If game 5 was the easiest Series game to pick because it was so obvious, game 6 was the hardest. There have been an inordinate number of quality sixth games in World Series history. I saw a number of them, so I chose the one I found the most exciting.
Down 3 games to 2 to the Atlanta Braves, the 1991 Minnesota Twins went into the Metrodome for game 6 needing two wins. What they got was a great game. They also ended up with the Kirby Puckett show.
The Twins broke on top with a Chuck Knoblauch single, a Puckett triple and a Shane Mack single for an early 2 run lead. In the 3rd inning Puckett made one of the most sensational catches against the glass I ever saw. It stopped a Braves rally cold. The Braves did break through in the 5th inning with two runs of their own. Terry Pendleton popped a two-run homer. Not to be outdone, the Twins went back into the lead in the bottom of the inning on Puckett’s sacrifice fly.
It took the Braves until the 7th inning to tie the game on a force out. The game remained tied until Puckett smashed a leadoff home run against Charlie Leibrandt to end the game and tie up the Series. In game 6, the Twins tallied 4 runs, Pucket had 3 RBIs and scored two runs. Heckuva performance.
Honorable mention game 6:
1947-The Dodgers tie up the Series. Famous for Al Gionfriddo’s great catch robbing Joe Dimaggio of a home run.
1975-Carlton Fisk’s “body English” home run in extra innings tied up the Series, which the BoSox lost the next night.
1986-in maybe the most famous error in World Series history, Bill Buckner leaves the wickets open.
1993-Joe Carter’s two-run blast for the Blue Jays wins the Series for Toronto.
2002-The Giants have the World Series wrapped up until the Angels rip off 3 runs in both the bottom of the 7th and the bottom of the 8th to tie up the Series. They win it all in game 7.
2003-Josh Beckett stifles the Yankees to record Florida’s 2nd World Series victory in franchise history.
Tags: 1991 World Series, Al Gionfriddo, Atlanta Braves, Bill Buckner, Carlton Fisk, Charlie Liebrandt, Joe Carter, Joe DiMaggio, Josh Beckett, Kirby Puckett, Minnesota Twins, Terry Pendleton
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