The 1993 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 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. Chicago White Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays Game summaries Game 1 Tuesday, October 5, 1993, at Comiskey Park (II) in Chicago 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 inning, 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 inning 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. Michael Jordan The game’s first pitch was thrown by basketball superstar Michael Jordan, who recently had won his third consecutive NBA championship as a member of the Chicago Bulls. After he threw out the first pitch, Jordan