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Opposing pitchers on the wrong side of Blue Jays history

By Tyson Shushkewich

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 23: Joe Carter #29 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats against the Philadelphia Phillies during game 6 of the World Series on October 23, 1993 at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto won the series 4 games to 2. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 23: Joe Carter #29 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats against the Philadelphia Phillies during game 6 of the World Series on October 23, 1993 at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto won the series 4 games to 2. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 24: The Toronto Blue Jays celebrates after they defeated the Atlanta Braves for 1992 Major League Baseball World Series on October 24, 1992 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The Blue Jays won the series 4 games to 2. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

Looking back at the history of the Blue Jays franchise, numerous instances stick out for fans of all different ages and fandoms. The Jose Bautista bat flip, the Edwin Encarnacion Wild Card walk off, and of course, the Joe Carter World Series clincher.

There have been numerous big moments in Blue Jays history when it comes to players stepping up at the plate, but what about the pitchers who gave up those miraculous moments?

Charlie Leibrandt – Game Six, 1992 World Series

The franchise won their first-ever World Series in 1992 and did so against Atlanta Braves left-hander Charlie Leibrandt in extra innings in Game #6 of the 1992 World Series.

The veteran left-hander produced a clean tenth inning but was unable to keep runs off the scoreboard in the 11th. Leibrandt hit Devon White and gave up a single to Roberto Alomar before Dave Winfield, with two outs already on the board, produced a groundball down the left-field line that scored both White and Alomar, putting the Jays up by two in the top half of the inning.

The Jays pitching corps gave up one run in the 11th but after an Otis Nixon bunt and the subsequent throw from pitcher Mike Timlin to first, the World Series trophy was making its way North of the border for the first time in baseball history.

Leibrandt would earn the loss in that game and would only pitch one more season in the big leagues, finishing the 1993 season with the Texas Rangers before retiring. For his career, the southpaw amassed a 3.71 ERA through 394 outings (346 starts) with four different organizations, posting a 1.320 WHIP and a 4.4 K/9 rate through 2308.0 innings of work.

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