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{{Short description|90th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series}}
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{{Infobox World Series Expanded
| image = 1993 World Series logo.svg
| country = World
| year = 1993
| champion = [[1993 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] (4)
| champion_manager = [[Cito Gaston]]
| champion_games = {{winpct|95|67|record=y}}, GA:&nbsp;7
| runnerup = [[1993 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]] (2)
| runnerup_manager = [[Jim Fregosi]]
| runnerup_games = {{winpct|97|65|record=y}}, GA:&nbsp;3
| date = October 16–23
| venue = [[Rogers Centre|SkyDome]] (Toronto)<br />[[Veterans Stadium]] (Philadelphia)
| MVP = [[Paul Molitor]] (Toronto)
| television = [[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]], simulcast in Canada on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]
| announcers = [[Sean McDonough]] and [[Tim McCarver]]
| radio_network = [[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]<br />[[CJCL]] (TOR)<br />[[WPHT|WOGL]] (PHI)
| radio_announcers = [[Vin Scully]] and [[Johnny Bench]] (CBS)<br />[[Tom Cheek]] and [[Jerry Howarth]] (CJCL)<br />[[Harry Kalas]], [[Richie Ashburn]], [[Chris Wheeler]], [[Andy Musser]] and [[Garry Maddox]] (WOGL)
| umpires = [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] (AL, crew chief), [[Paul Runge (umpire)|Paul Runge]] (NL), [[Tim McClelland]] (AL), [[Charlie Williams (umpire)|Charlie Williams]] (NL), [[Mark Johnson (umpire)|Mark Johnson]] (AL), [[Dana DeMuth]] (NL)
| HOFers = '''Blue Jays:''' <br />[[Pat Gillick]] (GM)<br />[[Roberto Alomar]] <br />[[Rickey Henderson]]<br />[[Paul Molitor]]<br />[[Jack Morris]] (DNP)<br />'''Phillies:''' <br />none
| ALCS = [[1993 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] over [[1993 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]] (4–2)
| NLCS = [[1993 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]] over [[1993 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] (4–2)
| image2 =
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The '''1993 World Series''' was the [[World Series|championship series]] of [[Major League Baseball]]'s (MLB) {{mlby|1993}} season. The 90th edition of the World Series, it was a [[best-of-seven playoff]] played between the [[1992 World Series|defending World Series champion]] and [[American League]] (AL) [[1993 American League Championship Series|champion]] [[1993 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] and the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) [[1993 National League Championship Series|champion]] [[1993 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]]. The Blue Jays defeated the Phillies in six games, becoming the seventh franchise in MLB history to win back-to-back championships.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adler|first=David|title=Every back-to-back World Series champ|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/back-to-back-world-series-champions-c297636124|website=MLB.com|date=November 6, 2021|accessdate=September 7, 2024}}</ref>

With Toronto ahead three games to two in the Series, but trailing Game 6 by a score of 6–5 in the bottom of the ninth [[inning]], [[Joe Carter]] hit a [[Walk-off home run|game-winning]] three-run [[home run]] to clinch Toronto's second consecutive championship (the first team to repeat as champions since the [[1977 New York Yankees season|1977]]–[[1978 New York Yankees season|78 Yankees]]).

This was only the second Series concluded by such a home run (the first was on a [[Bill Mazeroski]] home run for the [[1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]], in the bottom of the ninth in the seventh game of the [[1960 World Series]]), and the first such occasion where a come-from-behind walk-off home run won a World Series. This victory, along with the [[Montreal Canadiens]] winning the [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup]] four months earlier, was the last [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major North American professional sports]] championship won by a Canadian team until [[2017 Toronto FC season|Toronto FC]] won the [[MLS Cup]] in [[MLS Cup 2017|2017]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brunt |first=Gordon |date=2017-12-10 |title=What the world was like last time Toronto won a major championship |url=https://www.thescore.com/mls/news/1442397 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=theScore.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |title=Toronto FC "paint the city red" in euphoric victory celebration with fans {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/toronto-fc-paint-city-red-euphoric-victory-celebration-fans |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}}</ref>

This was the fourth World Series with games played entirely on [[artificial turf]], following the series of {{wsy|1980}}, {{wsy|1985}}, and {{wsy|1987}}. A fifth occurred in {{wsy|2020}}, although that was a neutral-site series during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The sixth would be the [[2023 World Series]]. 

[[Larry Andersen]] was the only member of the Phillies who had played for the [[1983 Philadelphia Phillies season|team]] in its previous World Series appearance in {{wsy|1983}} (although he played for several other teams from 1986 to 1992). [[Darren Daulton]] had been a late season call-up in 1983, but only served as the bullpen catcher in the World Series that year.

To date, this remains Toronto’s last World Series victory and appearance.

==Summary==
{{See also|1993 Major League Baseball postseason}}
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary = AL [[Toronto Blue Jays]] (4) vs. NL [[Philadelphia Phillies]] (2)
| winner =
| score =
| score1 = Philadelphia Phillies – 5, '''Toronto Blue Jays''' – 8
| date1 = October 16
| loc1 = [[SkyDome]]
| time1 = 3:27
| att1 = 52,011
| ref1 = <ref name="Game1">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B10160TOR1993.htm|title=1993 World Series Game 1 – Philadelphia Phillies vs. Toronto Blue Jays|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
| score2 = '''Philadelphia Phillies''' – 6, Toronto Blue Jays – 4
| date2 = October 17
| loc2 = SkyDome
| time2 = 3:35
| att2 = 52,062
| ref2 = <ref name="Game2">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B10170TOR1993.htm|title=1993 World Series Game 2 – Philadelphia Phillies vs. Toronto Blue Jays|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
| score3 = '''Toronto Blue Jays''' – 10, Philadelphia Phillies – 3
| date3 = October 19
| loc3 = [[Veterans Stadium]]
| time3 = 3:16
| att3 = 62,689
| ref3 = <ref name="Game3">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B10190PHI1993.htm|title=1993 World Series Game 3 – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
| score4 = '''Toronto Blue Jays''' – 15, Philadelphia Phillies – 14
| date4 = October 20
| loc4 = Veterans Stadium
| time4 = 4:14
| att4 = 62,731
| ref4 = <ref name="Game4">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B10200PHI1993.htm|title=1993 World Series Game 4 – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
| score5 = Toronto Blue Jays – 0, '''Philadelphia Phillies''' – 2
| date5 = October 21
| loc5 = Veterans Stadium
| time5 = 2:53
| att5 = 62,706
| ref5 = <ref name="Game5">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B10210PHI1993.htm|title=1993 World Series Game 5 – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
| score6 = Philadelphia Phillies – 6, '''Toronto Blue Jays''' – 8
| date6 = October 23
| loc6 = SkyDome
| time6 = 3:27
| att6 = 52,195
| ref6 = <ref name="Game6">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B10230TOR1993.htm|title=1993 World Series Game 6 – Philadelphia Phillies vs. Toronto Blue Jays|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
}}

==Matchups==

===Game 1===
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|Date=Saturday, October 16, 1993
|Time=8:29{{nbsp}}pm ([[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]])
|Location=[[SkyDome]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
|Road=Philadelphia|RoadAbr=PHI
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|WP=[[Al Leiter]] (1–0)|LP=[[Curt Schilling]] (0–1)|SV=[[Duane Ward]] (1)
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=[[Devon White (baseball)|Devon White]] (1), [[John Olerud]] (1)
||Other={{convert|73|F|C}}, roof closed}}

The Series' first game sent two staff aces—[[Curt Schilling]] for Philadelphia and [[Juan Guzman (pitcher)|Juan Guzman]] for Toronto—against one another. The result was less than a pitcher's duel, however, as both teams scored early and often. The Philles struck first in the top of the first on RBI [[Single (baseball)|singles]] by [[John Kruk]] and [[Darren Daulton]] aided by two [[Bases on balls|walks]]. In the bottom of the second, after two singles and a [[wild pitch]], [[Paul Molitor]]'s single and [[Tony Fernandez]]'s groundout scored a run each to tie the game. The Phillies took a 3–2 lead in the third [[inning]] when [[Mariano Duncan]] hit a [[Leadoff hitter|leadoff]] single, [[Stolen base|stole]] second and scored on Kruk's single, but the Blue Jays tied the game in the bottom half of the inning when [[Devon White (baseball)|Devon White]] reached [[third base]] on left fielder's [[Milt Thompson (baseball)|Milt Thompson]]'s [[Error (baseball)|error]] and scored on [[Joe Carter]]'s [[sacrifice fly]]. The Phillies retook the lead in the fifth inning when Duncan [[Triple (baseball)|tripled]] with one out and scored on a wild pitch, but White hit a home run to tie the game in the bottom of the inning. The next inning, [[John Olerud]] hit a home run to put Toronto on top 5–4. In the seventh, after two one-out singles, Schilling was relieved by [[David West (baseball)|David West]], who allowed an RBI [[Double (baseball)|double]] to White and two-run double to [[Roberto Alomar]] to pad Toronto's lead to 8–4. The Phillies got a run in the ninth when Kruk hit a leadoff single, moved to second on an error and scored on [[Jim Eisenreich]]'s two-out single, but [[Duane Ward]] got [[Ricky Jordan]] to fly out to end the game as Toronto won 8–5. [[Al Leiter]] pitched {{frac|2|2|3}} innings—in relief of an erratic [[Juan Guzmán (baseball)|Juan Guzman]], who walked four in just five innings—for his first World Series win. Kruk had three hits for Philadelphia. Alomar made an amazing diving catch on a [[Lenny Dykstra]] looper behind first in the top of the fifth.

===Game 2===
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|Date=Sunday, October 17, 1993
|Time=8:29{{nbsp}}pm (EDT)
|Location=SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario
|Road='''Philadelphia'''|RoadAbr=PHI
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|Home=Toronto|HomeAbr=TOR
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=2|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=1|H9=0|HR=4|HH=8|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Terry Mulholland]] (1–0)|LP=[[Dave Stewart (baseball)|Dave Stewart]] (0–1)|SV=[[Mitch Williams (baseball)|Mitch Williams]] (1)
|RoadHR=[[Jim Eisenreich]] (1), [[Lenny Dykstra]] (1)|HomeHR=[[Joe Carter]] (1)
||Other={{convert|73|F|C}}, roof closed}}

In the second game of the Series, ALCS MVP [[Dave Stewart (baseball)|Dave Stewart]] was on the mound for Toronto and [[Terry Mulholland]] started for Philadelphia. Philadelphia jumped out to an early lead: in the third inning, After two walks, [[John Kruk]] and [[Dave Hollins]] hit back-to-back RBI singles, then [[Jim Eisenreich]] followed with a three-run home run to deep right-center to put them up 5–0. Toronto got on the scoreboard in the fourth inning courtesy of a [[Joe Carter]] two-run home run to left, then cut the Phillies' lead to 5–3 in the sixth when [[Roberto Alomar]] singled with two outs and scored on [[Tony Fernandez]]'s double, but the Phillies got that run back in the seventh on [[Lenny Dykstra]]'s home run off [[Tony Castillo (pitcher)|Tony Castillo]]. Toronto cut the lead to 6–4 in the eighth when [[Paul Molitor]] hit a leadoff double off [[Roger Mason (baseball)|Roger Mason]], stole third and scored on [[John Olerud]]'s sacrifice fly off [[Mitch Williams]]. Alomar then walked and stole second, but was caught stealing third to end the inning. Williams then pitched a scoreless ninth as the Phillies won to tie the series. Mulholland pitched {{frac|5|2|3}} innings, allowing three earned runs, for the win.

===Game 3===
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|Date=Tuesday, October 19, 1993
|Time=8:12{{nbsp}}pm (EDT)
|Location=[[Veterans Stadium]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
|Road='''Toronto'''|RoadAbr=TOR
|R1=3|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=3|R8=0|R9=2|RR=10|RH=13|RE=1
|Home=Philadelphia|HomeAbr=PHI
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=1|H8=0|H9=1|HR=3|HH=9|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Pat Hentgen]] (1–0)|LP=[[Danny Jackson]] (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=[[Paul Molitor]] (1)|HomeHR=[[Milt Thompson (baseball)|Milt Thompson]] (1)
||Other={{convert|58|F|C}}, intermittent Rain}}

As he had in the preceding World Series, when the 1993 edition moved into the National League ballpark Toronto manager [[Cito Gaston]] was faced with a decision regarding his [[designated hitter]]. In 1992, [[Dave Winfield]] was Gaston’s regular DH but in the three games the series was played in Atlanta, he inserted him into the lineup in his natural position of right field; in two of those games Gaston moved his regular right fielder, [[Joe Carter]], to first base and kept [[John Olerud]] out of his lineup. This time, with [[Paul Molitor]] in his lineup, Gaston again had to decide whether or not to keep Olerud, who led the major leagues with a .363 batting average and was a good defensive first baseman, in the lineup or replace him with the veteran Molitor, who at this point in his career had mostly been a regular DH and could only play first base if needed. Against a left-handed pitcher, Gaston decided to stick with the right-handed veteran Molitor, but had left-hitting Olerud on the bench if needed later in the game.

The Blue Jays sent future Cy Young winner [[Pat Hentgen]] to the mound for Game 3. The Phillies countered with veteran [[Danny Jackson]], who was one of the few Phillies that had pitched in a World Series; he was part of the [[1985 Kansas City Royals season|1985 Kansas City]] and [[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|1990 Cincinnati]] teams that won World Series championships.

The Blue Jays struck for two runs before recording an out. After [[Rickey Henderson]]’s leadoff single and [[Devon White (baseball)|Devon White]]’s walk, Molitor tripled to drive them both in. [[Joe Carter]] then extended the Toronto lead to 3–0 with a sacrifice fly, but Jackson got out of the inning by retiring [[Roberto Alomar]] and [[Tony Fernandez]].

The Phillies got two runners in scoring position with one out in their half of the first, with [[Mariano Duncan]] and [[John Kruk]] singling and an error by Carter enabling both runners to advance a base. Hentgen ended the threat by striking out [[Dave Hollins]] and [[Darren Daulton]]; the Phillies only got one more man on base before the sixth inning.

Molitor struck again with two out in the fourth, hitting a solo home run to extend the lead to four. Carter, Alomar, and Fernandez followed with singles to load the bases, but Jackson struck out [[Ed Sprague Jr.]] to end the inning without further damage. Jackson would be lifted for a pinch hitter in the fifth.

In the sixth, Phillies reliever [[Ben Rivera]] gave up a leadoff single to Alomar. With Fernandez up, the speedy second baseman stole second and third and scored on a sacrifice fly by his double-play partner. The Phillies got on the board in the bottom of the inning on a single by [[Jim Eisenreich]] that drove in Kruk. This was Hentgen’s last inning of work; [[Danny Cox (baseball)|Danny Cox]] would come on for the seventh.

In the top of the seventh, Henderson hit a leadoff double, then scored on a triple by White. After a walk by Molitor and a Carter strikeout, Alomar's RBI single made it 7–1 in favor of Toronto. [[Bobby Thigpen]] relieved Rivera and walked Fernandez before Sprague's sacrifice fly made it 8–1.

The Phillies managed a run off Cox in the seventh, with a string of singles by [[Milt Thompson (baseball)|Milt Thompson]], [[Lenny Dykstra]], and Duncan with one out resulting in Thompson scoring. The Blue Jays finished their offensive output in the top of the ninth with an RBI triple by Alomar that scored Molitor and a single by Fernandez that followed to bring in Alomar. Thompson hit a solo home run against Toronto closer [[Duane Ward]] in the bottom of the ninth to finish out the scoring, and the Blue Jays emerged with a 10–3 victory and a two-games-to-one lead in the series.

===Game 4===
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|Date=Wednesday, October 20, 1993
|Time=8:12{{nbsp}}pm (EDT)
|Location=Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|Road='''Toronto'''|RoadAbr=TOR
|R1=3|R2=0|R3=4|R4=0|R5=0|R6=2|R7=0|R8=6|R9=0|RR=15|RH=18|RE=0
|Home=Philadelphia|HomeAbr=PHI
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|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Tony Castillo (pitcher)|Tony Castillo]] (1–0)|LP=[[Mitch Williams (baseball)|Mitch Williams]] (0–1)|SV=[[Duane Ward]] (2)
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=[[Lenny Dykstra]] 2 (3), [[Darren Daulton]] (1)
||Other={{convert|62|F|C}}, overcast}}

In the fourth game of the Series, Toronto sent [[Todd Stottlemyre]] to the mound while Philadelphia countered with [[Tommy Greene]]. It had been a rainy day in Philadelphia, which water-logged the aging turf at Veterans Stadium, making for particularly slippery conditions.

Toronto loaded the bases in the first on a double, walk and single. [[Paul Molitor]] walked to force in a run before [[Tony Fernandez]]'s single scored two more. In the bottom half, three walks loaded the bases for the Phillies before [[Jim Eisenreich]] walked to force in a run, then [[Milt Thompson (baseball)|Milt Thompson]]'s three-run triple put the Phillies up 4–3. [[Lenny Dykstra]]'s two-run home run next inning made it 6–3 Phillies. In the top of the third, after a one-out walk and single, consecutive RBI singles by [[Tony Fernandez]] and [[Pat Borders]] cut the lead to 6–5. [[Roger Mason (baseball)|Roger Mason]] relieved Greene and after a groundout and walk, [[Devon White (baseball)|Devon White]]'s two-run single put Toronto up 7–6, but the Phillies tied the game in the fourth when Dykstra doubled with two outs off [[Al Leiter]] and scored on [[Mariano Duncan]]'s single. Next inning, after a leadoff single, [[Darren Daulton]]'s two-run home run put the Phillies up 9–7. After another single, Thompson's RBI double made it 10–7, then Dykstra's second home run of the game made it 12–7 Phillies.

In the sixth, White hit a leadoff double before scoring on [[Roberto Alomar]]'s single off [[David West (baseball)|David West]]. After a single and hit-by-pitch loaded the bases, Fernandez's RBI groundout cut the Phillies' lead to 12–9, but they added a run in the bottom half when [[Dave Hollins]] hit a leadoff double off [[Tony Castillo (pitcher)|Tony Castillo]] and scored on Thompson's two-out single. Next inning, a hit-by-pitch to Daulton with the bases loaded made it 14–9 Phillies. In the eighth, though, after a one-out single and walk off [[Larry Andersen]], Molitor's RBI double made it 14–10 Phillies. Fernandez then hit an RBI single off [[Mitch Williams]]. A walk loaded the bases, then after a strikeout, [[Rickey Henderson]]'s single and White's triple scored two runs each to put Toronto ahead 15–14. [[Duane Ward]] earned the save, retiring the last four Phillies batters.

Three new World Series records were set, including the longest game (4:14), most total runs scored in a single game (29), and most runs scored by a losing team (14). Also, [[Charlie Williams (umpire)|Charlie Williams]] became the first [[African American]] to serve as the home plate [[Umpire (baseball)|umpire]] for a World Series game.

Two [[death threat]]s directed towards Mitch Williams were phoned into Veterans Stadium as soon as it became evident that Williams was going to be the losing pitcher of Game 4. Williams was not aware of the death threats until after Game 5.

===Game 5===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Thursday, October 21, 1993
|Time=8:12{{nbsp}}pm (EDT)
|Location=Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|Road=Toronto|RoadAbr=TOR
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=5|RE=1
|Home='''Philadelphia'''|HomeAbr=PHI
|H1=1|H2=1|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=2|HH=5|HE=1
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Curt Schilling]] (1–1)|LP=[[Juan Guzmán (baseball)|Juan Guzmán]] (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=
||Other={{convert|67|F|C}}, Light rain}}

The offenses were due for an off-day, and it came in Game 5 courtesy of a [[Curt Schilling]] (Philadelphia) and [[Juan Guzman (pitcher)|Juan Guzman]] (Toronto) pitching duel. With the Phillies'  backs to the wall, Schilling shut down the previously unstoppable Toronto offense, limiting the team to just five hits, three walks, no extra-base hits (although catcher [[Pat Borders]] had two hits) and no runs in a complete-game shutout. It was only the second time all season that Toronto had been shut out. Guzman pitched well in a losing effort, allowing only two runs and five hits in seven innings of work.

The two runs scored as a result of scrappy baserunning play from the Philadelphia offense. In the first inning, [[Lenny Dykstra]] walked, stole second, moved to third on a [[Pat Borders]] throwing error during the steal, and scored on a [[John Kruk]] ground out. In the second inning, [[Darren Daulton]] opened with a double, took third on a groundout, and scored on a [[Kevin Stocker]] single.

As it turned out, it was the final postseason baseball game in [[Veterans Stadium]]. It was demolished after the [[2003 Philadelphia Phillies season|2003 season]].

===Game 6===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Saturday, October 23, 1993
|Time=8:12{{nbsp}}pm (EDT)
|Location=SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario
|Road=Philadelphia|RoadAbr=PHI
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=5|R8=0|R9=0|RR=6|RH=7|RE=0
|Home='''Toronto'''|HomeAbr=TOR
|H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=3|HR=8|HH=10|HE=2
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Duane Ward]] (1–0)|LP=[[Mitch Williams (baseball)|Mitch Williams]] (0–2)|SV=
|RoadHR=[[Lenny Dykstra]] (4)|HomeHR=[[Paul Molitor]] (2), [[Joe Carter]] (2)
||Other={{convert|73|F|C}}, roof closed}}

The sixth game in the Series was a rematch between Game 2 starters [[Terry Mulholland]] and [[Dave Stewart (baseball)|Dave Stewart]], who would have similar results. Toronto scored in the bottom of the first with a run-scoring [[Paul Molitor]] triple after a walk, [[Joe Carter]] sacrifice fly to score Molitor, and [[Roberto Alomar]] RBI single after a double. The Phillies got on the board in the fourth when [[Darren Daulton]] doubled with two outs and scored on [[Jim Eisenreich]]'s single, but the Blue Jays got that run back in the bottom of the inning on when Alomar hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a groundout and scored on [[Ed Sprague Jr.]]'s sacrifice fly. [[Paul Molitor]] added a home run in the fifth inning while the Toronto fans were chanting "MVP" for Paul, bringing the score to 5–1 for Toronto. Molitor became the first player in World Series history to have at least two home runs, two doubles, and two triples.

In the seventh inning, Philadelphia fought back with five runs. After a walk and single, [[Lenny Dykstra]] hit a three-run home run to knock Stewart out of the game. [[Mariano Duncan]] singled off reliever [[Danny Cox (baseball)|Danny Cox]], stole second, and scored on [[Dave Hollins]]'s RBI single to tie the game. A walk and single loaded the bases before [[Pete Incaviglia]] hit a sacrifice fly to put the Phillies up 6–5.

The Blue Jays would try to threaten in the bottom of the eighth. [[John Olerud]] drew a one-out walk and the Phillies brought in [[Larry Andersen]] to face [[Roberto Alomar]]. After Alomar grounded out, Andersen then hit [[Tony Fernandez]] with a pitch and walked [[Ed Sprague Jr.]] to load the bases. Andersen got out of the inning by inducing a pop-fly to [[Pat Borders]]. This became significant in the next inning, with the batting order reset to the top with [[Rickey Henderson]] leading off.

Philadelphia closer [[Mitch Williams (baseball)|Mitch Williams]] came on to pitch the bottom of the ninth with his team clinging to a 6–5 lead. After beginning the inning by walking [[Rickey Henderson]], Williams tried to counter Henderson's speed by using a slide-step style of pitching delivery. Prior to the game, Williams had never used the slide-step delivery in his career, and this may have cut back on his velocity. The walk to Henderson was followed by a [[Devon White (baseball)|Devon White]] flyout and a [[Paul Molitor]] single that moved Henderson to second.

[[File:Blue Jays Win the 1993 World Series.jpg|thumb|260px|Fireworks in the SkyDome after Carter's home run.]]
[[Joe Carter]] came up next and, with the count 2–2, he hit a three-run home run to win the game and the World Series. Just before the fifth and final pitch to Joe Carter, [[CBS Sports]] announcer [[Tim McCarver]] commented that Carter (relatively unproductive in the Series to date) looked awkward and uncomfortable at the plate. The same pitch allowed Blue Jays radio announcer [[Tom Cheek]] the opportunity to utter his famous "Touch 'em all, Joe" quote, when Joe Carter clinched the series. Carter joined [[Bill Mazeroski]] as the only two players to win a World Series with a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning (Mazeroski hit his home run in the deciding Game 7, while Carter hit his in Game 6).

Carter was actively involved in the final play of the World Series for the second year in a row. In the [[1992 World Series|previous year]], Carter caught the final out as first baseman after relief pitcher [[Mike Timlin]] fielded [[Otis Nixon]]'s bunt. Taking the 1993 ALCS into account (where he caught the final out in the outfield), he had been involved in the final play of three straight postseason championship series.

American League president [[Bobby Brown (third baseman)|Dr. Bobby Brown]] presented the [[Commissioner's Trophy (MLB)|World Series Trophy]] instead of the [[Commissioner of Baseball (MLB)|Commissioner of Baseball]]; this event also occurred in [[1992 World Series|the year before]].

==Composite box==
1993 World Series '''(4–2): [[Toronto Blue Jays]] (A.L.)''' over [[Philadelphia Phillies]] (N.L.)
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==Aftermath==
The Blue Jays became the second expansion team to win two World Series championships, following the [[1986 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] in {{wsy|1986}}. This has since been achieved by the [[2003 Florida Marlins season|Florida Marlins]] in {{wsy|2003}}, the [[2015 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]] in {{wsy|2015}}, and the [[2022 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] in {{wsy|2022}}. With the [[1992–93 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal Canadiens]] winning the [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals]] five months earlier, it marked the only time Canadian teams won multiple league championships among the four major North American team sports in a calendar year.

Mitch Williams would later place blame on himself for the World Series loss:
{{cquote|Everybody saw what happened,. . . . I made a mistake, and he hit the mistake. I let my team down today. I'm not going to go home and commit suicide or anything....They did what they had to do to win this series. And I let us down in big situations. I carry that burden. No excuses. I didn't get the job done.}}
::&mdash;Mitch Williams on his feelings about surrendering the home run to Joe Carter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/24/sports/world-series-wild-thing-one-time-too-often.html|title=WORLD SERIES; 'Wild Thing' One Time Too Often|website=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 24, 1993|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-21}}</ref> Williams would be traded that off-season by the Phillies to the [[1994 Houston Astros season|Astros]].

[[Roger Angell]]'s review of the World Series in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' was entitled "Oh, What a Lovely War".<ref>{{cite journal|first=Roger|last=Angell|title=Oh, What A Lovely War|journal=New Yorker|date=November 23, 1993}}</ref>

When Joe Carter appeared in the [[1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1996 All-Star Game]] at [[Veterans Stadium]], he was booed by the crowd for his aforementioned home run that won him this World Series.

Both teams would experience absences from the postseason; the Phillies did not return to the postseason until [[2007 Philadelphia Phillies season|2007]], or appear in another World Series until their championship season of {{wsy|2008}}, bringing the city of Philadelphia its first championship since the [[Philadelphia 76ers|76ers]] swept the [[1983 NBA Finals]].<ref>{{cite news|title=WORLD CHAMPS!&mdash;28 years later, Phillies again are baseball's best|date=October 30, 2008|first=Phil|last=Sheridan|newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=A1|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20081030_Phil_Sheridan__Phillies_provide_a_season_of_memorable_moments.html?viewAll=y| access-date= March 20, 2011 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> The general manager of the Blue Jays, [[Pat Gillick]], was general manager of the [[2008 Philadelphia Phillies season|Phillies]] team that won the 2008 World Series. The Blue Jays did not qualify for the playoffs again until the [[2015 Toronto Blue Jays season|2015 season]]. This was the last time a Toronto team made it to the championship round in one of the four major sports until the [[2018–19 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto Raptors]] in their {{nbafy|2019}} championship season.

By accumulating 45 runs over the course of the series, the Blue Jays scored the highest number of runs of any ''series-winning'' team in World Series history. Only the series-losing [[1960 World Series|1960 New York Yankees]] accumulated more runs in a series (55). Coincidentally, that series also ended on a walk-off home run.

1993 was the last postseason played under a two-division, two post-season round format. After the season, MLB owners agreed to a new three-division setup, with extra post-season round ([[League Division Series]]).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Depken|first=Craig A.|date=2010|title=Is March Madness Contagious? Post Season Play and Attendance in NCAA Division I Basketball|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1583435|journal=SSRN Electronic Journal|doi=10.2139/ssrn.1583435|s2cid=154832580|issn=1556-5068|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The extra round format had been used once before during the [[1981 Major League Baseball season|1981 strike shortened season]].

==Broadcasting==
[[MLB on CBS|CBS Sports]] covered the World Series on television for the fourth consecutive year; it was also the final World Series in CBS's contract to air Major League Baseball games. For the second consecutive year, [[Sean McDonough]] served as lead announcer, with [[Tim McCarver]] serving as analyst for the fourth consecutive year. Pregame and postgame shows saw [[Andrea Joyce]] and [[Pat O'Brien (radio and television personality)|Pat O'Brien]] as hosts, while [[Lesley Visser]] and [[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]] were field level reporters. 

[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS Radio]] was once again the nationwide radio partner for the World Series. [[Vin Scully]] led the broadcast for a fourth consecutive year, with [[Johnny Bench]] serving as analyst for the fifth and last time. [[John Rooney (sportscaster)|John Rooney]] served as the pregame and postgame show host. 

Locally, the World Series was called on [[WPHT|WOGL-AM]] in Philadelphia by [[Harry Kalas]], [[Richie Ashburn]], [[Chris Wheeler]], [[Andy Musser]], and [[Garry Maddox]] and on [[CJCL (AM)|CJCL-AM]] in Toronto by [[Jerry Howarth]] and [[Tom Cheek]]. Cheek's famous call of the Carter home run ("Touch 'em all Joe, you'll never hit a bigger home run in your life!") lives on in Blue Jays folklore. Tom Cheek never called another postseason game in his role as voice of the Blue Jays, from which he retired in [[2005 Toronto Blue Jays season|2005]] prior to his death from [[brain cancer]].

The 1993 series was Richie Ashburn's last as a Phillies broadcaster, as he died in [[1997 Philadelphia Phillies season|1997]]. Andy Musser also called his last World Series as a member of the Phillies' broadcast team; he retired in [[2001 Philadelphia Phillies season|2001]] and died eleven years later. Game 6 also marked Johnny Bench's final broadcast for CBS Radio after nine years (he would be replaced on CBS Radio's World Series broadcasts by [[Jeff Torborg]]), while Harry Kalas would not call another World Series until [[2008 World Series|2008]]. Kalas later died in [[2009 Philadelphia Phillies season|2009]] prior to a game at [[Nationals Park]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Chris Wheeler continued to call games for the Phillies until being released in [[2014 Philadelphia Phillies season|2014]] and Jerry Howarth continued to call Blue Jays games, moving into the primary play-by-play position following the death of Cheek, until his retirement before the [[2018 Toronto Blue Jays season|2018 season]]. Howarth would return to call postseason games when the Blue Jays qualified in [[2015 Toronto Blue Jays season|2015]] and [[2016 Toronto Blue Jays season|2016]], where they were eliminated in the [[American League Championship Series|ALCS]] both years.

===The Joe Carter home run calls===
*[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS Radio]], with [[Vin Scully]]:

::''Fastball, it's hit to left field, down the line, in the corner, home run! Joe Carter who took the 2 and 0 pitch for a strike right down the middle hits the 2 and 1 (sic) pitch over the left field wall and the Toronto Blue Jays come back with 3 in the bottom of the ninth inning to become the World Champions yet again. The final score: Toronto 8, Philadelphia 6.''

*[[CJCL (AM)|CJCL-AM Radio]] in [[List of Toronto Blue Jays broadcasters|Toronto]] by [[Tom Cheek]]:

::''Joe has had his moments. Trying to lay off that ball, low to the outside part of the plate, he just went after one. Two balls and two strikes on him. Here's a pitch on the way, a swing and a belt! Left field, way back, BLUE JAYS WIN IT! The Blue Jays are World Series champions, as Joe Carter hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning and the Blue Jays have repeated as World Series champions! Touch 'em all, Joe, you'll never hit a bigger home run in your life!''

*[[WPHT|WOGL-AM Radio]] in [[List of Philadelphia Phillies broadcasters|Philadelphia]] by [[Harry Kalas]]:

::''The 2–2 pitch, line drive in deep left, this ball is outta here. Three-run home run, Joe Carter, and the Toronto Blue Jays are the world champions of baseball for the second straight year. A three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth by Joe Carter who's being mobbed at home plate.''

*[[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS Television]]. [[Sean McDonough]]:

::''Now the 2-2. Well-hit down the left-field line, way back and GONE! Joe Carter with a three-run homer! The winners and still world champions, the Toronto Blue Jays!''

==Music==

The [[West Chester University Golden Rams Marching Band|West Chester University "Incomparable" Golden Rams Marching Band]] performed the pregame show for Game 3.

Toronto rapper [[Choclair]] refers to Joe Carter's walk-off home run in his 1999 song, "[[Let's Ride (Choclair song)|Let's Ride]]".

On July 29, 2015, Toronto rapper [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]] released a [[Diss (music)|diss track]] against Philadelphia rapper [[Meek Mill]] entitled "[[Back to Back (Drake song)|Back to Back]]". The cover of the diss track features a picture of Joe Carter, just after hitting the series-clinching home run.

==See also==
*[[1993 Japan Series]]

==Sources==
*{{cite web |author=Forman, Sean L. |title=1993 World Series |work=Baseball-Reference.com – Major League Statistics and Information. |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1993_WS.shtml |access-date=December 9, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235419/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1993_WS.shtml| archive-date= November 30, 2007 | url-status= live}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19931017/1726560/world-series-notebook----blue-jays-alomar-shows-off-defensively-with-diving-catch Seattle Times article about Roberto Alomar's game 1 catch]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040510203528/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1993bluejays.stm 1993 Toronto Blue Jays]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060116055553/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1993phillies.stm 1993 Philadelphia Phillies]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090325125621/http://www.irun.com/users/6967/downloads/Jays%20Win%20Back-to-Back%20World%20Series.mp3 MP3 download of Blue Jays' radio broadcaster Tom Cheek calling Joe Carter's World Series winning home run]
*{{YouTube|-F5HwiGm7lg|Video of Carter's 1993 World Series winning home run}}

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