# 1993 World Series
The 1993 [World Series](https://www.edgepedia.org/world-series) was the championship series of [Major League Baseball](https://www.edgepedia.org/major-league-baseball)'s 1993 season, in which the [Toronto Blue Jays](https://www.edgepedia.org/toronto-blue-jays) of the American League defeated the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League, 4 games to 2, to win their second consecutive World Series title. It ended on October 23, 1993, when Joe Carter hit a three-run walk-off home run off Mitch Williams in the ninth inning of Game 6, giving Toronto an 8-6 win at SkyDome.[1](https://www.mlb.com/postseason/history/1993) • [2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap) • [3](https://libprod.morningside.edu/omeka/files/original/fad9e0e6a2e5375f932b5439729e4b05.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Result | Blue Jays over Phillies, 4 games to 2; Toronto's second straight championship[1](https://www.mlb.com/postseason/history/1993) |
| Clinching moment | Joe Carter's three-run walk-off homer off Mitch Williams in the bottom of the ninth, Game 6, 8-6[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap) |
| Rarity of the finish | One of only two championship-clinching walk-off home runs in MLB history, the other Bill Mazeroski's in 1960[4](https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/news/last-time-blue-jays-won-world-series-1993-joe-carter/9bde036462adeae402833c70) |
| Series MVP | Paul Molitor, Toronto: .500, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 8 RBI[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap) |
| Record game | Game 4, Blue Jays 15, Phillies 14, the highest-scoring game in postseason history[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap) |
| Series offense | Toronto scored 45 runs, the most by any series-winning team in World Series history, and hit .311 over six games[5](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/13939490/world-series-line-1976-2000) |
| Managers | Cito Gaston (Toronto); Jim Fregosi (Philadelphia)[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap) |
## How the teams got there
Toronto entered as the defending World Series champion and finished the regular season at 95-67, winning the American League East by one game over the [Chicago White Sox](https://www.edgepedia.org/chicago-white-sox) (94-68).[6](https://www.mlb.com/standings/league/1993) In the AL Championship Series, the Blue Jays and White Sox each won two games on opposition soil before Toronto took Game 5 at SkyDome and closed the series in six, 4-2.[7](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/history/timeline) • [1](https://www.mlb.com/postseason/history/1993)
The Phillies finished last in 1992, so their presence in the World Series was something of a shock.[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap) They went 97-65, third-best record in the [National League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-league) behind Atlanta (104-58) and San Francisco (103-59), and upset the Braves in six games in the NL Championship Series.[6](https://www.mlb.com/standings/league/1993) • [1](https://www.mlb.com/postseason/history/1993)
## The games
**Games 1 and 2 in Toronto.** Game 1 was tight until the seventh, when the Blue Jays scored three times to make it 8-4; the Phillies added an unearned run in the ninth off closer Duane Ward, and Toronto won 8-5.[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap) Philadelphia answered in Game 2, scoring five times in the third, highlighted by Jim Eisenreich's three-run homer, and holding on for a 6-4 win.[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap)
**Game 3 in Philadelphia.** Blue Jays designated hitter [Paul Molitor](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-molitor) tripled home two runs in the first inning, then singled and homered, pacing Toronto to a 10-3 win. Pat Hentgen pitched six strong innings for the victory.[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap)
**Game 4, 15-14.** Neither starting pitcher survived the third inning, after which the Blue Jays led 7-6. The Phillies piled on and, after scoring in the seventh, held a 14-9 lead. In the top of the eighth, Toronto hammered Larry Andersen and then Mitch Williams for six runs, and Duane Ward retired the Phillies in the ninth for a 15-14 victory, the highest-scoring game in postseason history. [Lenny Dykstra](https://www.edgepedia.org/lenny-dykstra)'s double and two homers and Milt Thompson's five RBIs were wasted.[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap)
**Game 5.** Perhaps worn out after Game 4, the hitters produced a pitchers' duel: [Curt Schilling](https://www.edgepedia.org/curt-schilling) topped Juan Guzman 2-0 on a five-hitter, keeping Philadelphia's hopes alive.[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap)
**Game 6 and the finish.** Trailing 5-1, the Phillies broke through with five runs in the seventh, highlighted by Dykstra's three-run homer, his fourth of the Series, to take a 6-5 lead. With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Toronto put two men on, bringing Carter up against Williams. Carter blasted a 2-2 pitch over the left-field fence, and the Blue Jays were champions for the second year in a row.[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap) The homer marked only the second time in 531 Series games that a contest ended on a come-from-behind home run.[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap)
## Why the Phillies lost
Philadelphia could not hold leads. The team coughed up a five-run, eighth-inning lead in Game 4 and a one-run, ninth-inning lead in Game 6.[5](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/13939490/world-series-line-1976-2000) The Phillies trailed the Series 3-2 heading into Game 6 in Toronto after the 15-14 loss left them down three games to one.[8](https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=tortured%2Fphiladelphia) • [9](https://www.mlb.com/phillies/history/timeline-1990s)
## Records and individual performances
Toronto's offense was the story of the Series. The Blue Jays scored 45 runs over six games, the highest total of any series-winning team in World Series history, and hit .311 collectively.[5](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/13939490/world-series-line-1976-2000) Molitor's .500 average with two doubles, two triples, two home runs, and eight RBI earned him Series MVP honors.[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap) Dykstra hit four home runs for Philadelphia, including two in Game 4 and the three-run shot in Game 6.[2](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap) In the [1990 World Series](https://www.edgepedia.org/1990-world-series), Billy Hatcher batted .750 for [Cincinnati](https://www.edgepedia.org/cincinnati), the highest single-Series batting average in World Series history.[10](https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/ufohnz3xejoschmr8y1f.pdf) • [12](https://www.mlb.com/reds/news/remembering-the-1990-cincinnati-reds-season)
## Aftermath
The 1993 title was Toronto's second and, to date, most recent World Series championship; the Blue Jays' last World Series appearance came that same year.[11](https://www.si.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays-championship-history-full-list-world-series-titles) For Philadelphia, the 1993 pennant was the franchise's fifth National League pennant, and the club did not return to the World Series until 2009.[9](https://www.mlb.com/phillies/history/timeline-1990s) Carter's home run remains one of the defining moments in Toronto sports history, and the Blue Jays did not reach the postseason again until 2015.[4](https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/news/last-time-blue-jays-won-world-series-1993-joe-carter/9bde036462adeae402833c70)
## References
1. [1993 Postseason History, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/postseason/history/1993)
2. [1993 World Series recap, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/1993-world-series-recap)
3. [The Toronto Blue Jays won the 1993 World Series (Morningside College archives PDF)](https://libprod.morningside.edu/omeka/files/original/fad9e0e6a2e5375f932b5439729e4b05.pdf)
4. [Last time Blue Jays won World Series: Revisiting 1993 team, Sporting News](https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/news/last-time-blue-jays-won-world-series-1993-joe-carter/9bde036462adeae402833c70)
5. [World Series Timeline (1976-2000), ESPN](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/13939490/world-series-line-1976-2000)
6. [1993 MLB Standings and Records, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/standings/league/1993)
7. [Timeline, Toronto Blue Jays History, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/history/timeline)
8. [So close, so painful, ESPN Page 2](https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=tortured%2Fphiladelphia)
9. [Timeline - 1990s, Philadelphia Phillies, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/phillies/history/timeline-1990s)
10. [1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays defeat Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 2 (MiLB PDF)](https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/ufohnz3xejoschmr8y1f.pdf)
11. [Blue Jays Championship History: Full List of World Series Titles, Sports Illustrated](https://www.si.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays-championship-history-full-list-world-series-titles)
12. [Remembering the 1990 Cincinnati Reds Season, mlb.com](https://www.mlb.com/reds/news/remembering-the-1990-cincinnati-reds-season)
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