- 1993 American League Championship Series
Infobox LCS
alcs = yes
year = 1993
champion =Toronto Blue Jays (4)
champion_manager =Cito Gaston
champion_games = 95-67, .586, GA: 7
runnerup =Chicago White Sox (2)
runnerup_manager =Gene Lamont
runnerup_games = 94-68, .580, GA: 8
date =October 5 –October 12
MVP = Dave Stewart (Toronto)
television =CBS
announcers =Greg Gumbel andJim Kaat
radio_network = CBS Radio
radio_announcers = Jim Hunter andErnie Harwell
umpires =Jim Evans ,Greg Kosc ,John Shulock ,Ted Hendry ,Tim Tschida ,Ken Kaiser The by|1993American League Championship Series was played between the Eastern Division championToronto Blue Jays and the Western Division championChicago White Sox fromOctober 5 toOctober 12 . The defending world champion Blue Jays defeated the White Sox, 4-2, to advance to the1993 World Series which they would win 4-2 over thePhiladelphia Phillies thanks toJoe Carter 's dramatic three-runwalk-off home run in Game 6. The 1993 ALCS was the last played under the AL's two-division format before the league realigned into three divisions the following year.ummary
The Blue Jays finished the 1993 regular season with a 95-67 record (.586), good enough to win them their third consecutive Eastern division title. They clinched the division championship on
September 27 in a 2-0 win against theMilwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee. The White Sox ended 1993 with a 94-68 record (.580) to claim the Western division crown. They too clinched the Western Division onSeptember 27 ; the final score was 4-2 against theSeattle Mariners in Chicago. Both teams won their respective divisions by large margins: Toronto had a seven-game lead over theNew York Yankees , and Chicago beat out the Texas Rangers by eight games.Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chicago White Sox
Toronto wins the series, 4-2
Game summaries
Game 1
Tuesday,
October 5 ,1993 at Comiskey Park II inChicago, Illinois Linescore
Road=Toronto|RoadAbr=TOR
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=3|R6=0|R7=2|R8=0|R9=0|RR=7|RH=17|RE=1
Home=Chicago|HomeAbr=CHW
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WP=Juan Guzmán (1-0)|LP=Jack McDowell (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Paul Molitor (1)|HomeHR=|The ALCS opened at Comiskey Park with a battle of aces, as Toronto threw Juan Guzmán against Chicago's
Jack McDowell , the eventual 1993 American LeagueCy Young Award winner. The game was scoreless until the top of the fourth, when Jays third basemanEd Sprague stroked a triple to right field that scoredJohn Olerud andPaul Molitor . The White Sox took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth with RBI base hits byOzzie Guillén andTim Raines , but Toronto stormed back in its half of the fifth with a two-run double by Olerud and a run-scoring single by Molitor. The Jays'designated hitter added a two-run homer in the seventh that finally chased McDowell, and the Chicago batters could muster nothing more against Toronto's bullpen as the Jays took the game 7-3 and a 1-0 lead in the series.Game 2
Wednesday,
October 6 ,1993 at Comiskey Park II inChicago, Illinois Linescore
Road=Toronto|RoadAbr=TOR
R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=8|RE=0
Home=Chicago|HomeAbr=CHW
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WP=Dave Stewart (1-0)|LP=Alex Fernandez (0-1)|SV=Duane Ward (1)|In Game 2, the Jays' Dave Stewart faced off against the Sox' Alex Fernandez. Toronto struck in the first when
Rickey Henderson reached on an error byDan Pasqua and later scored on a fielder's choice byRoberto Alomar , but the Pale Hose tied the game in the bottom of the inning when Stewart walked the bases loaded and then unleashed a wild pitch, scoring Raines. The contest remained knotted at one-all until the top of the fourth, when the Jays touched Fernandez for two runs via singles byTony Fernández andPat Borders . As in the first game, the ChiSox could not solve Toronto's relievers, andDuane Ward (who had notched a league-leading 45 saves during the regular season) secured his first playoff save as the Jays took a 2-0 lead in the series with a 3-1 victory.Game 3
Friday,
October 8 ,1993 at SkyDome inToronto, Ontario Linescore
Road=Chicago|RoadAbr=CHW
R1=0|R2=0|R3=5|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=6|RH=12|RE=0
Home=Toronto|HomeAbr=TOR
H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=1|HH=7|HE=1
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WP=Wilson Alvarez (1-0)|LP=Pat Hentgen (0-1)|SV=|The series shifted north of the border for Game 3, featuring Chicago's
Wilson Alvarez taking on Toronto'sPat Hentgen . The two starters traded zeroes until the South Siders erupted with a five-run third, including a pair of two-run singles byEllis Burks andLance Johnson . The Blue Jays got a run in the bottom half of the frame when Henderson doubled, stole third, and scored on a Devon White single, but Hentgen was pulled in the fourth after giving up back-to-back base hits. His replacement on the mound,Danny Cox , gave up another run when aRobin Ventura sacrifice fly plated Guillén. This was more than enough for Alvarez, who went the distance as the Pale Hose cut Toronto's series lead to 2-1.Game 4
Saturday,
October 9 ,1993 at SkyDome inToronto, Ontario Linescore
Road=Chicago|RoadAbr=CHW
R1=0|R2=2|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=3|R7=1|R8=0|R9=1|RR=7|RH=11|RE=0
Home=Toronto|HomeAbr=TOR
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WP=Tim Belcher (1-0)|LP=Todd Stottlemyre (0-1)|SV=Roberto Hernández (1)
RoadHR=Frank Thomas (1),Lance Johnson (1)|HomeHR=|In the fourth game, the ChiSox sent
Jason Bere to the hill against the Jays'Todd Stottlemyre . The South Siders took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second thanks to a home run by Johnson, but Toronto came back in the third with an RBI double from Alomar and a two-run single byJoe Carter , after which Pale Hose skipperGene Lamont yanked Bere and replaced him withTim Belcher . Chicago reclaimed its two-run advantage in the sixth when Frank Thomas tattooed a solo homer and Johnson tripled to center, scoring Burks andBo Jackson . In the bottom of the inning, another RBI double from Alomar cut the lead to one, but the White Sox again restored their two-run lead in the seventh with a groundout fromJoey Cora that scored Guillén and then extended it to three runs in the ninth with a single by Ventura. Roberto Hernández shut the door on the Jays in the bottom half of the inning, and the series was tied at two games apiece, dropping the Blue Jays' all-time ALCS record at SkyDome to dismal 3-8.Game 5
Sunday,
October 10 ,1993 at SkyDome inToronto, Ontario Linescore
Road=Chicago|RoadAbr=CHW
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=2|RR=3|RH=5|RE=1
Home=Toronto|HomeAbr=TOR
H1=1|H2=1|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|H8=0|H9=X|HR=5|HH=14|HE=0
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WP=Juan Guzmán (2-0)|LP=Jack McDowell (0-2)|SV=
RoadHR=Robin Ventura (1),Ellis Burks (1)|HomeHR=|Game 5 was a rematch of Game 1, with McDowell facing Guzmán. In the first, Henderson doubled to left and then tried to steal third, but McDowell's throwing error resulted in Henderson coming home for a 1-0 Toronto lead. The Jays tacked on single runs in the second, third, and fourth, but Burks broke the shutout in the Chicago fifth with a solo home run. In the seventh,
Scott Radinsky and Hernández came in to stop the bleeding for the ChiSox, but they combined to give up another run. In the ninth, Ward entered to close out the game and Ventura greeted him with a two-run shot, but he maintained his composure and struck out Jackson to give Toronto a 3-2 ALCS lead.Game 6
Tuesday,
October 12 ,1993 at Comiskey Park II inChicago, Illinois Linescore
Road=Toronto|RoadAbr=TOR
R1=0|R2=2|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=3|RR=6|RH=10|RE=0
Home=Chicago|HomeAbr=CHW
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WP=Dave Stewart (2-0)|LP=Fernandez (0-2)|SV=Duane Ward (2)
RoadHR=Devon White (1)|HomeHR=Warren Newson (1)|The series returned to the Windy City for Game 6, as Stewart again faced Fernandez. In the top of the second, Borders ripped a two-run single that gave the Jays the lead, but the Pale Hose tied it in the third with a bases-loaded walk by Thomas and a fielder's choice from Ventura. In the fourth, Toronto took the lead back when Molitor reached on an error by Ventura and came home on a fielder's choice by Borders. The game stayed that way until the ninth, when White homered and Molitor cracked a two-run triple to right, giving the Jays a 6-2 lead. ChiSox reserve outfielder
Warren Newson tagged Ward for a solo homer in the ninth, but the Jays closer recovered and induced a flyout from Raines, sealing the game 6-3 and Toronto's second American League pennant in a row.Composite Box
1993 ALCS (4-2):
Toronto Blue Jays overChicago White Sox Linescore
Road=Toronto Blue Jays
R1=2|R2=3|R3=5|R4=6|R5=3|R6=1|R7=3|R8=0|R9=3|RR=26|RH=65|RE=2
Home=Chicago White Sox
H1=1|H2=2|H3=7|H4=4|H5=1|H6=3|H7=1|H8=0|H9=4|HR=23|HH=46|HE=7 |Total Attendance: 292,921 Average Attendance: 48,820 Quotes of the Series
Notes
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1993_ALCS.shtml Baseball-Reference.com] - 1993 ALCS
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