1992 American League Championship Series

The 1992 American League Championship Series was played between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics from October 7 to October 14, 1992. The Blue Jays won the series 4 games to 2 to advance to the World Series.

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1992 - American League Championship Series - Toronto Blue Jays - Oakland Athletics - October 7 - October 14 - 1992 - World Series

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Umpires: Don Denkinger, Larry Young, Al Clark, Durwood Merrill, Joe Brinkman, Drew Coble

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Don Denkinger - Larry Young - Al Clark - Durwood Merrill - Joe Brinkman - Drew Coble

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The series was a rematch of the 1989 ALCS, which Oakland won in five games. This was Oakland's fourth trip to the ALCS in five years, while this was Toronto's 4th in 8 years, and second in a row.

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The first two games were played at Toronto's SkyDome (now Rogers Centre). Oakland won Game 1, Toronto won Game 2. Both games were low-scoring. Games 3 through 5 were at the Oakland Coliseum, with Games 3 and 4 being quite high-scoring and close. The defining moment of the series came in Game 4 when second baseman Roberto Alomar hit an 11th-inning home run to give the Blue Jays the lead. They would eventually win the game 7-6 and take a 3-1 series lead. Oakland won 6-2 in Game 5 to take the series back to Toronto.

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Toronto - SkyDome - Rogers Centre - Oakland Coliseum - Roberto Alomar - Home run

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Game 6 was highlighted by a third-inning home run by Candy Maldonado, and the Blue Jays would win 9-2, winning the series 4 games to 2. This marked the first a Canadian team would be going to the World Series.

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Candy Maldonado - Canadian - World Series

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