10/15/88: Vin Scully calls Kirk Gibson's full at-bat that finishes with a legendary walk-off homer during Game 1 of the World Series ...more.

Gibson was initially held out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup with injuries to both legs, but after being called upon to pinch hit in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs, he hit a two-run, walk-off home run against Oakland Athletics pitcher Dennis Eckersley. The home run won the game for the Dodgers by a score of 5–4.

2024年10月26日 · Two hobbled Dodgers, two iconic walk-off home runs. The parallels between Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series and Kirk Gibson’s walk-off two-run homer in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series are uncanny.

2024年10月27日 · Thirty-six years and 10 nights earlier, Gibson, the hobbled left-handed hitter, with the Dodgers down to their last out, pulled a home run off Oakland A’s closer Dennis Eckersley into the same...

On October 15, 1988, Kirk Gibson delivered one of the most iconic moments in baseball history. Down to his final strike, Gibson homered to right field, giving the Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the...

Kirk Gibson wins Game 1 of the 1988 World Series for the Dodgers with a dramatic two-run home run in the bottom of the 9th inning

2013年10月15日 · Gibson hit a two-run home run into the right field seats to give the Dodgers a 5-4 win. The World Series has seen 15 walk-off home runs -- think Bill Mazeroski, Carlton Fisk, Joe...

2018年10月15日 · Gibson hit home runs in Dodgers victories in Games 4 and 5 but was slowed by sore knees, and in the top of the ninth inning of Game 5, he suffered a severely pulled hamstring while sliding to...

2024年10月27日 · And 36 years after Gibson’s walk-off home run off Dennis Eckersley won Game 1 of the 1988 World Series and etched his name forever in Dodgers lore, Gibson is happy to welcome Freeman to the club. 'Gibby, meet Freddie!' Two hobbled Dodgers, two iconic HRs.

10/15/88 - Kirk Gibson's walk-off home run in Game-1'88 World Series.The Los Angeles Dodgers franchise, with seven World Series championships and 24 Nationa...