WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS:
1990: CINCINNATI REDS OVER OAKLAND ATHLETICS IN 4 GAMES
1991: MINNESOTA TWINS OVER ATLANTA BRAVES IN 7 GAMES
1992: TORONTO BLUE JAYS OVER ATLANTA BRAVES IN 6 GAMES
1993: TORONTO BLUE JAYS OVER PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IN 6 GAMES
1994: NO WORLD SERIES PLAYED DUE TO PLAYER'S STRIKE
1995: ATLANTA BRAVES OVER CLEVELAND INDIANS IN 6 GAMES
1996: NEW YORK YANKEES OVER ATLANTA BRAVES IN 6 GAMES
1997: FLORIDA MARLINS OVER CLEVELAND INDIANS IN 7 GAMES
1998: NEW YORK YANKEES OVER SAN DIEGO PADRES IN 4 GAMES
1999: NEW YORK YANKEES OVER ATLANTA BRAVES IN 4 GAMES
HALL-OF-FAMERS:
1990: Barry Larkin, CIN; Dennis Eckersley, OAK; Rickey Henderson,
OAK
1991: Kirby Puckett, MIN
1992: Pat Gillick, TOR; Roberto Alomar, TOR; Dave Winfield, TOR
1993: Pat Gillick, TOR; Roberto Alomar, TOR; Rickey Henderson, TOR;
Paul Molitor, TOR
1995: Eddie Murray, CLE
1996: Wade Boggs,
NYY
1998: Tony Gwynn, SDP
SERIES MVPs:
1990: Jose Rijo, Cincinnati Reds Pitcher: 2-0, 1 earned run
1991: Jack Morris, Minnesota Twins Pitcher: 3-0, 3 earned runs,
Threw 10-inning Game 7 clincher for Minnesota
1992: Pat Borders, Toronto Blue Jays Catcher: .450 average, 9 hits
1993: Paul Molitor, Toronto Blue Jays Third Baseman/Designated
Hitter: .500 batting average, 12 hits, 8 RBIs
1995: Tom Glavine, Atlanta Braves Pitcher: 2-0, 2 earned runs
1996: John Wetteland, New York Yankees Pitcher: 4 saves, 1 earned
run
1997: Livan Hernandez, Florida Marlins Pitcher: 2-0
1998: Scott Brosius, New York Yankees Third Baseman: .471 average, 8
hits, 6 RBIs
1999: Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees Pitcher: 1-0, 2 saves, No
Runs allowed
Important Moments:
1990: Reds walk-off in Game 2 as Pitcher Browning leaves game to
attend birth of child; Billy Hatcher sets record with 7 consecutive
hits in Series, sets record for average in 4-game Series (.750)
1991: Atlanta Braves play in first World Series since move to
Atlanta in 1966; Down to elimination Game 6, Twins rally to win Game
on Kirby Puckett's walk-off home run; Game 7 is considered one of
the best: Hometown Son Jack Morris outduels John Smoltz by going 10
innings to set up Minnesota's walk-off win for second Championship
in 5 seasons; 5 Games decided by single run, with three being
walk-off wins (Game 3 for Atlanta)
1992: First World Series appearance by Canadian team; Game 3: First
World Series played north of the border, Toronto walks-off with win;
Blue Jays win first World Championship, first for Canada, in Game 6
1993: Game 4: Toronto battles back from 14-9 deficit in 8th inning
to win 15-14; Curt Schilling saves Philadelphia's season with win in
Game 5; Blue Jays win second consecutive championship in Game 6 with
Joe Carter's walk-off home run (First Walk-Off Home Run to clinch
World Series title since Bill Mazeroski)
1995: Indians appear in first World Series since 1954, First World
Series game in Jacobs Field is walk-off win; Braves win first title
since 1957; Tom Glavine, who was hated by fans for allegiance to
Players' Union in 1994 strike, redeems self with 1-hit 8-inning
shutout in clinching Game 6
1996: Yankees win first World Championship in 18 years; 19-year old
Andruw Jones hits two home runs in World Series Game 1; Led by Jim
Leyritz's 8th inning home run, Yankees come back to tie Game 4,
eventually go on to win
1997: Rookie sensation Livan Hernandez continues dominance from
NLCS; Marlins walk-off in extra-innings for first World Series in
five year history, soon have fire sale and sell off best players
1998: 114-win Yankees dominate en route to title number 24; Only
threat was in Game 1, before New York's 7-run 7th inning, capped by
Tino Martinez's grand slam after controversial pitch
1999: Chad Curtis hits two home runs in Game 3, including a
walk-off; Yankees win 3rd championship of decade, 25th of century
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