1993 American League Championship Series

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The 1993 American League Championship Series was played between the Eastern Division champion Toronto Blue Jays and the Western Division champion Chicago White Sox from October 5 to October 12. The defending world champion Blue Jays defeated the White Sox, 4-2, to advance to the 1993 World Series which they would win 4-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies thanks to Joe Carter's dramatic three-run walk-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.

Managers: Cito Gaston (Toronto), Gene Lamont (Chicago)

Umpires: Jim Evans, Greg Kosc, John Shulock, Ted Hendry, Tim Tschida, Ken Kaiser

Series MVP: Dave Stewart, Toronto

Television: CBS (Greg Gumbel and Jim Kaat announcing)

1 Summary
2 Game Summaries
3 External link

[edit] Summary

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 Eastern Division on September 27 in a 2-0 win against the Milwaukee 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 on September 27. The final score was 4-2 against the Seattle Mariners in Chicago. Both teams won their respective divisions by large margins: Toronto had a seven-game lead over the New York Yankees, and Chicago beat out the Texas Rangers by eight games.

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Toronto - 7, Chicago - 3	October 5	Comiskey Park	46,246
2	Toronto - 3, Chicago - 1	October 6	Comiskey Park	46,101
3	Chicago - 6, Toronto - 1	October 8	SkyDome	51,783
4	Chicago - 7, Toronto - 4	October 9	SkyDome	51,889
5	Chicago - 3, Toronto - 5	October 10	SkyDome	51,375
6	Toronto - 6, Chicago - 3	October 12	Comiskey Park	45,527

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Game One

October 5, Comiskey Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto	0	0	0	2	3	0	2	0	0	7	17	1
Chicago	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	X	3	6	1
W: Juan Guzman (1-0) L: Jack McDowell (0-1)
HRs: TOR – Paul Molitor (1)

[edit] Game Two

October 6, Comiskey Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	0
Chicago	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
W: Dave Stewart (1-0) L: Alex Fernandez (0-1) SV: Duane Ward (1)
HRs: None

[edit] Game Three

October 8, SkyDome

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	12	0
Toronto	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
W: Wilson Alvarez (1-0) L: Pat Hentgen (0-1)
HRs: None

[edit] Game Four

October 9, SkyDome

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	7	11	0
Toronto	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	9	0
W: Tim Belcher (1-0) L: Todd Stottlemyre (0-1) SV: Roberto Hernandez (1)
HRs: CHI – Frank Thomas (1), Lance Johnson (1)

[edit] Game Five

October 10, SkyDome

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	5	1
Toronto	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	X	5	14	0
W: Juan Guzman (2-0) L: Jack McDowell (0-2)
HRs: CHI – Ellis Burks (1), Robin Ventura (1)

[edit] Game Six

October 12, Comiskey Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	10	0
Chicago	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	3
W: Dave Stewart (2-0) L: Alex Fernandez (0-2) SV: Duane Ward (2)
HRs: TOR – Devon White (1); CHI – Warren Newson (1)