TORONTO — The glass case in the lobby of the Toronto Blue Jays’ executive office holds World Series trophies from 1992 and 1993. Between them is a small stand, just a few inches high, with a $1 coin. Cito Gaston, the manager of those teams, gave the coin to the receptionist for good luck when he retired two years ago. She displays it as a placeholder for the next trophy, because the coin is dated 1993.

Oh, for those days at the SkyDome, when every night was a party. The Blue Jays averaged more than 50,000 fans a game in 1993, the third consecutive season with four million customers. Today’s team can hardly imagine.

“The only day they can really compare it to is opening day, when we get 48,000 and the place is electric here from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.,” said the former pitcher Pat Hentgen, now the bullpen coach for the Blue Jays, who have not made the playoffs since Joe Carter’s home run in Game 6 won the 1993 World Series. “I try to tell the guys that it was like that every day when I broke in.”

The Baltimore Orioles had the next-best record in the American League East during Toronto’s seasons of glory. They had their own chances at the World Series later in the decade, losing the American League Championship Series in 1996 and ’97. Every year since, the Orioles have had a losing record.