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| MVP: | Jack Morris (Minnesota) | |||||||||
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| Radio announcers: | Vin Scully and Johnny Bench | |||||||||
| Umpires: | Don Denkinger (AL), Harry Wendelstedt (NL), Drew Coble (AL), Terry Tata (NL), Rick Reed (AL), Ed Montague (NL) | |||||||||
| Future Hall of Famers: | Twins: Kirby Puckett. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. John Scott "Jack" Morris (born May 16, 1955, in St Paul Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television John Francis "Jack" Buck ( August 21, 1924 &ndash June 18, 2002) was an American Sportscaster, best known James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball Catcher, and a current A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously or slightly delayed for the purpose of extending total The CBS Radio Network provides news sports and other programming to more than 1000 radio stations throughout the United States A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American Sportscaster, Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947) is a former American Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making Donald Anton Denkinger (ˈdɛŋkɨnˌdʒɝ born August 28 1936 in Cedar Falls Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball umpire Harry Hunter Wendelstedt Jr (born July 27 1938 in Baltimore Maryland) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in Terry Anthony Tata (born April 24, 1940 in Waterbury Connecticut) is a retired umpire. Rick Alan Reed (born March 3 1950 in Detroit Michigan) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. Edward Michael Montague (born November 3 1948 in San Francisco California) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder Braves: none |
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The 1991 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins (95-67) of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68) of the National League. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Series was, in some respects, similar to the 1987 World Series also played by the Minnesota Twins (against the St. Louis Cardinals), most notably in that the home team won all seven games. The 1987 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins and the St The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The 1991 World Series was ranked by ESPN to be the best ever played[1], with five of its games being decided by a single run, four games decided in the final at-bat and three games going into extra innings. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to With 69 innings in total, the 1991 World Series holds the current record for longest seven-game World Series ever (some of the early years had nine-game Series, extending longer).
Seven players appeared in both the 1987 and 1991 Series for the Twins; Kirby Puckett, Kent Hrbek, Greg Gagne, Dan Gladden, Gene Larkin, Randy Bush and Al Newman. Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder Kent Allen Hrbek (ˈhɝbɛk born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American Gregory Carpenter Gagne (ˈɡæɡni (born November 12 1961 in Fall River Massachusetts) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball Clinton Daniel "Dan" Gladden (born July 7, 1957 in San Jose California) is an American former Major League Baseball player Eugene Thomas Larkin (born October 24 1962 in Flushing New York) is a former switch-hitting First baseman, Designated hitter Robert Randall (Randy Bush (born October 5, 1958 in Dover Delaware) is a former professional baseball player who played for the Minnesota Twins Albert Dwayne (Al Newman (born June 30, 1960 in Kansas City Missouri) is a former Infielder in Major League Baseball who played
For the first time in history, both league champions had finished the previous season in last place. No league champion previously had ever finished the previous season in last place.
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1991 League Championship Series
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The 1991 World Series was notable for several grueling contests, with five of its games being decided by two or fewer runs and three running into extra innings (including the third game, a twelve-inning marathon which saw Twins manager Tom Kelly run out of hitters). The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters Jay Thomas Kelly (born August 15, 1950 in Graceville Minnesota) also referred to as TK, is the former manager of the Minnesota
Game 1
October 19, 1991 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Jack Morris (1-0) L: Charlie Leibrandt (0-1) S: Rick Aguilera (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIN – Greg Gagne (1), Kent Hrbek (1) | ||||||||||||
The ceremonial first pitch of the World Series prior to Game 1 was thrown by retired AL umpire Steve Palermo. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. John Scott "Jack" Morris (born May 16, 1955, in St Paul Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher Charles Louis "Charlie" Leibrandt Jr (ˈliːˌbɹænt born October 4, 1956 in Chicago) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Gregory Carpenter Gagne (ˈɡæɡni (born November 12 1961 in Fall River Massachusetts) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball Kent Allen Hrbek (ˈhɝbɛk born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American Stephen Michael Palermo (born October 9 1949 in Worcester Massachusetts) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in Palmero had been forced into early retirement when he was seriously injured by gunshot while coming to the aid of a robbery victim one night in Dallas. After the pitch, the Series umpires jogged to the mound to exchange well wishes.
The Twins struck early with two home runs (a three-run blast from Greg Gagne and a solo shot from Kent Hrbek) to take a 4-0 lead en route to a 5-2 win. Gregory Carpenter Gagne (ˈɡæɡni (born November 12 1961 in Fall River Massachusetts) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball Kent Allen Hrbek (ˈhɝbɛk born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American Only some fine defense from the Braves saved a rout.
Charlie Leibrandt's poor performance for the Braves in Game 1 would be his only start, as the team decided to shuffle its rotation for the next games. It would not, however, be Leibrandt's last appearance in the Series.
Game 2
October 20, 1991 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| W: Kevin Tapani (1-0) L: Tom Glavine (0-1) S: Rick Aguilera (2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIN – Chili Davis (1), Scott Leius (1) | ||||||||||||
The pitching match-up featured 1991 National League Cy Young Award winner Tom Glavine against the Twins' sixteen-game winner and number two starter, Kevin Tapani. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. Kevin Ray Tapani (born February 18, 1964 in Des Moines Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who played for the New Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord Massachusetts) is an American Left-handed Starting pitcher Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis, nicknamed "Jamaican Sensation" (born January 17, 1960 in Kingston Jamaica) is a former Outfielder Scott Thomas Leius (born September 24, 1965 in Yonkers New York) is a former American League Baseball player during the 1990s In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord Massachusetts) is an American Left-handed Starting pitcher Kevin Ray Tapani (born February 18, 1964 in Des Moines Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who played for the New
In the bottom of the first, Dan Gladden lifted a seemingly routine pop-up towards second base. Clinton Daniel "Dan" Gladden (born July 7, 1957 in San Jose California) is an American former Major League Baseball player Atlanta fielders Mark Lemke and David Justice miscommunicated and collided with one another as the ball fell from Lemke's glove and Gladden reached second on a two-base error. Mark Alan Lemke (born August 13, 1965 in Utica New York) is a former Major League Baseball player David Justice (born April 14 1966 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the After a walk to Chuck Knoblauch, Glavine induced a bat-breaking double play, 5-3, for two outs. Edward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch (ˈnɔbˌlɑk born July 7 1968 in Houston Texas) is a retired Major League Baseball player who played But a two-run blast from Chili Davis gave the Twins an early 2-0 lead. Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis, nicknamed "Jamaican Sensation" (born January 17, 1960 in Kingston Jamaica) is a former Outfielder
The Braves got a run back in the top of the second when Justice singled, was doubled to third by Sid Bream, and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Greg Olson. Sidney Eugene "Sid" Bream (born August 3, 1960 in Carlisle Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball In Baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit Greg Olson may be in reference to Greg Olson (baseball Greg Olson (American football coach Gregg Olson, pitcher Controversy occurred the next inning when Lonnie Smith reached first on an error by Scott Leius. Lonnie Smith (born December 22, 1955 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Scott Thomas Leius (born September 24, 1965 in Yonkers New York) is a former American League Baseball player during the 1990s With two outs, Ron Gant ripped a single to left. Ronald Edwin "Ron" Gant (born March 2 1965 in Victoria Texas) is a former American Major League Outfielder and Smith, playing for a record fourth team in World Series play, tried to beat the throw to third from Gladden. An overthrow to third gave Smith the base, but Tapani, backing up third, threw to Kent Hrbek at first. Kent Allen Hrbek (ˈhɝbɛk born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American Gant, who had rounded first and was heading to second, scrambled back to the bag and, depending on one's rooting interests, was pulled off the bag either by Hrbek's strong tag or his own momentum. Umpire Drew Coble determined the latter, ending the inning. CBS television announcers Jack Buck and Tim McCarver were adamant in their insistence that Hrbek had pulled Gant off the bag, as was at least one Minnesota reporter. Major League Baseball on CBS is the name of the former TV show that televised Major League Baseball games on the American Television John Francis "Jack" Buck ( August 21, 1924 &ndash June 18, 2002) was an American Sportscaster, best known James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball Catcher, and a current But the call stood and Hrbek and his family were harassed by Braves fans – some good-natured and some not – for the rest of the Series. Coble later said when interviewed for the 1991 World Series video that his judgment was that Gant was falling over as he headed back to the base and his own momentum caused him to get tangled with Hrbek and that was what caused him to be out.
The Braves tied the game in the fifth when Olson doubled, advanced to third on a groundout by Lemke, and came home on a sacrifice fly by Rafael Belliard. Rafael Leonidas Belliard Matias (born October 24, 1961, in Pueblo Nuevo Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball backup shortstop The game stayed tied until the bottom of the eighth when the unheralded Leius drilled a Glavine pitch into the left-field seats for what proved to be the game-winning home run. Rick Aguilera got the save and the Series headed to Atlanta with the Twins leading two games to none. Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the
Game 3
October 22, 1991 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
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| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| W: Jim Clancy (1-0) L: Rick Aguilera (0-1) | |||||||||||||||
| HR: MIN – Chili Davis (2), Kirby Puckett (1) ATL – David Justice (1), Lonnie Smith (1) | |||||||||||||||
In arguably one of the greatest baseball games ever played, the Braves outlasted the Twins in a thrilling twelve-inning battle, the first World Series game ever played in the Deep South. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, sometimes shortened to "Fulton County Stadium" was a multi-use ( Baseball, football, Soccer, Rock concert James Clancy (born December 18, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis, nicknamed "Jamaican Sensation" (born January 17, 1960 in Kingston Jamaica) is a former Outfielder Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder David Justice (born April 14 1966 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Lonnie Smith (born December 22, 1955 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. This game matched Minnesota's 20-game winner Scott Erickson against Atlanta's late-season hero and NLCS MVP, Steve Avery. Scott Gavin Erickson (born February 2, 1968 in Long Beach California) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher. Steven Thomas Avery (born April 14, 1970 in Trenton Michigan) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball who was a In the NLCS, Avery had not allowed a run to the Pirates in sixteen-plus innings. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It took the Twins only two batters to end the shutout streak.
Twins manager Tom Kelly said going into the three games in Atlanta that managing without the designated-hitter rule was "right up there with rocket science. Jay Thomas Kelly (born August 15, 1950 in Graceville Minnesota) also referred to as TK, is the former manager of the Minnesota "
Reminiscent of Game Two, Gladden hit another ball towards Justice. This time, Justice and Gant miscommunicated, and Gladden wound up at third with nobody out in the top of the first. Gladden then scored on Knoblauch's sacrifice fly to Justice. And the Twins would not score again until the seventh.
The Braves, meanwhile, got the run back in the second when Olson scored on Belliard's single. Justice led off the fourth with his first World Series home run, and the Braves led for the first time in the Series, 2-1. In the fifth, they scored again when Smith homered. The Braves loaded the bases but only scored one more run due to the clutch relief pitching of Terry Leach. Terry Leach (born March 13, 1954 in Selma, Alabama) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1981-1982 With the score 4-1, the Braves looked to close it out. As it turned out, the game was just beginning.
Except for the run that resulted from the first-inning misplay between Gant and Justice, Avery had been quite effective. But after Kirby Puckett homered in the seventh to make it 4-2 and two other fly outs made it to the warning track, Atlanta manager Bobby Cox reluctantly sent Avery out for the eighth inning. Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder Robert Joe "Bobby" Cox (born May 21 1941 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is the current manager of the Atlanta Braves, and a former After a Terry Pendleton error put Brian Harper on first, Avery went to the showers in favor of the Braves' regular-season closer, Alejandro Peña. Terry Lee Pendleton (born July 16 1960 in Los Angeles California) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball, and the current Brian David Harper (born October 16, 1959 in San Pedro California) is a former Catcher in Major League Baseball who played for teams Alejandro (Vásquez Peña (born June 25, 1959) in Cambiaso Dominican Republic, is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Pena had been 13 for 13 in save opportunities, but he had not pitched since the prior Wednesday. The first batter that he faced, Davis, tied the game with a monstrous home run to left, leaving Avery with nothing to show for a great pitching effort.
At this point, the game got bizarre. Substitutions and double switches were used by both teams into the twelfth, when Minnesota manager Tom Kelly used up his entire bench and had to send reliever Aguilera to pinch-hit for the active pitcher, Mark Guthrie, who had never had an at bat in his major league career, with the bases loaded and two out (Aguilera flied to center). People named Tom Kelly include Tom Kelly (baseball (born 1950 former manager of the American baseball team the Minnesota Twins Mark Andrew Guthrie (born September 22, 1965 in Buffalo New York) is a former Major League Baseball Relief pitcher. 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 Dan Gladden on the mound. Clinton Daniel "Dan" Gladden (born July 7, 1957 in San Jose California) is an American former Major League Baseball player In the bottom of the twelfth, Justice singled to right and after Brian Hunter popped out, Justice stole second. Brian Hunter may refer to Brian Hunter (first baseman, an American baseball infielder who played in the 1990s Brian Hunter (trader, With two outs, Lemke entered the pantheon of World Series heroes by hitting a single to left that enabled Justice to just beat the throw from Gladden. His score gave the Braves a 5-4 win and cut the Twins lead in the Series to 2-1. Jim Clancy was the winning pitcher for Atlanta while Aguilera took the loss for Minnesota. Jim Clancy may refer to Jim Clancy (baseball (b1955 former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Clancy (chorusmaster, director of
The game lasted a then record four hours, four minutes, until broken in 2005 in Game 3 of the 2005 World Series with a time of five hours, forty-one minutes. The 2005 World Series, the 101st Major League Baseball championship series saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League 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.
Game 4
October 23, 1991 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Mike Stanton (1-0) L: Mark Guthrie (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: MIN – Mike Pagliarulo (1) ATL – Terry Pendleton (1), Lonnie Smith (2) | ||||||||||||
Because Game 3 had ended after midnight, Lemke became the first player in history to win two World Series games in the same day. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, sometimes shortened to "Fulton County Stadium" was a multi-use ( Baseball, football, Soccer, Rock concert William Michael "Mike" Stanton (born June 2, 1967 in Houston Texas) is a Left-handed specialist Relief pitcher in Mark Andrew Guthrie (born September 22, 1965 in Buffalo New York) is a former Major League Baseball Relief pitcher. Michael Timothy Pagliarulo, aka " Pags " (born March 15, 1960 in Medford Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball Terry Lee Pendleton (born July 16 1960 in Los Angeles California) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball, and the current Lonnie Smith (born December 22, 1955 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Game 4 matched up Jack Morris against Atlanta starter John Smoltz, a former Detroit prospect who had idolized him while a youngster. John Scott "Jack" Morris (born May 16, 1955, in St Paul Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967 in) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.
As was the custom in the first three games, the Twins scored first. In the second inning, Harper scored on Mike Pagliarulo's double. Michael Timothy Pagliarulo, aka " Pags " (born March 15, 1960 in Medford Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball The Braves tied it in the third when Pendleton hit his first ever post-season home run. The Braves appeared ready to take a lead in the fifth when Smith singled and stole second. A double by Pendleton sent Smith towards the plate, after Smith committed a huge error by going back to tag up (the ball appeared that it might have been caught by Puckett, but took off and went over his head). The throw to catcher Harper was online and Harper caught the ball, tagging Smith and holding onto it as Smith plowed over Harper at full speed. The collision sent both sprawling, but Harper held onto the ball and got up to ensure Pendleton, who had gone to third, did not score. The Braves now had a runner at third with one out. A few moments later, Morris unleashed a wild pitch and Pendleton sped toward home. But Harper retrieved it and tagged the sliding Pendleton for the second out of the inning. Justice popped out and Morris was out of the jam due mostly to horrible baserunning by the Braves.
In the top of the seventh, Pagliarulo homered to give the Twins the lead, 2-1. But the Braves got the run back in the bottom of the inning when Smith homered off Twins reliever Carl Willis to tie the game. Carl Blake Willis (born December 28, 1960 in Danville Virginia) was a Relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1984 Cincinnati The game entered the bottom of the ninth still tied, 2-2. With one out and Mark Guthrie pitching, Lemke drilled a triple off the left-center field wall. Mark Andrew Guthrie (born September 22, 1965 in Buffalo New York) is a former Major League Baseball Relief pitcher. Jeff Blauser was walked intentionally to set up a possible double play to force extra innings. Jeffrey Michael Blauser (born November 8, 1965 in Los Gatos California) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball for the After a series of moves by both managers, former Brave Steve Bedrosian took the mound to face veteran minor leaguer Jerry Willard. Steven Wayne Bedrosian, (b December 6 1957, Methuen Massachusetts) is a former American baseball player Gerald Duane Willard (born March 14, 1960, in Oxnard California) was a Major League Baseball catcher Willard delivered a sacrifice fly to Shane Mack in right field. Shane Lee Mack (born December 7 1963 in Los Angeles California) is a former left and Center fielder in Major League Baseball Mack caught it and fired toward the plate. The ball beat Lemke to the plate, but he got around Harper with a hook slide, scoring the winning run that beat the Twins, 3-2. Harper leapt up and vociferously protested, but umpire Terry Tata stood by the call, and replays showed it to be correct (Harper never made a motion to tag Lemke with his glove). Terry Anthony Tata (born April 24, 1940 in Waterbury Connecticut) is a retired umpire. The win tied the Series at two games apiece and ensured it would return to Minnesota.
Game 5
October 24, 1991 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | X | 14 | 17 | 1 |
| W: Tom Glavine (1-1) L: Kevin Tapani (1-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: ATL– David Justice (2), Lonnie Smith (3), Brian Hunter (1) | ||||||||||||
In Game 5, it was Glavine vs. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, sometimes shortened to "Fulton County Stadium" was a multi-use ( Baseball, football, Soccer, Rock concert Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord Massachusetts) is an American Left-handed Starting pitcher Kevin Ray Tapani (born February 18, 1964 in Des Moines Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who played for the New David Justice (born April 14 1966 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Lonnie Smith (born December 22, 1955 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Brian Hunter may refer to Brian Hunter (first baseman, an American baseball infielder who played in the 1990s Brian Hunter (trader, Tapani in a Game 2 rematch. And despite the final score, this contest was still up in the air until the seventh inning. For three innings, the pitchers matched zeroes, but in the fourth, Gant singled to left and Justice homered off the top of the left-field wall for a 2-0 Braves lead. Bream followed up with a walk, and Olson then hit what appeared to be a double play grounder to second. But the ball hit Bream's leg, resulting in Bream being called out for runner interference but Olson being safe at first. Lemke, the hero of Games 3 and 4, drilled a triple that scored Olson, and Lemke himself then scored on light-hitting Rafael Belliard's double. Rafael Leonidas Belliard Matias (born October 24, 1961, in Pueblo Nuevo Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball backup shortstop At this point, the Braves led 4-0, their biggest lead in any game in the Series.
In the fifth, Pendleton and Gant singled, with Pendleton moving to third. Then Justice hit into a fielder's choice that scored Pendleton and gave the Braves a 5-0 lead. With Glavine working on a two-hitter, the game seemed in hand for the Braves. But Glavine was not sharp in the sixth inning and wound up getting pulled from the game. Knoblauch reached on a one-out walk and then went to third on Puckett's single. A walk to Davis loaded the bases, and Glavine suddenly couldn't find the strike zone. He walked in two runs by giving bases loaded walks to Harper and Leius. Kent Mercker came on to get out of the jam and he got the final two outs with only one additional run scoring. Kent Franklin Mercker (born February 1, 1968 in Dublin Ohio) is a Major League Baseball Left-handed Pitcher for the The game entered the seventh with the Braves leading, 5-3.
Tom Kelly sent David West out to begin the bottom of the seventh. David West is the name of David West (basketball, NBA power forward David West RSW, watercolourist David West (baseball West had failed to retire a batter in Game 3 and thus had an ERA of infinity. Infinity (symbolically represented with ∞) comes from the Latin infinitas or "unboundedness Smith hit his third home run in three nights, all solo shots, to give the Braves a 6-3 lead. And then the floodgates opened. Pendleton and Gant walked, Justice singled to score Pendleton, and West was again taken out with retiring a batter (he would retire his first World Series hitter in the 1993 World Series with the Phillies). Hunter singled to score Gant and put two on with nobody out and an 8-3 Braves lead. 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. The Braves ended the seventh with an 11-3 lead and the announcers began talking about the chances of the two teams in Game 6.
However, there were still two innings to be played. Davis, playing this game in right field in place of Mack, who was 0-for-15, singled. He moved to second on a ground out and scored on Al Newman's triple. Albert Dwayne (Al Newman (born June 30, 1960 in Kansas City Missouri) is a former Infielder in Major League Baseball who played In the bottom of the eighth, Pendleton doubled and Gant tripled, scoring Pendleton. Justice grounded out to the pitcher, scoring Gant, and Hunter then ended the Braves' offensive barrage with a home run.
Both managers emptied their benches to give playing time to non-starters. Thus, Randy St. Claire was on the mound pitching to Francisco Cabrera as the ninth inning began. Randall Anthony "Randy" St Claire (born August 23, 1960 in Glens Falls New York) was a Relief Pitcher for the Montreal Francisco Cabrera (born October 10, 1966 in Santo Domingo) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher / First baseman who St. Claire gave up a run when Gladden tripled and scored on a fielder's choice, but the game ended in a 14-5 Braves rout. The Braves now had their first lead in Series games, three to two, and only needed one win to clinch their first World Series since 1957. The 1957 World Series featured the defending champions the New York Yankees ( American League) playing against the Milwaukee Braves ( National The Washington/Minnesota franchise had now lost 12 straight World Series road games dating back to 1924. In the 1924 World Series, the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants in seven games
Game 6
October 26, 1991 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| W: Rick Aguilera (1-1) L: Charlie Leibrandt (0-2) | ||||||||||||||
| HR: ATL– Terry Pendleton (2) MIN– Kirby Puckett (2) | ||||||||||||||
Both teams had each other in their palms. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Charles Louis "Charlie" Leibrandt Jr (ˈliːˌbɹænt born October 4, 1956 in Chicago) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher Terry Lee Pendleton (born July 16 1960 in Los Angeles California) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball, and the current Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder The Braves needed another win to capture the World Series. The Twins needed to win Game 6 to stay alive. The Braves put their late-season ace Steve Avery on the mound. They would be facing the Twins' Scott Erickson, who was starting on three days' rest and had been batted around by Atlanta in Game 3.
The Twins, on the other hand, were coming back to the Metrodome where they had a post-season record of 9-1 including two wins over the Braves the previous weekend. The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. And unlike the Pirates, they would face Avery on three days' rest.
In the top of the first, the Braves got two baserunners on but failed to score against Erickson. In the bottom of the first, Knoblauch singled and Puckett tripled, scoring Knoblauch and setting the tone for the rest of the evening. Avery retired Chili Davis and now faced Shane Mack, who was 0 for 15 in the Series. But Mack now got his first hit, scoring Puckett, and giving Avery his first two-run deficit since August 25. Leius singled, putting runners at first and third, but Avery got Hrbek out to keep the score 2-0.
The Braves hit Erickson hard, but were unable to capitalize. No better example can be cited than Gant's seeming extra-base hit in the top of the third with Pendleton on first. Kirby Puckett leaped and made a sensational catch against the 13-foot Plexiglas fence, sending Pendleton back to first instead of around the bases for Atlanta's first run. Poly(methyl methacrylate ( PMMA) or poly(methyl 2-methylpropenoate is a Thermoplastic and transparent Plastic. Erickson got out of it by getting a ground out from Justice.
In the fourth, the Twins appeared ready to increase their lead, putting runners at second and third with one out. But Avery buckled down and retired the side to keep the game close. Another critical play occurred in the fifth when Belliard kept the Twins from completing a double play with a fierce slide. His hustle enabled Lonnie Smith to reach first. This became important when Pendleton golfed Erickson's next pitch into the seats to make the game 2-2. With two outs, Justice lifted what appeared to be a go-ahead home run for the Braves to right. At the last instant, the ball hooked foul by about two feet. Erickson retired Justice and the Twins came to bat with the score tied.
Gladden responded with a walk and a steal of second. He moved to third on Knoblauch's liner to right and scored on Puckett's center field sacrifice fly and the Twins led 3-2. The Twins kept their one-run lead into the seventh. Lemke singled to center and went to second on a wild pitch by Guthrie. After a strikeout, Smith walked and Pendleton then reached on an infield single. The Braves now had the bases loaded and one out. But the Braves scored only one run, Lemke on a fielder's choice, and Carl Willis finished the inning with a strikeout of Justice with the go-ahead run on third.
The game remained tied at three until the eleventh. Bobby Cox, perhaps sensing a long game ahead, sent Charlie Leibrandt to the mound. Charles Louis "Charlie" Leibrandt Jr (ˈliːˌbɹænt born October 4, 1956 in Chicago) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher Leibrandt threw four pitches to Puckett. The first three gave him a 2 ball-1 strike count. Puckett, with a long reputation and history as a "hack" batter who swung at anything hittable, took the first three pitches, patiently working the count until Leibrandt threw him a weak hanging changeup on the fourth and last pitch. He launched the pitch into the left-center-field seats for a game-winning home run that tied the Series with three games apiece. That home run led to Jack Buck's now famous call of "We'll see you tomorrow night!" It would be the first Game 7 since the 1987 World Series, which was also played at the Metrodome by the Twins. The 1987 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins and the St With his walk-off home run, Puckett completed the game only one hit – a double – from hitting for the cycle. In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily
Leibrandt was the losing pitcher while reliever Aguilera was the winning pitcher.
Game 7
October 27, 1991 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| W: Jack Morris (2-0) L: Alejandro Peña (0-1) | |||||||||||||
Game Seven was a pitching duel between Minnesota's Jack Morris and Atlanta's John Smoltz. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. John Scott "Jack" Morris (born May 16, 1955, in St Paul Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher Alejandro (Vásquez Peña (born June 25, 1959) in Cambiaso Dominican Republic, is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball John Scott "Jack" Morris (born May 16, 1955, in St Paul Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967 in) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. Smoltz was a farmhand in Morris' previous organization, the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The Tigers traded Smoltz to the Braves in 1987 for pitcher Doyle Alexander in anticipation for a playoff showdown against the Minnesota Twins. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St Doyle Lafayette Alexander (born September 4, 1950, Cordova Alabama) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the
Scoring threats were posted and quashed with ruthless efficiency, including a heart-stopping eighth inning wherein both teams were retired with the bases loaded by double play. A slick (and rare) 3-2-3 double play between Hrbek and Harper retired the side in the top of the eighth, and Lemke returned the favor to Hrbek in the bottom of the same inning after Atlanta reliever Mike Stanton had intentionally walked Puckett, possibly leery of a sudden repeat of the previous night's heroics. William Michael "Mike" Stanton (born June 2, 1967 in Houston Texas) is a Left-handed specialist Relief pitcher in
Another critical defensive play may have come in the top of the eighth, when the Braves' Smith was on first (with nobody out) and took off for a hit and run while Pendleton laced a double into the gap. A hit and run is a play in Baseball in which the Baserunners are in motion before the ball is hit and the batter attempts to make contact with the Logically, Smith could have scored from first on the double, especially since he was running as the pitch was thrown. But after the batter made contact with the ball, Twins infielders Gagne (shortstop) and Knoblauch (second base) feigned starting a double play by pretending to force out Smith at second. Smith hesitated, then ran to third while the batter came to second. The trickery caused enough confusion for Smith to advance only to third where he logically would have scored and put Atlanta in the lead heading into the bottom of the inning. Smith (who did not score in that inning), for his part, insisted that he wasn't fooled, he was waiting to see if the ball would be caught.
Twins ace and World Series MVP Jack Morris kept the shutout through ten innings. John Scott "Jack" Morris (born May 16, 1955, in St Paul Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher A Twin Cities sports writer wrote that on that night, "[Morris] could have outlasted Methuselah. Methuselah or Metushélach ( is the oldest person whose age is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. " Morris successfully rebuffed several attempts by manager Tom Kelly to remove him during the game , remaining on the mound from the first pitch to the last.
In the bottom of the tenth, Dan Gladden hustled out a bloop double to left-center off Alejandro Peña, and went to third on a Chuck Knoblauch sacrifice bunt. Clinton Daniel "Dan" Gladden (born July 7, 1957 in San Jose California) is an American former Major League Baseball player Alejandro (Vásquez Peña (born June 25, 1959) in Cambiaso Dominican Republic, is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Edward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch (ˈnɔbˌlɑk born July 7 1968 in Houston Texas) is a retired Major League Baseball player who played The Braves intentionally walked Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek to bring up light-hitting speedster Jarvis Brown with the bases loaded. Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder Kent Allen Hrbek (ˈhɝbɛk born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American Jarvis Ardel Brown (born March 26, 1967) was a major league outfielder who played for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves Twins manager Tom Kelly risked an inning-ending double-play by sending an injured Gene Larkin (his last bench player aside from catcher Junior Ortiz) to the plate. People named Tom Kelly include Tom Kelly (baseball (born 1950 former manager of the American baseball team the Minnesota Twins Eugene Thomas Larkin (born October 24 1962 in Flushing New York) is a former switch-hitting First baseman, Designated hitter Junior Ortiz (born October 24, 1959 in Humacao Puerto Rico as Adalberto Ortiz Jr Larkin lofted Peña's first-pitch fastball to left-center, over the Braves' drawn-in outfielders, to score a jubilant Gladden. TV broadcaster Jack Buck called out that the Twins had won the World Series the moment the ball was struck. John Francis "Jack" Buck ( August 21, 1924 &ndash June 18, 2002) was an American Sportscaster, best known (A day earlier, Buck's highly understated joke that the Atlanta fans had had some "good-natured fun" with Hrbek had earned some extremely angry letters in Twin Cities newspapers, from local fans coming to the defense of their hometown hero. )
For the first time since 1962, a seventh game of the World Series ended with a 1-0 verdict. The 1962 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the San Francisco Giants, who had won their first NL pennant since moving This Series was also the first since 1924 to end with an extra-inning seventh-game, when the home team Washington Senators (of the Twins franchise) won it in their last at-bat. In the 1924 World Series, the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants in seven games The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Series quotes
That's going to be a winner for Atlanta! The runner tags at third, here's the throw from Mack, here's Lemke . Shane Lee Mack (born December 7 1963 in Los Angeles California) is a former left and Center fielder in Major League Baseball . . he is out. . safe, safe, safe! They called him safe! Atlanta wins and they're going to say that Harper did not tag him!
—Jack Buck calling Jerry Willard's game winning sacrifice fly in Game 4. Brian David Harper (born October 16, 1959 in San Pedro California) is a former Catcher in Major League Baseball who played for teams John Francis "Jack" Buck ( August 21, 1924 &ndash June 18, 2002) was an American Sportscaster, best known Gerald Duane Willard (born March 14, 1960, in Oxnard California) was a Major League Baseball catcher
Puckett swings and hits a blast! Deep left center! Way back! Way back! It's gone! The Twins go to the seventh game! Touch 'em all Kirby Puckett! Touch 'em all Kirby Puckett! And the Twins have won this game 4-3 on a dramatic home run by Kirby Puckett!
—WCCO announcer John Gordon, announcing the same event. Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder John "Gordo" Gordon is a Major League Baseball radio broadcaster who is best known as the play by play announcer for the Minnesota Twins on KSTP 1500
Baseball is the greatest game there is.
—Twins third baseman Mike Pagliarulo. Michael Timothy Pagliarulo, aka " Pags " (born March 15, 1960 in Medford Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball
It was I think probably the greatest World Series ever!
—Commissioner Fay Vincent during the World Series Trophy presentation ceremony. The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball. Francis Thomas "Fay" Vincent Jr (born May 29, 1938 in Waterbury Connecticut) is a former entertainment lawyer and sports executive who served
I just didn't want to quit and somehow we figured out a way to win this thing.
—World Series MVP Jack Morris following his masterful performance in Game 7. John Scott "Jack" Morris (born May 16, 1955, in St Paul Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher
Hero in a losing cause
Braves second baseman Mark Lemke, who hit . Mark Alan Lemke (born August 13, 1965 in Utica New York) is a former Major League Baseball player 234 during the regular season, became perhaps the most surprising hero of the 1991 World Series. Lemke hit . 417 in the World Series, drove in the game winning run in Game 3 (a two-out single to score David Justice, who had singled and stolen second), tripled with one out in the 9th inning in Game 4 before scoring the winning run on Jerry Willard's fly ball to right. David Justice (born April 14 1966 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Gerald Duane Willard (born March 14, 1960, in Oxnard California) was a Major League Baseball catcher Lemke tied Billy Johnson's 1947 record for triples in a World Series. William Russell Johnson was a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Yankees in the 1940s and later with the St The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning the Series in 7 games for their first title since The bat that Lemke hit for his third triple was sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York for display.
Aftermath
Following the game, 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. Major League Baseball on CBS is the name of the former TV show that televised Major League Baseball games on the American Television James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball Catcher, and a current The Braves would, in fact, go on to win an unprecedented 14 consecutive division titles, along with a World Series win in 1995 and several other Series appearances. The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in
This was the last World Series that Fay Vincent (who was forced to resign a year later) presided over as commissioner. Francis Thomas "Fay" Vincent Jr (born May 29, 1938 in Waterbury Connecticut) is a former entertainment lawyer and sports executive who served The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball. In Game 1, a Kent Hrbek foul pop up hit Vincent's daughter Anne in the head. Kent Allen Hrbek (ˈhɝbɛk born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American
References
- Forman, Sean L. . 1991 World Series. Baseball-Reference. com - Major League Statistics and Information. . Retrieved on 2007-12-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
External links
- 1991 WS at Baseball-Reference
- History of the World Series - 1991
- 1991 World Series by Baseball Almanac
- 1991 Minnesota Twins
- 1991 Atlanta Braves
- A Series to Savor
- 'Worst-to-First' World Series a real winner
- 1991 World Series had it all
- ESPN 25 - 100: Twins win epic Game 7 duel with Braves
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