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The following are the baseball events of the year 1993 throughout the world.  

Champions

Major League Baseball

• World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2); Paul Molitor, MVP
  • American League Championship Series: Toronto Blue Jays (East) over Chicago White Sox (West) (4-2); Dave Stewart, MVP
  • National League Championship Series: Philadelphia Phillies (East) over Atlanta Braves (West) (4-2); Curt Schilling, MVP
• All-Star Game, July 13 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards: American League, 9-3; Kirby Puckett, MVP

Other champions

• Caribbean World Series: Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico)
• College World Series: LSU
• Japan Series: Yakult Swallows over Seibu Lions (4-3)
• Little League World Series: Long Beach, California

Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player
  • Frank Thomas (AL)
  • Barry Bonds (NL)
• Cy Young Award
  • Jack McDowell (AL)
  • Greg Maddux (NL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • Tim Salmon (AL)
  • Mike Piazza (NL)
• Manager of the Year Award
  • Gene Lamont (AL)
  • Dusty Baker (NL)

MLB Statistical Leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG John Olerud .363 Andres Galarraga .370 HR Juan Gonzalez 46 Barry Bonds 46 RBI Albert Belle 129 Barry Bonds 123 Wins Jack McDowell 22 John Burkett & Tom Glavine 22 ERA Kevin Appier 2.56 Greg Maddux 2.36

Major League Baseball final standings

American League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
East Division
1st	Toronto Blue Jays	95	67	.586	--
2nd	New York Yankees	88	74	.543	7.0
3rd	Baltimore Orioles	85	77	.525	10.0
3rd	Detroit Tigers	85	77	.525	10.0
5th	Boston Red Sox	80	82	.494	15.0
6th	Cleveland Indians	76	86	.469	19.0
7th	Milwaukee Brewers	69	93	.426	26.0
West Division
1st	Chicago White Sox	94	68	.580	--
2nd	Texas Rangers	86	76	.531	8.0
3rd	Kansas City Royals	84	78	.519	10.0
4th	Seattle Mariners	82	80	.506	12.0
5th	California Angels	71	91	.438	23.0
5th	Minnesota Twins	71	91	.438	23.0
7th	Oakland Athletics	68	94	.420	26.0

National League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
East Division
1st	Philadelphia Phillies	97	65	.599	--
2nd	Montréal Expos	94	68	.580	3.0
3rd	St. Louis Cardinals	87	75	.537	10.0
4th	Chicago Cubs	84	78	.519	13.0
5th	Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	.463	22.0
6th	Florida Marlins	64	98	.395	33.0
7th	New York Mets	59	103	.364	38.0
WEST
1st	Atlanta Braves	104	58	.642	--
2nd	San Francisco Giants	103	59	.636	1.0
3rd	Houston Astros	85	77	.525	19.0
4th	Los Angeles Dodgers	81	81	.500	23.0
5th	Cincinnati Reds	73	89	.451	31.0
6th	Colorado Rockies	67	95	.414	37.0
7th	San Diego Padres	61	101	.377	43.0

Events

• January - Reggie Jackson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, receiving 94% of the vote.

• March 22 - On an off-day during spring training, Cleveland Indians pitchers Bob Ojeda, Tim Crews, and Steve Olin are fishing on a rented 18-foot bass boat when the vessel strikes a dock at high speed, killing Olin and Crews. They are the first active major leaguers to die since Thurman Munson in 1979. Ojeda is seriously injured but survives.

• July 13 - The American League defeats the National League 9-3 in the All-Star Game. Kirby Puckett, Roberto Alomar and Gary Sheffield hit home runs, while the victory goes to Jack McDowell. Craig Biggio is at second base for the NL; an All-Star one year earlier as a catcher, he is the first player ever to make the team at those two positions. A highlight of the game is Randy Johnson firing a 95-MPH fastball over John Kruk's head. Kruk bails out on the next two pitches, saying afterwards, "He's going to kill somebody."

• September 4 - Jim Abbott of the New York Yankees no-hits the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium, 4-0. Abbott, who was born without a right hand, becomes the first Yankee in a decade to throw a no-hitter.

• September 4 - The Philadelphia Phillies lose to the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 6-5. In doing so, they set a new National League record by not being shut out in 151 consecutive games. The major league mark of 308 is held by the Yankees.

• September 22 - Pitcher Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers faces just three Seattle Mariners batters before hurting his right elbow. Ryan, who had previously announced his retirement at season's end, finishes his career with 324 wins, 5,714 strikeouts and seven no-hitters.

• September 22 - The Colorado Rockies play the final home game of their inaugural season and finish with a major league home attendance record of 4,483,350 fans.

• October 23 - In a dramatic finish, Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays homers off reliever Mitch Williams with two runners on base in the bottom of the 9th inning to give Toronto an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and the 1993 World Series championship. Lenny Dykstra hits his fourth homer of the Series for the Phillies. Paul Molitor is named the World Series MVP.

Movies

• Cooperstown (TV)
• The Sandlot
• Rookie of the Year

Deaths

• January 21 - Charlie Gehringer, 89, Hall of Fame second baseman who played his entire career for the Detroit Tigers, batting .320 lifetime, scoring 100 runs twelve times, and collecting 200 hits seven times; 1937 MVP had seven 100-RBI seasons, led AL in hits and doubles twice each and in steals and triples once each, retired with 7th most doubles in history and record for career double plays
• February 10 - Rip Repulski, 65, All-Star outfielder, mainly with the Cardinals and Phillies
• March 22 - Steve Olin, 27, relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians since 1989 whose 48 saves ranked third in club history
• March 23 - Tim Crews, 31, relief pitcher newly acquired by the Indians who had 15 saves in 281 appearances for the Dodgers
• April 21 - Hal Schumacher, 82, All-Star pitcher who won 158 games for the New York Giants; pitched 10-inning victory in 1936 World Series
• April 22 - Mark Koenig, 88, shortstop who was the last survivor from the 1927 New York Yankees "Murderers' Row" team; batted .319 the next year
• June 2 - Johnny Mize, 80, Hall of Fame first baseman, primarily for the Cardinals and New York Giants, who won four NL home run titles and retired with the sixth most HRs in history; MVP runnerup in 1939 and 1940 batted .312 in his career and led NL in RBI and total bases three times each and in runs, doubles and triples once each; hit three home runs in a game six times
• June 26 - Roy Campanella, 71, Hall of Fame catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers who won three MVP awards (1951-53-55) after several standout years in the Negro Leagues; posted a career .500 slugging percentage, highest of any catcher; in 1953, led NL in RBI and became first catcher to hit 40 home runs; career was ended by an automobile accident that left him paralyzed
• July 3 - Don Drysdale, 56, Hall of Fame pitcher for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers who won 1962 Cy Young Award and set record with 58 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings in 1968; led NL in strikeouts three times and hit batsmen five times
• July 7 - Ben Chapman, 84, All-Star outfielder who batted .300 six times and led AL in steals four times; as manager of the Phillies, vociferously opposed Jackie Robinson's entry into major leagues
• September 12 - Granny Hamner, 66, All-Star shortstop for the Phillies who batted .429 in the World Series with the 1950 "Whiz Kids" team
• September 15 - Ethan Allen, 89, center fielder for six teams who batted .300 lifetime and led NL in doubles in 1934; later coached Yale teams with players including future President George H. W. Bush
• October 21 - Bob Hunter, 80, sportswriter for several Los Angeles newspapers
• November 12 - Bill Dickey, 86, Hall of Fame catcher for the Yankees who batted .313 lifetime, had four 100-RBI seasons, and was the first AL catcher to hit 200 home runs; 11-time All-Star batted .362 in 1936, caught 38 World Series games, and was later a coach