- 1992 Toronto Blue Jays season
MLB yearly infobox
name = Toronto Blue Jays
season = 1992
misc = 1992 AL East Champions
1992 AL Champions1992 World Series Champions
current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = SkyDome
y4 = 1989
city = Toronto,Ontario
y5 = 1977
owners =Labatt Breweries ,Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
general managers =Pat Gillick
managers =Cito Gaston
television =CFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier ,Tommy Hutton , Fergie Olver)The Sports Network
(Buck Martinez ,Jim Hughson )
radio =CJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth ,Tom Cheek )|The by|1992Toronto Blue Jays season was a season in Americanbaseball . It involved the Blue Jays finishing first in theAmerican League East with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses, closing the season with an attendance record of 4,028,318. Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.288, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2 ]In the American League Championship Series, the Blue Jays defeated the Oakland Athletics in six games. In the World Series, Toronto faced the Atlanta Braves, who had won their second straight
National League pennant. However, the Blue Jays once again prevailed in six games, becoming the first non-U.S.-based team to win a World Series.Offseason
*October 28, 1991: Cory Snyder was released by the Toronto Blue Jays. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/snydeco02.shtml]
*December 12, 1991: Eric Plunk was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plunker01.shtml]
*December 18 ,1991 : The Blue Jays sign pitcherJack Morris as a free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morrija02.shtml Jack Morris Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 19, 1991:Dave Winfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/winfida01.shtml]
*March 27, 1992: Eric Plunk was released by the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plunker01.shtml]Regular season
Despite their post-season success, the Blue Jays had many ups and downs during the regular season. On
August 25 , they had lost six of their last seven games and were only two games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the standings. [ Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, pp.284-285, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2 ] At this point, general managerPat Gillick decided to acquire a fiery right-hander from theNew York Mets namedDavid Cone . The trade resulted in the Jays sending minor league prospect Ryan Thompson and utility infielderJeff Kent to the Mets. [ Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.285, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2 ] The deal sent the message that the Blue Jays were committed to winning. Cone would have 4 wins, 3 losses and a 2.55 ERA. [ Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.286, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2 ]The regular season also marked the end of the road for
Dave Stieb , who made his last start for the Blue Jays onAugust 8 and only lasted three innings. Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.287, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2 ] OnSeptember 23 , Stieb announced that he was finished for the season. 1992 was Stieb's final season for the Jays before briefly coming out of retirement years later.Four days later, on
September 27 , Jack Morris would make club history by becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to win 20 games in a season. Morris would have to wait through a two hour rain delay atYankee Stadium to get the win.Heading into the last weekend of the season, only the Milwaukee Brewers were still in contention. Led by manager
Phil Garner , the Brewers had won 22 of 29 games sinceAugust 29 . The Brewers trailed the Blue Jays by 2 games, and the Jays were heading into a weekend series vs. theDetroit Tigers . OnOctober 3 , Juan Guzmán had a one-hitter through eight innings andDuane Ward picked up the save as the Jays won the game 3-1 and clinched the American League East Division title.Opening Day Starters
*
Roberto Alomar , 2B
*Pat Borders , C
*Joe Carter , OF
*Kelly Gruber , 3B
*Jimmy Key , P
*Manuel Lee , SS
*Candy Maldonado , OF
*John Olerud , 1B
* Devon White, OF
*Dave Winfield , DHeason standings
Transactions
*April 3, 1992:
Shawn Hillegas was selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Cleveland Indians. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hillesh01.shtml Shawn Hillegas Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 1, 1992:Tim Crabtree was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1992. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/crabtti01.shtml]
*July 9, 1992:Kelvim Escobar was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/escobke01.shtml]Roster
Other batters
Relief pitchers
Game 3
October 10 , Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumGame 6
October 14 ,Skydome With their victory in game 6, the 1992 Blue Jays became the first non-American based team to go to the
World Series .Game 3
October 20 ,1992 at SkyDome inToronto, Canada Game 6
October 24 ,1992 atAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium inAtlanta, Georgia Award Winners
* Roberto Alomar,
Player of the Month Award, April
* Roberto Alomar, 2B, ALCS MVP
* Roberto Alomar, 2B,Silver Slugger Award
* Pat Borders, C,World Series MVP
* Joe Carter, OF,Silver Slugger Award
* Devon White, OF,Gold Glove Award
* Dave Winfield, DH,Silver Slugger Award
* Dave Winfield, DH,Babe Ruth Award All-Star Game
*Roberto Alomar , 2B, Starter
*Joe Carter , OF, Starter
* Juan Guzmán, P, Reserve [ [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History ] ]References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1992.shtml 1992 Toronto Blue Jays team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1992&t=TOR 1992 Toronto Blue Jays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1992_WS.shtml 1992 WS page at Baseball Reference]succession box
title = AL East Championship Season
years = 1992
before =Toronto Blue Jays
1991
after = Toronto Blue Jays
1993succession box
title = American League Championship
years = 1992
before = Minnesota Twins
1991
after = Toronto Blue Jays
1993succession box
title = World Series Champions
Toronto Blue Jays
years = 1992
before = Minnesota Twins
1991
after = Toronto Blue Jays
1993
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