1993
From BR Bullpen
| 1993 in baseball |
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| Cuban National League |
| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| << 1992 1994 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1993.
Club competitions[edit]
Professional[edit]
Asia and Australia[edit]
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yakult Swallows (CL) over the Seibu Lions (PL), 4 - 3 - 0 (Details)
- Korea Baseball Organization: Haitai Tigers defeated the Samsung Lions in the Korean Series (Details)
- Chinese Professional Baseball League: Brother Elephants defeated the Uni-President Lions in the Taiwan Series (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Melbourne Monarchs, Australian Baseball League (Details)
Europe[edit]
- European Cup: Install Data ADO, Hoofdklasse (Details)
- Division Élite: Barracudas de Montpellier
- Baseball-Bundesliga: Mannheim Tornados
- Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Levi's Neptunus Rotterdam
- Holland Series: SC Neptunus defeated the Honkbal Club Kinheim in the series, 3 - 1 (Details)
- Serie A1: C.F.C. Nettuno
North America[edit]
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Toronto Blue Jays (AL) over the Philadelphia Phillies (NL), 4 - 2 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- American Association: Iowa Cubs (Details)
- Appalachian League: Burlington Indians
- Arizona League: AZL Athletics
- California League: High Desert Mavericks
- Carolina League: Winston-Salem Spirits
- Eastern League: Harrisburg Senators
- Florida State League: Clearwater Phillies
- Frontier League: Zanesville Greys
- Gulf Coast League: GCL Rangers
- International League: Charlotte Knights (Details)
- Midwest League: South Bend White Sox
- New York-Penn League: Niagara Falls Rapids
- Northern League: St. Paul Saints
- Northwest League: Boise Hawks
- Pacific Coast League: Tucson Toros (Details)
- Pioneer League: Billings Mustangs
- South Atlantic League: Savannah Cardinals
- Southern League: Birmingham Barons
- Texas League: Jackson Generals
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Olmecas de Tabasco defeated the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos in the finals, 4 - 1
Winter Leagues[edit]
- Serie del Caribe: in Mazatlán, México; Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Águilas Cibaeñas defeated the Azucareros del Este in the finals, 4 - 2
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Venados de Mazatlán
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Cangrejeros de Santurce
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Águilas del Zulia defeated the Navegantes del Magallanes in the finals, 4 - 0
Amateur[edit]
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): Louisiana State University defeated Wichita State University in the finals, 8 - 0 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: The University of Tampa over the California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, 7 - 5 in the finals
- Division III Baseball Championship: Montclair State University over the the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 3 - 1 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: The College of St. Francis over the Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 4 - 2 in the finals
- National Junior College Athletic Association
- Community College League of California: Rancho Santiago College over Sacramento City College 5 - 3 in the finals
- National Baseball Congress World Series: Peninsula Oilers (Details)
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Aoyama Gakuin University defeated the Kanto Gakuin University in the final, 3 - 1 (Details)
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Uenomiya High School (Osaka) defeat Omiya Higashi High School (Saitama), 3 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Ikuei High School (Hyogo) defeat Kasukabe Kyoei High School (Saitama), 3 - 2 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) defeat David Doleguita (David, Panama), 3 - 2 in the championship (Details)
International competitions[edit]
- Intercontinental Cup in Italy (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); United States (Silver); Japan (Bronze)
- World Junior Championship in Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); United States (Silver); Chinese Taipei (Bronze)
- World Youth Championship in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil (Details)
- Brazil (Gold); Chinese Taipei (Silver); South Korea (Bronze)
- Universiade in Buffalo, New York, United States (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); South Korea (Silver); Canada (Bronze)
- Asian Championship in Perth, Australia (Details)
- Japan (Gold); South Korea (Silver); Chinese Taipei (Bronze)
- Central American Games in Ponce, Puerto Rico (Details)
- European Championship in Stockholm, Sweden (Details)
- The Netherlands (Gold); Italy (Silver); Sweden (Bronze)
Events[edit]
Culture[edit]
Literature[edit]
- The African-American Athlete in Baseball, by Arthur Ashe
- Baseball's Golden Age: The Photographs of Charles M. Conlon, by Neal and Constance McCabe
- The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, by W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff
- The Era, 1947-1957: When the Yankees, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers ruled the World, by Roger Kahn
- The Man in the Dugout, by Leonard Koppett
- Matty: An American Hero, by Ray Robinson
- Sometimes You See It Coming, by Kevin Baker
Song[edit]
- Baseball Trilogy (EP), by The San Francisco Seals
- The Cheap Seats, by Alabama
- Pobre soñador, by El Tri
Film[edit]
- Body Bags
- Cooperstown
- Rookie of the Year
- The Sandlot
Births[edit]
- Further information: Births in 1993
Deaths[edit]
- Further information: Deaths in 1993
Further Reading[edit]
- Ernest J. Green: The Diamonds of Dixie: Travels Through the Southern Minor Leagues, Madison Books, 1995. ISBN 978-1568330433
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