1 9 9 3 − 9 4 ▁seasons ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Ex pos ▁reached ▁a ▁rare ▁wat erm ark , ▁winning ▁ 9 4 ▁games . ▁A ▁core ▁of ▁immense ▁young ▁talent ▁prop elled ▁the ▁club , ▁including ▁Gr iss om ▁and ▁a ▁rising ▁Mo is és ▁Al ou ▁( son ▁of ▁manager ▁F eli pe ) ▁complement ing ▁Walker ▁in ▁the ▁out field , ▁Ken ▁Hill ▁and ▁Jeff ▁F ass ero ▁in ▁the ▁starting ▁rotation ▁and ▁John ▁W ett eland ▁and ▁Mel ▁Ro jas ▁anch oring ▁the ▁b ull pen . ▁An ▁impro b able ▁finish ▁to ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁including ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 3 0 − 9 ▁cat ap ult ed ▁Montreal ▁to ▁a ▁second - place ▁standing ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 4 − 6 8 ▁record , ▁thus ▁nearly ▁matching ▁the ▁club ▁record ▁of ▁ 9 5 ▁wins ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Now ▁the ▁delight ▁of ▁Montreal ▁fans ▁who ▁had ▁watched ▁the ▁team ▁struggle ▁through ▁dec ades ▁of ▁fut ility , ▁excitement ▁in ▁Canada ▁began ▁to ▁cres c endo ▁over ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁the ▁first - ever ▁all - Can ad ian ▁World ▁Series , ▁as ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁were ▁def ending ▁champions ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁repeated ▁that ▁October . ▁Walker ▁batt ed ▁. 2 6 5 , ▁ 2 2 ▁home ▁runs , ▁and ▁ 8 6 ▁R BI , ▁setting ▁then - care er ▁high s ▁each ▁of ▁ 8 0 ▁wal ks