| 1993 Atlanta Braves | ||
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| National League West Champions | ||
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Fulton County Stadium | |
| City | Atlanta | |
| Record | 104–58 (.642) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Ted Turner | |
| General managers | John Schuerholz | |
| Managers | Bobby Cox | |
| Television | WTBS TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) SportSouth (Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.) | |
| Radio | WGST (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) | |
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The 1993 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 123rd in existence and their 28th since moving to Atlanta. The Braves were looking to improve on their 98–64 record from 1992 and win the National League pennant for a third consecutive year, and finally win a World Series in the 1990s.
The Braves finished the season with a 104–58 record to win the National League West for the third consecutive year after trailing the San Francisco Giants, who finished in second place by one game, for most of the season in what is generally regarded as the last real pennant race before playoff expansion.[1][2] 1993 was also the last year that the team competed in the National League West, as they would shift to the National League East for 1994.
The 1993 Atlanta Braves are seen as one of the greatest Major League Baseball teams in history. Despite their excellent regular season, the Braves' streak of National League pennants ended at two as they fell to the underdog Philadelphia Phillies in six games in the NLCS. By a twist of fate, the Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Phillies in-state rivals, in back-to-back NLCS series in 1991 and 1992, but in 1993, lost to the Pirates in-state rivals.