October 21, 1992: Key locks the door, Blue Jays one win away from championship
On Wednesday evening, October 21, 1992, Torontonians could have…
October 20, 1992: Blue Jays win first World Series game played in Canada
The Toronto Blue Jays scored three runs in their last two innings…
October 18, 1992: Ed Sprague’s blow squares World Series after Canadian flag snafu
Politics and sports collided uneasily before Game Two of the…
October 14, 1992: Blue Jays advance to Canada’s first World Series
The Blue Jays entered Game Six of the 1992 ALCS just one win…
October 11, 1993: Stellar defense, Dykstra homer power Phillies to 10-inning win in Game 5
The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves played Game Five…
October 16, 1991: Avery, Braves edge Pirates 1-0, force Game 7 in NLCS
With the Atlanta Braves’ unprecedented playoff run one defeat…
October 20, 1993: Blue Jays battle back to win 15-14 in highest-scoring game in World Series history
“I think this might go down as one of the great games in the…
October 28, 1989: Oakland A’s sweep Giants in World Series interrupted by earthquake
The San Francisco Giants’ backs were against the wall. Sixteen…
October 15, 1989: Mike Moore, A’s power past Giants to take 2-0 lead in World Series
After Dave Stewart’s masterful mound performance, leading the…
October 27, 1989: A’s, Giants return to field after World Series earthquake
After the San Francisco Giants lost the first two games of the…
October 4, 1988: Mets rally for three in ninth, steal Game 1 of NLCS
The 1988 National League Championship Series was a matchup of…
October 8, 1988: Mets beat Dodgers, weather in Game 3 to regain control of NLCS
Wet, wild, and weird — with a dash of pine tar. So went the…
October 4, 1989: Giants’ Will Clark has ‘helluva week’ in 1989 NLCS opener
San Francisco Giants first baseman Will Clark had compiled his…
October 17, 1991: John Smoltz fires shutout for Braves in pennant clincher
The 1991 Atlanta Braves (94-68) were the surprise of the National…
October 13, 1992: Pirates back Wakefield with offensive explosion in Game 6 of NLCS
As the 1992 National League Championship Series opened, the Pittsburgh…
October 10, 1987: Local kid Pat Sheridan makes good with ALCS homer for Tigers
Before Game One of the 1987 American League Championship Series…
October 12, 1988: Hershiser shutout on two days’ rest sends Dodgers to World Series
It all came down to this one game. The Dodgers and the Mets…
October 22, 1986: Darling leads Mets to Game Four win, tying World Series 2-2
If Bobby Ojeda tantalized the team he once played for in Game…
October 23, 1986: Red Sox take 3-2 lead as World Series heads back to New York
After Game Four of the 1986 World Series, reporters asked Boston…
October 27, 1986: Mets rally late to beat Red Sox in Game Seven
In the years that followed, it was simple to say that victory…
October 25, 1986: ‘A little roller up along first’: Mets win wild Game Six on Buckner error
Right from the first inning it was obvious this was not going…
October 24, 1992: Blue Jays become first Canadian team to win World Series
After the Atlanta Braves staved off elimination with a win in…
October 11, 1992: Alomar, Blue Jays emerge out of shadows in ALCS Game 4
When Blue Jays second baseman Roberto Alomar stepped into the…
October 27, 1991: Jack Morris goes the distance
After the 1987 World Series, it was another four years before…