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1992 Toronto Blue Jays season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Toronto Blue Jays |
| season | 1992 |
| misc | World Series champions |
| American League champions | |
| American League East champions | |
| league | American League |
| division | East |
| ballpark | SkyDome |
| city | Toronto |
| record | 96–66 (.592) |
| divisional_place | 1st |
| owners | Labatt Breweries, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Paul Beeston (CEO) |
| general_managers | Pat Gillick |
| managers | Cito Gaston |
| television | CFTO-TV 9 |
| (Don Chevrier, Tommy Hutton, Fergie Olver) | |
| The Sports Network | |
| (Jim Hughson, Buck Martinez) | |
| radio | CJCL–AM 1430 |
| (Tom Cheek, Jerry Howarth) |
American League champions American League East champions (Don Chevrier, Tommy Hutton, Fergie Olver) The Sports Network (Jim Hughson, Buck Martinez) (Tom Cheek, Jerry Howarth) The 1992 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 16th season of Major League Baseball. Toronto finished first in the American League East for the fourth time with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses, closing the season with an attendance record of 4,028,318. Toronto was not swept in a single series all year, becoming the first team in 49 years to accomplish the feat.
In the American League Championship Series, the Blue Jays defeated the Oakland Athletics in six games for their first American League pennant in four tries. In the World Series, Toronto faced the Atlanta Braves, who had won their second straight National League pennant, but lost the previous year's World Series. The Blue Jays prevailed in six games, becoming the first non-U.S.-based team to win a World Series. They were the first Toronto based team in a major professional sports league to win a championship since the 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs.
Transactions
Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1992 season.
October 1991
| October 31 | Jim Acker granted free agency (signed with Seattle Mariners on February 2, 1992, to a one-year, $275,000 contract). |
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November 1991
| November 18 | Rene Gonzales granted free agency (signed with California Angels on January 10, 1992, to a one-year, $300,000 contract). |
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December 1991
| December 19 | Signed free agent Dave Winfield from the California Angels to a one-year, $2.3 million contract. |
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February 1992
| February 8 | Re-signed Roberto Alomar to a four-year, $18.5 million contract. |
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March 1992
| March 27 | Released Eric Plunk. |
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April 1992
| April 4 | Shawn Hillegas granted free agency (signed a contract with the New York Yankees on April 9, 1992). |
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Spring training
The Toronto Blue Jays spent their 16th spring training at Dunedin, Florida, while playing their home exhibition games at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field for the 3rd spring training season.
Regular season
Despite their post-season success, the Blue Jays had many ups and downs during the regular season. The Jays started off winning the first six games of the regular season and Roberto Alomar was named the AL Player of the Month for the month of April.
On August 25, they had lost six of their last seven games and were only two games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the standings. At this point, general manager Pat Gillick decided to acquire a fiery right-hander from the New York Mets named David Cone. The trade resulted in the Jays sending minor league prospect Ryan Thompson and utility infielder Jeff Kent to the Mets. The deal sent the message that the Blue Jays were committed to winning. Cone would have 4 wins, 3 losses and a 2.55 ERA.
The regular season also marked the end of the road for Dave Stieb, who made his last start for the Blue Jays on August 8 and only lasted three innings. On September 23, Stieb announced that he was finished for the season. 1992 was Stieb's final season for the Jays before briefly coming out of retirement years later.
Four days later, on September 27, Jack Morris would make club history by becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to win 20 games in a season. Morris would have to wait through a two-hour rain delay at Yankee Stadium to get the win.
Heading into the last weekend of the season, only the Milwaukee Brewers were still in contention. Led by manager Phil Garner, the Brewers had won 22 of 29 games since August 29. The Brewers trailed the Blue Jays by 2 games, and the Jays were heading into a weekend series vs. the Detroit Tigers. On October 3, Juan Guzmán had a one-hitter through eight innings and Duane Ward picked up the save as the Jays won the game 3-1 and clinched the American League East Division title.
Season standings
| Record | Games Left | Opponent | Home | Road | Total | Home | Road | Total |
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| **AL East** | ||||||||
| [Baltimore Orioles](1992-baltimore-orioles-season) | 5–2 | 3–3 | 8–5 | – | – | – | ||
| [Boston Red Sox](1992-boston-red-sox-season) | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–7 | – | – | – | ||
| [Cleveland Indians](1992-cleveland-indians-season) | 4–3 | 3–3 | 7–6 | – | – | – | ||
| [Detroit Tigers](1992-detroit-tigers-season) | 4–2 | 4–3 | 8–5 | – | – | – | ||
| [Milwaukee Brewers](1992-milwaukee-brewers-season) | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–8 | – | – | – | ||
| [New York Yankees](1992-new-york-yankees-season) | 6–1 | 5–1 | 11–2 | – | – | – | ||
| Totals | 25–14 | 20–19 | 45–33 | – | – | – | ||
| **AL West** | ||||||||
| [California Angels](1992-california-angels-season) | 5–1 | 2–4 | 7–5 | – | – | – | ||
| [Chicago White Sox](1992-chicago-white-sox-season) | 5–1 | 2–4 | 7–5 | – | – | – | ||
| [Kansas City Royals](1992-kansas-city-royals-season) | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–5 | – | – | – | ||
| [Minnesota Twins](1992-minnesota-twins-season) | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–5 | – | – | – | ||
| [Oakland Athletics](1992-oakland-athletics-season) | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–6 | – | – | – | ||
| [Seattle Mariners](1992-seattle-mariners-season) | 3–3 | 5–1 | 8–4 | – | – | – | ||
| [Texas Rangers](1992-texas-rangers-season) | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–3 | – | – | – | ||
| Totals | 28–14 | 23–19 | 51–33 | – | – | – | ||
| **Grand Totals** | 53–28 | 43–38 | 96–66 | – | – | – |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Pct. |
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| April | 23 | 16 | 7 | |
| May | 27 | 15 | 12 | |
| June | 26 | 14 | 12 | |
| July | 26 | 16 | 10 | |
| August | 30 | 14 | 16 | |
| September | 27 | 18 | 9 | |
| October | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Totals | 162 | 96 | 66 |
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Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters
- Devon White, CF
- Roberto Alomar, 2B
- Joe Carter, LF
- Dave Winfield, DH
- John Olerud, 1B
- Derek Bell, RF
- Kelly Gruber, 3B
- Pat Borders, C
- Manuel Lee, SS
- Jack Morris, P
Transactions
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1992 regular season.
June 1992
| June 15 | Signed amateur free agent Brad Cornett to a contract. |
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July 1992
| July 30 | Acquired Mark Eichhorn from the California Angels for Rob Ducey and Greg Myers. |
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August 1992
| August 27 | Acquired David Cone from the New York Mets for Jeff Kent and a player to be named later (Ryan Thompson on September 1, 1992). |
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Roster
| 1992 Toronto Blue Jays |
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| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Game log
| Legend | Blue Jays win | Blue Jays loss | Game postponed |
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 6 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Morris (1–0) || Gullickson (0–1) || || Tiger Stadium || 51,068 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 8 || @ Tigers || 10–9 || Henke (1–0) || Tanana (0–1) || Ward (1) || Tiger Stadium || 12,819 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 9 || @ Tigers || 3–1 || Guzmán (1–0) || Terrell (0–1) || Ward (2) || Tiger Stadium || 9,720 || 3–0 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 10 || Orioles || 4–3 || Hentgen (1–0) || Olson (0–1) || || SkyDome || 50,424 || 4–0 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 11 || Orioles || 7–2 || Morris (2–0) || Sutcliffe (1–1) || || SkyDome || 50,375 || 5–0 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 12 || Orioles || 3–1 || Wells (1–0) || Mesa (0–1) || Ward (3) || SkyDome || 48,309 || 6–0 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 13 || Yankees || 2–5 || Howe (1–0) || Stottlemyre (0–1) || Farr (2) || SkyDome || 44,115 || 6–1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 14 || Yankees || 12–6 || Guzmán (2–0) || Johnson (0–1) || || SkyDome || 45,579 || 7–1 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 15 || Yankees || 2–0 || Key (1–0) || Pérez (1–1) || Henke (1) || SkyDome || 48,111 || 8–1 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 16 || Yankees || 7–6 || Ward (1–0) || Farr (0–1) || || SkyDome || 50,376 || 9–1 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 0–1 || Clemens (2–1) || Wells (1–1) || Reardon (2) || Fenway Park || 27,467 || 9–2 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 18 || @ Red Sox || 2–1 || Stottlemyre (1–1) || Viola (0–2) || Henke (2) || Fenway Park || 32,640 || 10–2 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 19 || @ Red Sox || 4–5 || Darwin (1–0) || Henke (1–1) || || Fenway Park || 28,196 || 10–3 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 20 || @ Red Sox || 6–4 (13) || MacDonald (1–0) || Bolton (0–1) || || Fenway Park || 34,709 || 11–3 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 21 || Indians || 2–1 || Morris (3–0) || Cook (0–2) || || SkyDome || 40,191 || 12–3 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 22 || Indians || 2–7 || Nagy (3–1) || Stieb (0–1) || Power (1) || SkyDome || 43,292 || 12–4 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 23 || Indians || 13–8 || Stottlemyre (2–1) || Otto (1–2) || || SkyDome || 42,401 || 13–4 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 24 || Royals || 4–3 || Guzmán (3–0) || Gordon (0–2) || Henke (3) || SkyDome || 50,352 || 14–4 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || Royals || 6–4 || Hentgen (2–0) || Young (0–1) || Ward (4) || SkyDome || 50,346 || 15–4 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 26 || Royals || 0–9 || Gubicza (1–2) || Morris (3–1) || || SkyDome || 46,486 || 15–5 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 28 || Angels || 5–9 || Finley (1–1) || Stieb (0–2) || || SkyDome || 46,201 || 15–6 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 29 || Angels || 1–0 || Stottlemyre (3–1) || Abbott (1–3) || || SkyDome || 47,356 || 16–6 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 30 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Bosio (2–1) || Ward (1–1) || Henry (4) || County Stadium || 8,877 || 16–7 || L1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 1 || @ Brewers || 3–4 || Navarro (2–2) || Key (1–1) || Henry (5) || County Stadium || 13,794 || 16–8 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 2 || @ Brewers || 4–5 || Fetters (1–0) || Morris (3–2) || Henry (6) || County Stadium || 26,547 || 16–9 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 3 || @ Brewers || 4–1 || Stieb (1–2) || Wegman (2–2) || || County Stadium || 17,312 || 17–9 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 4 || @ Athletics || 7–3 || Stottlemyre (4–1) || Darling (1–2) || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 20,137 || 18–9 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 5 || @ Athletics || 5–1 || Guzmán (4–0) || Slusarski (2–1) || Ward (5) || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 18,753 || 19–9 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 6 || @ Mariners || 12–4 || Key (2–1) || Johnson (3–2) || || Kingdome || 12,771 || 20–9 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 7 || @ Mariners || 8–7 || Hentgen (3–0) || Schooler (0–2) || Henke (4) || Kingdome || 13,347 || 21–9 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 8 || @ Angels || 1–4 || Eichhorn (1–2) || Stieb (1–3) || || Anaheim Stadium || 36,383 || 21–10 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 9 || @ Angels || 1–2 || Abbott (2–4) || Stottlemyre (4–2) || Harvey (10) || Anaheim Stadium || 36,159 || 21–11 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 10 || @ Angels || 4–1 || Guzmán (5–0) || Grahe (2–3) || || Anaheim Stadium || 23,009 || 22–11 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 12 || Athletics || 3–0 || Key (3–1) || Stewart (2–3) || Henke (5) || SkyDome || 50,407 || 23–11 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 13 || Athletics || 4–3 || Morris (4–2) || Moore (4–2) || Henke (6) || SkyDome || 50,394 || 24–11 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 14 || Mariners || 5–4 || Stieb (2–3) || Jones (1–1) || Wells (1) || SkyDome || 50,375 || 25–11 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 15 || Mariners || 1–2 || Fleming (5–1) || Stottlemyre (4–3) || Schooler (6) || SkyDome || 50,405 || 25–12 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 16 || Mariners || 6–7 || Powell (1–0) || Wells (1–2) || Schooler (7) || SkyDome || 50,385 || 25–13 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 17 || Mariners || 2–3 || Johnson (4–3) || Key (3–2) || Schooler (8) || SkyDome || 50,364 || 25–14 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 18 || Twins || 2–6 (11) || Wayne (1–1) || Ward (1–2) || || SkyDome || 50,391 || 25–15 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 19 || Twins || 1–7 || Mahomes (3–1) || Stieb (2–4) || Edens (1) || SkyDome || 50,338 || 25–16 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 20 || Twins || 8–7 (10) || Henke (2–1) || Aguilera (0–4) || || SkyDome || 50,125 || 26–16 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 22 || @ White Sox || 6–2 || Guzmán (6–0) || McDowell (7–2) || Ward (6) || Comiskey Park || 37,446 || 27–16 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 23 || @ White Sox || 2–5 || Hibbard (5–2) || Key (3–3) || Thigpen (12) || Comiskey Park || 39,293 || 27–17 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 24 || @ White Sox || 1–8 || McCaskill (3–4) || Morris (4–3) || || Comiskey Park || 32,230 || 27–18 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 26 || Brewers || 5–4 || Stieb (3–4) || Bones (1–2) || Henke (7) || SkyDome || 49,360 || 28–18 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 27 || Brewers || 4–8 || Navarro (4–4) || Stottlemyre (4–4) || Henry (7) || SkyDome || 50,376 || 28–19 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || May 29 || White Sox || 3–0 || Ward (2–2) || Hibbard (5–3) || Henke (8) || SkyDome || 50,408 || 29–19 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 49 || May 30 || White Sox || 2–1 (11) || Wells (2–2) || Pall (2–2) || || SkyDome || 50,391 || 30–19 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 31 || White Sox || 3–2 || Morris (5–3) || Thigpen (0–2) || || SkyDome || 50,393 || 31–19 || W3 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 51 || June 1 || @ Twins || 5–3 (10) || Ward (3–2) || Willis (1–2) || Henke (9) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 20,134 || 32–19 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 52 || June 2 || @ Twins || 7–5 (13) || Hentgen (4–0) || Wayne (1–2) || Henke (10) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 22,317 || 33–19 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 3 || @ Twins || 3–11 || Tapani (6–4) || Guzmán (6–1) || || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 21,392 || 33–20 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 5 || @ Orioles || 0–1 || Sutcliffe (8–4) || Key (3–4) || Olson (14) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 45,803 || 33–21 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 55 || June 6 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Morris (6–3) || McDonald (7–3) || Henke (11) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 45,520 || 34–21 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 7 || @ Orioles || 1–7 || Mussina (7–1) || Stieb (3–5) || || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 45,620 || 34–22 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 8 || @ Yankees || 16–3 || Stottlemyre (5–4) || Cadaret (3–5) || || Yankee Stadium || 18,166 || 35–22 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 9 || @ Yankees || 2–1 || Guzmán (7–1) || Leary (4–5) || Henke (12) || Yankee Stadium || 22,429 || 36–22 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 10 || @ Yankees || 10–3 || Key (4–4) || Sanderson (4–4) || Wells (2) || Yankee Stadium || 25,229 || 37–22 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 11 || Red Sox || 4–0 || Morris (7–3) || Clemens (9–4) || || SkyDome || 50,423 || 38–22 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 12 || Red Sox || 0–5 || Viola (6–4) || Stieb (3–6) || || SkyDome || 50,387 || 38–23 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 13 || Red Sox || 3–5 || Hesketh (3–3) || Stottlemyre (5–5) || Reardon (14) || SkyDome || 50,397 || 38–24 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 14 || Red Sox || 6–2 || Guzmán (8–1) || Gardiner (3–6) || Ward (7) || SkyDome || 50,412 || 39–24 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 16 || Tigers || 3–4 || Gullickson (8–4) || Key (4–5) || Henneman (10) || SkyDome || 50,394 || 39–25 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 17 || Tigers || 6–2 || Morris (8–3) || Ritz (1–2) || Ward (8) || SkyDome || 50,401 || 40–25 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 18 || Tigers || 10–14 || Munoz (1–1) || Timlin (0–1) || Henneman (11) || SkyDome || 50,392 || 40–26 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 19 || @ Royals || 4–11 || Gubicza (7–4) || Stottlemyre (5–6) || || Royals Stadium || 23,942 || 40–27 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 68 || June 20 || @ Royals || 6–1 || Guzmán (9–1) || Magnante (3–6) || || Royals Stadium || 29,194 || 41–27 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 21 || @ Royals || 0–2 || Appier (7–3) || Key (4–6) || Montgomery (16) || Royals Stadium || 24,275 || 41–28 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 22 || @ Rangers || 16–7 || Morris (9–3) || Guzmán (6–5) || || Arlington Stadium || 24,460 || 42–28 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || June 23 || @ Rangers || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 71 || June 24 || @ Rangers || 3–2 || Wells (3–2) || Witt (8–6) || Henke (13) || Arlington Stadium || 23,798 || 43–28 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 72 || June 26 || @ Indians || 6–1 || Guzmán (10–1) || Armstrong (2–9) || || Cleveland Stadium || 16,299 || 44–28 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 27 || @ Indians || 4–6 || Plunk (1–0) || Ward (3–3) || || Cleveland Stadium || 40,560 || 44–29 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 28 || @ Indians || 6–7 || Olin (2–3) || Ward (3–4) || Plunk (1) || Cleveland Stadium || 23,560 || 44–30 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 29 || Rangers || 11–4 || Hentgen (5–0) || Witt (8–7) || || SkyDome || 50,404 || 45–30 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 30 || Rangers || 13–16 || Brown (12–4) || Wells (3–3) || || SkyDome || 50,396 || 45–31 || L1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 77 || July 1 || Rangers || 3–2 (10) || Ward (4–4) || Russell (2–3) || || SkyDome || 50,379 || 46–31 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 78 || July 3 || Angels || 10–1 || Key (5–6) || Langston (8–6) || || SkyDome || 50,408 || 47–31 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 79 || July 4 || Angels || 8–6 || Morris (10–3) || Eichhorn (1–4) || Henke (14) || SkyDome || 50,418 || 48–31 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 80 || July 5 || Angels || 6–2 || Wells (4–3) || Valera (4–8) || || SkyDome || 50,398 || 49–31 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 6 || Angels || 3–0 || Guzmán (11–1) || Abbott (4–11) || Henke (15) || SkyDome || 50,406 || 50–31 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 82 || July 7 || Mariners || 4–3 || Ward (5–4) || Nelson (0–4) || || SkyDome || 50,397 || 51–31 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 8 || Mariners || 6–0 || Key (6–6) || Hanson (6–11) || || SkyDome || 50,391 || 52–31 || W7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 84 || July 9 || Athletics || 4–3 || Henke (3–1) || Gossage (0–2) || || SkyDome || 50,402 || 53–31 || W8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 10 || Athletics || 1–5 || Welch (7–4) || Wells (4–4) || || SkyDome || 50,399 || 53–32 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 11 || Athletics || 1–3 || Moore (10–7) || Guzmán (11–2) || Eckersley (30) || SkyDome || 50,414 || 53–33 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 12 || Athletics || 0–8 || Darling (8–7) || Hentgen (5–1) || || SkyDome || 50,392 || 53–34 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 14 || A.L. @ N.L. All-Star Game (AL wins—https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1992-allstar-game.shtml) || 13–6 || Brown (TEX) || Glavine (ATL) || || Jack Murphy Stadium || 59,372 || colspan=3|San Diego, California |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 88 || July 16 || @ Mariners || 7–2 || Morris (11–3) || Johnson (5–10) || || Kingdome || 52,711 || 54–34 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 17 || @ Mariners || 6–8 || Hanson (8–11) || Key (6–7) || Swan (6) || Kingdome || 24,160 || 54–35 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 90 || July 18 || @ Mariners || 3–0 || Guzmán (12–2) || Fleming (11–4) || Henke (16) || Kingdome || 43,922 || 55–35 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 91 || July 19 || @ Mariners || 8–4 || Wells (5–4) || DeLucia (3–6) || || Kingdome || 28,560 || 56–35 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 20 || @ Angels || 3–5 || Crim (4–2) || Hentgen (5–2) || Grahe (6) || Anaheim Stadium || 21,090 || 56–36 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 93 || July 21 || @ Angels || 9–5 || Morris (12–3) || Crim (4–3) || Ward (9) || Anaheim Stadium || 21,581 || 57–36 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 94 || July 22 || @ Angels || 4–5 || Grahe (3–3) || Key (6–8) || || Anaheim Stadium || 22,178 || 57–37 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 95 || July 23 || @ Athletics || 9–3 || Stieb (4–6) || Moore (10–9) || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 24,707 || 58–37 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 96 || July 24 || @ Athletics || 5–6 || Eckersley (3–0) || Henke (3–2) || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 30,206 || 58–38 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 25 || @ Athletics || 0–6 || Darling (9–8) || Stottlemyre (5–7) || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 36,086 || 58–39 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 98 || July 26 || @ Athletics || 1–9 || Downs (2–2) || Morris (12–4) || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 34,595 || 58–40 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 99 || July 28 || Royals || 6–4 || Key (7–8) || Moeller (0–1) || Henke (17) || SkyDome || 50,392 || 59–40 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 29 || Royals || 2–5 || Appier (12–3) || Timlin (0–2) || Montgomery (25) || SkyDome || 50,418 || 59–41 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 101 || July 30 || Royals || 3–0 || Wells (6–4) || Aquino (1–2) || Henke (18) || SkyDome || 50,417 || 60–41 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 102 || July 31 || Yankees || 13–2 || Stottlemyre (6–7) || Hillegas (1–5) || || SkyDome || 50,407 || 61–41 || W2 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 103 || August 1 || Yankees || 3–1 || Morris (13–4) || Pérez (9–10) || Henke (19) || SkyDome || 50,420 || 62–41 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 104 || August 2 || Yankees || 7–6 || Eichhorn (3–4) || Habyan (3–5) || Ward (10) || SkyDome || 50,409 || 63–41 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 105 || August 3 || @ Red Sox || 1–7 || Clemens (12–7) || Guzmán (12–3) || || Fenway Park || 34,024 || 63–42 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 106 || August 4 || @ Red Sox || 4–9 || Hesketh (6–8) || Wells (6–5) || Harris (2) || Fenway Park || 33,294 || 63–43 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 107 || August 5 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 || Eichhorn (4–4) || Irvine (2–1) || Henke (20) || Fenway Park || 33,945 || 64–43 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 108 || August 6 || @ Tigers || 15–11 || Morris (14–4) || Tanana (9–7) || || Tiger Stadium || 27,969 || 65–43 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 109 || August 7 || @ Tigers || 2–7 || Gullickson (13–7) || Key (7–9) || || Tiger Stadium || 29,994 || 65–44 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 110 || August 8 || @ Tigers || 6–8 || Kiely (4–1) || Linton (0–1) || Henneman (19) || Tiger Stadium || 39,344 || 65–45 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 9 || @ Tigers || 2–9 || Haas (1–0) || Wells (6–6) || || Tiger Stadium || 40,035 || 65–46 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 112 || August 10 || Orioles || 8–4 || Stottlemyre (7–7) || Mussina (11–5) || || SkyDome || 50,395 || 66–46 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 11 || Orioles || 0–3 || Mills (8–2) || Morris (14–5) || Olson (27) || SkyDome || 50,421 || 66–47 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 114 || August 12 || Orioles || 4–11 || McDonald (12–7) || Key (7–10) || || SkyDome || 50,419 || 66–48 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 115 || August 13 || Orioles || 4–2 || Linton (1–1) || Rhodes (4–2) || Henke (21) || SkyDome || 50,405 || 67–48 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 116 || August 14 || @ Indians || 9–5 || Wells (7–6) || Nichols (2–3) || || Cleveland Stadium || 41,686 || 68–48 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || August 15 || @ Indians || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 117 || August 16 || @ Indians || 2–4 || Cook (4–5) || Stottlemyre (7–8) || Olin (21) || Cleveland Stadium || n/a || 68–49 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 118 || August 16 || @ Indians || 6–2 || Morris (15–5) || Otto (5–9) || || Cleveland Stadium || 27,997 || 69–49 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 119 || August 18 || @ Brewers || 12–1 || Key (8–10) || Ruffin (1–5) || || County Stadium || 31,297 || 70–49 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 19 || @ Brewers || 5–10 || Bosio (11–5) || Linton (1–2) || || County Stadium || 32,060 || 70–50 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 20 || @ Brewers || 3–16 || Wegman (11–10) || Wells (7–7) || || County Stadium || 34,702 || 70–51 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 21 || @ Twins || 1–5 || Smiley (13–6) || Stottlemyre (7–9) || || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 48,082 || 70–52 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 123 || August 22 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Morris (16–5) || West (1–2) || Henke (22) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 50,465 || 71–52 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 23 || @ Twins || 0–2 || Erickson (9–10) || Key (8–11) || || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 45,211 || 71–53 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 24 || @ White Sox || 4–8 || Fernandez (6–7) || Linton (1–3) || || Comiskey Park || 32,837 || 71–54 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 25 || @ White Sox || 3–6 || Hough (6–10) || Wells (7–8) || Hernández (4) || Comiskey Park || 29,450 || 71–55 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 127 || August 26 || @ White Sox || 9–0 || Stottlemyre (8–9) || McCaskill (9–10) || || Comiskey Park || 26,436 || 72–55 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 128 || August 27 || Brewers || 5–4 || Morris (17–5) || Navarro (14–9) || Henke (23) || SkyDome || 50,415 || 73–55 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 129 || August 28 || Brewers || 2–22 || Eldred (5–1) || Key (8–12) || || SkyDome || 50,408 || 73–56 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 130 || August 29 || Brewers || 2–7 || Bosio (12–5) || Cone (0–1) || Holmes (3) || SkyDome || 50,413 || 73–57 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 131 || August 30 || Brewers || 5–3 || Ward (6–4) || Wegman (11–12) || Henke (24) || SkyDome || 50,412 || 74–57 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 132 || August 31 || White Sox || 9–2 || Stottlemyre (9–9) || Hough (6–11) || || SkyDome || 50,417 || 75–57 || W2 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 133 || September 1 || White Sox || 9–3 || Morris (18–5) || McCaskill (9–11) || || SkyDome || 50,409 || 76–57 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 134 || September 2 || White Sox || 2–3 || Hibbard (10–6) || Key (8–13) || Hernández (6) || SkyDome || 50,419 || 76–58 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 135 || September 4 || Twins || 16–5 || Cone (1–1) || Tapani (14–10) || || SkyDome || 50,420 || 77–58 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 136 || September 5 || Twins || 7–3 || Guzmán (13–3) || Smiley (14–7) || || SkyDome || 50,409 || 78–58 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 137 || September 6 || Twins || 4–2 || Stottlemyre (10–9) || Trombley (0–1) || Henke (25) || SkyDome || 50,421 || 79–58 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 138 || September 7 || @ Royals || 4–5 (12) || Magnante (4–7) || Wells (7–9) || || Royals Stadium || 21,015 || 79–59 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 139 || September 8 || @ Royals || 5–0 || Key (9–13) || Aquino (2–5) || || Royals Stadium || 15,454 || 80–59 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 140 || September 9 || @ Royals || 1–0 || Cone (2–1) || Appier (15–8) || Henke (26) || Royals Stadium || 15,454 || 81–59 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | -- || September 10 || @ Rangers || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 141 || September 11 || @ Rangers || 7–5 || Guzmán (14–3) || Chiamparino (0–2) || Henke (27) || Arlington Stadium || n/a || 82–59 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 142 || September 11 || @ Rangers || 3–4 || Pavlik (4–2) || Stottlemyre (10–10) || Burns (1) || Arlington Stadium || 19,396 || 82–60 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 143 || September 12 || @ Rangers || 4–2 || Morris (19–5) || Smith (0–1) || Henke (28) || Arlington Stadium || 27,178 || 83–60 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 144 || September 13 || @ Rangers || 7–2 || Key (10–13) || Brown (19–9) || Ward (11) || Arlington Stadium || 16,654 || 84–60 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 145 || September 14 || Indians || 1–2 || Mesa (7–10) || Cone (2–2) || Olin (26) || SkyDome || 50,394 || 84–61 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 146 || September 15 || Indians || 5–4 || Guzmán (15–3) || Embree (0–1) || Henke (29) || SkyDome || 49,487 || 85–61 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 147 || September 16 || Indians || 3–6 || Nagy (15–10) || Stottlemyre (10–11) || Power (6) || SkyDome || 50,416 || 85–62 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 148 || September 17 || Indians || 7–5 (10) || Ward (7–4) || Plunk (8–4) || || SkyDome || 50,408 || 86–62 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 149 || September 18 || Rangers || 13–0 || Key (11–13) || Brown (19–10) || || SkyDome || 50,416 || 87–62 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 150 || September 19 || Rangers || 1–0 || Cone (3–2) || Chiamparino (0–3) || Henke (30) || SkyDome || 50,421 || 88–62 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 20 || Rangers || 5–7 || Guzmán (15–11) || Guzmán (15–4) || Whiteside (2) || SkyDome || 50,405 || 88–63 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 152 || September 22 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Stottlemyre (11–11) || Sutcliffe (16–14) || Henke (31) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 45,104 || 89–63 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 23 || @ Orioles || 1–4 || Rhodes (6–5) || Morris (19–6) || Olson (34) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 45,660 || 89–64 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 154 || September 24 || @ Orioles || 8–2 || Key (12–13) || McDonald (12–13) || || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 45,739 || 90–64 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 155 || September 25 || @ Yankees || 3–1 || Cone (4–2) || Pérez (12–16) || Henke (32) || Yankee Stadium || 18,124 || 91–64 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 26 || @ Yankees || 1–2 || Wickman (5–1) || Guzmán (15–5) || Farr (28) || Yankee Stadium || 23,438 || 91–65 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 157 || September 27 || @ Yankees || 12–2 || Morris (20–6) || Sanderson (12–10) || || Yankee Stadium || 21,413 || 92–65 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 158 || September 29 || Red Sox || 5–2 || Key (13–13) || Darwin (9–9) || Henke (33) || SkyDome || 50,418 || 93–65 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 159 || September 30 || Red Sox || 0–1 || Viola (13–12) || Cone (4–3) || || SkyDome || 50,420 || 93–66 || L1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 160 || October 2 || Tigers || 8–7 || Morris (21–6) || Gullickson (14–13) || Henke (34) || SkyDome || 50,418 || 94–66 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 161 || October 3 || Tigers || 3–1 || Guzmán (16–5) || Haas (5–3) || Ward (12) || SkyDome || 50,412 || 95–66 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 162 || October 4 || Tigers || 7–4 || Stottlemyre (12–11) || Aldred (3–8) || Timlin (1) || SkyDome || 50,421 || 96–66 || W3 |-
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
|---|
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 138 | 480 | 116 | .242 | 13 | 53 | |
| 1B | 138 | 458 | 130 | .284 | 16 | 66 | |
| 2B | 152 | 571 | 177 | .310 | 8 | 76 | |
| 3B | 120 | 446 | 102 | .229 | 11 | 43 | |
| SS | 128 | 396 | 104 | .263 | 3 | 39 | |
| LF | 137 | 489 | 133 | .272 | 20 | 66 | |
| CF | 153 | 641 | 159 | .248 | 17 | 60 | |
| RF | 158 | 622 | 164 | .264 | 34 | 119 | |
| DH | 156 | 583 | 169 | .290 | 26 | 108 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 192 | 46 | .240 | 8 | 35 | |
| 61 | 161 | 39 | .242 | 2 | 12 | |
| 63 | 150 | 35 | .233 | 0 | 10 | |
| 49 | 135 | 34 | .252 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 61 | 14 | .230 | 1 | 13 | |
| 22 | 47 | 11 | .234 | 1 | 7 | |
| 18 | 29 | 10 | .345 | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 | 21 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | .625 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
| = Indicates league leader |
|---|
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 240.2 | 21 | 6 | 4.04 | 132 | |
| 33 | 216.2 | 13 | 13 | 3.53 | 117 | |
| 28 | 180.2 | 16 | 5 | 2.64 | 165 | |
| 28 | 174.0 | 12 | 11 | 4.50 | 98 | |
| 21 | 96.1 | 4 | 6 | 5.04 | 45 | |
| 8 | 53.0 | 4 | 3 | 2.55 | 47 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 120.0 | 7 | 9 | 5.40 | 62 | |
| 8 | 24.0 | 1 | 3 | 8.63 | 16 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 2.26 | 46 | |
| 79 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1.95 | 103 | |
| 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5.36 | 39 | |
| 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.37 | 26 | |
| 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.12 | 35 | |
| 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 19 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Postseason
American League Championship Series
Main article: 1992 American League Championship Series
The Toronto Blue Jays entered the series with a three-man pitching rotation of Jack Morris, David Cone, and Juan Guzmán.
Game 1
October 7, Skydome
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Oakland** | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | **4** | **6** | **1** |
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | **3** | **9** | **0** |
| **W**: Jeff Russell (1–0) **L**: Jack Morris (0–1) **S**: Dennis Eckersley (1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **OAK** – Mark McGwire (1) Terry Steinbach (1) Harold Baines (1) **TOR** – Pat Borders (1) Dave Winfield (1) |
Game 2
October 8, Skydome
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | **1** | **6** | **0** |
| **Toronto** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | **3** | **4** | **0** |
| **W**: David Cone (1–0) **L**: Mike Moore (0–1) **S**: Tom Henke (1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **TOR** – Kelly Gruber (1) |
Game 3
October 10, Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Toronto** | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | **7** | **9** | **1** |
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | **5** | **13** | **3** |
| **W**: Juan Guzmán (1–0) **L**: Ron Darling (0–1) **S**: Tom Henke (2) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **TOR** – Roberto Alomar (1) Candy Maldonado (1) |
Game 4
October 11, Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
The defining moment of the Series came in the ninth inning of Game 4, when Toronto second baseman Roberto Alomar hit a game-tying 2-run home run off Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley. The Blue Jays would eventually win the game 7–6 in 11 innings and take a 3–1 series lead.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Toronto** | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | **7** | **17** | **4** |
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **6** | **12** | **2** |
| **W**: Duane Ward (1–0) **L**: Kelly Downs (0–1) **S**: Tom Henke (3) | ||||||||||||||
| **HR**: **TOR** – John Olerud (1) Roberto Alomar (2) |
Game 5
October 12, Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | **2** | **7** | **3** |
| **Oakland** | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | **6** | **8** | **0** |
| **W**: Dave Stewart (1–0) **L**: David Cone (1-1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **OAK** – Rubén Sierra (1) **TOR** – Dave Winfield (2) |
Game 6
October 14, Skydome
With their victory in game 6, the 1992 Blue Jays became the first non-American-based team to go to the World Series.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | **2** | **7** | **1** |
| **Toronto** | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | **9** | **13** | **0** |
| **W**: Juan Guzmán (2–0) **L**: Mike Moore (0–2) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **TOR** – Joe Carter (1) Candy Maldonado (2) |
World Series
Main article: 1992 World Series
Game 1
October 17, 1992, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **1** | **4** | **0** |
| **Atlanta** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | **3** | **4** | **0** |
| **W**: Tom Glavine (1–0) **L**: Jack Morris (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **TOR** – Joe Carter (1) **ATL** – Damon Berryhill (1) |
Game 2
October 18, 1992, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Toronto** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | **5** | **9** | **2** |
| Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **4** | **5** | **1** |
| **W**: Duane Ward (1–0) **L**: Jeff Reardon (0–1) **S**: Tom Henke (1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **TOR** – Ed Sprague (1) |
Game 3
October 20, 1992, at SkyDome in Toronto
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | **2** | **9** | **0** |
| **Toronto** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | **3** | **6** | **1** |
| **W**: Duane Ward (2–0) **L**: Steve Avery (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **TOR** – Joe Carter (2), Kelly Gruber (1) |
Game 4
October 21, 1992, at SkyDome in Toronto
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | **1** | **5** | **0** |
| **Toronto** | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | **2** | **6** | **0** |
| **W**: Jimmy Key (1–0) **L**: Tom Glavine (1-1) **S**: Tom Henke (2) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **TOR** – Pat Borders (1) |
Game 5
October 22, 1992, at SkyDome in Toronto
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Atlanta** | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **7** | **13** | **0** |
| Toronto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **2** | **6** | **0** |
| **W**: John Smoltz (1–0) **L**: Jack Morris (0–2) **S**: Mike Stanton (1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **ATL** – David Justice (1), Lonnie Smith (1) |
Game 6
October 24, 1992, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Toronto** | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | **4** | **14** | **1** |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | **3** | **8** | **1** |
| **W**: Jimmy Key (2–0) **L**: Charlie Leibrandt (0–1) **S**: Mike Timlin (1) | ||||||||||||||
| **HR**: **TOR** – Candy Maldonado (1) |
Postseason Game Log
| Legend | Blue Jays win | Blue Jays loss | Game postponed |
|---|
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 7 || Athletics || 3–4 || Russell (1–0) || Morris (0–1) || Eckersley (1) || SkyDome || 51,039 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 8 || Athletics || 3–1 || Cone (1–0) || Moore (0–1) || Henke (1) || SkyDome || 51,114 || 1–1 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 10 || @ Athletics || 7–5 || Guzman (1–0) || Darling (0–1) || Henke (2) || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 46,911 || 2–1 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 11 || @ Athletics || 7–6 (11) || Ward (1–0) || Downs (0–1) || Henke (3) || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 47,732 || 3–1 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || October 12 || @ Athletics || 2–6 || Stewart (1–0) || Cone (1–1) || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum || 44,955 || 3–2 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || October 14 || Athletics || 9–2 || Guzman (2–0) || Moore (0–2) || || SkyDome || 51,335 || 4–2 || W1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 17 || @ Braves || 1–3 || Glavine (1–0) || Morris (0–1) || || Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium || 51,763 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 18 || @ Braves || 5–4 || Ward (1–0) || Reardon (0–1) || Henke (1) || Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium || 51,763 || 1–1 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 20 || Braves || 3–2 || Ward (2–0) || Avery (0–1) || || SkyDome || 51,813 || 2–1 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 21 || Braves || 2–1 || Key (1–0) || Glavine (1–1) || Henke (2) || SkyDome || 52,090 || 3–1 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || October 22 || Braves || 2–7 || Smoltz (1–0) || Morris (0–2) || Stanton (1) || SkyDome || 52,268 || 3–2 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || October 24 || @ Braves || 4–3 (11) || Key (2–0) || Leibrandt (0–1) || Timlin (1) || Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium || 51,763 || 4–2 || W1 |-
Award winners
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | AL Player of the Week | April 20–26, 1992 |
| Player of the Month Award | April 1992 | |
| Silver Slugger Award | November 1992 | |
| Gold Glove Award | November 1992 | |
| Joe Carter | AL Player of the Week | June 8–14, 1992 |
| AL Player of the Week | August 10–16, 1992 | |
| Devon White | Gold Glove Award | November 1992 |
| Dave Winfield | Silver Slugger Award | November 1992 |
| Babe Ruth Award | November 1992 |
| Player | Award | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | ALCS MVP | October 1992 |
| Pat Borders | World Series MVP | October 1992 |
The 1992 Toronto Blue Jays were inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.
63rd MLB All-Star Game
Main article: 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Infielders
| Pos | # | Player | League | AB | H | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 12 | American League | ||||
| Starter | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Outfielders
| Pos | # | Player | League | AB | H | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF | 29 | American League | ||||
| Starter | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pitchers
| # | Player | League | IP | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | American League | 1 | 2 |
Farm system
References
References
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