Exploring the Exciting World Series of the 1990s: A Decade of Baseball History

1. The Amazing 90's By: Jake Caccavaro

2. Why I chose the '90s • I chose to do the 1990’s • This decade will feature the World Series’ from each decade and information about them • I chose to do this because I love baseball and thought it would be interesting to be able to research the various World Series’.

3. 1990

4. 1990 • Cincinnati Reds .vs. Oakland Athletics • This was Oakland’s third straight Series. • The Reds swept the series in four games. • Jose Rijo of the Reds won the World Series MVP after winning Game 1 and Game 4

5. 1991

6. 1991 • Minnesota Twins .vs. Atlanta Braves • Minnesota won the Series in an exciting 7 games • Jack Morris won the Series MVP after going 2-0 in the Series and pitching 10 innings to win Game 7 • Three of these games went into extra innings

7. 1992

8. 1992 • Toronto Blue Jays .vs. Atlanta Braves • This was the first World Series to be played in Canada • Toronto won the Series in six games • Pat Borders was awarded the World Series MVP • Every game except for one was decided by two runs or less

9. 1993

10. 1993 • Toronto Blue Jays .vs. Philadelphia Phillies • Toronto, the defending champions won the Series in six games • Paul Molitor was the Series MVP • Joe Carter hit a walk-off homerun in Game 6 to win the Series

11. 1994

12. 1994 • Baseball went on strike • 920 games were cancelled • The strike lasted 234 days • The strike also cancelled the postseason, including the World Series • This was the first time a sport had ever lost its postseason due to a labor dispute

13. 1995

14. 1995 • Cleveland Indians .vs. Atlanta Braves • The Braves had made it to the World Series two of the previous four years • The Braves won the Series in six games • Tom Glavine was named the Series MVP

15. 1996

16. 1996 • New York Yankees .vs. Atlanta Braves • The Yankees won the Series in 6 games • This was the Yankees 23rd World Series championship in franchise history • Atlanta outscored the Yankees 26-18 despite losing the Series

17. 1997

18. 1997 • Florida Marlins .vs. Cleveland Indians • The Marlins won the Series in seven games • Livan Hernandez was named the World Series MVP • This was the Indians 2nd series in the last three years

19. 1998

20. 1998 • New York Yankees .vs. San Diego Padres • The Yankees won a record 125 total games that year • The Yankees swept the Series 4-0 • Scott Brosius was the MVP of the series

21. 1999

22. 1999 • New York Yankees .vs. Atlanta Braves • The Yankees swept the Braves 4-0 for their 2nd straight World Series sweep • This was the Braves 4th Series of the decade and the Yankees’ 3rd. • Mariano Rivera won the Series MVP

23. Credits • http://www.superpages.com/supertips/1990-world-series.html • http://lifetimetopps.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/please-note-cincinnati-reds-1990-world-series-champs/ • http://reds.enquirer.com/2002/06/23/red_surprise_90_series.html • http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/132754908.html • http://www.homemediamagazine.com/ae/magic-minnesota-remembering-1991-world-series-championship-dvd-review • http://www.amazon.com/1991-World-Minnesota-Atlanta-Braves/product-reviews/6304964692 • http://www.amazon.com/MLB-World-Toronto-Atlanta-Braves/dp/6304964706 • http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/toronto-blue-jays-finally-win-a-world-series-for-canada • http://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-19/sports/sp-588_1_minnesota-twins • http://www.torontomike.com/2006/06/pat_borders_1992_world_series.html

24. Cont. • http://www.amazon.com/1993-World-Toronto-Philadelphia-Phillies/dp/6304964714 • http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/phillies/2008-10-24-wiliams-1993-phillies_N.htm • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_was_the_MVP_of_the_1993_World_Series • http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Sports/Toronto-Blue-Jays-1367.html • http://www.sporcle.com/games/Polandice/1993worldseries • http://reds.enquirer.com/2004/08/12/STRIKEBOX12-LOPRESTI.html • http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2004-09-12-cover-94strike_x.htm • http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704335904574497433535880354.html • http://www.amazon.com/1995-World-Atlanta-Cleveland-Indians/dp/6304964722 • http://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/25/sports/1995-world-series-after-47-years-and-11-innings-indians-win-one.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm • www.baseball-reference.com • http://fackyouk.blogspot.com/2009/06/1996-world-series-game-6.html • http://www.superpages.com/supertips/1996-world-series.html • http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/sports/baseball/04smoltz.html?_r=1

25. Cont...Again • http://www.superpages.com/supertips/1997-world-series.html • http://www.amazon.com/1997-World-Official-Video-Cleveland/dp/630472201X/ref=pd_sbs_mov_1 • http://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/18/sports/97-world-series-in-marlins-vs-indians-a-clash-of-young-and-old.html?src=pm • http://www.superpages.com/supertips/1998-world-series.html • http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/22/sports/1998-world-series-yankees-vs-padres-yanks-sweep-series-and-assure-legacy.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm • http://www.baseball-reference.com • http://www.superpages.com/supertips/1999-world-series.html • http://fackyouk.blogspot.com/2009/06/1999-world-series-game-3.html • http://www.baseball-reference.com • http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/1999/postseason/world_series/

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