2006-10-03 16:21:30 · 11 answers · asked by Russ 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
1988 game 1 bottom of the 9th Dodgers down by one with one on and two outs. Gibson couldn't hardly walk to the plate he had given everything he had to give that year to get the Dodgers to the World Series. It was like a miracle when that ball left the yard. I was living in LA and the whole city exploded...I was in Van Nuys and you could hear cheering everywhere...it truly was an amazing sports moment.
A couple of other Gibson moments from that year...
Second day of spring training and someone put eye black in his cap (a common baseball prank). Gibson went straight to the shower, got dressed and went home. He called the team and told them he was there to win the World Series and would quit if his team mates were not serious about that. They got serious!
Second game at Dodger stadium in April, Gibson hit a handle shot that barely cleared that short fence near the left field foul pole. He stopped at second and wouldn't continue until all four umpires told him it was a home run. He decided he liked his new home then.
July 29th...Dodgers tied in the bottom of the 9th and Gibson gets a walk. You could just tell when he got to 1st he wasn't going to stay there long and was determined to score. Remember they didn't have much hitting that year. He stole 2nd...then stole 3rd on the next pitch...then stole home on the next pitch which was wild. He literally put that team on his back and carried them to the world championship that year.
2006-10-03 16:27:03 · answer #1 · answered by Perry L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
October 9th 1988. Bottom of the 9th, 2 out, 1 man on, down 1 run against Dennis Eckersley.
2006-10-03 16:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by boknows141 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
October 15th,1988
2006-10-04 10:33:22 · answer #3 · answered by Dodgerdog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, 1988.
2006-10-03 16:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by cynical_about_future_generations 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
!988 game 1 against Dennis Eckersley. Pinch hitting after not being able to walk the entire day, just kind of limped to the plate and then history. Probably one of the top 10 most dramatic home runs in major league history.
2006-10-03 17:09:17 · answer #5 · answered by nicksriders 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was in 1988. He came into the game injured in the bottom of the ninth inning to pinch hit and crushed the ball to win the game.
2006-10-03 16:25:46 · answer #6 · answered by ninecoronas2000 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it was. First game of the 88 world Series.
2006-10-03 16:27:40 · answer #7 · answered by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes sir vs Dennis Eckersly of the A's
2006-10-03 17:32:48 · answer #8 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well he had two winning home runs one in 88 with dodgers and one in 84 with the tigers off goose goasgle (sp) in The 5th inning towards right filed at Tiger Stadium. to win with the tigers.
2006-10-03 16:26:03 · answer #9 · answered by bleacherbrat34 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I believe
2006-10-04 13:08:25 · answer #10 · answered by ADS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋