1993 Jays In Real Time

The story of the 1993 Toronto Blue Jays season, told in real time. All tweets are sourced from news stories from 25 years ago today.

(Tweets by Matt English.)

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"Touch 'em all, Joe! You'll never hit a bigger home run in your life!"

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BLUE JAYS 8, PHILLIES 6

"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!"

-Tom Cheek

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Joe Carter works a 2-2 count against Mitch Williams.

On the fifth pitch of the at-bat, Carter makes contact with a slider. The ball is headed for deep left field.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Paul Molitor hits a single into the outfield, advancing Rickey Henderson to second.

Molitor now represents the potential World Series-winning run at first base, with Joe Carter due up.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Devon White drags out a nine-pitch at-bat against Mitch Williams, but ultimately flies out for the first out of the ninth inning.

Paul Molitor comes to the plate, with Rickey Henderson at first base representing the tying run.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Mitch Williams begins the bottom of the ninth by issuing a four-pitch walk to leadoff hitter Rickey Henderson.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Phillies closer Mitch Williams enters the game in the bottom of the 9th with his team holding a 6-5 lead and a chance to force a Game 7 tomorrow night.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Duane Ward does his job for Toronto, retiring the Phillies in the top of the 9th in a quick seven-pitch outing.

The Blue Jays enter the bottom of the 9th trailing by one run, with Rickey Henderson leading off.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

The Jays begin the top of the 9th with Alfredo Griffin staying in the game and playing third base, while Ed Sprague shifts to first base for the first time this year.

Toronto's relief ace Duane Ward enters the game to face Hollins, Daulton and Eisenreich.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Veteran reliever Larry Andersen loads the bases in the bottom of the 8th by hitting Fernandez and walking Sprague, but Pat Borders skies a two-out pop-up to end the Toronto threat.

Duane Ward enters the game for the Jays in the 9th, trailing 6-5.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Reliever David West enters the game for the Phillies, and after giving up a five-pitch walk to John Olerud, Alfredo Griffin enters the game as a pinch runner representing the tying run.

West's night is over, as Larry Andersen comes in to replace him.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

After a quiet bottom of the 7th for the Jays, Al Leiter comes back out to pitch the top of the 8th, and gets John Kruk to ground out to strand Lenny Dykstra.

The Jays trail by one as we head into the bottom of the 9th.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Entering the game with the bases loaded, a tie game and one out, lefty reliever Al Leiter gives up a deep sac fly to Pete Incaviglia, scoring Hollins from third. The Phillies take a 6-5 lead.

Leiter then strikes out Kevin Stocker to end the inning.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Danny Cox enters the game in relief in the 7th, and gives up a single to Duncan, a single to Hollins, a walk to Daulton and a single to Eisenreich.

The Phillies tie the game at 5-5 as Al Leiter enters the game with the bases loaded and one out.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

After beginning the top of the 7th by issuing a walk and a single, Dave Stewart surrenders a towering three-run home run to Lenny Dykstra.

With no one out in the top of the 7th, Dave Stewart's night is done after 120 pitches. Danny Cox enters in relief.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Roger Mason enters the game in relief of Terry Mulholland in the 6th, and gives up a single to Roberto Alomar, pushing Alomar to the top of the all-time postseason batting leaderboard (minimum 100 AB).

Mason retires the next three Jays as we head to the 7th.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

Paul Molitor smashes a second-deck solo shot off of Terry Mulholland to give the Blue Jays a 5-1 lead in the 5th, as the SkyDome crowd chants "M-V-P!" for Molitor.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

The Blue Jays' infield make a couple of blunders in the top of the 5th, as the Phillies load the bases thanks to errors from both Roberto Alomar and Ed Sprague.

Dave Stewart escapes the jam unscathed as Dave Hollins grounds out to end the inning.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

The Jays respond in the bottom of the 4th, with Roberto Alomar leading off with a double off of Terry Mulholland, followed by a groundout and a deep sac fly from Ed Sprague to give the Jays a 4-1 lead.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 6

After Darren Daulton reached on a double, Jim Eisenreich hits a two-out looper into the outfield to cash in Daulton and get the Phillies on the board, trailing 3-1 in the fourth.