The

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was the team's 112th season in

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and the 102nd season in the

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. Under their manager

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, the Cardinals went 87-75 during the season (their best record in the Torre era) and finished 3rd in the

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Division, ten games behind the NL Champion

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. This was the final season in the NL East for the Cardinals, before their move to the

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for the following season.

Offseason

*December 7, 1992: Rex Hudler was released by the St. Louis Cardinals. *February 22, 1993:

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and Craig Wilson were traded by the Cardinals to the

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for

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and Ed Gerald (minors).

Regular season

Reliever

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became baseball's all-time saves leader this year, which has since been surpassed. On September 7 at Riverfront Stadium, Mark Whiten hit four massive home runs and had twelve runs batted in against the Cincinnati Reds. In the process, Whiten tied two Major League records in one game.

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finished third in the NL in batting (.342) and stole 46 bases, a club record for a first baseman.

Notable Transactions

*March 31, 1993: Mark Clark and Juan Andújar (minors) were traded by the Cardinals to the Cleveland Indians for

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. *June 3, 1993:

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was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed July 19, 1993. *August 31, 1993:

was traded by the Cardinals to the

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for

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Opening Day starters

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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

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

Relief pitchers

''Note; G = Games pitched, W = Wins, L = Losses, SV = Saves, ERA = Earned run average, SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

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References

External links

1993 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference1993 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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