1993 American League Championship Series The American League Championship Series was played between the East Division champion Toronto Blue Jays and the West Division champion Chicago White Sox from October 5 to October 12 . The defending champion Blue Jays defeated the White Sox , 4 – 2 , to advance to the 1993 World Series which they would win 4 – 2 over the Philadelphia Phillies thanks to Joe Carter ' s dramatic three - run walk - off home run in Game 6 . The 1993 ALCS was the last played under the AL ' s two - division format , as the league realigned into three divisions the following year . Summary . The Blue Jays finished the 1993 regular season with a 95 – 67 record ( . 586 ) , good enough to win them their third consecutive East division title . They clinched the division championship on September 27 in a 2 – 0 win against the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee . The White Sox ended 1993 with a 94 – 68 record ( . 580 ) to claim the West division crown . They too clinched the West Division on September 27 ; the final score was 4 – 2 against the Seattle Mariners in Chicago . Both teams won their respective divisions by large margins : Toronto had a seven - game lead over the New York Yankees , and Chicago beat out the Texas Rangers by eight games . Game summaries . Game 1 . Tuesday , October 5 , 1993 at Comiskey Park ( II ) in Chicago , Illinois The ALCS opened at Comiskey Park with a battle of aces , as Toronto threw Juan Guzmán against Chicago ' s Jack McDowell , the eventual 1993 American League Cy Young Award winner . The game was scoreless until the top of the fourth , when Jays third baseman Ed Sprague stroked a triple to right field that scored John Olerud and Paul Molitor . The White Sox took a 3 – 2 lead in the bottom of the fourth with RBI base hits by Ozzie Guillén and Tim Raines , but Toronto stormed back in its half of the fifth with a two - run double by Olerud and a run - scoring single by Molitor . The Jays ' designated hitter added a two - run homer in the seventh that finally chased McDowell , and the Chicago batters could muster nothing more against Toronto ' s bullpen as the Jays took the game 7 – 3 and a 1 – 0 lead in the series . Game 2 . Wednesday , October 6 , 1993 at Comiskey Park ( II ) in Chicago , Illinois In Game 2 , the Jays ' Dave Stewart faced off against the Sox ' Alex Fernandez . Toronto struck in the first when Rickey Henderson reached on an error by Dan Pasqua and later scored on a fielder ' s choice by Roberto Alomar , but the Pale Hose tied the game in the bottom of the inning when Stewart walked the bases loaded and then unleashed a wild pitch , scoring Raines . The contest remained knotted at one - all until the top of the fourth , when the Jays touched Fernandez for two runs via singles by Tony Fernández and Pat Borders . As in the first game , the ChiSox could not solve Toronto ' s relievers , and Duane Ward ( who had notched a league - leading 45 saves during the regular season ) secured his first playoff save as the Jays took a 2 – 0 lead in the series with a 3 – 1 victory . Game 3 . Friday , October 8 , 1993 at SkyDome in Toronto , Ontario The series shifted north of the border for Game 3 , featuring Chicago ' s Wilson Alvarez taking on Toronto ' s Pat Hentgen . The two starters traded zeroes until the South Siders erupted with a five - run third , including a pair of two - run singles by Ellis Burks and Lance Johnson . The Blue Jays got a run in the bottom half of the frame when Henderson doubled , stole third , and scored on a Devon White single , but Hentgen was pulled in the fourth after giving up back - to - back base hits . His replacement on the mound , Danny Cox , gave up another run when a Robin Ventura sacrifice fly plated Guillén . This was more than enough for Alvarez , who went the distance as the Pale Hose cut Toronto ' s series lead to 2 – 1 . Game 4 . Saturday , October 9 , 1993 at SkyDome in Toronto , Ontario In Game 4 , the ChiSox sent rookie Jason Bere to the hill against the Jays ' Todd Stottlemyre . The South Siders took a 2 – 0 lead in the top of the second thanks to a home run by Johnson , but Toronto came back in the third with an RBI double from Alomar and a two - run single by Joe Carter , after which Pale Hose skipper Gene Lamont yanked Bere and replaced him with Tim Belcher . Chicago reclaimed its two - run advantage in the sixth when Frank Thomas tattooed a solo homer and Johnson tripled to center , scoring Burks and Bo Jackson . In the bottom of the inning , another RBI double from Alomar cut the lead to one , but the White Sox again restored their two - run lead in the seventh with a groundout from Joey Cora that scored Guillén and then extended it to three runs in the ninth with a single by Ventura . Roberto Hernández shut the door on the Jays in the bottom half of the inning , and the series was tied at two games apiece , dropping the Blue Jays ' all - time ALCS record at SkyDome to dismal 3 – 8 . Game 5 . Sunday , October 10 , 1993 at SkyDome in Toronto , Ontario Game 5 was a rematch of Game 1 , with McDowell facing Guzmán . In the first , Henderson doubled to left and then tried to steal third , but McDowell ' s throwing error resulted in Henderson coming home for a 1 – 0 Toronto lead . The Jays tacked on single runs in the second , third , and fourth , but Burks broke the shutout in the Chicago fifth with a solo home run . In the seventh , Scott Radinsky and Hernández came in to stop the bleeding for the ChiSox , but they combined to give up another run . In the ninth , Ward entered to close out the game and Ventura greeted him with a two - run shot , but he maintained his composure and struck out Jackson to give Toronto a 3 – 2 ALCS lead . Game 6 . Tuesday , October 12 , 1993 at Comiskey Park ( II ) in Chicago , Illinois The series returned to the Windy City for Game 6 , as Stewart again faced Fernandez . In the top of the second , Borders ripped a two - run single that gave the Jays the lead , but the Pale Hose tied it in the third with a bases - loaded walk by Thomas and a fielder ' s choice from Ventura . In the fourth , Toronto took the lead back when Molitor reached on an error by Ventura and came home on a fielder ' s choice by Borders . The game stayed that way until the ninth , when White homered and Molitor cracked a two - run triple to right , giving the Jays a 6 – 2 lead . ChiSox reserve outfielder Warren Newson tagged Ward for a solo homer in the ninth , but the Jays closer recovered and induced a flyout from Raines , sealing the game 6 – 3 and Toronto ' s second American League pennant in a row . Composite box . 1993 ALCS ( 4 – 2 ) : Toronto Blue Jays over Chicago White Sox Michael Jordan . To many sports fans , especially in Chicago , this series was an anti - climax , as it was overshadowed by Michael Jordan ' s announcement of his retirement from the NBA shortly before Game 2 . Jordan was later criticized by Chicago media for trying to " steal the thunder " away from the White Sox . A few months later , Jordan signed a minor league contract with the White Sox in his attempt for a baseball career .