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)
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 division championship 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.
Matchups[]
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
(TOR-CHW) |
Attendance | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 5 | Toronto | 7 | Chicago | 3 | 1-0 | 46,246 | Comiskey Park |
| 2 | October 6 | Toronto | 3 | Chicago | 1 | 2-0 | 46,101 | Comiskey Park |
| 3 | October 8 | Chicago | 6 | Toronto | 1 | 2-1 | 51,783 | SkyDome |
| 4 | October 9 | Chicago | 7 | Toronto | 4 | 2-2 | 51,889 | SkyDome |
| 5 | October 10 | Chicago | 3 | Toronto | 5 | 3-2 | 51,375 | SkyDome |
| 6 | October 12 | Toronto | 6 | Chicago | 3 | 4-2 | 45,527 | Comiskey Park |
| TOR won 4, CHW won 2. Blue Jays win the American League Championship | ||||||||
Game Summaries[]
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) | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||
Quotes of the Series[]
| “ | Joe Carter is under it...he's GOT IT and the Blue Jays are headed back to the World Series! They have beaten the Chicago White Sox in Game 6 of the 1993 ALCS! - Tom Cheek calling the final out of the series. | ” |
External links[]
- Baseball-Reference.com - 1993 ALCS
| American League Championship Series 1969
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