1990s – Page 5 – Society for American Baseball Research

September 27, 1992: The Kid goes out in style: Gary Carter’s final hit

George Brett (TRADING CARD DB)

September 30, 1992: George Brett joins 3,000-hit club with four-hit performance

Juan Guzman (TRADING CARD DB)

October 3, 1992: Blue Jays claim second consecutive AL East title

Tim Wakefield (Trading Card Database)

October 9, 1992: Tim Wakefield’s complete-game win keeps Pirates alive in NLCS

October 11, 1992: Alomar, Blue Jays emerge out of shadows in ALCS Game 4

October 13, 1992: Pirates back Wakefield with offensive explosion in Game 6 of NLCS

Francisco Cabrera (Trading Card Database)

October 14, 1992: Francisco Cabrera’s dramatic walk-off single sends Atlanta Braves back to World Series

Juan Guzman (Trading Card DB)

October 14, 1992: Blue Jays advance to Canada’s first World Series

October 18, 1992: Ed Sprague’s blow squares World Series after Canadian flag snafu

October 20, 1992: Blue Jays win first World Series game played in Canada

October 21, 1992: Key locks the door, Blue Jays one win away from championship

October 24, 1992: Blue Jays become first Canadian team to win World Series

Steve Olin (Trading Card Database)

March 25, 1993: Cleveland Indians return to baseball after deaths of Steve Olin, Tim Crews

April 5, 1993: Florida Marlins victorious in franchise debut behind Charlie Hough

April 5, 1993: Yankees sail past Indians 9-1 on final Opening Day at Cleveland Stadium

April 6, 1993: Jose Guzmán is one out shy of history in Cubs’ debut

Dusty Baker (Trading Card DB)

April 6, 1993: Dusty Baker wins managerial debut as Giants edge Cardinals on Opening Day

April 8, 1993: Baerga hits two homers in one inning

April 9, 1993: A Rocky Mountain high on Opening Day in Colorado

MolitorPaul

April 19, 1993: Paul Molitor packs two hits, visit to dying girl into busy 48 hours

May 9, 1993: Mark Grace hits for the cycle at Wrigley Field

Jay Gainer (Courtesy of the Colorado Rockies)

May 14, 1993: Rockies’ Jay Gainer joins an exclusive club, homering on the first pitch he sees in majors

MolitorPaul

May 20, 1993: Blue Jays say ‘Cheers’ to the Red Sox at Fenway

May 26, 1993: George Tsamis records a win in ‘wet and wild’ matchup with Athletics