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1992 Toronto Blue Jays (#82) 4, 1913 Philadelphia Athletics (#47) 1
MVP: Roberto Alomar (Tor 1992) .462/.500/.654, 1 HR, 6 RBI
Game 1 was two exciting games in one! Down 9-6, the Blue Jays scored 4 in the top of the 9th to take a 10-9 lead. But the A's scored in the bottom of the 9th to tie it, loaded the bases, but couldn't finish. Then Toronto's Joe Carter hit a solo inside-the-park home run in the top of the 11th, taking an 11-10 lead. A triple by George Brickley in the bottom of the 11th, followed by a single by Home Run Baker tied it at 11. Again the A's loaded the bases after that, and again they couldn't finish. It wouldn't be for another 7 innings that the Blue Jays would break it open with an RBI single by Kelly Gruber, a bases loaded double by Turner Ward, and another RBI single by Manuel Lee to take it 16-11 in 18. The Blue Jays had 26 hits in the game, and the A's had 28. It was all Blue Jays after that until more late inning heroics in Game 4, where the A's were down 6-2, but scored 2 in the 8th and 6 in the 9th to avoid the sweep. They couldn't do more than that though, and fell in 5.
Scores:
Tor 16 Phi 11 (18)
Tor 5 Phi 3
Tor 6 Phi 3
Phi 10 Tor 6
Tor 6 Phi 5
The 1992 Blue Jays' next opponent will be the winner of the 1936 Yankees / 2006 Cardinals series.
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