the 9th inning to seal the victory.
Player of the Month [ edit ] Pitcher of the Month [ edit ] Statistical leaders [ edit ] Home field attendance and payroll [ edit ] Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game Est. payroll %± Colorado Rockies [ 1] 67 4,483,350 55,350 $10,353,500 Toronto Blue Jays [ 2] 95 −1.0% 4,057,947 0.7% 50,098 $47,279,166 5.6% Atlanta Braves [ 3] 104 6.1% 3,884,720 26.2% 47,960 $41,641,417 20.3% Baltimore Orioles [ 4] 85 −4.5% 3,644,965 2.2% 45,000 $29,096,500 21.8% Los Angeles Dodgers [ 5] 81 28.6% 3,170,393 28.2% 39,141 $39,440,999 −11.9% Philadelphia Phillies [ 6] 97 38.6% 3,137,674 62.8% 38,737 $28,538,334 16.5% Florida Marlins [ 7] 64 3,064,847 37,838 $19,330,545 St. Louis Cardinals [ 8] 87 4.8% 2,844,977 17.6% 35,123 $23,367,334 −15.3% Chicago Cubs [ 9] 84 7.7% 2,653,763 24.8% 32,363 $39,386,666 32.0% San Francisco Giants [ 10] 103 43.1% 2,606,354 67.0% 32,177 $35,159,000 6.0% Chicago White Sox [ 11] 94 9.3% 2,581,091 −3.7% 31,865 $39,696,166 31.6% Cincinnati Reds [ 12] 73 −18.9% 2,453,232 5.9% 30,287 $44,879,666 34.2% Boston Red Sox [ 13] 80 9.6% 2,422,021 −1.9% 29,901 $37,120,583 −14.9% New York Yankees [ 14] 88 15.8% 2,416,942 38.2% 29,839 $42,723,000 13.5% Texas Rangers [ 15] 86 11.7% 2,244,616 2.1% 27,711 $36,376,959 20.7% Cleveland Indians [ 16] 76 0.0% 2,177,908 77.9% 26,888 $18,561,000 98.0% Houston Astros [ 17] 85 4.9% 2,084,618 72.1% 25,736 $30,210,500 96.1% California Angels [ 18] 71 −1.4% 2,057,460 −0.4% 25,401 $28,588,334 −17.7% Seattle Mariners [ 19] 82 28.1% 2,052,638 24.3% 25,341 $33,646,333 44.4% Minnesota Twins [ 20] 71 −21.1% 2,048,673 −17.5% 25,292 $28,217,933 0.7% Oakland Athletics [ 21] 68 −29.2% 2,035,025 −18.4% 25,124 $37,812,333 −7.9% Detroit Tigers [ 22] 85 13.3% 1,971,421 38.4% 24,339 $38,150,165 39.6% Kansas City Royals [ 23] 84 16.7% 1,934,578 3.6% 23,884 $41,455,167 22.3% New York Mets [ 24] 59 −18.1% 1,873,183 5.3% 23,126 $39,043,667 −12.5% Milwaukee Brewers [ 25] 69 −25.0% 1,688,080 −9.1% 20,840 $23,806,834 −23.2% Pittsburgh Pirates [ 26] 75 −21.9% 1,650,593 −9.8% 20,378 $24,822,467 −26.9% Montreal Expos [ 27] 94 8.0% 1,641,437 −1.7% 20,265 $18,899,333 19.4% San Diego Padres [ 28] 61 −25.6% 1,375,432 −20.1% 16,981 $25,511,333 −5.0%
Television coverage [ edit ] This was the final season under MLB's four-year deals with CBS and ESPN . While ESPN renewed its contract, CBS declined. MLB would then form The Baseball Network , a joint venture with ABC and NBC , to replace CBS in televising games on broadcast television.
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