1993 American Association season

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The 1993 American Association season was the 86th in the league's history, and ended with the Iowa Cubs winning their first championship in franchise history.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Nashville Sounds	81	62	.566	--	Rick Renick	Chicago White Sox
Buffalo Bisons	71	73	.493	10½	Doc Edwards	Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville Redbirds	68	76	.472	13½	Jack Krol	St. Louis Cardinals
Indianapolis Indians	66	77	.462	15	Marc Bombard	Cincinnati Reds

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Iowa Cubs	85	59	.590	--	Marv Foley	Chicago Cubs
New Orleans Zephyrs	80	64	.556	5	Chris Bando	Milwaukee Brewers
Omaha Royals	70	74	.486	15	Jeff Cox	Kansas City Royals
Oklahoma City 89ers	54	90	.375	31	Bobby Jones	Texas Rangers

Championship Finals

Iowa vs. Nashville Date Away Home September 8 Iowa 3 Nashville 12 September 9 Iowa 3 Nashville 1 September 10 Iowa 6 Nashville 3 September 11 Nashville 2 Iowa 5 September 12 Nashville 9 Iowa 6 September 14 Nashville 4 Iowa 1 September 15 Nashville 2 Iowa 3 11 innings Iowa wins series 4-3

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Matt Merullo, Nashville, .332
• Runs Scored Tuffy Rhodes, Omaha and Iowa, 112
• Hits Norberto Martin, Nashville, 179
• Doubles Rhodes, 43
• Triples Two tied with 10
• Home Runs Steve Balboni, Oklahoma City, 38
• Runs Batted In Eddie Zambrano, Iowa, 115
• Stolen Bases Terry Shumpert, Omaha, 36

Pitching

• Wins Roy Smith, Buffalo, 15
• Earned Run Average Rodney Bolton, Nashville, 2.88
• Complete Games Steve Sparks, New Orleans, 7
• Shutouts Rick Reed, Oklahoma City, 2
• Strikeouts William Brennan, Iowa, 143
• Saves Scott Ruskin, Indianapolis, 28

All-Star Team

• First Base Bob Hamelin, Omaha
• Second Base Norberto Martin, Nashville
• Shortstop Esteban Beltre, Nashville
• Third Base Keith Lockhart, Louisville
• Outfield Rob Ducey, Oklahoma City; Karl Rhodes, Omaha and Iowa, Eddie Zambrano, Iowa
• Catcher Matt Walbeck, Iowa
• Designated Hitter Steve Balboni, Oklahoma City
• Right-Handed Pitcher Roy Smith, Buffalo
• Left-Handed Pitcher Blaise Ilsley, Iowa
• Relief Pitcher Tony Menendez, Buffalo
• Manager Rick Renick, Nashville

External Links

1993 AA - The Baseball Cube

1994 Baseball Almanac