1993 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 112th in franchise history; the 107th in the National League. This was their 24th season at Three Rivers Stadium. This season saw the three-time defending National League East champions fall to fifth place in the division with a 75–87 record. In the offseason, the National League expanded to 14 teams and Barry Bonds left the Pirates and signed with the San Francisco Giants. This season was the first of the Pirates record setting twenty straight losing seasons.

Offseason

 * November 17, 1992: Alex Cole was drafted from the Pirates by the Colorado Rockies as the 17th pick in the 1992 MLB Expansion Draft.
 * November 19, 1992: Roger Mason was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
 * November 25, 1992: Gary Varsho was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the Cincinnati Reds.
 * December 7, 1992: Dave Otto was drafted by the Pirates from the Cleveland Indians in the 1992 minor league draft.
 * December 16, 1992: John Candelaria was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
 * January 27, 1993: Elmer Dessens was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

Game log

 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss Bold = Pirates team member
 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Player stats
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
 * Batting

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
 * Pitching

Awards and honors
1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
 * Jay Bell, SS, reserve
 * Andy Van Slyke, CF, reserve

Notable transactions

 * April 11, 1993: Mike LaValliere was released by the Pirates.
 * July 9, 1993: John Candelaria was released by the Pirates.
 * July 31, 1993: Stan Belinda was traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Jon Lieber and Dan Miceli.
 * August 19, 1993: Dave Otto was released by the Pirates.