Joe Carter celebrates his World Series-winning home run on Oct. 23, 1993. During the broadcast, Jays play-by-play man Tom Cheek famously said: “Touch ‘em all, Joe! You’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life!”
Joe Carter celebrates his World Series-winning home run on Oct. 23, 1993. During the broadcast, Jays play-by-play man Tom Cheek famously said: “Touch ‘em all, Joe! You’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life!”
In an occasional series, we look back at key events found in the Toronto Star archives. Today we look at the Toronto Blue Jays’ second World Series win, Oct. 23, 1993.
The 1993 World Series was the second in a row for the Blue Jays. This time they faced the Philadelphia Phillies in a series that would turn out to be mostly a slug-fest.
The Jays won game one 8-5, with Jays starter Al Leiter out-duelling Phillies ace Curt Schilling. But the Phillies came back in game two, winning in the SkyDome 6-4.
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The Jays’ big bats came out in game three, with a lop-sided 10-3 victory in Philadelphia. Then both teams went to town in game four. Going into the top of the eighth inning, the Phillies were up 14-9. But the lead was not enough. The Jays scored six in the eighth and held on for a 15-14 win. Amazingly, the Jays did not register a single home run in the game.
With the Phillies facing elimination in game five, they desperately needed solid pitching. Schilling delivered in the only real pitcher’s duel of the series, throwing nine innings of scoreless baseball. Jays starter Juan Guzman was not slouch that day, allowing only two runs, one in the first inning and one in the second. The final was 2-0 for the Phillies.
This set up game six back in Toronto. The Jays got on the board first, putting up three runs in the first and one each in the fourth and fifth innings. But the Phillies exploded for five runs in the seventh inning and were leading 6-5 going into the bottom of the ninth. Phillies closer Mitch Williams was on the mound, and walked leadoff hitter Ricky Henderson. Devon White was up next, but flew out to left field. Then Paul Molitor hit a hit a single to centre field.
With Henderson on second and Molitor on first, Joe Carter stepped to the plate.
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