1992 World Series
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The 1992 World Series was the first Series ever played outside of the United States of America. It pitted the American League champion Toronto Blue Jays against the National League champion Atlanta Braves. Toronto defeated Atlanta, 4 games to 2, marking the first time a non-United States based team ever won the World Series.
A minor international incident occurred after a United States Marine Corps color guard erroneously displayed the Canadian flag upside down during the second game's opening ceremony [1]. Speculation ensued amongst some Canadians that the flag was flown upside down as a deliberate insult to Canada, although most agreed the act was unintentional. The Corps apologized for the error and took pains to carry the flag properly after insisting that they would be honored to do so.
The Blue Jays made it to the Series after beating the Athletics in six games. The Braves were in their second consecutive series after again knocking off the Pirates in seven games.
Managers: Cito Gaston (Toronto), Bobby Cox (Atlanta)
Umpires: Jerry Crawford (NL), Mike Reilly (AL), Joe West (NL), John Shulock (AL), Bob Davidson (NL), Dan Morrison (AL)
Series MVP: Pat Borders (Toronto)
Television: CBS (Sean McDonough and Tim McCarver announcing), (simulcast in Canada on CTV)
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[edit] Summary
[edit] Game 1
October 17, 1992 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| W: Tom Glavine (1-0) L: Jack Morris (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: TOR – Joe Carter (1) ATL – Damon Berryhill (1) | ||||||||||||
Braves fans had plenty to worry about in regards to both starting pitchers. Tom Glavine's post-season career had been less than stellar, including giving up eight runs in the second inning of game six of the NLCS against Pittsburgh. Entering game one, Glavine's career post-season record was 1-5 despite two starts where he had pitched complete games and only given up one run each time. Glavine was 0-2 in those starts. Jack Morris had shut the Braves out for ten innings in the last game of the 1991 World Series with the Twins and won the MVP.
Morris, in fact, shut the Braves out for five innings to stretch his shutout string over Atlanta to fifteen innings. Glavine gave up a Joe Carter homer in the fourth. But with two outs in the sixth, catcher Damon Berryhill golfed a Morris pitch over the right-field wall for a three-run homer that was all Atlanta needed to win game one by the score of 3-1. Glavine went the distance for the victory.
[edit] Game 2
October 18, 1992 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| W: Duane Ward (1-0) L: Jeff Reardon (0-1) S: Tom Henke (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: TOR – Ed Sprague (1) | ||||||||||||
The pitching match-up featured former Met David Cone, acquired by the Jays in an August trade, against the Braves' John Smoltz, the man who had beaten Cone out for the NL strikeout title by one (because Cone was traded to the American League). Cone got two hits, only the second and third hits by AL pitchers in the Series since 1979, and pitched well, but he left the game trailing 3-2 and was replaced by David Wells.
A controversial call benefited the Braves. Roberto Alomar scored on a single, but umpire Mike Reilly called him out. Thus, Jays fans were upset when their team entered the ninth trailing by the one run Reilly had cost them. After a walk to Derek Bell, Toronto reserve infielder Ed Sprague drilled a pitch from Braves closer Jeff Reardon, then baseball's all-time saves leader, to left for a two-run homer. The play was called by Blue Jays announcer Tom "Pops" Cheek, who infamously said "Watch him hit a homer" during Sprague's at bat.
Atlanta tried to rally in the ninth, bringing MVP candidate Terry Pendleton to the plate with two on and two out. Pendleton had led the majors with a .391 average with runners in scoring position and two out. However, he popped out to Jays third baseman Kelly Gruber to seal the victory for Toronto. Gruber then angered Braves fans and players by mocking the "Tomahawk Chop" as he left the field.
[edit] Game 3
October 20, 1992 at SkyDome
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| W: Duane Ward (2-0) L: Steve Avery (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: TOR – Joe Carter (2), Kelly Gruber (1) | ||||||||||||
As Game 3 moved across the border (for the first Canadian Classic) the question still remained of the Blue Jays' ballpark benefit. Both teams went head-to-head for eight innings and held a 2-2 tie going into the ninth. Candy Maldonado put the home team ahead with a game-winning RBI single (on an 0-2 pitch) off of Reardon (again) who was retired for the remainder of the contest despite his career record of three-hundred fifty-seven saves. Devon White was the standout in the 2-3 event by making a sensational backhanded grab (against the 400-foot sign) off a David Justice blast with Deion Sanders and Terry Pendleton on base. The snag nearly resulted in a triple play as Pendleton passed Sanders on the base paths for an automatic out but the Umpire ruled Sanders safe in a rundown by Kelly Gruber despite several replays showing that Gruber had indeed tagged Sanders.
[edit] Game 4
October 21, 1992 at SkyDome
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Jimmy Key (1-0) L: Tom Glavine (1-1) S: Tom Henke (2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: TOR – Pat Borders (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 22, 1992 at SkyDome
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Toronto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| W: John Smoltz (1-0) L: Jack Morris (0-2) S: Mike Stanton (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: ATL – David Justice (1), Lonnie Smith (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 6
October 24, 1992 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium [2]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Jimmy Key (2-0) L: Charlie Leibrandt (0-1) S: Mike Timlin (1) | ||||||||||||||
| HR: TOR – Candy Maldonado (1) | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
- In a very rare occurrence, American League president Dr. Bobby Brown presented the World Series Trophy in the place of the commissioner. Just a month earlier, Fay Vincent was forced to resign and was replaced by Bud Selig (then owner of the Milwaukee Brewers) on what was originally perceived to be an "interim basis." Dr. Brown also presented the Blue Jays the trophy in 1993.
- Deion Sanders would've likely had been the World Series Most Valuable Player if the Braves had won. In four games, Sanders batted .533 with 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 doubles, and 1 RBI. In addition, Sanders became the first major leaguer to play in a World Series game and in a NFL game in the same week.
- Jack Morris joined the list of players who won a World Series with at least three different teams (the Detroit Tigers in 1984, Minnesota Twins in 1991, and Toronto Blue Jays in 1992-1993). Ironically, after being the last person the Braves would face in a World Series prior to 1992 (Morris' now famous ten inning shutout in the seventh game of the 1991 World Series), Morris was the starting pitcher for Game 1 of the 1992 World Series.
- At 41 years of age, Dave Winfield became the oldest player to hit an extra base hit in the World Series.
- The final out of the series came on a bunt by Braves outfielder Otis Nixon (an unusual occurrence with two out). The ball was fielded by Blue Jays reliever Mike Timlin who made the easy play to first baseman Joe Carter.
- This was the first year this particular World Series logo was used. It would be used from 1992 through the 1997 Series, but there were alterations to the color of the logo as time went on.
- The Blue Jays became the first team since the 1984 Detroit Tigers to win the World Series without having home field advantage.
- Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston became the first African American manager to win a World Series.
- In Game 3, Devon White made a spectacular backhanded catch at the wall on a David Justice hit with Deion Sanders and Terry Pendleton on base. The runners had started moving, certain the ball was uncatchable. Trying to return to base and tag up, Pendleton passed Sanders on the base path for an automatic out and Sanders was caught in a rundown, but called safe. Instant replay showed he was clearly out, robbing the Blue Jays of the first assisted World Series triple play in history.
[edit] Quotes of the Series
| ...in order to make amends, the United States Marine Corps color guard has been asked to present the Canadian flag again. --Toronto Blue Jays public address announcer Murray Eldon. |
| The runners go on the 3-2 to Winfield...down the line, a base hit into the left-field corner! White has scored, Alomar comes around...The ball gets away from Gant..It's a two-run double for Dave Winfield, and a 4-2 Toronto lead! -- Sean McDonough of CBS, calling Dave Winfield's Series-winning double. |
| Timlin...Nixon bunts, Timlin on it, throws to first...for the first time in history, the World Championship banner will fly north of the border! The Toronto Blue Jays are baseball's best in 1992!" -- McDonough calling the final play of the Series. |
| Pitch on the way ... and it's a bunted ball, first base side, Timlin to Carter ... and the Blue Jays win it! The Blue Jays win it! The Blue Jays are World Series Champions!
-- Toronto Blue Jays radio announcer Tom Cheek calling the final play of the Series MP3 download of Cheek's call of the final out |
[edit] External links
- 1992 World Series by Baseball Almanac
- History of the World Series - 1992
- 1992 NLCS|Game 7
- 1992 Toronto Blue Jays
- 1992 Atlanta Braves
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