1992 Major League Baseball postseason

1992 Major League Baseball playoffs July 2022 Major League Baseball postseason 1992 October 6–24, 19921992 Major Leagues Schedule https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1992-schedule.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 11 July 2022 4 Toronto Blue Jays(1st title) Atlanta Braves 19 979145 Jimmy Key (TOR) 0.75 Three tied 3 Roberto Alomar (TOR) & Otis Nixon (ATL) 8 John Smoltz (ATL) 31 Pat Borders (TOR) 1991 1993 The 1992 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1992 season. The winners of each division advance to the postseason and face each other in a League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. In the American League, the Toronto Blue Jays returned to the postseason for the second year in a row, and the Oakland Athletics returned for the fourth time in the past five seasons. In the National League, the Atlanta Braves made their second of fourteen consecutive postseason appearances, and the Pittsburgh Pirates were making their third straight appearance. This was Pittsburgh’s last postseason appearance until 2013, as the team would experience twenty consecutive losing seasons afterward. As of , this is the Pirates’ most recent postseason appearance as a division champion, and currently hold the longest division title drought in the majors.https://calltothepen.com/2023/05/05/last-season-mlb-team-won-divisional-title-since-1994/ Tapp Jerry The last season each MLB team won a divisional title (since 1994) Call To The Pen May 25, 2023 September 18, 2025 The playoffs began on October 6, 1992, and concluded on October 24, 1992, with the Blue Jays defeating the Braves in six games in the 1992 World Series. The Blue Jays became the first team from Canada to win the World Series. Teams right 10px American League Teams 10px National League Teams 480 360 220 100 10 USA 380 USA 43.64 -79.39 Red pog.svg 80 top Blue Jays USA 37.75 -122.20 Red pog.svg 80 right Athletics USA 40.45 -80.01 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Pirates USA 33.74 -84.39 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Braves The following teams qualified for the postseason: American League Toronto Blue Jays – 96–66, AL East champions1992 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1992.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 Oakland Athletics – 96–66, AL West champions1992 Oakland Athletics Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1992.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 National League Pittsburgh Pirates – 96–66, NL East champions1992 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1992.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 Atlanta Braves – 98–64, NL West champions1992 Atlanta Braves Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1992.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 Playoff bracket League Championship Series(ALCS, NLCS) World Series East Toronto West Oakland 4 2 East Pittsburgh West Atlanta 3 4 AL Toronto NL Atlanta 4 2 American League Championship Series 1992 American League Championship Series Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland Athletics Toronto 4–2 Oakland Athletics – 4, Toronto Blue Jays – 3 October 7 SkyDome 2:47 51,039 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10070TOR1992.htm 1992 ALCS Game 1 – Oakland Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Oakland Athletics – 1, Toronto Blue Jays – 3 October 8 SkyDome 2:58 51,114 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10080TOR1992.htm 1992 ALCS Game 2 – Oakland Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Toronto Blue Jays – 7, Oakland Athletics – 5 October 10 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 3:40 46,911 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10100OAK1992.htm 1992 ALCS Game 3 – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland Athletics 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Toronto Blue Jays – 7, Oakland Athletics – 6 (11) October 11 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 4:25 47,732 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10110OAK1992.htm 1992 ALCS Game 4 – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland Athletics 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Toronto Blue Jays – 2, Oakland Athletics – 6 October 12 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 2:51 44,955 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10120OAK1992.htm 1992 ALCS Game 5 – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland Athletics 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Oakland Athletics – 2, Toronto Blue Jays – 9 October 14 SkyDome 3:15 51,335 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10140TOR1992.htm 1992 ALCS Game 6 – Oakland Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays 12 July 2022 Retrosheet This was a rematch of the 1989 ALCS, which the Athletics won in five games en route to a World Series title. This time, the Blue Jays returned the favor, defeating the Athletics in six games to become the first team outside the United States to reach the World Series (in the process denying a rematch of the 1914 World Series between the Athletics and Braves). Dave Stewart out-dueled Jack Morris as the Athletics took Game 1. Game 2 was another pitchers' duel between Toronto's David Cone and Oakland's Mike Moore, which would be won by the former as the Blue Jays evened the series headed to Oakland. Game 3 was a back-and-forth slugfest that was won by the Blue Jays as they took the series lead. Game 4 was notable for a furious late rally by the Blue Jays as they forced extra innings after putting up five runs across the seventh and eighth innings. Then in the top of the eleventh, an RBI sacrifice fly from Pat Borders put the Blue Jays in the lead for good as they took a 3–1 series lead. In Game 5, Stewart pitched a complete game, out-dueling Cone on the mound as the Athletics forced Game 6 back in Toronto. Game 5 was the last playoff game to be played at Oakland Coliseum with the open air view, prior to the installment of Mount Davis in 1996. In Game 6, the Blue Jays blew out the Athletics to clinch Canada’s first pennant. This was the first playoff series win by the Blue Jays in franchise history. This marked the first time a Toronto-based team appeared in a championship series of the four major North American sports leagues since the 1967 Stanley Cup Final. The Blue Jays would win the pennant again the next year over the Chicago White Sox in six games en route to repeating as World Series champions. The Athletics would return to the ALCS in 2006, but were swept by the Detroit Tigers, which would ultimately be their last during their time in Oakland as the team would move to Las Vegas after the 2024 season. The 1992 ALCS began a streak of playoff success for Toronto-based teams over their San Francisco Bay Area counterparts. In 1994, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs, then in 2019, the Toronto Raptors won the 2019 NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors. National League Championship Series 1992 National League Championship Series Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Atlanta 4–3 Pittsburgh Pirates – 1, Atlanta Braves – 5 October 6 8:42PM Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 3:20 51,971 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10060ATL1992.htm 1992 NLCS Game 1 – Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Pittsburgh Pirates – 5, Atlanta Braves – 13 October 7 3:08PM Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 3:20 51,975 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10070ATL1992.htm 1992 NLCS Game 2 – Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Atlanta Braves – 2, Pittsburgh Pirates – 3 October 9 8:39PM Three Rivers Stadium 2:37 56,610 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10090PIT1992.htm 1992 NLCS Game 3 – Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Atlanta Braves – 6, Pittsburgh Pirates – 4 October 10 8:39PM Three Rivers Stadium 3:10 57,164 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10100PIT1992.htm 1992 NLCS Game 4 – Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Atlanta Braves – 1, Pittsburgh Pirates – 7 October 11 8:44PM Three Rivers Stadium 2:52 52,929 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10110PIT1992.htm 1992 NLCS Game 5 – Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Pittsburgh Pirates – 13, Atlanta Braves – 4 October 13 8:44PM Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2:50 51,975 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10130ATL1992.htm 1992 NLCS Game 6 – Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Pittsburgh Pirates – 2, Atlanta Braves – 3 October 14 8:30PM Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 3:22 51,975 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10140ATL1992.htm 1992 NLCS Game 7 – Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves 12 July 2022 Retrosheet This was a rematch of the previous year's series, which the Braves won in seven games. In what is considered to be one of the greatest postseason series in league history,https://amp.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/mlb-postseason-history-four-greatest-nlcs-moments LeClaire Charles MLB Postseason History: Four Greatest NLCS Moments Fox Sports March 4, 2020 June 4, 2026 the Braves dispatched the Pirates in seven games yet again to return to the World Series for the second year in a row. John Smoltz pitched seven innings of shutout ball as the Braves took Game 1. In Game 2, Steve Avery pitched six shutout innings as the Braves blew out the Pirates to take a 2–0 series lead headed to Pittsburgh. In Game 3, Tim Wakefield out-dueled Tom Glavine in a classic pitchers’ duel as the former pitched a complete game in a Pirates victory. Smoltz earned his second victory of the series in Game 4 as the Braves took a 3–1 series lead and looked poised to close out the series. However, the Pirates responded. Bob Walk stifled the Braves’ offense in a complete game performance in Game 5 as the Pirates blew out the Braves to send the series back to Atlanta. Game 5 was the last postseason game ever played at Three Rivers Stadium, and remains the most recent NLCS game played in Pittsburgh to date. Then in Game 6, Barry Bonds ignited the Pirates’ offense as they chased Glavine from the mound in a blowout win to force a seventh game, with Wakefield earning his second complete game victory. Game 7 was the most notable contest of the series. In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Pirates held a 2–1 lead and were one out away from returning to the World Series. However, the Braves had the bases loaded, and then Atlanta's Francisco Cabrera cracked a walk-off two-run RBI single that scored David Justice and Sid Bream. Bream famously slid to score the pennant-winning run, beating the throw by Bonds. The series loss marked a turning point for the Pirates franchise, as the team fell into the beginning of an almost 20-year slump, posting 20 consecutive losing seasons, and they would only make the postseason three times since. As of , this is the Pirates’ last postseason appearance outside of the divisional round, and this is their most recent postseason appearance as a division champion, as the Pirates hold the longest division title drought in the majors. The only team of the four major North American leagues with a longer division title drought are the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, who last won their division in 1989, three years before Pittsburgh’s last division title.https://www.fanduel.com/research/here-s-the-last-time-each-nfl-team-won-a-division-title Robles Gabby Here's the Last Time Each NFL Team Won Their Division FanDuel September 11, 2025 September 18, 2025 The Braves returned to the NLCS the next year, but were upset by the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. They would win their next pennant in 1995 in a sweep over the Cincinnati Reds en route to winning the World Series. 1992 World Series 1992 World Series Toronto Blue Jays (AL) vs. Atlanta Braves (NL) Toronto 4–2 Toronto Blue Jays – 1, Atlanta Braves – 3 October 17 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2:37 51,763 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10170ATL1992.htm 1992 World Series Game 1 – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Toronto Blue Jays – 5, Atlanta Braves – 4 October 18 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 3:30 51,763 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10180ATL1992.htm 1992 World Series Game 2 – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Atlanta Braves – 2, Toronto Blue Jays – 3 October 20 SkyDome 2:49 51,813 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10200TOR1992.htm 1992 World Series Game 3 – Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Atlanta Braves – 1, Toronto Blue Jays – 2 October 21 SkyDome 2:21 52,090 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10210TOR1992.htm 1992 World Series Game 4 – Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Atlanta Braves – 7, Toronto Blue Jays – 2 October 22 SkyDome 3:05 52,268 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10220TOR1992.htm 1992 World Series Game 5 – Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays 12 Jul 2022 Retrosheet Toronto Blue Jays – 4, Atlanta Braves – 3 (11) October 24 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 4:07 51,763 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B10240ATL1992.htm 1992 World Series Game 6 – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves September 13, 2009 Retrosheet This was the first World Series which had games hosted outside the United States. The Blue Jays defeated the Braves in six games to win their first World Series title in franchise history, becoming the first team from Canada to win the World Series, as well as the first Canadian team to win a championship other than the NHL’s Stanley Cup. Tom Glavine out-dueled Jack Morris in Game 1, as he pitched a complete game in a 3–1 Braves victory. In Game 2, the Blue Jays overcame a one-run Braves lead late thanks to a two-run home run from Ed Sprague Jr. in the top of the ninth, evening the series headed to Toronto. In the first World Series game played in Canada, the Blue Jays overcame a late Braves lead to win Game 3, capped off by a walk-off RBI from Candy Maldonado in the bottom of the ninth. Jimmy Key out-dueled Glavine in Game 4 as the Blue Jays won 2–1 to take a 3–1 series lead. However, the Braves were not done yet. In Game 5, Morris was handed his second loss of the series, where he was badly outdueled by John Smoltz in a Braves blowout win to send the series back to Atlanta. Game 5 would ultimately be Morris’ final postseason game. Game 6 went into extra innings, and in the top of the eleventh, the Blue Jays took the lead for good with a two-run RBI double from Dave Winfield. The Braves put up one more run in the bottom of the inning to cut the Blue Jays' lead to one, but relief pitcher Mike Timlin was able to preserve the lead as the Blue Jays clinched the title. This was the first major league championship won by a team from Toronto since 1967, when the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs won their 13th and most recent Stanley Cup. The Blue Jays returned to the World Series the following year, and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to repeat as champions. The Braves would return to the World Series in 1995, and defeated the Cleveland Indians in six games to end a 38-year championship drought. Broadcasting This marked the third year of a four-year agreement with CBS to televise all postseason games nationally in the United States. References External links League Baseball Standings & Expanded Standings - 1992 collapsed Category:Major League Baseball postseason