But Tapani got Gant out on a foul popup and Justice on a fly out to end the threat. Jack Morris won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award due to his stunning pitching performance throughut the Series and his extra inning complete game shutout during Game 7. [1][2][3][4] In 2003, ESPN selected it as the "Greatest of All Time" in their "World Series 100th Anniversary" countdown, with five of its games decided by a single run, four decided in the final at-bat and three going into extra innings.[5]. The other time this happened was in 1987, which was also won by the Twins over the St. Louis Cardinals. Gladden reached third on the hit standing up, and Knoblauch subsequently flied out to allow him to score the first run of the game and end Avery's scoreless innings streak. Period", 'Worst-to-First' World Series a real winner, ESPN 25 – 100: Twins win epic Game 7 duel with Braves, 2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan, 1978 American League East tie-breaker game, 1980 National League West tie-breaker game, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991_World_Series&oldid=991926774, October 1991 sports events in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 2 December 2020, at 15:39. After Olson popped out, Lemke hit his third triple in his last four at bats, driving home Justice and Hunter, and scoring when Belliard singled to center. Touch 'em all, Kirby Puckett!! Into the wind, and the left-hander (Charlie Leibrandt) delivers. 1991 World Series (4–3): Minnesota Twins (A.L.) In the bottom of the eighth, Randy Bush pinch-hit for Gagne to lead off for the Twins, and singled off Smoltz, then was removed in favor of the faster Al Newman to pinch-run. The Braves ended the seventh with an 11–3 lead and the announcers began talking about the teams' chances in Game 6. Ron Gant then followed with a single that Gladden misplayed, which scored Treadway and left runners at second and third. With one out, runners on the corners, and Puckett coming to the plate, Cox elected to remove Smoltz. Denkinger turned to third base umpire Terry Tata, who confirmed the call. Cox sent Leibrandt to the mound to face Puckett, who recalled telling Davis that he planned to bunt for a base hit, to which Davis responded, "Bunt my ass. In 2002 the Braves finally experienced a Metrodome win by taking two games from the Twins in a three-game series;[33] the Twins swept a three-game series from the Braves at the Metrodome in 2007. With Guthrie having pitched the 10th and 11th innings, Aguilera was the last player available for Kelly to use that night; he could not use the other two players he had on the roster as they were his Game 4 and 5 starters (Morris and Tapani). Customs services and international tracking provided. ALCS. Game 7 saw a rematch of the Game 4 starters. In Game 5, Glavine faced Tapani in a Game 2 rematch. The Twins, on the verge of elimination, managed to force a seventh outing in Game 6 after Kirby Puckett drilled an eleventh inning home run off Charlie Leibrandt, who had just entered the game back at the Metrodome. S 9 T 4 p N o n N s T 6 o r e d F N I S. Kerby Puckett - 1991 Minnesota Twins Baseball World Series Ring WITH Wooden Box . Dave Justice was the next batter, but Kelly called for an intentional walk against the cleanup man. As was the custom in the first three games, the Twins scored first. Almost gone. NLCS MVP: Steve Avery. The trendy, but unpopular indoor stadium was notorious for deafening crowd noise as well as the inability to carry a long ball and most teams dreaded playing there. 3 sold. The Twins started their ace, Minnesota native Jack Morris. Lemke slid around Harper and was called safe with the winning run. The Braves . But then Justice singled to right and after Brian Hunter popped out, Justice stole second on an 0–2 pitch to Olson. In the fourth, the Twins appeared ready to increase their lead, putting runners at second and third with one out. Puckett homered in the seventh to make it 4–2, one inning after two Twins hits and two other fly outs to the warning track. Peña faced Gladden to start the bottom half of the inning, and the Twins' leadoff hitter lifted a fly ball to left field after breaking his bat upon the impact. McCarver later narrated the play as "An arm's length; an elbows width: the subtle difference between out...and safe." Every player's name links to their career statistics. Thus he was also the only Braves starter who had previously faced several members of the Twins lineup, including Dan Gladden, Kirby Puckett, and Kent Hrbek. Kelly sent David West out to begin the bottom of the seventh. ALCS MVP: Kirby Puckett. Rookie second baseman Chuck Knoblauch then singled to drive him in, but was caught in a rundown in between first and second and tagged out to end the inning. [17] This call was ranked as one of the top ten worst baseball calls by both ESPN and Sports Illustrated. Into deep left center, for Mitchell -- and we'll see you tomorrow night! After walking the first two batters to lead off the eighth, Morris was pulled from the game in favor of Mark Guthrie, who induced a double play off the bat of Terry Pendleton. Gladden reached third on a fly ball by Kirby Puckett for the first out, and after Knoblauch stole second Chili Davis was put on intentionally. The Braves countered with Charlie Leibrandt, the only Brave with Series exposure. Tapani, backing up the play, fielded Gladden's throw and threw back to first. Every player's name links to their career statistics. The team's paid attendance of 4,001,527 led the major leagues, as the Jays became the first team in MLB history to draw four million fans in a season. Both aces were in peak form and held a 0-0 tie going into the eighth. I wonder if he could have hit the split-finger fastball? As Atlanta's Ron Gant attempted to retre… Gladden, the left fielder, departed in the offseason for Detroit. Smith’s only recourse was to try to dislodge the ball from Harper by plowing into him, but Harper held on despite the violent collision and recorded the first out. On Oct. 27, 1991, the Atlanta Braves’ John Smoltz and the Minnesota Twins’ Jack Morris took the mound at the Metrodome in Minneapolis for Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. A Twin Cities sportswriter wrote that on that night, "[Morris] could have outlasted Methuselah." But Smoltz struck out Puckett to end the inning. With the middle of the Twins' order to follow, Cox brought in Kent Mercker to pitch to Hrbek. Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1991 tournament. But Morris got Pendleton to pop out and then struck out Gant to end the threat. This feat was also accomplished by the 1991 Minnesota Twins.The last Major League Baseball team to accomplish this was the 1890 Louisville Colonels of the American Association. “It’s a testament to the team that got put together. Both starting pitchers stayed in the game through eight innings and were quite effective, giving up just five runs combined (three earned). On the first pitch he saw, Larkin drove a single into deep left-center over the drawn-in outfield, scoring Gladden with the series-winning run and giving the Twins their second world championship since moving to Minnesota. A walk to Davis loaded the bases, and Glavine suddenly had difficulty finding the strike zone. Avery was relieved after the inning. His score gave the Braves a 5–4 win and cut the Twins' lead in the Series to two games to one. By the bottom of the eleventh inning, the visiting team had used all of their positional players during the 4-4 stalemate and were forced to employ bullpen pitcher Rick Aguilera (as a pinch-hitter) with a bases loaded, game-winning opportunity in the twelfth. The pitching matchup featured 1991 National League Cy Young Award winner Tom Glavine against the Twins' 16-game winner and number two starter, Kevin Tapani. On the third pitch of the at-bat he flied out to deep center field, leaving the bases loaded and the game deadlocked. The Twins' 90–72 record was their last winning campaign until 2001, Kelly's last season as manager. "[23] Puckett replied that he would take a few pitches first--a rare move for him, as he was known as a free swinger who often went after the first pitch. With a lead and a bullpen that had allowed only one earned run in the entire post-season, the Twins opted to go for more runs by pinch hitting for Morris and removing him after six innings. Gladden reached second on a two-base error. The game stayed tied into the eighth. Postseason History; More Postseason Pages. Neither team was able to score a run early on. This was replicated in the 2001 World Series when the Arizona Diamondbacks won Game 7 at home with a walk-off bloop hit. First base umpire Drew Coble called Gant out. As he rounded second, he momentarily hesitated and was forced to stop at third as a result. 1991 World Series. Cox was forced to bring in Peña to pitch to Mack. Mike Stanton was called in to replace Smoltz and was ordered to walk the lumber-wielding outfielder. David West entered the game and walked two consecutive batters, forcing home an unearned run (charged to Erickson) and leaving the bases loaded for Terry Leach, who struck out Lemke to end the inning. Morris's win was his third World Series win in as many starts, as he won Games 1 and 4 of the 1984 Series. With Glavine working on a two-hitter, the game seemed in hand for the Braves. Kirby Puckett had other plans in the eleventh inning and the Braves did too — they made a call to the bullpen for reliever Charlie Leibrandt. It's gone!! Pendleton then followed with a deep fly ball to center field. In 1991, CBS used three field reporters, Jim Kaat (both teams as well as the trophy presentation), Lesley Visser (Twins' dugout) and Andrea Joyce (Braves' dugout). Smith claimed he did not fall for the decoy, but instead was watching to see if Gladden or Puckett would make the catch. Pendleton responded by lacing a double into the left-center field gap, but Smith made his second base-running mistake of the series. Rick Aguilera earned the save for the Twins, and the Series headed to Atlanta with the Twins leading two games to none. To make matters worse for Atlanta, Stanton's misstep caused him to strain a muscle in his back, and he had to be removed from the game. Tim McCarver explained on the CBS broadcast the specific reason Lemke was called safe. After the 1991 Series, the Twins did not play in Atlanta again until 2011 for two preseason exhibition games at Turner Field. Puckett deposited his pitch over the wall for a game ending home run and brought the series to a decisive seventh game. Justice blasted a homer and drove in five runs and Lonnie Smith and Brian Hunter also homered as the Braves toasted the Twins 14-5. 9 hitter and the first since Chili Davis in Game 3 of the 1991 World Series. 27,439 Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Won League Championship Series National League Championship Series - Defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 World Series - Lost to Minnesota Twins 4-3 Manager: Bobby Cox (94-68) Location: Atlanta, Georgia. They called him safe! The home team did not win every game again until the 2001 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Yankees. Pendleton, who had reached second, was forced to turn around and barely beat Puckett’s throw back to first. He tripled to left field, scoring Knoblauch, his first big play of the game. Buck famously called the home run with the line "And we'll see you tomorrow night!"[24]. Record: 95-67, Finished 1st in AL_West (Schedule and Results) Postseason: Won World Series (4-3) over Atlanta Braves Won AL Championship Series (4-1) over Toronto Blue Jays. Ty Cobb? Morris got out of the jam by striking out Sid Bream to end the inning, and the Twins added an insurance run in the bottom of the inning as Hrbek homered off Clancy. The Washington/Minnesota franchise had now lost 14 straight World Series road games dating to 1925, a streak that remains active as the Twins have not advanced to a World Series since 1991. or Best Offer. A symbolic moment for this Series occurred on the first at-bat when Braves leadoff hitter Smith shook hands with Twins catcher Harper just before stepping up to the plate. Copyright 1999- It's only a game. Morris induced Bream to ground to first. The Braves now had the bases loaded and one out as CBS commentator Jack Buck said the Series was now on the line. As such, the ball never touched Lemke and by rule, he was safe. [16] Kelly said that Gant would not have had a problem if he had slid into the bag. Kelly remembered seeing a tape of the game that showed Glavine in disbelief that Atlanta was unable to score, and felt that Glavine's emotions took over. Deep left center! 1992 Minnesota Twins World Series Trophy Kirby Puckett Roster 24x18 Poster. It was Smith's third home run in as many nights and the veteran substitute (in place Otis Nixon who was suspended with drug problems) showed he still had what it took to play in the major leagues. The "marathon man" Morris continued to dominate the Braves going into the tenth and retired the side with no incidents. The game remained tied through the sixth. The capstone to what many consider to be the greatest World Series ever played, the Twins' 1-0 win over the Atlanta Braves in 10 innings in that Game 7, on Oct. 27, 1991, marked the third extra-innings game and fifth one-run victory over the course of the seven-game Series. The game entered the bottom of the ninth still tied at two. The Twins defeated the Braves four games to three to win the championship. Pendleton and Gant walked, Justice singled to score Pendleton, and West was again taken out without retiring a batter; in this game, he was charged with four earned runs without retiring a batter, for an infinite ERA (West retired his first World Series hitter in the 1993 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies). Morris, the pitching hero of the series, signed with Toronto and returned to the World Series the next year. The first batter he faced, pinch-hitter Davis, tied the game with a monstrous home run to left, leaving Avery with nothing to show for a great pitching effort. The ground ball retired Pendleton, but the speedy Gant beat the relay to first and Lemke scored the tying run, charged to Erickson. Kelly said in an interview that if the game had gone on longer, since he had used up all his relief pitchers, he would have put left fielder Gladden (who had previously made emergency pitching appearances on at least two occasions) on the mound and Aguilera in the outfield. The Braves put a runner into scoring position with one out in the top of the fifth, as Lemke reached third on a sacrifice bunt by Belliard and a bunt single by Smith. The 1991 Toronto Blue Jays team roster seen on this page includes every player who … [20] In 2011, the Twins celebrated the 20th anniversary of the controversial play by commissioning a bobblehead doll of Hrbek and Gant entangled, a promotion that proved popular with Twins fans. Gant headed back to the base standing up but off balance, and in the process became entangled with Hrbek, who continued to apply the tag and could be seen pulling Gant off of the bag with his glove arm. Harper did have the ball in his glove and made contact with the base runner, but the contact was up his arm near his elbow, and he failed to touch Lemke with his glove containing the ball; in fact, his positioning was such that he would have had to reach across his body to make the tag. NLCS. … The Braves made three more trips to the World Series before the decade ended, defeating the Cleveland Indians in 1995 and losing in 1996 and 1999 to the Yankees. Was: Previous Price C … AL Minnesota Twins (4) vs. NL Atlanta Braves (3). Over the next several seasons, the players that made up the core of the 1987 and 1991 Twins slowly began to leave. This moment is captured in a statue of Puckett just outside Gate 34 at the Twins' new home, Target Field. As the Series moved outdoors to the park of the National League champions, Twins manager Tom Kelly was quoted as saying that "managing without the designated-hitter rule was right up there with rocket science". After Game 7, CBS Sports analyst Tim McCarver consoled Atlanta fans by stating that this was an excellent team and that he expected they would "be around" for some time to come. With the bases loaded, Hrbek tapped a soft line drive up the middle, but Lemke snared the ball and stepped on second to double up Chuck Knoblauch. Twins catcher Brian Harper then lifted a fly ball to left field that was caught for the second out. Mike Stanton entered and was ordered to intentionally walk Puckett to load the bases--an unusual decision as managers usually only issue intentional walks when first base is open, not in circumstances where the walk will advance a runner into scoring position. Did you know that during the 1990 season (just one year earlier) both of these teams finished in last place in their respective divisions? It had started out as the Worst-to-First World Series: Twins vs. Braves, 1991. Hunter singled to score Gant and put two on with nobody out and an 8–3 Braves lead. Game 6 could easily be called the turning point in the series as the Atlanta Braves were up by one and pitching strong. Going into the three games in Atlanta, Kelly said that managing without the designated-hitter rule was "right up there with rocket science". The Twins had their first opportunity in the bottom of the third inning, when Gladden doubled and advanced to third on a flyout by Knoblauch. With Puckett now at the plate, and the pitcher's spot on deck, McCarver's theory became reality. update=copyright.getFullYear(); Larkin had a .167 postseason average and was nursing an injured knee, but had one hit in three pinch-hit at-bats in Games 3–5 (the hit in Game 3). After the Twins' triumph, the 1993 Phillies, 1998 Padres, 2007 Rockies and the 2008 Rays followed previous seasons' last-place finishes with a World Series appearance, but fell short. In the bottom of the first, Knoblauch singled with one out and the Puckett strode to the plate looking to break out of the slump he had been in for most of the series. In 1992 CBS replaced him in the role of lead play-by-play man with Sean McDonough and he returned to his role as the lead broadcaster for the Cardinals. The reliever nailed a high fly ball, but it was easily caught to retire the side. And the Twins have won this game, 4 to 3, on a dramatic home run by Kirby Puckett! This game matched Minnesota's 20-game winner Scott Erickson against Atlanta's late-season hero and NLCS MVP, Steve Avery. 1991 World Series; ALCS; NLCS ; Series Scores. With his walk-off home run, he completed the game a double shy of hitting for the cycle. And then the floodgates opened. It was the sixth game-tying homer in World Series history by a No. He moved to third on Knoblauch's lineout to right and scored on Puckett's center field sacrifice fly. The Twins, with a chance to win the game in their final at-bat, led off with a Davis single. Way back! - Jack Morris in The Detroit Tigers Enyclopedia (Jim Hawkins, Dan Ewald, George Van Dusen, Sports Publishing, April 1, 2003, Page 123), ← 1990 | Minnesota Twins (4) vs Atlanta Braves (3) | 1992 →. Wednesday, October 23, 1991 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia Because Game 3 had ended after midnight, Lemke became the first player in history to win two World Series games in the same day. Ice Hockey World Championships 1991 scoring leaders and demographics breakdown. It was the first of four games in this Series to end with the winning team scoring the deciding run in the ninth inning or later. Entering the 10th inning, Kelly had already used four of the seven players on his bench. The Twins traded away both Erickson and Tapani (neither ever regained his 1991 form) in 1995, and Puckett retired due to a loss of vision in his right eye caused by glaucoma. The Twins led 3–2. Puckett got under the ball and reached up for it, and Smith reacted by going back to second to tag up since it appeared Puckett had the ball in his reach. Kelly sent Aguilera to the plate. Gant hit what seemed to be a sure double play ground ball off Willis. On the fourth pitch of the at bat, with Knoblauch running to avoid a potential double play, Hrbek struck out looking. S p Q o 3 7 n J U Z X E s o U X r e d N. VTG 1991 MLB BASEBALL LOGO ATHLETIC MINNESOTA TWINS WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS SHIRT. Smith, playing for a record fourth team in World Series play, tried to beat the throw to third from Gladden, which was wild and missed third baseman Leius. Atlanta kept the Twins off the scoreboard, with left-handed specialist Mike Stanton pitching the seventh and eighth innings and struggling closer Alejandro Peña pitching the ninth and tenth innings. 2 sold. Game 1, October 19: Atlanta … He also lost Game 6 of the 1992 World Series by allowing an extra-base hit to the Blue Jays' Dave Winfield for the eventual game- and series-winning runs, but was significantly more philosophical about that misfortune, saying, "I was devastated last year. Refusing to come out of the game, Morris pitched the top of the tenth. While he was running, Gagne and Knoblauch tried to fake Smith out by pretending to start a 6–4–3 double play. The 1991 edition of the world juniors took place throughout Saskatchewan and saw Team Canada take home its second consecutive gold medal. Avery went to the showers in favor of the Braves' regular-season closer, Alejandro Peña. He then gave Pagliarulo an intentional walk and struck out pinch hitter Paul Sorrento (batting for Gagne) to send the game into extra innings. Only one other World Series game went longer without a run, Game 6 of the 1956 World Series, which went to two outs in the bottom of the 10th before the winning run scored. Before joining the Braves in 1990, Leibrandt was a member of the Kansas City Royals for six seasons and had won 17 games for their 1985 World Series champion squad. Buck called postseason action for the Cardinals several times before the decade was over, but his health steadily worsened and he succumbed to lung cancer in 2002, two years before the Cardinals returned to the World Series. Stanton misstepped coming to play the bunt, allowing Harper to reach base without a play. Another critical play occurred in the fifth when Belliard kept the Twins from completing a double play with a fierce slide. Touch 'em all, Kirby Puckett!! About logos . With two outs, Justice lifted what appeared to be a go-ahead home run for the Braves to right, but at the last instant, the ball hooked foul by about two feet. 1991 World Series Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3) 1990 WS 1992 WS. Immediately in the bottom half, the unheralded Leius drilled Glavine's first pitch into the left-field seats for what proved to be the game-winning home run.[22]. Gladden responded with a walk and a steal of second. Then, as part of the new season-long interleague schedule, the Twins played their first regular-season series against the Braves at Turner Field in May 2013; the Braves swept the three-game set. The Braves, realizing that their opponents were fresh out of fresh players, ended the struggle with Mark Lemke delivering a two out single to score David Justice, who had singled and stolen second. The Twins go to the seventh game!! The game remained tied at three until the 11th. [14] The Twins added three more runs in the fifth, as Kent Hrbek led off with a double, Scott Leius singled and shortstop Greg Gagne hit a three-run shot. Randy St. Claire gave up a run when Gladden tripled (the fifth triple of the game) and scored on a fielder's choice by Junior Ortiz, but the game ended in a 14–5 Braves rout, the Series' only lopsided game. This left Kelly with backup catcher Junior Ortiz and utility man Gene Larkin. In 1991, Leibrandt was 15–13 with a 3.49 ERA. In a play reminiscent of Game 2, Gladden led off the game by reaching on a fielding mistake. 1990 Season 1992 Season. In the second inning, Harper scored on Mike Pagliarulo's double. The Braves got the run back in the second when Greg Olson scored on Belliard's single. Lemke singled to center, knocking Erickson out of the game, and went to second on a wild pitch by reliever Guthrie. To date, this is the most recent appearance by a Minnesota-based Big Four team in the final round of its sport. While the Braves fans agonized over the base running error, Atlanta nonetheless was in an enviable position with two runners on, no one out and the power-hitting Ron Gant at the plate. The game entered the seventh with the Braves leading 5–3. The Twins contended for the 1992 American League Western Division title for much of the season but finished six games behind the Oakland Athletics, who won the division for the fourth time in five seasons. However, Gant proceeded to ground out to Hrbek, with Smith still holding. With two out, leadoff hitter Dan Gladden walked and then stole second. National League Team Record: 94-68 Finished 1st in the NL's West Division Attendance: 2,140,217, Avg. The 1991 World Series was notable for several grueling contests, with five of its games decided by one run and three in extra innings (including the third game, a 12-inning marathon that saw Twins manager Tom Kelly run out of hitters). The marquee wall at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium read "Three at home and one at the Dome." 1 product rating - Rawlings 1991 World Series Official MLB Game Baseball Minnesota Twins - Boxed. The Series telecast drew an overall national Nielsen rating of 24.0 and a 39 share for CBS; Game 7 drew a 32.2 rating and 49 share. Leibrandt's poor performance resulted in his being removed from the rotation, although he did pitch in Game 6, facing just one batter and giving up the game-winning home run to Puckett. The 1991 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1991 season. Hrbek's production began falling due to injuries that kept him off the field for much of the next two seasons, and he retired in 1994. Charlie Leibrandt was given the start for the Braves in Game 1, but fell 5-2 thanks to a strong seventh inning effort by Jack Morris. The match-up would prove to be one of the greatest pitcher’s duels in World Series history. With the score 4–1, the Braves looked to close it out. Sorrento was used as a pinch hitter in the tenth inning, and Newman entered the game in the 11th to replace Mike Pagliarulo at third base. Entering the tenth inning, Kelly had used all but Paul Sorrento and Al Newman on his bench and only had Guthrie and Aguilera in his bullpen. Anxious to finish the affair Dan Gladden started the Twins' half of the inning with a double and was sacrificed to third by Knoblauch. They became the first team in the National League to go from last place one year to first place the next. It was the last run scored, as the Twins won 5–2 with Aguilera picking up the four-out save. But then he seemed to tire a bit. Substitutions and double switches were used by both teams into the 12th. Despite his earlier struggles, Peña induced a ground ball double play from Mack to record the first two outs. Morris returned to the mound for his third start of the Series while Smoltz made his second for the Braves. As he'd done in the eighth, Cox called for an intentional walk to the resurgent Puckett. The Braves appeared ready to take a lead in the fifth when Smith singled and stole second. They returned to the World Series the next year, losing in six games to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Twins kept their three-man rotation, with Erickson, who had been batted around in Game 3, getting the start for Minnesota. Game 7 matched Detroit native John Smoltz against his hometown hero Morris who had been a longtime Tiger standout. 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