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The 1991 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1991 season. The 88th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Minnesota Twins (95–67) and the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves (94–68).
- Playoffs
- Aftermath
- Regular season
Charlie Leibrandt was given the start for the Braves in Game 1, but fell 5-2 thanks to a strong seventh inning effort by Jack Morris. A three run blast by Greg Gagne and a bases-empty bomb by Kent Hrbek (that landed in the upper decks) backed up the thirty-six year old workhorse. Minnesota rookie Scott Leius was the hero in Game 2 after a clutch, t...
While the Braves fans agonized over the base running error, Atlanta nonetheless was in an enviable position with two runners on, no one out and the power-hitting Ron Gant at the plate. However, Gant proceeded to ground out to Hrbek, with Smith still holding. Dave Justice was the next batter, but Kelly called for an intentional walk against the clea...
Atlanta returned the favor in the bottom of the inning as Minnesota had runners at first and third with one out and Kirby Puckett due up. Mike Stanton was called in to replace Smoltz and was ordered to walk the lumber-wielding outfielder. With the bases loaded, Hrbek tapped a soft line drive up the middle, but Lemke snared the ball and stepped on s...
The 1991 World Series was notable for its series of grueling contests, with five of its games being decided by two or fewer runs and three running into extra innings (including the third game, a twelve-inning marathon which ended when Twins manager Tom Kelly ran out of pitchers).
Sep 28, 2022 · 1991 World Series recap. Twins defeat Braves, 4 games to 3. September 28th, 2022. It was almost certainly the most unlikely World Series matchup ever, as the Twins and Braves became the first two teams in Major League Baseball history to go from last to first in the space of one season.
Oct 23, 2016 · To celebrate the anniversary of the Twins' 1991 World Series title, what better way to mark the milestone than to let them tell the story – of that team and that title – in their own words.
Three games in the 1991 World Series – in which all seven games were won by the home team - were settled in extra innings and four times a game was won with the final swing. It was also the first 1-0 seventh game since the Yankees beat San Francisco in 1962.
Jul 26, 2018 · With Morris enshrined in Cooperstown this summer in a class that includes players Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero, Alan Trammell, Chipper Jones and Trevor Hoffman, The Athletic decided to take a look...
