1993 World Series Replay Game 3

milt thompson

  • 1993 Toronto Blue Jays-4
  • 1993 Philadelphia Phillies-10

Oct 19th, 1993-Game 3 saw the series move back to the states and Veteran’s Stadium in Philadelphia. Toronto took a 2 run lead into the bottom of the 5th inning after a 3 run 3rd and 1 run in the top half of the frame against Philadelphia’s single runs in the 3rd and 4th.  The Blue Jays pitching let them down again with starter Dave Stewart allowing 4 of the 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th, giving a lead to Philly they never relinquished.  A 3 run homer by Milt Thompson in the 6th added a bit of insurance to an already insurmountable lead giving Phillies pitcher Danny Jackson his first win of the series and relievers DeLeon and Anderson pitched strong performances without a single Blue Jays hit in the final 4 innings.  Toronto loses game 3 with only 4 runs on 8 hits and 1 error while Philadelphia drove in 10 on 14 hits with no errors and lead the series 2 games to 1.  Going 2 for 5 with 4 RBI’s and a home run, Milt Thompson is the game’s best player.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 14 Oct 2018. In the original game 3, the Toronto Blue Jays won by the score of 10-3.

1993 World Series Replay Game 2

terry mulholland

  • 1993 Philadelphia Phillies-6
  • 1993 Toronto Blue Jays-5

Oct 17th, 1993-The second game of the series saw Philadelphia picking up right where they left off in game one scoring 3 runs in the first, adding two more in the third, and another in the fourth off of a Lenny Dykstra home run. Leading the game 6-1 in the fifth, Philadelphia hoped their bullpen could keep the Blue Jays in line, but after scoring one in the third inning, Toronto battled back with single runs in the sixth and seventh to bring the game closer at 6-3.  An error on Jim Eisenreich for the Phillies in the bottom of the 9th allowed a run to score and a base hit by Devon White brought the Blue Jays back within a single run of tying the game.  Philadelphia closer Mitch Williams sealed the deal with two flyouts to end the game and stop Toronto’s comeback.  Although there was not a far and away star, Phillies pitcher Terry Mulholland earns the game ball with 6 innings pitched, 8 hits, 1 earned run, 6 strikeouts and the win.  The Phillies tied the series at 1 game a piece by a score of 6-5 with 10 hits and 1 costly error.  The Blue Jays mounted 5 runs, 12 hits, and no errors, but still could not come up with the victory.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 7 Oct 2018. In the original game 2, the Philadelphia Phillies won by the score of 6-4.

1993 World Series Replay Game 1

lenny dykstra

  • 1993 Philadelphia Phillies-14
  • 1993 Toronto Blue Jays-15

Oct 16th, 1993-With 52,011 in attendance, the fans at SkyDome witnessed a crazy game one with both teams filling up the scoreboard with runs despite both teams’ ace pitchers Schilling and Guzman on the mound.  Philly and Toronto piled up runs and used pitchers up with a fury as Philadelphia scored multiple runs in the 3rd, 4th,5th, and 7th innings and Toronto scoring multiple runs in the 1st, 4th, 6th and 7th.  The Phillies led the game 14-8 in the bottom of the 7th inning when the Blue Jays batted around and scored 7 runs behind numerous walks, 2 hits, and a home runs by Roberto Alomar.  In the final two innings, both pitching staffs finally got control over the game and shut their opponents down.  Unfortunately for Philadelphia, they were behind when that happened and ended up dropping Game 1, 15-14.  The game sets three new World Series records, including the longest game (4:14), most total runs scored (29), and most runs by a losing team (14).  In being responsible for the Blue Jays comeback, Philadelphia pitcher Mitch Williams received two death threats phoned into SkyDome after the game.  The Phillies scored 14 runs on 12 hits with 2 errors while the Blue Jays brought 15 across on 15 hits with 3 errors.  Phillies centerfielder Lenny Dykstra was the standout among a long list of standouts going 2 for 5 with 2 homers, a whopping 8 RBI’s and scoring 3 himself.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 1 Oct 2018. In the original game 1, the Toronto Blue Jays won by the score of 8-5.

GTS-1965 Minnesota Twins at 1976 Philadelphia Phillies

jim lonborg

  • 1965 Minnesota Twins-0
  • 1976 Philadelphia Phillies-5

Sometimes there are games you just have to shake your head and brush it off because they were so disappointing. That was the day for the 1965 Twins.  Phillies pitcher and player of the game Jim Lonborg completely dominated tossing 7 innings before giving up a hit to the leadoff batter in the 8th inning.  With his chance of a no-hitter gone, he went to the bench and allowed Wayne Twitchell to come in and close out the contest in the final inning.  At the plate the Phillies scored their first 2 batters of the game thanks to a Mike Schmidt 2 RBI single in the 1st, and they drove in another 3 thanks to a 3 run blast from Jay Johnstone in the 8th.  The Twins were shutout with only 2 total hits while the Phils scored 5 runs on 9 hits.  Both teams were perfect defensively and tallied no errors for the game.

Notes: Played at Red Canyon on 22 Apr 2014.

GTS-1909 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1976 Philadelphia Phillies

Tommy Leach

  • 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates-12
  • 1976 Philadelphia Phillies-2

In the battle of Pennsylvania, the 1909 Pirates slapped around their cross state rival 12 to 2. The deadball era Bucs batted around in both the 1st and 7th innings where they accounted for 4 runs in each frame and they scored 2 runs in both the 5th and the 8th.  Every Pirate hitter except the pitcher tallied a hit, but it is Tommy Leach who takes home the game ball going 3 for 4 with 3 RBI’s, a triple, and team high 3 runs scored.  The Pirates start their season in style, winning with 12 runs on 17 hits despite committing 3 errors.  The Phillies looked out of their element against the Pirates with 4 hits that netted them 2 runs without an error.

Notes: Played at Red Canyon on 3 Apr 2014.