Fansided

Ranking every World Series winners in history

By Staff

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 05: Brooklyn Dodgers president Walter O'Malley and his manager, Walter Alston, exchange hugs and grins after bringing Brooklyn its first World Series championship in history. Flock did it the hard way, winning the final game in Yankee Stadium. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 05: Brooklyn Dodgers president Walter O'Malley and his manager, Walter Alston, exchange hugs and grins after bringing Brooklyn its first World Series championship in history. Flock did it the hard way, winning the final game in Yankee Stadium. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
57 of 113
Next
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 27: Members of the Minnesota Twins celebrate defeating the Atlanta Braves in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series on the field at Hubert. H. Humphrey Metrodome on Sunday, October 27, 1991 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by MLB Photos via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 27: Members of the Minnesota Twins celebrate defeating the Atlanta Braves in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series on the field at Hubert. H. Humphrey Metrodome on Sunday, October 27, 1991 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by MLB Photos via Getty Images) /

57. 1991 Minnesota Twins

95-67, AL West Champions, Won World Series 4-3 Over Atlanta

The 1991 World Series was very unique in that it featured a pair of teams that finished in last place in their respective divisions the previous season. The Minnesota Twins, 74-88 in 1990, won 95 games in the regular season in 1991 and won the AL West, then disposed of the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 in the ALCS to set up a World Series date with the upstart Atlanta Braves.

In one of the best Fall Classics of all-time, the Twins came back from a 3-2 deficit to win back-to-back extra-inning games, including a 1-0, ten-inning complete game victory from Jack Morris in Game 7. The two teams also played extra innings in Game 3 and a single run decided five of the seven games in the series.

Morris earned World Series MVP honors in his only season as a member of the Twins, and put together a solid 18-12 record and 3.43 ERA during the regular season as the veteran leader of the staff. However, 23-year old Scott Erickson (20-8, 3.18) was the ace, and finished second in the voting for the Cy Young Award.

Offensively, Twins legends Kirby Puckett (.319/.352/.460, 15 HR, 89 RBI), Kent Hrbek (.284/.373/.461, 20 HR, 89 RBI) and Chili Davis (.277/.385/.507, 29 HR, 93 RBI) led an explosive lineup that led the AL in batting average (.280), hits (1,557) and on-base percentage (.344).

Home/MLB