T I'm an A's fan, and that home run devastated me. We never recovered. Even in the game 3 win we really didn't hit, other than McGwire's walkoff. Dodger pitching totally dominated us the entire series.
@@johnwalker1250 I was rooting for the A’s as well. As a. Braves and Yankees fan, I never want to see the Dodgers do well. Having said that, this was a team of destiny. It was one of those rare occurrences when a series is over after Game 1. There was no way Oakland was winning this after Gibson’s HR.
@@johnwalker1250 big dodger fan here, but I will say this, alot of folk became big fans of pitching after this series, because those bash brothers had the whole world only thinking of hitting with power! Yell
I remember my dad losing his mind and running around the house screaming in happiness. One of my favorite memories of him. Edit: wow what a bunch of great touching comments. I really enjoyed reading them. Just a little more backstory, he was indeed losing his mind and running around the house. We were all laughing because you could hear his voice moving from one room to another. He was so happy. It was like a personal thing for him though. Like a personal vindication of something he believed in deeply. He kept shouting "You see? THE OLD MAN DID IT! He did it because of SAVVY!" That was his thing, savvy. It was like his favorite word. He'd say it right before a shot which was almost always a swish. In a way, he was living vicariously through Gibson, this hobbled broken man who had nothing going for him except one thing: savvy. With time I realize increasingly how right he was about basically everything.
I am 68 years old and my son still remembers that night as we jumped so high off the sofa and started screaming that it scared my 4 year old daughter and she jumped on mom's lap.
My dad and I were A's fans and we saw that hit and my dad said: "If you have to lose, thats how. that was the greatest at bat ever. The man had no legs." and it was the greatest at bat ever. I's the best memory I have of my dad.
Your dad showed such graciousness of spirit to you in that moment. From a stunning loss he gave you a gift that can’t be taken from you: a memory of a truly great soul. I appreciate you sharing that.
The only thing that would have made Freddie's slam better would be Vin calling it. Thanks Freddie for taking me back to 1988 when i was 18 and in love with baseball ❤
I never knew about this until I heard about Freddie's World Series-first Walk-Off Grand Slam. Poor Kirk... you can see him jumping in pain after the second ball. That takes some guts! Freddie too, but Freddie's injuries seem _way_ less severe.
I was eight years old when I watched this on TV. My family had immigrated to the United States just one year before. I never really felt like I fit in, either in school or the country. But I remember watching this game, talking about it with my friends -- and it was the first time I truly felt American. Whenever I rewatch this clip and hear Vin Scully's commentary, it brings back that special moment as though it were yesterday. Godspeed, Mr. Scully. You really did exemplify the best of our great country. Your voice will live on. I know I'll never forget it.
I was a couple years older and I was in my first year collecting baseball cards with my best friend and we were watching the game, cheering for the dodgers. I don't think I appreciated that moment as much as I should have.
I'm British, and I was at that game! It's been so hard over the years trying to describe the last few moments of the game to fellow brits who have no concept of Baseball and the build-up to that moment. I love sport in all its' forms and this was one of the greatest moments in the history of sport and I feel very privileged to have been there. Incidentally, I did not get home to Huntington Beach until the early hours of the next morning. Dodger fans wouldn't leave the stadium and the car parks after the game and we all sat around just savouring the victory and what we had just witnessed. Happy, happy memories !!
This, boys and girls, is that rare perfect moment in life, where everything comes together. The biggest stage. The best players on the best teams. Kirk Gibson, an MVP that could barely walk, coming in to face the future Hall of Famer, and best reliever in the game at the time, Dennis Eckersley. And the immortal Vin Scully calling the action. If it’s any other pitcher, the moment, while still great, is not legendary. A healthy Gibson, and the moment, while great, is not legendary. Any other announcer blabbing through the moment-it’s still memorable, but it’s not legendary. LaRussa against Lasorda. Two chess masters. The entire state of California rocking, each picking their team, Oakland or Los Angeles. And a moment that will reverberate through the ages. How can you not be romantic about baseball?
Not only that, the role Mike Davis played in that rally often gets overlooked. He drew a walk from a very dangerous pitcher and was a threat on the basepaths to keep Eckersley distracted. That's seriously good work out of the 8 spot in the lineup
Look how beautiful this baseball clip is. No distracting graphics, no constant replays, no advertisements behind home plate, no advertisements on the outfield wall, this is the baseball of my youth.
And four hours earlier Notre Dame beat Miami in one of the all time great CFB games, to catapult themselves to the eventual national championship. Yet few remember they were on the same day. It's as if each were so big they deserved a day of their own.
What made Vin Scully so great? After "She is gone," he was smart enough to be quiet for a full minute and ten seconds and let the video and crowd noise tell the whole story.
Scully did he same, two years earlier, in game six in NY, "Little roller along the bag, gets by Buckner, here comes Knight...and the Mets win it!!!. He always knew when to be quiet and let the crowd noise speak for itself.
Come on man I can understand if it was game 7 or maybe game 6 facing elimination like David freeze and St Louis but this was a game 1 of the world series.. lol. Yes it was a great moment but it's not one of the greatest it's really not. I like Kirk Gibson.
Agreed. Congrats Dodgers. Here are some others.... -Dwight Clark's the catch -Franco Harris immaculate reception -Fisk stay fair stay fair -Down goes Frazier -Bill Buckner through the legs -Diego Maradona hand of God -Jordan game 6 winner on jazz on B Russel -Jordan game winner on cavs -Bills lose sb wide right -Kobe to Shaq alley oop on blazers -Robert Horry for 3 after divac deflection -David Tyree helmet catch from Eli in sb -Boise State lateral to beat Oklahoma -Charles Woodson td heisman pose -NC State accidental dunk to win -Christian Laettner long pass game winner -Adam Vinatieri beats Rams in sb -Kevin Dyson 1 yard short in sb -Music city miracle -Seahawks should've ran the ball Please help with any that I've missed......
Scouting report on Eckersley. If he gets a left handed batter to a 3/2 count, he's coming with a backdoor slider. That was told to Gibson, and he remembered that. He steps out of the box at 3/2 to get ready for it. The home run is amazing and it still gives me chills, but the at bat is what makes it phenomenal. He had him 0/2, he battles back to 3/2 and then he hits the home run because he knew what was coming. WOW. I just watched the Dodgers win it tonight. 32 yrs later.
It’s why Vin Scully is unquestionably the greatest in history. The man did it all. Play by play and color while spinning wonderful tales of baseball lore. Love and miss Vin Scully and hearing Ladies and Gentlemen it’s time for Dodger baseball!
I was sitting 13 Rows behind the A’s dug out for this game. This is the greatest sports moment of my life!! I kept my ticket stub and found Gibson at Spring training 19 years later. He graciously autographed my ticket stub! What a treasure!
That's a great moment to be a part of! I was at the great game 3 last year, but yours is better because we won the series. Eventually winning the series makes it that much sweeter. Glad you kept that ticket and persisted in getting it signed. I'm sure he was thrilled just to see the ticket.
My dad was there too! With his dad (my grandpa). According to them, my grandpa, upon seeing Kirk Gibson step up to the plate, told my dad "he's gonna hit a homerun." My dad shrugged it off, thinking, no way... Of course, my grandpa turned out to be correct. Should also note here though, I love my grandpa, but he's also got a habit of calling homeruns at baseball games for as long as I've been going to baseball games with him (20+ years). He's right about as often as you'd expect from an average person making such a call lol. But this is apparently one time where he called it perfectly. Also, my dad has quite the record with crazy games he's been at (he was also at the "Miracle on Manchester" Kings game)
The voice of summer, has left us. The very voice of baseball, the pastime of our childhood, that defined our generation, and propelled so many fans to adulation and young athletes to eventual would be stardom, is gone. Our game, our sport, our lives, are all the better for simply having the honor and privilege to have listened to him announce sporting events over the years. Millions upon millions of young boys and girls alike, were introduced to the greatest sport in the world, just by hearing Vin describe the game to us. Play by play, pitch by pitch, hit by hit, run by run, out by out, Scully just made the game easier to grasp, easier to learn. And for that, all the fans and players alike, of this wonderful sport, called our national pastime, can simply say, Mr. Scully, Thank You.
@@albertvargas8628 Worth noting that Vin Scully usually CALLED The GAME UNassisted, though for the World Series NBC provided the talents of Joe Garagiola, who complimented Vin quite well with his knowledge earned from years behind the plate as a catcher.
I was on the aircraft carrier USS Constellation when this happened & the Skipper kept us close enough to shore that we could pick up the local TV stations and watch the game aboard ship.
We were stationed in San Diego and were Dodger fans when we got there in 1982. Went to Chavez Ravine for many games. My now ex husband was on the USS Ranger at fleet week in San Francisco watching this at a bar with his buddies. I was at our apartment in SD watching the game pacing the floor. Its one of those once in a lifetime games you watch as a fan. Still gives me chillbumps watching it.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🏴☠️🇺🇸🔥🗽🔥🇺🇸🏴☠️🇺🇸🇺🇸 Shore duty, NAS Moffett Field. Free bleacher seats @ CandleStick or Oakland baseball games w/active ID. Space permitting…STILL a fan in those days , not at all now…. Great hero moment… watched Gibby tear up the Big Ten in College football AND baseball when I was younger. Made it a point to watch this Series. Long day at work, watched this with friends; just had that feeling when he came in the game, & wanted to see magic happen. Gibson was always a guy who lived to make those kinda moments come in to being. Just about the only time in my life I ever rooted for a soCal team for anything. About a year later I ended up watching SF + LA playing the Series from middle of the Indian Ocean… odd twists of fate life throws in there. My phone threw me a cool back-door slider just now!!.…
It's incredible how great moments and iconic moments link us back to previous iconic moments in history. Freddie really just opened the door for the entire world to come back and see this, be it again or for the first time. I'm a Royals fan so I've no dog in the fight, but GOD being a fan of baseball makes both this night and tonight so incredible. I love it.
To see something like this unfold and happen to such a great guy was awesome. Could not have written it better. Sandlot kids imagine this kind of moment. Can see myself as a kid in batters box saying that same thing, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs...😊
And the next day to preview Game 2, NBC played the Robert Redford clip from The Natural when he literally knocks the lights out in his one big at-bat. Couldn't have found a more fitting clip.
This at-bat had everything … an injured hero, a seemingly invincible foe, pickoffs, time-outs, foul balls, a full count, and a crucial game one result on the line. Pure baseball drama. What a joy!
Tonight, Vin is smiling down from Heaven at Freddie, at the Dodgers, at Dodger fans, at Dodger Stadium, at Los Angeles, and at all of Major League Baseball. "Gibby, meet Freddie!" 💙💙💙
I remember this at-bat like it was yesterday. I had 500 bucks on the Dodgers that night and I was a big fan of Kirk Gibson from his Detroit Tiger days. That Sparky Anderson team was a great team too. Lasorda never shut up about Gibson and that homer afterward.
I'm a Detroit Tigers fan. Was thrilled we won 1984 World Series. This may sound funny but I think everyone in Detroit, went crazy and loved this moment for Kirk Gibson. He is still revered here for who he is and what he has done in the sport of Baseball
As a fellow Tigers fan, I completely agree. We claim Gibby to be "our own" with so many great moments in a Tiger uniform, but I think that this at bat for the Dodgers from Gibby has to be the most epic moment of his career. Way more dramatic than his HR off Gossage in the 84 series at Tiger Stadium...although that was also an awesome moment. And how about Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola on this call. We were blessed in Detroit to have a couple of the best broadcasters in the history of the game with the great Ernie Harwell, his partner Paul Carey and Hall of Famer George Kell. But Vin Scully's call here is the mark of a true pro. He knew when to talk and more importantly, he knew when not to. This whole sequence is baseball lore and belongs in the Hall of Fame.
Gibson deserves any praise heaped upon him not just for his play on the field, but by how he conducted himself on and off of it! Great contributor, but also an equally solid human being! They're a dime a dozen!
Scouting report on Eckersley. If he gets a left handed batter to a 3/2 count, he's coming with a backdoor slider. That was told to Gibson, and he remembered that. He steps out of the box at 3/2 to get ready for it. The home run is amazing and it still gives me chills, but the at bat is what makes it phenomenal. He had him 0/2, he battles back to 3/2 and then he hits the home run because he knew what was coming. WOW. I just watched the Dodgers win it tonight. 32 yrs later.
@easyrider912 , Fluke? The Dodgers were the best team in baseball this year start to finish. Best hitting line up in baseball and 2 of baseball's best pitchers.
@@dl30wpb Every team played with the same stakes. It was HARDER to win this year because there was never a rest. The Dodgers also went to 2 world series just before. YOURE a fluke.....
I was a 16 year old kid, living in poverty, broke home, and with an alcoholic mother. I became a Dodgers fan that year, before the WS, but been a fan ever since. I cannot, in my own words, begin to tell you what Kirk Gibson's heroic HR did for me, in that moment. I was battling depression from a back injury I suffered the previous summer before football season, ended up missing the following year, and battled back my senior year. I also played baseball, although small in stature, I played with every ounce of heart like my hero Gibson.
I'm a lifetime Yankee fan since 1977, and have seen many great moments. This however is THE greatest baseball moment I have ever seen in my life to date.
@@MrCubFan415 Also injury wasn't part of the equation in my response. I was responding to the "clutch" element. This is faaaaaaar down the list of that category.
@@roberthaizlip4351 Being young should never be an excuse for being dumb. Since when is it now common practice to spot the opposition a couple of wins? Gibson had been hurt long before this game, and wasnt even in the game at all. You want to give away a Game 1 to what was at the time the dangerous and unstoppable Oakland As? The As by every single expert, statistician, and prediction were supposed to sweep and runaway with the Series. After getting the best closer in the game (Eckersley) beat, the seed had been planted. The As would not recover from this.
I just heard the news about Vin Scully. I didn’t get to hear him a lot but this is easily one of his greatest calls ever and I’m sad to hear him pass. Rest In Peace to the greatest commentator ever
@@raynessel4574 Got the notification on my phone. I suspect a bunch of us are going follow you here. Gibson's grit, the game situation, the World Series stage and Scully letting the crowd speak makes this most baseball moment in the history of baseball. At least for me.
I saw a program called the 100 greatest moments in baseball one time. This at bat was number 2 right after Bobby Thompson’s pennant clinching home run. To me it should have been number 1. Such a dramatic at bat!
Here is another one..... I forget when... Cincinatti behind at bottom of 9th inning. 2 outs and bases loaded. Pete Rose puts himself in as pinch batter. If he misses he will get ALL the blame, he is the batter and the manager. Guess what... he gets a grand-slam home run and wins the game.
The great thing about Vin Scully was his impartiality in his announcing. Vin made it a point to interview players from opposing teams prior to games and during the games would bring up little facts about those players and not all of it was baseball related. Definitely an ambassador for all of baseball.
What a treat for Dodger fans to be able to listen to Vin Scully. For 67 years! A true legend who made every game he broadcast better with his presence.
@@joeski734 I was at my brother's house that day with the TV on. We all saw this as it happened. And to this day the sight of LaSorda running onto the field like a grown-up kid still cracks me up. Good stuff.
And it's the kind of act players like ARod or McGwire or even Griffey could NEVER accomplish. They were big stars, but they were never heroes. Gibson was a hero's hero after this.
GREAT announcers know when to BE QUIET and let the happenings unfold without a lot of chatter... This is a CLASSIC EXAMPLE of that dynamic!! ANYBODY WITH ME?
I'm not into baseball like that, but had to check out the ending of LA vs. NYY after the crowd reaction in the Staples Center during the Lakers/ PHX game. I've seen the highlight of Kirk Gibson limp-running around the bases many times but never saw how it all unfolded, the buildup and circumstances were crazy. This was WAAAAAAAAY more dramatic.
That, and "High fly ball into right field..." Chills every time. The other moment that's stayed with me... "Look who's warming up" ... Orel coming in for ugly relief.
The greatest one line in the history of sports my said oh that isn't fair look at him at 16 and bleeding blue I was cocky and I just remember believing and having the enthusiasm of youth and stood up just as they did at Dodger and it was on ....little did I really know that minutes later it would really happen Best moment I will ever remember
@@Bmybuddy69 --No conpiracy,there were a hitting coach in the stands signalling the Eck pitches.If he starts with a fast his next would be a slider eg.
Yup! Lasorda was a pasta nut. He was tubby!! He jumped up and landed about 6 times, and Cal Tech's seismographs registered 4.6 tremblors. Seriously, Gibson's HR was one of the greatest moments of the Dodgers' storied history! We won the WS against an A's team that was so powerful. We weren't even in the same league as them, figuratively speaking. Willpower won the series for us. This was 1988 - 32 years ago. I think we need to win another WS! People ARE beginning to talk. We made it to the 2017 one, and the cheating Asterisks won it. Then we made it to the 2018 one, and the alleged cheating Red Sox won it. We lost the NLDS to the Nationals last season, who ended up winning it all. Now, let's get back there to the fall classic this season, and win it for the gipper!
Your reply looks like it was written by someone with a 9th grade education. You are too stupid to understand baseball and far too stupid to reply to my comment.
This is not jut about a man hitting a ball. This is so deep, an example of perseverance and courage. The power of mind and determination can take u so far. What a clip
I'll always appreciate how Vin would never step on the moment. He let the pictures speak for themselves. When he called the last pitch of the 1986 World Series for NBC, Vin announced it like this...."Fastball, Got 'em!" Then silence as the Shea Stadium crowd roared and cheered
I’m female & not a sports fan but I watched this with my dad & sister. When Kirk hit the HR my father jumped up screaming and laughing and he pretended to choke my older sister. He was so happy. I will always remember that moment of my life...as well as sports history! ❤
Well...back in the 80's we thought the great times would never end. Chick,Johnny Carson,much better mainstream movies,Showtime Lakers-Tom Petty,Elvis Costello,Bruce,Prince-MJ . There are still a lot of great times,but damn most everything is much worse.
I'm old enough that when I was a child Tommy was Walt Alston's 3rd base coach. Great manager, great interviews, great baseball strategy (small ball, suicide squeezes), great......(fill in the blank)
@@dyerme I'm only old enough to remember that Walt Alston was once the Dodgers' manager. So you win this one. But truly, Lasorda learned from the best, and as he once said (so I've read) when being interviewed for the Manager position, "Cut my veins....my blood is Dodger blue". Maybe it's just a local myth, but sure sounds like Tommy.
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The beauty of this call is the silence allowed by the booth to soak in the emotion of the moment. Then Scully chimes in with one of the memorable quotes in sports history.
Then he brings even more drama as a metaphor for Gibson's injuries. "Then the only question became, 'Can he make it it around the base path unassisted?'" Who the heck can recall that rule and tie it to an epic event that just happened 45 seconds before. And how many of us said to ourselves, "I didn't even think about that" even though we know the Devil himself couldn't stop Gibson from that walk off. Also, Props to Joe Garagiola. I think he went far in setting the standard for color commentary.
I couldn't agree more. Not only has the game evolved into an unwatchable product for me but if you where to try to watch an inning or two the guys in the booth think they need to be entertainers and not just tastfully support the action.
@@rk702 You nailed it, most sports commentary is like that, they just never shut up, to actually enjoy the moment. Most of them have verbal diarrhoea anyway.. Someone should just tell all these sad over-egoed commentators, IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU..FFS..shut yer gobs...Bad English..sorry.
Unfortunately back here due to the terrible news but we are all here to celebrate this amazing at bat made that much more memorable by an amazing call.
Ball 3, Strike 2, Out 2, bottom of the 9th, World Series game 1. Two bad knees. Only a home run will do. And Kirk Gibson got it. A moment that makes baseball worth it.
Nobody understood the importance of letting a game breathe like Vin Scully. The greatest wordsmith to ever grace the confines of a ballpark. “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.”
@@georgestock8147 Scully is the best of either TV or radio. When Red Barber says Vin's the best, we'd better listen. His ability to say a ton to his audience by letting the sounds of the stadium do the talking is second to none. Too many love the sound of their own voice too much.
Scully was absolutely the best. He knew when to make the call, sit back, and let everyone just take it all in. We need fewer Joe Bucks and more Vin Scullys!
I was at work and listening It on the radio and after the home run Vince was quite but I can hear it on the radio the crowd were cheering he let his listeners to enjoy the moment and I will never forget that moment ❤❤ sometimes the radio people are going nuts with a Walk off home run but Vince lets everyone enjoy it until he spoke again and it was great he spoke how the improbable happened and that was a perfect line to the home run ❤ and he summ up the whole dodger season in a sentence ❤
Growing up in Alabama, Vin and Joe on NBC were how I was introduced to how baseball commentary was supposed to be. They let the pictures build the drama of this at bat (the entire inning really). Then after vin made the call and he just let the big moment breathe - he's the best ever.
And it was all hand-eye and bat speed; he had no legs to help him generate any movement into the pitch! Unfreakinreal! He wouldn't have been able to step into the pitch even if his life had depended on it! Good thing for Gibby and the Dodgers, his life didn't have to depend
I was living close to the Burbank area at this time, while I was attending Musicians Institute in Hollywood. I was watching this game there in my little efficiency unit at Oakwood Apartments on Barham Blvd., and when Gibson hit this homerun, I heard the entire complex erupt with cheers and yelling! Everyone went out on their little balconies and were screaming and cheering along with their neighbors. As long as I live, I will remember that moment...truly amazing.
That’s beautiful! I was in Silverlake not that far from the stadium. I leapt off the sofa screaming at the top of my lungs. Scared my daughters. Good times. 😂
I remember that night. I was 7 years old, staring outside my living-room window looking at my dad and all my relatives rolling on the front yard dirt celebrating, beer was splashing everywhere. i'll never forget that night of 1988.
Thank you for sharing your love and passion for the game with so many generations. Your voice will forever be synonymous with the game of baseball. Rest In Peace Vin.
On 10/25/2024, Game 1 of World Series, Freddie Freeman with a bad ankle, came to the plate, Dodgers trailing 3-2, bases were loaded, 2 outs, hit the first pitch...HR! Grand Slam!
For me, this is the single greatest moment I've ever seen in baseball. I was 12 years old, a Dodgers fan living in West Virginia, and I lost my mind when Gibson pulled this off! This is the stuff of legend! You can't script a better moment - bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, full count, and when the chips were down and Kirk Gibson makes contact with that pitch you just KNEW you were witnessing something extraordinary! I have been a lifelong Dodgers fan ever since thanks to the 1988 team!
Actually, you can script a better moment. Much as I'm sure that a lot of Dodgers fans love this moment (and I don't blame them for doing so), it's VASTLY more dramatic when the entire series is on the line, later in a series. Like when Ortiz had those game winning hits and homers in games 4 and 5 against the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS, or Carlton Fisk's game 6, game winning HR in the 1985 WS. IMO, those were more dramatic because there was more on the line than in game 1 of a 5 or 7 game series. And I'm sure that there are other fine examples of game winning hits late in a playoff series where there was a LOT more on the line than in game 1.
@ it's a big deal cause they were heavy underdogs. gibson was hurt and came out to pinch hit. from then on the series was over. that was the only time gibson played in the series. it's almost like willis reed for the nets who scored the first 4 points then sat out the rest of the game cause it was all she wrote for the other team. they weren't gonna come back from that one
Uh, Willis Reed played for the Knicks. Actually, he did not sit out the rest of the game . Played 27 minutes and was, in fact, the last starter given a rest in the first half.
@@replaybb of course I know he played for the Knicks. Just saying he inspired his team to victory just like Gibson. Now I didn't know he played that many minutes but he only scored the first 4 points and that was all she wrote for the Lakers. They were done
Vin Scully was the finest sports announcer of all-time. A total pro, he never had to resort to needless drama ------he was in a class, by himself. ----------------------WolfSky9, 73 y/o
@@paulkukulka9873 I think I was at Moynihan's Bar during this event. They had a couple old timer bar tenders there and one of them, named Larry, would pour what would qualify as a "triple" for a normal screwdriver (you could almost see through it). Not really a baseball fan but getting hammered makes watching anything enjoyable hehe
Growing up in SoCal during this time was amazing. We had Vin Scully calling the Dodgers, Chick Hearn calling the Lakers and Bob Miller calling the Kings. I don't think there has ever been a better cast of sportscasters in one city before or since.
@@Pitt-ny8cj Im glad you mentioned Jack, i didnt know he also did a play by play on this game , im a long time cards fan and i would rank Vin and Jack as tied for the best Baseball play by play men ive ever heard6. If i could listen to either on the radio,i didnt miss a tv they painted a picture with their words.
Vin certainly did appreciate the roar of the crowd. Seems like a full minute (in fact its more than a minute) goes by before he gets on the mic after that shot. Being the fan he was and is, he was probably too busy cheering himself. You can even hear the clapping in the booth. GOAT, an announcer who can appreciate the value of silence, and then comes back on with a helluva line. "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened." And a Vin classic, "Look at Eckersley, shocked to his toes."
What an at bat! Love the old minimalist MCM look of the Dodgers Stadium Pavilion without excessive signage . Also love the minimalist style of broadcast. SOOO much better than Smoltz and the other guy.
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The best thing about Vin….he always let the moment speak for itself
Farewell Vin
From 6:48 to 7:48 he didn't say a word. That's how it's done.
He was so good!
Notice how he doesn't speak much.. he just let's the moment happen
well yeah, although I don't think he did it on purpose here. what can you say?
After calling the home run, there were 60 plus seconds of silence from Sculley. Nothing but the cheering.
That’s pure genius.
He was always like that. He let the crowd cheering do the talking.
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I'm an A's fan, and that home run devastated me. We never recovered. Even in the game 3 win we really didn't hit, other than McGwire's walkoff. Dodger pitching totally dominated us the entire series.
Vin is a true professional. The best.
@@johnwalker1250 I was rooting for the A’s as well. As a. Braves and Yankees fan, I never want to see the Dodgers do well. Having said that, this was a team of destiny. It was one of those rare occurrences when a series is over after Game 1. There was no way Oakland was winning this after Gibson’s HR.
@@johnwalker1250 big dodger fan here, but I will say this, alot of folk became big fans of pitching after this series, because those bash brothers had the whole world only thinking of hitting with power! Yell
Here after Freddie’s grand slam that rocked the world. What a time to be a baseball fan
I remember my dad losing his mind and running around the house screaming in happiness. One of my favorite memories of him.
Edit: wow what a bunch of great touching comments. I really enjoyed reading them.
Just a little more backstory, he was indeed losing his mind and running around the house. We were all laughing because you could hear his voice moving from one room to another. He was so happy. It was like a personal thing for him though. Like a personal vindication of something he believed in deeply. He kept shouting "You see? THE OLD MAN DID IT! He did it because of SAVVY!" That was his thing, savvy. It was like his favorite word. He'd say it right before a shot which was almost always a swish. In a way, he was living vicariously through Gibson, this hobbled broken man who had nothing going for him except one thing: savvy. With time I realize increasingly how right he was about basically everything.
That’s Beautiful‼️🙌🏾❤️💯..Cherish It For The Rest Of Your Life..I Lost My Pops As Well....
Same reason I watched this . Memories
I said there's nothing u can do now but hit a H R. Your legs don't work.So he did!!!!
*Almost* as good as, “Here comes Knight and the Mets win it!”
I am 68 years old and my son still remembers that night as we jumped so high off the sofa and started screaming that it scared my 4 year old daughter and she jumped on mom's lap.
My dad and I were A's fans and we saw that hit and my dad said: "If you have to lose, thats how. that was the greatest at bat ever. The man had no legs." and it was the greatest at bat ever. I's the best memory I have of my dad.
Your dad showed such graciousness of spirit to you in that moment. From a stunning loss he gave you a gift that can’t be taken from you: a memory of a truly great soul. I appreciate you sharing that.
I don't think there is any doubt about that - that was the greatest at-bat EVER! All arms, he had no legs......
@@donporter1187 Kirk Gibson at bat: All arms and heart!
@@arautus Perfect description!
See how Gibson flicked his wrists. Crazy strong hands. Best HR trot of all time, off Eckersley!!! I thought the A's had that game won.
The only thing that would have made Freddie's slam better would be Vin calling it. Thanks Freddie for taking me back to 1988 when i was 18 and in love with baseball ❤
Joe Davis seemed to make a conscious decision to say “She is Gone”
I never knew about this until I heard about Freddie's World Series-first Walk-Off Grand Slam. Poor Kirk... you can see him jumping in pain after the second ball. That takes some guts! Freddie too, but Freddie's injuries seem _way_ less severe.
We’re so fortunate to have seen this magic twice in our lifetime. Let’s go Dodgers!!!
Wow ohhh wow
Go find the video that puts just vin’s call on Freddie’s video
Who's here after Freddie?
First thing that came to mind
I am😊
History for Dodger baseball!
Like poetry
yup! hello from Los Angeles! I can still hear fireworks outside my window. Dodgers in 4!!!!
I was eight years old when I watched this on TV. My family had immigrated to the United States just one year before. I never really felt like I fit in, either in school or the country. But I remember watching this game, talking about it with my friends -- and it was the first time I truly felt American.
Whenever I rewatch this clip and hear Vin Scully's commentary, it brings back that special moment as though it were yesterday.
Godspeed, Mr. Scully. You really did exemplify the best of our great country. Your voice will live on. I know I'll never forget it.
Luke Daniell Truly cool story Bro! Thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing that memory.
I was a couple years older and I was in my first year collecting baseball cards with my best friend and we were watching the game, cheering for the dodgers.
I don't think I appreciated that moment as much as I should have.
beautiful story
Great comment Luke, and let me tell you that you are a great American.
I'm British, and I was at that game! It's been so hard over the years trying to describe the last few moments of the game to fellow brits who have no concept of Baseball and the build-up to that moment. I love sport in all its' forms and this was one of the greatest moments in the history of sport and I feel very privileged to have been there. Incidentally, I did not get home to Huntington Beach until the early hours of the next morning. Dodger fans wouldn't leave the stadium and the car parks after the game and we all sat around just savouring the victory and what we had just witnessed. Happy, happy memories !!
Thanks for sharing that.
Liar
great story...thanks for sharing
@@cameronblanchard6835 salty bitter boy?
Good show mate!..Robert at 67.
This, boys and girls, is that rare perfect moment in life, where everything comes together. The biggest stage. The best players on the best teams. Kirk Gibson, an MVP that could barely walk, coming in to face the future Hall of Famer, and best reliever in the game at the time, Dennis Eckersley. And the immortal Vin Scully calling the action.
If it’s any other pitcher, the moment, while still great, is not legendary. A healthy Gibson, and the moment, while great, is not legendary. Any other announcer blabbing through the moment-it’s still memorable, but it’s not legendary.
LaRussa against Lasorda. Two chess masters. The entire state of California rocking, each picking their team, Oakland or Los Angeles. And a moment that will reverberate through the ages.
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
Great comment. A well rendered description of this legendary sports moment.
Beautiful comment
Would have been a bit better with Al Michaels commentating, but Skully did a decent job
Not only that, the role Mike Davis played in that rally often gets overlooked. He drew a walk from a very dangerous pitcher and was a threat on the basepaths to keep Eckersley distracted. That's seriously good work out of the 8 spot in the lineup
Dang, there's still people like me watching this in 2020. It's so pure..
I am here because of Freddie. What a game. Inscribed in history now... I was 10 when I watched Kirk make that Home Run. Dodgers for life!!!
Yep, me too, and I was 9 years old watching this happen live on TV, amazing!!
Look how beautiful this baseball clip is. No distracting graphics, no constant replays, no advertisements behind home plate, no advertisements on the outfield wall, this is the baseball of my youth.
Diego Olivarez Amen!
With Vin Scully, any game called was a class act. Only Al Michaels is in his league. ---------------WolfSky9
So true! Today's game is so distracting and most of it is for the gamblers who need constant stats!
Diego Olivarez I hear you!!!
Rick Deitrick SOOOO TRUE!!!
The 2 big fist pumps as he rounds 2nd base is such an iconic sports image
Kinda hockey like eh?..after a goal.
Rounded second base - like 10 feet around it. He never got close to touching the bag, lol.
@@HoyaSaxaSD "Meanwhile.... Kirk Gibson still hasn't stepped on 2nd base!"
"are" such an iconic.
And four hours earlier Notre Dame beat Miami in one of the all time great CFB games, to catapult themselves to the eventual national championship. Yet few remember they were on the same day. It's as if each were so big they deserved a day of their own.
What made Vin Scully so great? After "She is gone," he was smart enough to be quiet for a full minute and ten seconds and let the video and crowd noise tell the whole story.
The best announcers know that sometimes the best commentary is silence.
Boy, what a great point! Just adds so much to the magic of the moment!
You are sooooooo right. Thanks for pointing that out. You will never see that much silence again. Classic. This was scripted by the baseball Gods.
Yep...that quality and ability is gone.
Scully did he same, two years earlier, in game six in NY, "Little roller along the bag, gets by Buckner, here comes Knight...and the Mets win it!!!. He always knew when to be quiet and let the crowd noise speak for itself.
To me, Gibson pumping his arm as he rounds second base is one of the most iconic moments in Dodgers history...
Baseball history
Really going out on a limb there I see
yes
agree. i was 11; i had forgotten the count, the foul balls, but i will never forget the arm pump as he rounded 2nd.
@@LateNightDateNight I see what you did there.....
The way Vin Scully just let the crowd tell us what happened is what makes this the best call ever!
I agree
None classier than Scully
@@waynenoll1967 Agreed. Still hate the Dodgers
@@philithegamer8265 Haha. Me, too, Phil. But as a kid I thought that was the greatest thing I’d ever seen.
Vin knew when to keep quiet, & when to talk & what to say.
32 years later and its still one of the greatest moments that Ive seen in baseball history. Incredible!
one of? cant think of one that is even close!
Come on man I can understand if it was game 7 or maybe game 6 facing elimination like David freeze and St Louis but this was a game 1 of the world series.. lol.
Yes it was a great moment but it's not one of the greatest it's really not.
I like Kirk Gibson.
Yep. I’m nowhere close to a Dodgers fan either
@@iamthepapi6251 well can you give me a moment?
I agree and I am not a Dodgers fan by any means
One of thee greatest moments in sports history.
Agreed. Congrats Dodgers. Here are some others....
-Dwight Clark's the catch
-Franco Harris immaculate reception
-Fisk stay fair stay fair
-Down goes Frazier
-Bill Buckner through the legs
-Diego Maradona hand of God
-Jordan game 6 winner on jazz on B Russel
-Jordan game winner on cavs
-Bills lose sb wide right
-Kobe to Shaq alley oop on blazers
-Robert Horry for 3 after divac deflection
-David Tyree helmet catch from Eli in sb
-Boise State lateral to beat Oklahoma
-Charles Woodson td heisman pose
-NC State accidental dunk to win
-Christian Laettner long pass game winner
-Adam Vinatieri beats Rams in sb
-Kevin Dyson 1 yard short in sb
-Music city miracle
-Seahawks should've ran the ball
Please help with any that I've missed......
Scouting report on Eckersley. If he gets a left handed batter to a 3/2 count, he's coming with a backdoor slider. That was told to Gibson, and he remembered that. He steps out of the box at 3/2 to get ready for it. The home run is amazing and it still gives me chills, but the at bat is what makes it phenomenal. He had him 0/2, he battles back to 3/2 and then he hits the home run because he knew what was coming. WOW. I just watched the Dodgers win it tonight. 32 yrs later.
@@Franco_City Possibly the greatest of all secretariats run to the triple Crown and especially in the Belmont stakes phenomenal athlete.
Don’t forget the time I dropped 43 pts on Seqoiua HIgh School in 93’. that’s gotta be up there no?
@@philmccracken179 Absolutely!🤣🤣🤣
We know why you’re here. The spirit of Gibson is alive.
Yes. And I can listen to Vinnie forever. The greatest.
“Gibson shaking his left leg, making it quiver like a horse trying to get rid of a troublesome fly” man was a poet
He sure can paint a picture for the radio listener
Vin said in the documentary that he hated that line and never used it again
My girlfriend found this description of Vin Scully: "There are the greats, there are the legends, and then there's Vin Scully." Heck yeah poet
Lol
It’s why Vin Scully is unquestionably the greatest in history. The man did it all. Play by play and color while spinning wonderful tales of baseball lore. Love and miss Vin Scully and hearing Ladies and Gentlemen it’s time for Dodger baseball!
Rest in peace, Vin Scully
Indeed!
I was sitting 13 Rows behind the A’s dug out for this game. This is the greatest sports moment of my life!! I kept my ticket stub and found Gibson at Spring training 19 years later. He graciously autographed my ticket stub! What a treasure!
That's a great moment to be a part of! I was at the great game 3 last year, but yours is better because we won the series. Eventually winning the series makes it that much sweeter. Glad you kept that ticket and persisted in getting it signed. I'm sure he was thrilled just to see the ticket.
awesome
It's one of my top 3 and maybe top one of all. Was watching at home...living out there at the time.You can't script it any better than this.
I bet you never forgot that feeling being there at that game it must have been amazing
I was watching it from my tv box and only 19 yrs old. How time flies...
Some really well shot footage. The replays of focused on each of Eckersley, Gibson, and Lasorda are absolutely fantastic.
My dad always tells the story of how he was at the game. It was his absolute favorite moment in baseball and he got to see it in person.
My dad tells me the story too! He took me to Game 6 in 2017. Best Halloween night of my life
My dad was there too! With his dad (my grandpa). According to them, my grandpa, upon seeing Kirk Gibson step up to the plate, told my dad "he's gonna hit a homerun." My dad shrugged it off, thinking, no way...
Of course, my grandpa turned out to be correct.
Should also note here though, I love my grandpa, but he's also got a habit of calling homeruns at baseball games for as long as I've been going to baseball games with him (20+ years). He's right about as often as you'd expect from an average person making such a call lol. But this is apparently one time where he called it perfectly. Also, my dad has quite the record with crazy games he's been at (he was also at the "Miracle on Manchester" Kings game)
same here!! Always brings a tear to my eye, to my pops there was never going to be a batter, than Gibson.
The voice of summer, has left us. The very voice of baseball, the pastime of our childhood, that defined our generation, and propelled so many fans to adulation and young athletes to eventual would be stardom, is gone. Our game, our sport, our lives, are all the better for simply having the honor and privilege to have listened to him announce sporting events over the years. Millions upon millions of young boys and girls alike, were introduced to the greatest sport in the world, just by hearing Vin describe the game to us. Play by play, pitch by pitch, hit by hit, run by run, out by out, Scully just made the game easier to grasp, easier to learn. And for that, all the fans and players alike, of this wonderful sport, called our national pastime, can simply say,
Mr. Scully,
Thank You.
💙 Thanks for this … a perfect tribute
Wonderful!❤
THANK YOU VIN SCULLY. For all the memories! Say hi to my tata LORENZO BRAVO and nana JULIA BRAVO in HEAVEN.Fans of you res for eternity sir.
@@albertvargas8628 Worth noting that Vin Scully usually CALLED The GAME UNassisted, though for the World Series NBC provided the talents of Joe Garagiola, who complimented Vin quite well with his knowledge earned from years behind the plate as a catcher.
I was on the aircraft carrier USS Constellation when this happened & the Skipper kept us close enough to shore that we could pick up the local TV stations and watch the game aboard ship.
skipper knows best
We were stationed in San Diego and were Dodger fans when we got there in 1982. Went to Chavez Ravine for many games. My now ex husband was on the USS Ranger at fleet week in San Francisco watching this at a bar with his buddies. I was at our apartment in SD watching the game pacing the floor. Its one of those once in a lifetime games you watch as a fan. Still gives me chillbumps watching it.
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Shore duty, NAS Moffett Field. Free bleacher seats @ CandleStick or Oakland baseball games w/active ID. Space permitting…STILL a fan in those days , not at all now….
Great hero moment… watched Gibby tear up the Big Ten in College football AND baseball when I was younger. Made it a point to watch this Series. Long day at work, watched this with friends; just had that feeling when he came in the game, & wanted to see magic happen. Gibson was always a guy who lived to make those kinda moments come in to being.
Just about the only time in my life I ever rooted for a soCal team for anything. About a year later I ended up watching SF + LA playing the Series from middle of the Indian Ocean… odd twists of fate life throws in there. My phone threw me a cool back-door slider just now!!.…
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Tip of the hat to the Skipper for sure!
It's incredible how great moments and iconic moments link us back to previous iconic moments in history. Freddie really just opened the door for the entire world to come back and see this, be it again or for the first time.
I'm a Royals fan so I've no dog in the fight, but GOD being a fan of baseball makes both this night and tonight so incredible. I love it.
Bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, full count, man on second down by 1, standing on a bum leg.....this is the stuff of legend
Cheezeburger Walrus if this was a Hollywood script, the critics would say that’s it was too hokey....
To see something like this unfold and happen to such a great guy was awesome. Could not have written it better. Sandlot kids imagine this kind of moment. Can see myself as a kid in batters box saying that same thing, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs...😊
And the next day to preview Game 2, NBC played the Robert Redford clip from The Natural when he literally knocks the lights out in his one big at-bat. Couldn't have found a more fitting clip.
I remember as a kid watching this game
Every kids dream
This at-bat had everything … an injured hero, a seemingly invincible foe, pickoffs, time-outs, foul balls, a full count, and a crucial game one result on the line. Pure baseball drama. What a joy!
Leonard Stilwell - and a stolen base.
And Vin Scully to tell the tale.
These are the times that make baseball great... UNSCRIPTED!!
Gurmfs (German Smurfs)
@MANCHESTER UNITED yeah, but soccer is sooooo boooooring, back & forth, back & forth....yawn
Living in a motel with my 2 year old son then . Never forget it. In a way inspired me to do better and I did. Thanks Mr. Gibson
Loser.
@@Jack-ns6xr 🤫🤫
👍👍
Steve Blackburn that’s awesome Steve!
Good job
I'm here after tonight. history repeated itself. 10-25-24
Saw this live and it doesn't matter how many times I watch this, it never gets old! 🙂⚾️❤
Same ... ^v^
No you DID NOT....LIAR LIAR PANTIES ON FIRE
Wow, awesome!
No it doesn’t. One of my friends posts this on his social media every so often.
never!
And now, one of the best to ever do it has passed away. He made so many great calls. May he rest in peace. Thanks for the memories, Vin.
Gibson’s celebratory gestures as he’s rounding second base still get me to this day
He never touched it.
Anyone else ever notice he ever touched the bag roundng second?
He touched the back side of it the camera and eyes didn't pick it up 😊
@@fmbbeachbum8163
Even if he hypothetically didn't touch second base, so what? What's your point?
Tonight, Vin is smiling down from Heaven at Freddie, at the Dodgers, at Dodger fans, at Dodger Stadium, at Los Angeles, and at all of Major League Baseball. "Gibby, meet Freddie!" 💙💙💙
This is pure artistry, both by Vin and Kirk. One of the all-time great baseball moments.
Buy some Farmer John bacon
VIN SCULLY GREATEST CALL EVER! THIS NEVER GETS OLD!
Herman Roa Vin sounded like an old dude here, and he still went on for almost 30 years more
I remember this at-bat like it was yesterday. I had 500 bucks on the Dodgers that night and I was a big fan of Kirk Gibson from his
Detroit Tiger days. That Sparky Anderson team was a great team too. Lasorda never shut up about Gibson and that homer afterward.
I'm a Detroit Tigers fan. Was thrilled we won 1984 World Series. This may sound funny but I think everyone in Detroit, went crazy and loved this moment for Kirk Gibson. He is still revered here for who he is and what he has done in the sport of Baseball
Plus, Kirk is from Michigan and was a football standout at MSU.
As A Dodger fan I followed Kirk Gibson Shining star of the Detroit tigers hes heart is always been Detroit Thanks for the memory Kirk Dodgers #1
As a fellow Tigers fan, I completely agree. We claim Gibby to be "our own" with so many great moments in a Tiger uniform, but I think that this at bat for the Dodgers from Gibby has to be the most epic moment of his career. Way more dramatic than his HR off Gossage in the 84 series at Tiger Stadium...although that was also an awesome moment. And how about Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola on this call. We were blessed in Detroit to have a couple of the best broadcasters in the history of the game with the great Ernie Harwell, his partner Paul Carey and Hall of Famer George Kell. But Vin Scully's call here is the mark of a true pro. He knew when to talk and more importantly, he knew when not to. This whole sequence is baseball lore and belongs in the Hall of Fame.
Iam from kzoo mich love Gibson.
Gibson deserves any praise heaped upon him not just for his play on the field, but by how he conducted himself on and off of it! Great contributor, but also an equally solid human being! They're a dime a dozen!
I've watched this at least a hundred times. It never gets old.
Scouting report on Eckersley. If he gets a left handed batter to a 3/2 count, he's coming with a backdoor slider. That was told to Gibson, and he remembered that. He steps out of the box at 3/2 to get ready for it. The home run is amazing and it still gives me chills, but the at bat is what makes it phenomenal. He had him 0/2, he battles back to 3/2 and then he hits the home run because he knew what was coming. WOW. I just watched the Dodgers win it tonight. 32 yrs later.
Too bad Kirk didn't take the credit until years upon years later
Don't compare a fluke World Series win to this classic
@easyrider912 , Fluke? The Dodgers were the best team in baseball this year start to finish. Best hitting line up in baseball and 2 of baseball's best pitchers.
@@Franco_City Yes in a 60 game season lol... That's like crowning a champ in the NFL after 7 games... It's a fluke...
@@dl30wpb Every team played with the same stakes. It was HARDER to win this year because there was never a rest. The Dodgers also went to 2 world series just before. YOURE a fluke.....
Easily one of the best moments in baseball.
Incredible !
It was pretty unpleasant to watch as an A's fan, though.
@@jimlang7461 nah it was memorable for everybody
others are Gibsons 1984 Tiger home runs
Huge Giants fan here… even I have to admit that. It truly was one of those moments that makes baseball so great.
This home run is so legendary that a lot of people nowadays think this happened in Game 7, but it was Game 1.
Always thought it was game 7. So dramatic it felt like it.
With the crowd going crazy like this in game 1, can you imagine this in a game 7😂
This miracle struck a huge psychological blow to the Athletics, a better team, and though they managed to win one game, they never really recovered.
@@fisterhr But they won the WS the following year AND they were in the WS the year after that-so I’d say they did eventually recover.
I always thought it was the series winner
We witnessed a very similar event occur today. Beautiful. Go Dodgers.
It was one of the most dramatic home runs i ever seen i my life. I am 85 now and Kirt Gibson is an Inspiration to me when my knees bother me.
I was a 16 year old kid, living in poverty, broke home, and with an alcoholic mother. I became a Dodgers fan that year, before the WS, but been a fan ever since. I cannot, in my own words, begin to tell you what Kirk Gibson's heroic HR did for me, in that moment. I was battling depression from a back injury I suffered the previous summer before football season, ended up missing the following year, and battled back my senior year. I also played baseball, although small in stature, I played with every ounce of heart like my hero Gibson.
I'm a lifetime Yankee fan since 1977, and have seen many great moments. This however is THE greatest baseball moment I have ever seen in my life to date.
David Freeze in 2011 coming up clutch twice on one strike away from elimination is waaay more memorable than a no pressure game 1 walk off...
@@roberthaizlip4351 David Freese wasn’t injured though. Gibson, on the other hand, could barely walk when he hit this home run
@@MrCubFan415 Or he was faking and being overdramatic ....
@@MrCubFan415 Also injury wasn't part of the equation in my response. I was responding to the "clutch" element. This is faaaaaaar down the list of that category.
@@roberthaizlip4351 Being young should never be an excuse for being dumb. Since when is it now common practice to spot the opposition a couple of wins? Gibson had been hurt long before this game, and wasnt even in the game at all. You want to give away a Game 1 to what was at the time the dangerous and unstoppable Oakland As? The As by every single expert, statistician, and prediction were supposed to sweep and runaway with the Series. After getting the best closer in the game (Eckersley) beat, the seed had been planted. The As would not recover from this.
One of the greatest moments in sports history
I saw it live on TV but the other call is even better than Scully
Greatest moment in Dodger history
Had to watch to get me ready for tonight's world series 10/25/2024. Let's do this for Fernando.
How eerie this must have been for you
Great call ! 🤙
That’s a crazy call
What a call!
I just heard the news about Vin Scully. I didn’t get to hear him a lot but this is easily one of his greatest calls ever and I’m sad to hear him pass. Rest In Peace to the greatest commentator ever
Yeah, just clicked on the LAT and got the news. That's why I'm here now.
At least both him and Tommy got to see all 7 title wins of the Dodgers
@@raynessel4574 Got the notification on my phone. I suspect a bunch of us are going follow you here. Gibson's grit, the game situation, the World Series stage and Scully letting the crowd speak makes this most baseball moment in the history of baseball. At least for me.
The greatest.
Vin is the greatest ever. Ever.
one of the greatest moves by a manager
one of the greatest at bats
one of the greatest calls
.....of all time...
I saw a program called the 100 greatest moments in baseball one time. This at bat was number 2 right after Bobby Thompson’s pennant clinching home run. To me it should have been number 1. Such a dramatic at bat!
@Jane Tannerevans I'm a total novice at baseball so I'm probably missing something, but Gibson hit a home run so wasn't the stolen base irrelevant?
Analytics has ruined baseball
@@TaylorHockeyVideo in a sense....
Here is another one..... I forget when... Cincinatti behind at bottom of 9th inning. 2 outs and bases loaded. Pete Rose puts himself in as pinch batter. If he misses he will get ALL the blame, he is the batter and the manager. Guess what... he gets a grand-slam home run and wins the game.
The great thing about Vin Scully was his impartiality in his announcing. Vin made it a point to interview players from opposing teams prior to games and during the games would bring up little facts about those players and not all of it was baseball related. Definitely an ambassador for all of baseball.
During the regular season when he did games on the radio for the Dodgers he didn't have a color commentator, he did it all himself.
That's why there was no problem with Vin Scully, the Dodgers' main announcer, being the national play-by-play announcer.
What a treat for Dodger fans to be able to listen to Vin Scully. For 67 years! A true legend who made every game he broadcast better with his presence.
@@joeski734 I was at my brother's house that day with the TV on. We all saw this as it happened. And to this day the sight of LaSorda running onto the field like a grown-up kid still cracks me up. Good stuff.
@@boblozaintherealworld3577 that’s one of my favorite parts, as well. That little-kid happiness always makes me smile.
Game 1 of the World Series is why I’m here. It’s so cool seeing the two! History was made on 10/25/24
Yes watching tonight's Grand Slam brought me back to the time I saw this the most amazing game winner ever
As Mr. Vin would have said about yesterday: "Not a bad opening act."
Exactly why I watched this video last night and I believe just like then they're going to dominate
Not a Dodger fan but that is the greatest at- bat in baseball history!! 3-2 w 2 out bottom of 9th playoff game hr.... Absolutely Amazing!!!
And it's the kind of act players like ARod or McGwire or even Griffey could NEVER accomplish. They were big stars, but they were never heroes. Gibson was a hero's hero after this.
And it was an injured player that come off the bench to pinch hit that did it.
@@ob7483 ARod hit .365 with 6 HR in the 2009 postseason that ended with the Yankees winning the WS but I guess that doesn't fit the narrative
I had totally forgotten how banged up Gibson was. Watching him hobble around the bases is just astonishing. Pure will and adrenalin.
GREAT announcers know when to BE QUIET and let the happenings unfold without a lot of chatter... This is a CLASSIC EXAMPLE of that dynamic!! ANYBODY WITH ME?
Scully is a national treasure. I still chop onions a little when I watch this at bat.
Dennis Cassley I don't know, I was speechless when I saw it too.
Vin Scully will never die in my heart and Joe Buck can go to hell
70 seconds of nat sound and no commentary. I really wish today's broadcasters would realize it's a visual medium and learn to shut up.
YES!!!! F%CK JOE BUCK!!! can't stand that homer!!!!
I'm not into baseball like that, but had to check out the ending of LA vs. NYY after the crowd reaction in the Staples Center during the Lakers/ PHX game.
I've seen the highlight of Kirk Gibson limp-running around the bases many times but never saw how it all unfolded, the buildup and circumstances were crazy. This was WAAAAAAAAY more dramatic.
"And look who's coming up"....gives me chills every time....love baseball
That, and "High fly ball into right field..." Chills every time.
The other moment that's stayed with me... "Look who's warming up" ... Orel coming in for ugly relief.
The greatest one line in the history of sports my said oh that isn't fair look at him at 16 and bleeding blue I was cocky and I just remember believing and having the enthusiasm of youth and stood up just as they did at Dodger and it was on ....little did I really know that minutes later it would really happen
Best moment I will ever remember
This is definitely one of the greatest sports moments of all time.
Spartans will...
It was all scripted in advance! I'm not usually into conspiracy, but this is one I have to agree
@@Bmybuddy69 in a way it was! The Dodgers had scouted out Eckersley and he behaved exactly according to their report.
Ghoopty hopefully can make some more magic in coming weeks
@@Bmybuddy69 --No conpiracy,there were a hitting coach in the stands signalling the Eck pitches.If he starts with a fast his next would be a slider eg.
The most amazing part is Lasorda jumped almost six inches in the air.
Almost 6 inches 🤣🤣🤣
Must have been the slimfast shake.
Yup! Lasorda was a pasta nut. He was tubby!! He jumped up and landed about 6 times, and Cal Tech's seismographs registered 4.6 tremblors.
Seriously, Gibson's HR was one of the greatest moments of the Dodgers' storied history! We won the WS against an A's team that was so powerful. We weren't even in the same league as them, figuratively speaking. Willpower won the series for us. This was 1988 - 32 years ago. I think we need to win another WS! People ARE beginning to talk. We made it to the 2017 one, and the cheating Asterisks won it. Then we made it to the 2018 one, and the alleged cheating Red Sox won it. We lost the NLDS to the Nationals last season, who ended up winning it all. Now, let's get back there to the fall classic this season, and win it for the gipper!
I think it was 8 inches.
Tommy "Lasagna" - The Dodger's Greatest Ambassador, and one helluva Manager!
So much similarities they were behind by 1 run, leg injury, same spot homer and almost the same celebration wow it looks like a dejavu.
MLB, this clip seriously needs to be preserved in the Library of Congress. Its that important.
No doubt about that. This is the glory of baseball!
The Smithsonian...This is high drama baseball at it's best.
jdlocotxftw2002 for sure! will never forget listening to this on the radio
Your reply looks like it was written by someone with a 9th grade education. You are too stupid to understand baseball and far too stupid to reply to my comment.
Mr. G. Mitt Romney calls donald trump A BIG PHONEY A FRAUD.
And part of the beauty of this moment is vintage Vin Scully: shut up and let the crowd's reaction and the pictures tell the story.
wkyken 100% true
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Agreed Whether it was TV or radio, . Vin said what was needed .... shut up..... and let the event speak for itself.
vin scully doesn't understand the concept of "shutting up"; by miles the most overrated announcer in sports history
I would really beat the shit out of you for saying that.
Vinny’s silence after the home run was the perfect thing to say....
"It's the notes you don't play."
Imagine if Vin would call all games 😍
“Some things are best left unsaid”
That's the beauty of great announcers, Scully, Mel Allen, Jack Buck, uecker, it's tv, just let the picture tell the story
he always said his favorite thing was the roar of the crowd :))
This is not jut about a man hitting a ball. This is so deep, an example of perseverance and courage. The power of mind and determination can take u so far. What a clip
A voice that takes you places. It takes me back to this moment in '88 and "behind the bag!" in '86.
I'll always appreciate how Vin would never step on the moment. He let the pictures speak for themselves.
When he called the last pitch of the 1986 World Series for NBC, Vin announced it like this...."Fastball, Got 'em!" Then silence as the Shea Stadium crowd roared and cheered
"Behind the bag" I love sports.
One of the greatest moments in baseball--ever. He barely slapped that ball and how it got over the fence is a miracle. A miracle.
The greatest. Only other thing would be Babe's called shot
Thank you, Vin your voice will echo on forever - "It's time for Dodger baseball"
I’m female & not a sports fan but I watched this with my dad & sister. When Kirk hit the HR my father jumped up screaming and laughing and he pretended to choke my older sister. He was so happy. I will always remember that moment of my life...as well as sports history! ❤
What makes this extraordinarily rare, is that many years later, itll still give you goosebumps!
My big brother used to say "when Vin Scully is on the radio, everything's right with the world."
And hot dogs tasted better too.
My big brother said "Room 101."
Well...back in the 80's we thought the great times would never end. Chick,Johnny Carson,much better mainstream movies,Showtime Lakers-Tom Petty,Elvis Costello,Bruce,Prince-MJ . There are still a lot of great times,but damn most everything is much worse.
Shame we could not clone him.....One of the best in the business
@@vernpascal1531, you're absolutely right. And props for your list: highest quality every one.
Rest In Peace, Mr. Lasorda. You are one of the GREATEST managers to have ever lived in the history of baseball. You will FOREVER be missed. 😢💔
I'm old enough that when I was a child Tommy was Walt Alston's 3rd base coach. Great manager, great interviews, great baseball strategy (small ball, suicide squeezes), great......(fill in the blank)
@@dyerme I'm only old enough to remember that Walt Alston was once the
Dodgers' manager. So you win this one. But truly, Lasorda learned from the best, and as he once said (so I've read) when being interviewed for the Manager position, "Cut my veins....my blood is Dodger blue".
Maybe it's just a local myth, but sure sounds like Tommy.
@@boblozaintherealworld3577 We ALL bleed Dodger Blue!
It takes a real old school mad lad to even consider putting gibson in. Baseball needs less analytics, and more Lasorda.
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I was at that game! I was 24 years old & now I'm almost 60 & I will NEVER forget that amazing moment for the rest of my life!
The beauty of this call is the silence allowed by the booth to soak in the emotion of the moment. Then Scully chimes in with one of the memorable quotes in sports history.
Then he brings even more drama as a metaphor for Gibson's injuries. "Then the only question became, 'Can he make it it around the base path unassisted?'" Who the heck can recall that rule and tie it to an epic event that just happened 45 seconds before. And how many of us said to ourselves, "I didn't even think about that" even though we know the Devil himself couldn't stop Gibson from that walk off.
Also, Props to Joe Garagiola. I think he went far in setting the standard for color commentary.
Yup, an A+ all around.
Yep, and it should be him reciting the Dodgers long awaited win tonight and not Joe piece of *#&$
I couldn't agree more. Not only has the game evolved into an unwatchable product for me but if you where to try to watch an inning or two the guys in the booth think they need to be entertainers and not just tastfully support the action.
@@rk702 You nailed it, most sports commentary is like that, they just never shut up, to actually enjoy the moment. Most of them have verbal diarrhoea anyway.. Someone should just tell all these sad over-egoed commentators, IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU..FFS..shut yer gobs...Bad English..sorry.
I used to live in L.A. and LOVED listening to Dodgers games with Vin Scully. Miss those days!!!
To this day, the greatest individual effort under immense pressure I have ever witnessed in sport.
I agree completely!
A great effort no doubt, but off the top of my head, I feel Kerri Strug's gold medal vault in the 96 Olympics is greater!
@@ryanduel4000 You definitely bring up a good argument to say the least.
Ryan Duel not impressed by gymnastics.
It's definitely one of my all time memorable moments.
36 years later, it’s happened again!
Gawd how time flies. I will always remember it.
Unfortunately back here due to the terrible news but we are all here to celebrate this amazing at bat made that much more memorable by an amazing call.
Scully says nothing for over 1 minute. He just lets the moment unfold. Great baseball announcing!
Masterful simply Masterful....
Griffviewer Scully did the same thing after Game 6 86 WS with Buckner. Silence for two minutes. Perfection
Nope! This is vintage Vinny! So miss him.
Give some credit to Joe Garagiola for shutting up also. That must have been hard for him.
why he was the best
Ball 3, Strike 2, Out 2, bottom of the 9th, World Series game 1. Two bad knees. Only a home run will do. And Kirk Gibson got it. A moment that makes baseball worth it.
Moments like these would have never happened had there been a pitch clock back then. And with one now we may never see them again.
One of the all time greatest moments in sports history!
I agree
Gods, this was just as riveting today as it was when I first say it over 30 years ago.
Nobody understood the importance of letting a game breathe like Vin Scully. The greatest wordsmith to ever grace the confines of a ballpark. “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.”
I get chills every time I hear that line.
Some prefer Jack Buck's radio call. I disagree.This call is the best. Not even close. And he did it with less words. Sometimes less is more.
@@georgestock8147 Scully is the best of either TV or radio. When Red Barber says Vin's the best, we'd better listen. His ability to say a ton to his audience by letting the sounds of the stadium do the talking is second to none. Too many love the sound of their own voice too much.
The best, always was, and always will be!
Scully was absolutely the best. He knew when to make the call, sit back, and let everyone just take it all in. We need fewer Joe Bucks and more Vin Scullys!
I was at work and listening It on the radio and after the home run Vince was quite but I can hear it on the radio the crowd were cheering he let his listeners to enjoy the moment and I will never forget that moment ❤❤ sometimes the radio people are going nuts with a Walk off home run but Vince lets everyone enjoy it until he spoke again and it was great he spoke how the improbable happened and that was a perfect line to the home run ❤ and he summ up the whole dodger season in a sentence ❤
We will miss you Vin. Thank you for all the magical moments, such as this one.
Growing up in Alabama, Vin and Joe on NBC were how I was introduced to how baseball commentary was supposed to be. They let the pictures build the drama of this at bat (the entire inning really). Then after vin made the call and he just let the big moment breathe - he's the best ever.
The fact that Gibson did this against arguably one of the 2 best closers of all-time is truly remarkable....
Right he was but if you look at the tape again the runner at 2nd gave Gibson the sign to swing with his right hand
r mac Oh? When did Davis do that?
And it was all hand-eye and bat speed; he had no legs to help him generate any movement into the pitch! Unfreakinreal! He wouldn't have been able to step into the pitch even if his life had depended on it! Good thing for Gibby and the Dodgers, his life didn't have to depend
Even past the fact that he was a mere shell of a formidable player at the plate other than for his will...”
No only that, that may have been Eckersley's best season ever. The guy had been freaking unhitable.
I was living close to the Burbank area at this time, while I was attending Musicians Institute in Hollywood. I was watching this game there in my little efficiency unit at Oakwood Apartments on Barham Blvd., and when Gibson hit this homerun, I heard the entire complex erupt with cheers and yelling! Everyone went out on their little balconies and were screaming and cheering along with their neighbors. As long as I live, I will remember that moment...truly amazing.
That’s beautiful! I was in Silverlake not that far from the stadium. I leapt off the sofa screaming at the top of my lungs. Scared my daughters. Good times. 😂
The sound of the press box, the organ, the crowd, classic Vin with improbable and impossible, amazing.
The organist played “Happy Days Are Here Again”.
I remember that night. I was 7 years old, staring outside my living-room window looking at my dad and all my relatives rolling on the front yard dirt celebrating, beer was splashing everywhere. i'll never forget that night of 1988.
bro I was 8...I'll never forget it ever...
Albert gomez I was 8 and heart broken.
I was 14, and had a bet with a friend the A's would sweep...
Albert gomez this comment makes me wish I was born in the 80's so I could watch this
me 2
Thank you for sharing your love and passion for the game with so many generations. Your voice will forever be synonymous with the game of baseball. Rest In Peace Vin.
On 10/25/2024, Game 1 of World Series, Freddie Freeman with a bad ankle, came to the plate, Dodgers trailing 3-2, bases were loaded, 2 outs, hit the first pitch...HR! Grand Slam!
For me, this is the single greatest moment I've ever seen in baseball. I was 12 years old, a Dodgers fan living in West Virginia, and I lost my mind when Gibson pulled this off! This is the stuff of legend! You can't script a better moment - bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, full count, and when the chips were down and Kirk Gibson makes contact with that pitch you just KNEW you were witnessing something extraordinary! I have been a lifelong Dodgers fan ever since thanks to the 1988 team!
KP108 AMEN !!!
YES!
Actually, you can script a better moment. Much as I'm sure that a lot of Dodgers fans love this moment (and I don't blame them for doing so), it's VASTLY more dramatic when the entire series is on the line, later in a series. Like when Ortiz had those game winning hits and homers in games 4 and 5 against the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS, or Carlton Fisk's game 6, game winning HR in the 1985 WS. IMO, those were more dramatic because there was more on the line than in game 1 of a 5 or 7 game series. And I'm sure that there are other fine examples of game winning hits late in a playoff series where there was a LOT more on the line than in game 1.
im in WV watching this now
Stonebreakers where at in wva?
"In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened" Perfect line
absolutely!
@ it's a big deal cause they were heavy underdogs. gibson was hurt and came out to pinch hit. from then on the series was over. that was the only time gibson played in the series. it's almost like willis reed for the nets who scored the first 4 points then sat out the rest of the game cause it was all she wrote for the other team. they weren't gonna come back from that one
Uh, Willis Reed played for the Knicks. Actually, he did not sit out the rest of the game . Played 27 minutes and was, in fact, the last starter given a rest in the first half.
@@replaybb of course I know he played for the Knicks. Just saying he inspired his team to victory just like Gibson. Now I didn't know he played that many minutes but he only scored the first 4 points and that was all she wrote for the Lakers. They were done
Vin Scully was the finest sports announcer of all-time. A total pro, he never had to resort to needless drama ------he was in a class, by himself. ----------------------WolfSky9, 73 y/o
TRUTH. "And the cathedral that is Yankee stadium belongs to a Chapel!!"
Lifelong Dodgers fan watched this game live in my 3rd floor apartment in a 3 decker in Worcester Ma.
Wolfsky9 He was two levels below Herb Carneal.
@@paulkukulka9873 I think I was at Moynihan's Bar during this event. They had a couple old timer bar tenders there and one of them, named Larry, would pour what would qualify as a "triple" for a normal screwdriver (you could almost see through it). Not really a baseball fan but getting hammered makes watching anything enjoyable hehe
Vin was the best. I liked Ernie harwel also. But not as good as Vin.
Scully was the best at letting the crowds do the talking!. Pure and raw! best ever to do it.
Scully: The greatest all around sportscaster that's ever lived.
Great sportscaster, but like Drysdales call on this one--
Ian from Philadelphia watched this when I was a kid top 4 broadcaster's in baseball vin Scully harry kalas bob Harry Carey bob eucker
Growing up in SoCal during this time was amazing. We had Vin Scully calling the Dodgers, Chick Hearn calling the Lakers and Bob Miller calling the Kings. I don't think there has ever been a better cast of sportscasters in one city before or since.
@@robertbroatch6919 was Drysdale's call on Dodgers Radio? Jack Buck had a memorable call on National Radio!
@@Pitt-ny8cj Im glad you mentioned Jack, i didnt know he also did a play by play on this game , im a long time cards fan and i would rank Vin and Jack as tied for the best Baseball play by play men ive ever heard6. If i could listen to either on the radio,i didnt miss a tv they painted a picture with their words.
Vin certainly did appreciate the roar of the crowd. Seems like a full minute (in fact its more than a minute) goes by before he gets on the mic after that shot. Being the fan he was and is, he was probably too busy cheering himself. You can even hear the clapping in the booth.
GOAT, an announcer who can appreciate the value of silence, and then comes back on with a helluva line. "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened." And a Vin classic, "Look at Eckersley, shocked to his toes."
There are only a few perfect things in this world, and Scully calling a Dodger game was one of those. Simply the best. What a moment, what a game.
What an at bat!
Love the old minimalist MCM look of the Dodgers Stadium Pavilion without excessive signage . Also love the minimalist style of broadcast. SOOO much better than Smoltz and the other guy.
Rest In Peace Vin. Greatest to ever call a ballgame