Midway through Game 4 of the 1993 World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies held a five-run lead over the Toronto Blue Jays at Veterans Stadium. The Phillies were a few innings away from tying the series, until the Blue Jays erupted for six runs in the eighth inning.
On this date 33 years ago, October 20, 1993, Toronto held on for a record-breaking 15-14 victory over Philadelphia to take a 3-1 lead in the World Series. To date, it is still the most combined runs scored in a single World Series game. And of course, it is still a game that Phillies fans try to forget, because, well, how do you score 14 runs and lose?
Phillies score 14 runs, but fall to Blue Jays in Game 4 of the 1993 World Series
To the Phillies' credit, they were up against a tremendous lineup including Rickey Henderson, Devon White, Roberto Alomar, Joe Carter, John Olerud, Paul Molitor, and Tony Fernández. You could argue this is one of the most overlooked and uber-talented modern-day lineups.
The Phillies had their fair share of boppers, too. Lenny Dysktra muscled two home runs and a double in the loss. Milt Thompson put up five RBI, and Darren Daulton added three of his own, too.
Between the two teams, 11 pitchers were used. Tommy Greene started for Philadelphia and surrendered seven runs in 2.1 innings. Toronto's starter, Todd Stottlemyre, wasn't much better, giving up six runs in two innings.
The winning pitcher was Tony Castillo, who walked three, gave up three hits, and allowed two runs in 2.1 relief innings. Mitch Williams took the loss.
For Philadelphia, Roger Mason's outing is often forgotten. He didn't allow a run and recorded eight outs, including a clutch strikeout on Alomar to end the third inning with two runners in scoring position. It kept the Phillies within one run.
The Blue Jays went on to win the World Series in six games to cap the franchise's second consecutive championship. The Phillies would not again reach the World Series until 2008. It gave the fans 15 years to think about what would have happened if the Phillies won Game 4 of the 1993 World Series. There are too many different "what if" scenarios from that historic loss, but if they tied the series, they could have garnered some momentum to hoist the title. At the very least, Carter's famous Game 6 walk-off home run wouldn't have won the series. It's definitely worth the discussion.
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