My g/f went into labour right after Joe Carter hit that homerun in 93. I was so excited that the jays repeated but was instantly humbled by the birth of my daughter who is now in collage getting her veterinarian degree.
What a thrill it is to see Kirby Puckett running around those bases again. The rest were good too but he was always a special character for me especially given his career.
His 1 hr he has ever had that came in his 18th season is no bigger than Carter to win the ws....bigger than bonds....mcgwire.....the shot.....maris....boone etc Dont be stupid
When Mazeroski reached home plate, he was greeted by his teammates, including Ducky Schofield. When Joe Carter reached home plate, among HIS greeters was Dick Schofield, Ducky's son.
I'm from Toronto, born and raised and I'm telling you he's a hero here. He ever comes to my restaurant everything is on me. Hell every damn restaurant here that remembers that game treats him like family.
How? It was fake BS. I saw all that too, but looking back now, it's just a disgrace. It was all make-believe. Bonds never would have hit 700 without PEDS, neither would Bigmac. Sosa never would have hit 60 in a season. It's all fiction.
I was in 3rd grade in McKeesport, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh listening on my transistor radio when Maz hit the only game 7 walkoff in World Series history. Up until game 7, the Pirates had won 3 close games and the Yankees had won 3 absolute blowouts. Game 7 was a fairly normal game up until the bottom of the 8th inning. Find time to look that game up and watch the last inning and a half. You will see some of the craziest things happen one right after the other. A bad hop ground ball , a pitcher forgetting to cover first on a ground ball to the first baseman, a crazy Mickey Mantle play at first base in the top of the 9th, and Hal Smith and Bill Mazeroski hitting two of the most clutch home runs in baseball history. That game was nearly 63 years ago now and time fades it’s memory. But we here in Pittsburgh still celebrate it.
Never will I forget Reggie Jackson's 3rd HR of the night in final game of 77 WS. When he came up for last at bat the entire stadium was chanting REGGIE, REGGIE, REGGIE while the scoreboard was flashing it. Then the scoreboard flashed "ONE MORE TIME". Me and my brother looked at each other shaking our heads. If he really did it again it would be like something out of a movie. To good to be true. First pitch "CRACK", drops the bat. Ball lands deep into centerfield bleachers. Reggie starts the slow jog into history. Now 40 years later and I can remember it like yesterday. Still get the goosebumps talking about it.
When Joe Carter hit that home run, I was in front of HMV on Yonge Street, which was showing the game on their huge screens. The street was packed from one side to the other as far as you can see up and down the street. Once that ball went out, it turned into the biggest mosh pit, people getting trampled, bottles smashing, cars overturned - it was so surreal. Still the best moment I’ve ever been in…
We were still living in Toronto in 1993. Our first daughter (and child) was born the day before Game 6 of the Jays-Phillies series. Those two days were a whirlwind of emotion. We gave our daughter the middle name, Jaye.
Homeruns that should have been in here. 1.David Freese game 6 2.Magglio Ordonez to send the tigers to the World Series 3. The called shot 4. Bill Mazeroski should have been #1
Absolutely no disrespect to Carters HR, it was amazing, but Maz should be #1. His walk off homer was game 7 and Carters was game 6. While still amazing, I'd give the edge to Maz. Especially given that his is still the only walk off home run in a game 7 in WS history!
Homeruns are having a good time right now, trout consecutive games, pujols chasing 700, and judge single season. This is a good year for baseball. oh and triple crown threat too.
I don't even watch baseball but this is really cool to see, especially the one where his opponents all shake his hand and give him high fives. That's good sportsmanship
@Anthony DelVecchio ...when the cardinals were on their absolute last gasp two different times in one game, also capping off arguably one of the greatest games of baseball ever played.
Yeah but if the list starts off with a Game 7 ALCS walkoff shot to win the series, you know that Game 4 walkoff ALCS to stay alive isnt gonna make it..
Difference between the Aaron Boone Hr and Ortiz is the Yankees lost the World Series in 2003 and the Red Sox’s won theirs Ortiz’s had a bigger impact/ Outcome
Nicholas Pesch two reasons one he never used roids and two because of the significance of it. A black man holding a record and white people appreciating it was huge.
Giants fan here. I'm not going to get into cheating or steroids or greenies or the research that's been done showing how many of Bonds' homers wouldn't have gone out without the generally accepted effects of PEDs. The point is, Aaron breaking Ruth's record was a bigger deal. Ruth's record was sacred, and Aaron was a black athlete. It's not even comparable, what Bonds did to what Aaron endured.
I'd never heard this. The local commentary, by Ernie Johnson Sr. (the NBA commentator's dad), was great in its own way. It focused on the baseball aspect, but it was infused with enthusiastic joy.
I would expect nothing less from Vin Scully. The moments that guy had the call for. Both of Kirk Gibson's classic World Series home runs (he put the final exclamation point on the Tigers' '84 World Series win in addition to the '88 walk off for the Dodgers). And also "The Catch" by Dwight Clark, which was the last NFL game he ever called.
Great job Andrew !! What a great list. No media favouritism just 11 of the Greatest HRs ever. I think every one of these belongs there. My compliments.
Gonna add one no one else has mentioned in the comments but Travis Ishikawa’s walk off 3 run homer to win the Giants the pennant in 2014 is one of the greatest home runs ever. Not just the significance it had on the situation and it eventually leading the Giants getting their third ring in five years, but Ishikawa’s story of being tossed around in the minors and considering retiring then the Giants picking him up and winning a ring with him is an inspiring one.
thats no Gibson vs the best closer in history ..cant even swing until he hears on tv that hes not gonna play tonight...says fuck that and goes takes bp...doesnt get any better..ever
Flip Mazeroski's game 7 walk-off with Carter's game 6 and thats a near perfect list. Game 7 > Game 6. Just so long as Bobby Thompson isn't at the top, I'm happy.
Brad Spontak I think that’s a fair argument but I think a key difference in favour of Carter’s home run was that the Jays were losing by 1 run when he hit it. There was 1 out, two runners on base and he had a 2-2 count when he hit the home run sealing a comeback win. I’m less familiar with Mazeroski’s home run but I think the score was tied when he hit his.
@@JH-gf4cm I really do understand how it was an amazing moment in the game itself, and in the series. It is absolutely number 2 on my list. But my primary argument will always be that if Carter doesn't hit that home run, there is a game 7 to play. The game was indeed tied in 1960. But the game was bonkers up to that point. Seriously an amazing game, I recommend it (imagine a 9-8 World Series game with a 2.5 hr run-time!!!). The Pirates were down 7-4 in the bottom of the 8th. They scored 5 that inning, including a 3-run homer by Hal Smith that should be in this video if it is not (it's been a while). So the Yankees scored 2 in the 9th to tie! After that amazing comeback-to-a-lead in the 8th, to have that energy sucked away in the 9th, then the first batter hits a walk-off on the second pitch! That's awesome! Not to mention that the Series itself was a odd mix of the Yankees smashing the Pirates in their wins and the Pirates winning all close games. In historical context of the Championships, the Pirates hadn't won the Series since 1925. The Blue Jays had won the 1992 Series. Pirates were on a 33 year old revenge quest for getting Murderer Rowed by the '27 Yankees in the worst World Series of all time (that's how I see it as a modern fan anyway). And my final point: Name players on the 1960 New York Yankees and then name players on the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies. Even with that 30yr difference, most people can still name those Yankee greats in the midst of winning 3 titles in 5 seasons. Those end up being Hall of Fame numbers of "A lot" to "I'm pretty sure none." I'm a Pirates fan, I'm sure that much is clear. At least, I used to be....All we have is our history. Particularly this 20yr period between 1960 and 1980 (before I was born, mind you). So I'm biased and I get that. But I REALLY feel this is a case of "Carter's happened more recently and so it is more meaningful." The Pirates were in a longer drought, playing a much better team, winning a do-or-die game. I am willing to have conversations on this. Quite honestly it is a refreshing change. I'm used to arguing to New Yorkers about how Bobby Thompson's home run to lift New York over New York to go on to lose the World Series to New York is in no way ahead of Mazeroski's or Carter's. Nor is it ahead of any especially meaningful World Series home run. But I like to poke angry Yankees fans...
@@bsputnik You make so many valid points and I simply cannot disagree with any one of them. But one really has to know the backstory like you do to appreciate it. Whereas Joe Carter's homerun is more iconic given the call "Touch 'em all Joe! You will never hit a bigger home run in your life" and the way Carter was running the bases, stomping home plate, pumping his fists while sprinting the bases, being lifted in the air by his teammates (what a perfect camera angle by the cameraman, just like Griffey's face being perfectly captured after being mobbed by his teammates in the 1995 ALDS after Edgar Martinez hit the walkoff double against the Yankees). In terms of importance, absolutely the Mazeroski home run far outweighs anything before or after. But I would rank Joe Carter or David Freese's home runs ahead of it simply because those are more iconic (its hard to watch black/white footage of games and shit camera angles) because even non-baseball fans can feel the emotion of those HRs
@@ShengYu1995 I get what you are saying. I watched those games live and felt their impact as a fan of the sport. But in this sort of list, camera angles and HD vs. black & white become a different version of the modern vs old timey bias. I only have my dad's stories of how awesome '60 was. My most iconic Pirate moment is a play-in game. I feel '60 especially gets drowned out by the fact that it IS the Pirates, who have been mostly inconsequntial for two generations. I can't help but to think that even a non-Pirates fan can feel the moment watching the one and only, black & white view from behind home as Maz hits the ball, Yogi Berra chases it a bit before watching it go over the wall and seeing Maz round third being mobbed by fans/teammates. It's an iconic moment, just 60 years ago and not 30. One we didn't get to witness compared to one we did. One where most who witnessed it are now gone to one that is part of what made us a generation of baseball fans. My dad didn't see it in '60! Listened to it on a radio. Isn't that iconic in its own way?
Gibson should be 1 or 2. Yes, it only won game 1 of the WS, but there's so much lore involved, with having 2 injured knees, to facing a pitcher that had been nearly unhittable in the playoffs, to facing a team that was labeled a juggernaut. As a home run on its own, I guess it could be down near the bottom of the list. But as a whole, it's one of the greatest moments in baseball, period.
Bill Mazeroski and Joe Carter’s rankings should be reversed. Mazeroski’s home run not only beat the heavily favored Yankees but it was the first time a World Series ended on a home run, he set the precedent, Joe followed it!
Without PED's and that ridiculous elbow brace that locked in his swing and hung out over the plate, Bonds still would have been good for 754 career HR's and 60 in 2001 alone.
It wasn't cheating at first. 90% of the league used HGH. I know you are referring to Barry Bonds so let me remind you that Bonds never got caught using any steroids. Everyone just assumes. He said he used a steroid cream once while being deposed. That said I'm not retarded, Bonds more than likely did use steroids at some point but no one knows when or how long. Imagine bring jailed because people speculated you committed a crime. Bonds just adapted to the times. How can you take all that history Bonds provided and just act like it never happened. Also no one knows how far back the steroids went, when did they start in baseball? Maybe they only look out for it and started finding ways to test it in the 90s but it could have gone back as far as the seventies. In which Hank Aaron played. By no means am I saying Hank Aaron used steroids, my point is we don't know anything so we shouldn't punish if we don't know
Ted Williams' last game of his career, he hits a home run. I can't believe that one wasn't picked. How about David Ortiz in the 2004 ALCS playoffs. And There's Mickey Mantle's famous longest home run hit as well as Babe Ruth's 600 foot monster. As with all such lists, they are subjective.
I'm a life-long Yankees fan, but it's reasonable to believe that Mickey's "563" foot homer was just conjecture. Yes, it went clear out of Griffith Stadium, but nobody was sure where the ball actually landed. That distance figure was come up with by the Yankees publicist, who left the park to try and find the ball. Ruth's is also conjecture, plus there is no footage of either so they don't make the list. For Ruth, the "Called Shot" in '32 would be first of his, IMO, but again, there is no definitive footage of it, or audio. IMO, Max's in '60 is first, because it was game 7, not game 6 like Carter, plus Joe had two runners on, so he didn't need to homer.
The top 2 are interchangeable. Maz's homer was in game 7, in extra innings, to take down the mighty Yanks led by Mantle, Maris, and Berra. Carter's shot took down a great Phillies team with Kruk, Dykstra, and Daulton. I like Maz at 1, but both were great moments that are definitely #1 and #2.
His homer was in the bottom of the 9th. He led off the inning & on a 1-ball 0-strike count he connected off of Ralph Terry. Though I agree that Maz should be #1.
@@esportshighlights2457 Yes game 2 grand slam to tie it... He doesn't hit that home run, then Detroit likely wins the game and would put the series at 2 gms to 0 for Detroiit and heading home to Detroit for 3 gms... That home run changed the series...
From someone who lives in NY and lived in NY then, it's a bit overrated. But only a bit. And it does seem wonderful in hindsight, in part because he hit SO MANY clutch home runs for the Mets in just a few years...
I felt sorry for Mitch Williams when Joe Carter crushed that ball. That's the World Series I remember the most, Jays v. Philly 1993. A Cinderella moment.
Bucky Dent's go-ahead 3-run dinger over The Green Monster at Fenway Park in the 7th inning of the one-game playoff for the 1978 AL East crown should be on this list.
I think almost every Canadian baseball fan remembers where they were or what they were doing when Joe hit his homer. I was working afternoons, out on patrol out near the Ottawa International airport when I heard Tom Cheek utter those immortal words. I didn't see the actual play untiI watched the replay on TV after I got home from work.
Red sox fan here.. We all know how much we like the Yankee's around here, but this list is not complete without that Chris Chambliss homerun to win game 5 of the 1976 American league championship.
Other than Hank Aaron, Kirk Gibson is my favorite. Don't know much about the Dodgers other than Tony beating up mascots and Kirk limping around the bases after knocking one over the fence.
Greysen Gagné whether it was a called shot or not it's confirmed he pointed to the outfield. Also it's cemented itself in baseball history so I'd say it warrants a spot on the list.
Thompson’s should be number 1 and Fisk should be higher on the list. McGwire and Bonds-illegitimate. Watched Aaron’s with my Dad. Aaron is still the true home run king and Maris still holds the single season record.
Why would Thompson be number 1? It was a home run to get INTO the world series not win the world series. Bill mazeroski should be number 1. Only game 7 walk off home run in world series history. There have been plenty of home runs to win games and get into the world series. What Maz did was win a world series in game 7 against the Yankees who in the series outscored the pirates like 80 to 20. Maz is number 1
Not to mention that the Pirates won the series against a far superior Yankee team. The 3 games the Yankees won were won by scores of 16-3, 10-0, and 12-0. Still the only Game 7 walk-off home run in World Series history.
@@dutchie1010 I don't hate you or have any ill feelings towards you. I don't know who you are, but I would assure you're a nice person before I would assure anything else.. I guess I wasn't clear. I was just trying to draw a comparison with another famous legal case where I thought there was ample evidence of guilt, but the accused was found not-guilty. I used to enjoy a lot of sports, but there is widespread cheating, and I don't want to waste my time watching rigged contents. I barely watch sports any more because of that - sponsors, and advertisers should take note. Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression.
@@picksalot1 no need to be sorry, i should apologize for assuming everyone on the internet is looking for a cynical debate lol. i was just trying to state the facts of the situation. you do make a great point though lol i will watch regardless and i suggest you do the same. if we stopped watching for anything other than pure enjoyment we are cheating ourselves. once we learn how the world works as we age everything becomes annoying because we know the ins and out of how it works. i decided this year i wasnt going to let that stop my love for a sport or a game that ive either played or watched. boxing being the only one i stopped watching because of corruption. give it a shout. made me feel better just not caring about what happens behind the curtain and just enjoy what is
@@impittsburghpiratesfandont7867 that's a big negative. He had two pulled hamstrings. To me it's my number #1 I remember it like it was yesterday. He literally had zero good legs and hit it off of who at that time was the GOAT Eckersley. There is no way that should have happened. Gibson shoulda had a wheelbarrow to carry around his Brass Balls.
@@anthonyneil2320 It was the drama of the entire thing. The A's were titans. Eckersley was so dominant. The Dodgers weren't supposed to be there, let alone win anything now without Gibson. Gibson was clearly hurt. And then there's the Vin Scully call. Gibson should be WAY higher than 8.
I’m not even a Jays fan, but I tear up a bit every time I watch Joe Carter touch ‘em all. That’s pure joy right there.
Me too. Every little kid’s dream come true.
You tear up because you have passion for the game. I do the same thing
Same here from a Mets fan. I can't imagine what Joe Carter felt with a World Series walk-off.
Ya that swat off Wild Thing was standard, here in Canada they played it over and over When Joe Carter was a commentator for Sportsnet.
Yessir.
My g/f went into labour right after Joe Carter hit that homerun in 93. I was so excited that the jays repeated but was instantly humbled by the birth of my daughter who is now in collage getting her veterinarian degree.
simbiant4 weird flex but ok
U shld buy Ur kid a cameo from him like "bc I touched em all u slipped out"
Congratulations to her! I guess she would've graduated by now!
@@rob5248 you're banned from making jokes for the remainder of the decade.
Is this the plot of “Big Daddy”
What a thrill it is to see Kirby Puckett running around those bases again. The rest were good too but he was always a special character for me especially given his career.
as a braves fan, i 75% dont agree but it was sure amazing
What about Bartolo?
Cris4daze lol
Who saw the guy on the field at 1:22
Cris4daze yeah, that's true
His 1 hr he has ever had that came in his 18th season is no bigger than Carter to win the ws....bigger than bonds....mcgwire.....the shot.....maris....boone etc
Dont be stupid
ikr
I still get chills watchin Joe Carter win it all in '93. Feels like yesterday
When Mazeroski reached home plate, he was greeted by his teammates, including Ducky Schofield. When Joe Carter reached home plate, among HIS greeters was Dick Schofield, Ducky's son.
I can't tell did the Giants win the pennant
No, the lost the pennant! They lost it because of you!
Yes the Giants win the Pennant!!!
Cant tell either, they were going too crazy.
Yep, just like the Astros did.
They did in 1951, Bobby Thompson's shot heard round the world
Great list here…Gibby’s Homer though still gets me every time! What a moment!
I'm from Toronto, born and raised and I'm telling you he's a hero here. He ever comes to my restaurant everything is on me. Hell every damn restaurant here that remembers that game treats him like family.
"TOUCH 'EM ALL JOE! YOU'LL NEVER HIT A BIGGER HOME RUN IN YOUR LIFE!"
Saw Bonds, Puckett, and McGwire all live… awesome memories!! Gives me chills to see them again.
How? It was fake BS. I saw all that too, but looking back now, it's just a disgrace. It was all make-believe. Bonds never would have hit 700 without PEDS, neither would Bigmac. Sosa never would have hit 60 in a season. It's all fiction.
I was in 3rd grade in McKeesport, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh listening on my transistor radio when Maz hit the only game 7 walkoff in World Series history. Up until game 7, the Pirates had won 3 close games and the Yankees had won 3 absolute blowouts. Game 7 was a fairly normal game up until the bottom of the 8th inning. Find time to look that game up and watch the last inning and a half. You will see some of the craziest things happen one right after the other. A bad hop ground ball , a pitcher forgetting to cover first on a ground ball to the first baseman, a crazy Mickey Mantle play at first base in the top of the 9th, and Hal Smith and Bill Mazeroski hitting two of the most clutch home runs in baseball history. That game was nearly 63 years ago now and time fades it’s memory. But we here in Pittsburgh still celebrate it.
I will never forget Kirby Puckett's, 1991 was one of the best world series played... ever
Baseball Headquarters it was awesome #twins4life
Baseball Headquarters game 6 and 7 were both legendary
Homie Gopher a
Baseball Headquarters nah dude it's the 2011 World Series
Clash Gamer well probably second best in my opinion, I am a Rangers fan too, those were the 2 best followed by 2001.
Never will I forget Reggie Jackson's 3rd HR of the night in final game of 77 WS.
When he came up for last at bat the entire stadium was chanting REGGIE, REGGIE, REGGIE while the scoreboard was flashing it. Then the scoreboard flashed "ONE MORE TIME". Me and my brother looked at each other shaking our heads. If he really did it again it would be like something out of a movie. To good to be true.
First pitch "CRACK", drops the bat. Ball lands deep into centerfield bleachers. Reggie starts the slow jog into history.
Now 40 years later and I can remember it like yesterday. Still get the goosebumps talking about it.
Yeah same.
My dad was at that game. One of the all time greatest and most iconic moments in baseball history.
reggie 71 all star game was still going up and out
I watched that game. Welsh, Royse and Hooten were the pitchers
“Touchem all Joe” still gives me goosebumps
RIP Tom Cheek
When Joe Carter hit that home run, I was in front of HMV on Yonge Street, which was showing the game on their huge screens. The street was packed from one side to the other as far as you can see up and down the street. Once that ball went out, it turned into the biggest mosh pit, people getting trampled, bottles smashing, cars overturned - it was so surreal. Still the best moment I’ve ever been in…
Joe Carter's homerun was absolutely epic!!!😀
And so was bill Mazeroski
Kirby Puckett's hr is unforgettable...Sculley had 2 great calls ..Gibby and the Hammer
I feel like David Ortiz’s game 4 ALCS walk off deserves to be on this list because it sparked a dynasty while also helping break the curse.
Henry Aaron was an absolute class act.
Meanwhile bonds doesnt acknowledge his son
this list is incomplete without David Freese's 2011 home run to force WS game 7, as well as Bartolo Colon's legendary 'impossible' homer
and Big Papi's game 4 walk off against the Yanks in 2004.
@@thetigerdenpodcast4381 yes!!! That started the impossible comeback
What about Bautista bay flip home run
@@thetigerdenpodcast4381 I think the better big papi HR was the game tying grand slam if i’m being honest.
Kirk Gibson's home run by far was the most incredible!
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened. That will always be one of my favorite sports quotes
And JackBuck’s “ I don’t believe what I just saw” was another great call of the same homer.
WHERE TF IS DAVID FREESE'S GAME 6 HOMER???!!!!
nowhere its david freese
nowhere, like in all other alternate universe where it doesn't get the opportunity to even happen and the game ends on the flyout that cruz misplayed
revinevan87 salty bitch
bmore baller salty
I know
Growing up in the 90s, there are two HRs I'll never forget. Joe Carter's and Kirby's.
There’s nothin like baseball. Watching these bring back memories watching with my dad.
How about Homer Simpson's HBP to win it all for Springfield?? Classic!! 👍😆👍
Aron Kelley it is Home runs dumbass
Scotty2Hotty Lol @ dumbass! 😆
Overrated. Strawberry hit nine hr that day and gets none of the credit.
@@baldassimichael2264 meanwhile that bum Mattingly won't even shave those sideburns
Aron Kelley lol homer at bat is the best episode
We were still living in Toronto in 1993. Our first daughter (and child) was born the day before Game 6 of the Jays-Phillies series. Those two days were a whirlwind of emotion. We gave our daughter the middle name, Jaye.
I was at the game in 1993 when Joe Carter hit the home run. Absolutely amazing moment.
Me too. On of life's perfect moments.
Wow I wish I can see something like that
Homeruns that should have been in here.
1.David Freese game 6
2.Magglio Ordonez to send the tigers to the World Series
3. The called shot
4. Bill Mazeroski should have been #1
There is no video of Babe Ruth's called shot, dumbass. lol
Jaxisthecool1 the called shot has no film
Even as a Cardinals fan, I think Travis Ishikawas pennant winning homerun should be on here
Yes there is footage of Ruth's called shot. The issue with that home run is Ruth didn't actually point.
Jaxisthecool1 Ordinez was in game 4 and the game was tied so it wasn’t too huge
Absolutely no disrespect to Carters HR, it was amazing, but Maz should be #1. His walk off homer was game 7 and Carters was game 6. While still amazing, I'd give the edge to Maz. Especially given that his is still the only walk off home run in a game 7 in WS history!
Homeruns are having a good time right now, trout consecutive games, pujols chasing 700, and judge single season. This is a good year for baseball. oh and triple crown threat too.
My favorite has always been Gibson's due to the drama around his injuries. Thanks for a great video. 😀
gibson is def #1 all time..nothing near it
The Joe Carter one crushed my soul as a Phillies fan
Freeses homer should have been on the list
I don't even watch baseball but this is really cool to see, especially the one where his opponents all shake his hand and give him high fives. That's good sportsmanship
"ill just let you listen" continues talking lol
Great video. I would have replaced Big Mac 62 with David Freese WS home run but oh well still awesome
@Anthony DelVecchio ...when the cardinals were on their absolute last gasp two different times in one game, also capping off arguably one of the greatest games of baseball ever played.
Was hoping for David Ortiz 2004 Game 4 ALCS against the Yankees to stay alive and spark the greatest comeback in sports history.
Yeah but if the list starts off with a Game 7 ALCS walkoff shot to win the series, you know that Game 4 walkoff ALCS to stay alive isnt gonna make it..
Difference between the Aaron Boone Hr and Ortiz is the Yankees lost the World Series in 2003 and the Red Sox’s won theirs Ortiz’s had a bigger impact/ Outcome
Props to you for putting Aaron over Bonds
Nicholas Pesch two reasons one he never used roids and two because of the significance of it. A black man holding a record and white people appreciating it was huge.
Nicholas Pesch. I am a braves fan, and I am very glad he put hank over barry
Nicholas Pesch I respect that I'm a braves fan so yeah I still think hank Arron is the home run king
To me hammering hank is still the homerun king
Giants fan here. I'm not going to get into cheating or steroids or greenies or the research that's been done showing how many of Bonds' homers wouldn't have gone out without the generally accepted effects of PEDs.
The point is, Aaron breaking Ruth's record was a bigger deal. Ruth's record was sacred, and Aaron was a black athlete. It's not even comparable, what Bonds did to what Aaron endured.
I'm old enough to remember Hank Aaron breaking Ruth's record. Nobody ever imagined that record would fall. And Hank did it all natural.
At least he did it clean
The record was not broken. Neither of them. In track when someone is found ti be cheating they strip the record and ban them.
@@kenkaplan3654 you've been waiting for over a decade now and the homeruns still stand. get over it
Bonds was a joke. He shouldn’t have any records.
@@TravisMcGee151 Baseball is trapped. To implicate him is to implicate themselves. It is sad.
Absolutely brilliant commentary after hank passed the babe.
I'd never heard this. The local commentary, by Ernie Johnson Sr. (the NBA commentator's dad), was great in its own way. It focused on the baseball aspect, but it was infused with enthusiastic joy.
I would expect nothing less from Vin Scully. The moments that guy had the call for. Both of Kirk Gibson's classic World Series home runs (he put the final exclamation point on the Tigers' '84 World Series win in addition to the '88 walk off for the Dodgers). And also "The Catch" by Dwight Clark, which was the last NFL game he ever called.
Rest in Peace Joe Morgan '75 & '76 World Champion,and the greatest second baseman ever!
Great job Andrew !! What a great list. No media favouritism just 11 of the Greatest HRs ever. I think every one of these belongs there. My compliments.
Gonna add one no one else has mentioned in the comments but Travis Ishikawa’s walk off 3 run homer to win the Giants the pennant in 2014 is one of the greatest home runs ever. Not just the significance it had on the situation and it eventually leading the Giants getting their third ring in five years, but Ishikawa’s story of being tossed around in the minors and considering retiring then the Giants picking him up and winning a ring with him is an inspiring one.
I think David Ortiz had a few worth mentioning.
thats no Gibson vs the best closer in history ..cant even swing until he hears on tv that hes not gonna play tonight...says fuck that and goes takes bp...doesnt get any better..ever
Nah, Giants were up 3 games to one. They had already won titles in 10 and 12. It was a forgettable home run to anyone outside of SF
As a lifelong Phillies fan, seeing Joe Carter hit that home run again as an adult, I can say, it still hurts.
Flip Mazeroski's game 7 walk-off with Carter's game 6 and thats a near perfect list. Game 7 > Game 6.
Just so long as Bobby Thompson isn't at the top, I'm happy.
Brad Spontak I think that’s a fair argument but I think a key difference in favour of Carter’s home run was that the Jays were losing by 1 run when he hit it. There was 1 out, two runners on base and he had a 2-2 count when he hit the home run sealing a comeback win. I’m less familiar with Mazeroski’s home run but I think the score was tied when he hit his.
@@JH-gf4cm I really do understand how it was an amazing moment in the game itself, and in the series. It is absolutely number 2 on my list. But my primary argument will always be that if Carter doesn't hit that home run, there is a game 7 to play.
The game was indeed tied in 1960. But the game was bonkers up to that point. Seriously an amazing game, I recommend it (imagine a 9-8 World Series game with a 2.5 hr run-time!!!). The Pirates were down 7-4 in the bottom of the 8th. They scored 5 that inning, including a 3-run homer by Hal Smith that should be in this video if it is not (it's been a while). So the Yankees scored 2 in the 9th to tie! After that amazing comeback-to-a-lead in the 8th, to have that energy sucked away in the 9th, then the first batter hits a walk-off on the second pitch! That's awesome! Not to mention that the Series itself was a odd mix of the Yankees smashing the Pirates in their wins and the Pirates winning all close games.
In historical context of the Championships, the Pirates hadn't won the Series since 1925. The Blue Jays had won the 1992 Series. Pirates were on a 33 year old revenge quest for getting Murderer Rowed by the '27 Yankees in the worst World Series of all time (that's how I see it as a modern fan anyway).
And my final point: Name players on the 1960 New York Yankees and then name players on the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies. Even with that 30yr difference, most people can still name those Yankee greats in the midst of winning 3 titles in 5 seasons. Those end up being Hall of Fame numbers of "A lot" to "I'm pretty sure none."
I'm a Pirates fan, I'm sure that much is clear. At least, I used to be....All we have is our history. Particularly this 20yr period between 1960 and 1980 (before I was born, mind you). So I'm biased and I get that. But I REALLY feel this is a case of "Carter's happened more recently and so it is more meaningful." The Pirates were in a longer drought, playing a much better team, winning a do-or-die game.
I am willing to have conversations on this. Quite honestly it is a refreshing change. I'm used to arguing to New Yorkers about how Bobby Thompson's home run to lift New York over New York to go on to lose the World Series to New York is in no way ahead of Mazeroski's or Carter's. Nor is it ahead of any especially meaningful World Series home run. But I like to poke angry Yankees fans...
@@bsputnik You make so many valid points and I simply cannot disagree with any one of them. But one really has to know the backstory like you do to appreciate it. Whereas Joe Carter's homerun is more iconic given the call "Touch 'em all Joe! You will never hit a bigger home run in your life" and the way Carter was running the bases, stomping home plate, pumping his fists while sprinting the bases, being lifted in the air by his teammates (what a perfect camera angle by the cameraman, just like Griffey's face being perfectly captured after being mobbed by his teammates in the 1995 ALDS after Edgar Martinez hit the walkoff double against the Yankees). In terms of importance, absolutely the Mazeroski home run far outweighs anything before or after. But I would rank Joe Carter or David Freese's home runs ahead of it simply because those are more iconic (its hard to watch black/white footage of games and shit camera angles) because even non-baseball fans can feel the emotion of those HRs
@@ShengYu1995 I get what you are saying. I watched those games live and felt their impact as a fan of the sport. But in this sort of list, camera angles and HD vs. black & white become a different version of the modern vs old timey bias. I only have my dad's stories of how awesome '60 was. My most iconic Pirate moment is a play-in game. I feel '60 especially gets drowned out by the fact that it IS the Pirates, who have been mostly inconsequntial for two generations.
I can't help but to think that even a non-Pirates fan can feel the moment watching the one and only, black & white view from behind home as Maz hits the ball, Yogi Berra chases it a bit before watching it go over the wall and seeing Maz round third being mobbed by fans/teammates. It's an iconic moment, just 60 years ago and not 30. One we didn't get to witness compared to one we did. One where most who witnessed it are now gone to one that is part of what made us a generation of baseball fans.
My dad didn't see it in '60! Listened to it on a radio. Isn't that iconic in its own way?
@@bsputnik this comment is awesome. Thanks for providing a lot of historical context that most people don’t know!!
Gibson should be 1 or 2. Yes, it only won game 1 of the WS, but there's so much lore involved, with having 2 injured knees, to facing a pitcher that had been nearly unhittable in the playoffs, to facing a team that was labeled a juggernaut. As a home run on its own, I guess it could be down near the bottom of the list. But as a whole, it's one of the greatest moments in baseball, period.
Certainly the biggest HR in modern day history.
1:22 that fan running on the field during the Big Mac homerun was legendary. I barely notice that. Good for him. Lol
Bill Mazeroski and Joe Carter’s rankings should be reversed. Mazeroski’s home run not only beat the heavily favored Yankees but it was the first time a World Series ended on a home run, he set the precedent, Joe followed it!
Bill's was also a grand slam
Its more about the atmosphere and how memorable his reaction and the announcing was.
@@tommyvelten3561 it was a solo shot
YANKEES CRUSHED THE PIRATES IN THEIR 3 WINS, PIRATES BARELY WON THEIR 3, GAME 7, BOTTOM OF THE 9TH,BAM, MAZ WINS THE SERIES, MAZEROSKI'S IS NO.1
Agree completely. i was scrolling down to see if anyone thought the same thing as me.
The McGwire one and Bonds one are debatable
They don't count, imo.
Fair... but what they did to McGwire was sinful when Bonds seems to get off without even a warning... McGwire should be in the Hall
Remove them
Without PED's and that ridiculous elbow brace that locked in his swing and hung out over the plate, Bonds still would have been good for 754 career HR's and 60 in 2001 alone.
@@dskyyksd eh
I thought the bat flip home run was more exciting than several of these.
Hank aaron's homerun breaking babe ruth will always be number one in baseball history period.
Kirk Gibson’s Homer is the best, obviously called by Vin Scully, the greatest sports commentator of All time
If Magglio's HR to send the Tigers to the World Series isn't in this there's gonna be a problem.
I know it’s not the greatest but one of the craziest was when Jose Bautista hit that one against the Rangers. The situation, the moment was insane
I can't deny history, but Hank Aarons should have the true home run record. I'm even a Yankees fan and saying that. Aaron, Ruth, Mays
Ruth was a racist
That isn't denying history, that is remembering history the way it is. You can't cheat and be rewarded.
It wasn't cheating at first. 90% of the league used HGH. I know you are referring to Barry Bonds so let me remind you that Bonds never got caught using any steroids. Everyone just assumes. He said he used a steroid cream once while being deposed. That said I'm not retarded, Bonds more than likely did use steroids at some point but no one knows when or how long. Imagine bring jailed because people speculated you committed a crime. Bonds just adapted to the times. How can you take all that history Bonds provided and just act like it never happened. Also no one knows how far back the steroids went, when did they start in baseball? Maybe they only look out for it and started finding ways to test it in the 90s but it could have gone back as far as the seventies. In which Hank Aaron played. By no means am I saying Hank Aaron used steroids, my point is we don't know anything so we shouldn't punish if we don't know
Great video thnx for adding kirby Puckett
Ted Williams' last game of his career, he hits a home run. I can't believe that one wasn't picked. How about David Ortiz in the 2004 ALCS playoffs. And There's Mickey Mantle's famous longest home run hit as well as Babe Ruth's 600 foot monster. As with all such lists, they are subjective.
Great finish to Ted's story but he was served a meatball in a game didn't mean anything besides Ted's last. BTW hardly anyone was there.
I was waiting for ortiz 2004 alcs. Its a sin not to have that on this list.
I'm a life-long Yankees fan, but it's reasonable to believe that Mickey's "563" foot homer was just conjecture. Yes, it went clear out of Griffith Stadium, but nobody was sure where the ball actually landed. That distance figure was come up with by the Yankees publicist, who left the park to try and find the ball. Ruth's is also conjecture, plus there is no footage of either so they don't make the list. For Ruth, the "Called Shot" in '32 would be first of his, IMO, but again, there is no definitive footage of it, or audio. IMO, Max's in '60 is first, because it was game 7, not game 6 like Carter, plus Joe had two runners on, so he didn't need to homer.
Mike Piazza's HR at Shea Stadium after 9/11 should be on here
Wow. The respect shown during McGuire's hmr. Amazing.
Except from the guy who stormed the field in the background 😂
drugs
Happy to see Kirby's HR from the 1991 WS in here. Would have liked to see Hrbek's Grand Slam from '87 as well, but I'm admittedly biased.
I came here for Kirby's shot. I'm leaving happy
Where is Bucky *F'n* Dent?
Was thinking the same thing.
It didnt win the game
replaced by Aaron F'n Boone
The top 2 are interchangeable. Maz's homer was in game 7, in extra innings, to take down the mighty Yanks led by Mantle, Maris, and Berra. Carter's shot took down a great Phillies team with Kruk, Dykstra, and Daulton. I like Maz at 1, but both were great moments that are definitely #1 and #2.
His homer was in the bottom of the 9th. He led off the inning & on a 1-ball 0-strike count he connected off of Ralph Terry. Though I agree that Maz should be #1.
I saw Joe Carters Home Run Live!! I was a kid jumping up and down on my bed with excitement 😂
Wait a minute. You took your bed to the game?
Mark was literally a body builder playing baseball. It’s so funny looking at him compared to everyone else
So no David Ortiz in game 3 of the ALDS in 2013 of of Benoit?
Andrew Karkane no, no game 3 should ever be on top
Game 2 ALCS you mean?
@@esportshighlights2457 Yes game 2 grand slam to tie it... He doesn't hit that home run, then Detroit likely wins the game and would put the series at 2 gms to 0 for Detroiit and heading home to Detroit for 3 gms... That home run changed the series...
Nice seeing the opposing team players congratulating McGuire as a passes the bases. Classy!
"And will see you tomorrow night!"
-Jack Buck
And the crowd did the rest.
Fantastic. Great video..thanks
With respect, including McGwire and Bonds in this list is a disservice to the game of baseball.
Absolutely agree McGwire and Bonds were cheaters. There are lots of other epic home runs that could have been shown
I didn't know there was footage of the Bobby Thomson homerun of 1951. Thanks.
Joe carter's home run still hurts us Phillies fans
I still remember where i was when joe hit it out...still tears me up watching it...
What about freese’s home run to send the cards to game seven
Nope. They were too busy adding all of the cheaters that were shooting up roids in front of that one on the list...
Ok the Michigan fisherman can eat my ass but Joe Buck’s call ruins that moment for me, it’s even his favorite team lmao
Even Pujols monster shot off Brad Lidge was better than some of these
I would put Kirk Gibsons up higher because of the dramatic circumstances, he could barely stand up he was injured so bad. (I realize it was game one).
Why did you forget Mike Piazza 9/21/2001?
From someone who lives in NY and lived in NY then, it's a bit overrated. But only a bit. And it does seem wonderful in hindsight, in part because he hit SO MANY clutch home runs for the Mets in just a few years...
I had no clue until now joe bucks call on David freeses HR in the World Series was an homage to the Kerby Puckett one until now!!! So cool
One of my most memorable was Chris Chambliss against the KC Royals.
They probably didn’t put it on this list because he never touched home plate
I felt sorry for Mitch Williams when Joe Carter crushed that ball. That's the World Series I remember the most, Jays v. Philly 1993. A Cinderella moment.
Bucky Dent's go-ahead 3-run dinger over The Green Monster at Fenway Park in the 7th inning of the one-game playoff for the 1978 AL East crown should be on this list.
Agreed! As a Sox fan it is my all time heartbreaker one-lol!
I think almost every Canadian baseball fan remembers where they were or what they were doing when Joe hit his homer. I was working afternoons, out on patrol out near the Ottawa International airport when I heard Tom Cheek utter those immortal words. I didn't see the actual play untiI watched the replay on TV after I got home from work.
man I miss Kirby
Red sox fan here.. We all know how much we like the Yankee's around here, but this list is not complete without that Chris Chambliss homerun to win game 5 of the 1976 American league championship.
Yankees fan here. Bernie Carbo's HR, then Carlton's shot in the '75 Series was amazing. The whole SERIES was amazing.
Other than Hank Aaron, Kirk Gibson is my favorite. Don't know much about the Dodgers other than Tony beating up mascots and Kirk limping around the bases after knocking one over the fence.
@Never lose sleep over the small stuff If he sucks and has hit more game winning home runs...then you must really suck.
Kirk Gibson's home run, regardless of what you think about his career or the Dodgers in general, is very dramatic and very great.
@Never lose sleep over the small stuff I loved Sosa as a kid but, which home runs specifically??
I don't believe what I just saw!
Man, I would have put that Puckett homer a bit higher on the list, given the circumstances under which it was hit, but a great list overall.
Where is the called shot ?
Just a myth.
Greysen Gagné whether it was a called shot or not it's confirmed he pointed to the outfield. Also it's cemented itself in baseball history so I'd say it warrants a spot on the list.
if there was one more spot, thats what it would probaly be.
Thompson’s should be number 1 and Fisk should be higher on the list. McGwire and Bonds-illegitimate. Watched Aaron’s with my Dad. Aaron is still the true home run king and Maris still holds the single season record.
Why would Thompson be number 1? It was a home run to get INTO the world series not win the world series. Bill mazeroski should be number 1. Only game 7 walk off home run in world series history. There have been plenty of home runs to win games and get into the world series. What Maz did was win a world series in game 7 against the Yankees who in the series outscored the pirates like 80 to 20. Maz is number 1
Matthew Cahill Russ Hodges’ reaction makes it so imho. No other home run is called “the shot heard ‘round the world.”
@@MC-wl4uq I agree Maz #1 against the favored best mlb team in history yanks
Mazeroski should have been first because his was in game 7 and carter’s was in game 6
Not to mention that the Pirates won the series against a far superior Yankee team. The 3 games the Yankees won were won by scores of 16-3, 10-0, and 12-0. Still the only Game 7 walk-off home run in World Series history.
Yeah but that was only for pennant. Carter's won world series
Thomas Kearney C’mon Thomas, do your research! Mazeroski’s home run was in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series.
The games the pirates won were all close because the manager told his two best pitchers that he needed each of them to win two games in the series
Vin D is correct
I think baseball is the only sport where when something very memorable happens, even the opposing team cheers and high fives you.
Why is McGwire on here?
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Because it was fucking awesome and capped off the magical Summer of ‘98 that saved baseball.
Great list but no Mr October 🤷🏽
Carter and Gibson were electric ⚡️
McGuire and Bonds should be on the list for Greatest Cheater, and their "records" should be deleted.
@@dutchie1010 OJ
@@picksalot1 hate me or hate it as you will its fact
@@dutchie1010 I don't hate you or have any ill feelings towards you. I don't know who you are, but I would assure you're a nice person before I would assure anything else.. I guess I wasn't clear. I was just trying to draw a comparison with another famous legal case where I thought there was ample evidence of guilt, but the accused was found not-guilty. I used to enjoy a lot of sports, but there is widespread cheating, and I don't want to waste my time watching rigged contents. I barely watch sports any more because of that - sponsors, and advertisers should take note. Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression.
@@picksalot1 no need to be sorry, i should apologize for assuming everyone on the internet is looking for a cynical debate lol. i was just trying to state the facts of the situation. you do make a great point though lol i will watch regardless and i suggest you do the same. if we stopped watching for anything other than pure enjoyment we are cheating ourselves. once we learn how the world works as we age everything becomes annoying because we know the ins and out of how it works. i decided this year i wasnt going to let that stop my love for a sport or a game that ive either played or watched. boxing being the only one i stopped watching because of corruption. give it a shout. made me feel better just not caring about what happens behind the curtain and just enjoy what is
Thanks for putting Hank ahead of Barry. Honorable mention. Mitch Williams and Donnie (RIP)
Aaron over Bonds? Take my upvote.
The Bonds and McGuire homers are bittersweet.
No 2014 Travis Ishakawa?
Gibson. I’ll never forget that one. Big drama. Hammerin Hank. My brother still has the commemorative bat.
Great video! But Kirk Gibson’s HR was #8?? I respectfully disagree! And that has nothin to do with me being a dodgers fan!:)
jeff atkinson the dam hr was only a game 1 hr that's why had a been a ws winning hr like Carter an Maz it would obviously be higher
Anthony Neil but that was the homer off Dennis Eckersley and the one that sunk the A’s for the rest of the series and on one good foot
@@impittsburghpiratesfandont7867 that's a big negative. He had two pulled hamstrings. To me it's my number #1 I remember it like it was yesterday. He literally had zero good legs and hit it off of who at that time was the GOAT Eckersley. There is no way that should have happened. Gibson shoulda had a wheelbarrow to carry around his Brass Balls.
Mike Brase definitely a top 5 World Series moment
@@anthonyneil2320 It was the drama of the entire thing. The A's were titans. Eckersley was so dominant. The Dodgers weren't supposed to be there, let alone win anything now without Gibson. Gibson was clearly hurt. And then there's the Vin Scully call. Gibson should be WAY higher than 8.
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