29 yrs ago Oct 15 MOST FAMOUS sports play in world history Dodgers Kirk Gibson HR

Not even the most famous in baseball.

"The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"

#Dodgers @23KGibby wrote:

Where were you when the most famous play in the history of humanity, Kirk Gibson's home run at Dodger Stadium?

Overrated. It was game 1 and he didn't play after that.

disagree with you. The guy was fing disabled, comes out of the locker room and knocks a walk-off home run against the A's closer Eckersley who was unstoppable that season. That was clutch to the extreme. It is one of the most memorable plays in baseball.

lease wrote:

Not even the most famous in baseball.

"The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"

You must be a New Yorker, thinking the world revolves around you. Gibson didn't have to steal signals unlike the Giants.

eh?er? wrote:

disagree with you. The guy was fing disabled, comes out of the locker room and knocks a walk-off home run against the A's closer Eckersley who was unstoppable that season. That was clutch to the extreme. It is one of the most memorable plays in baseball.

Not really clutch. Eck was known to throw that crappy slider on that count and Gibby knew it. Oh, and Gibson wasn't that disabled

Nope. Rupp 2:09:20

That memorable arm pump rounding second

lease wrote:

Not even the most famous in baseball.

"The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"

True. The shot heard round the was bigger. Gibson's HR doesn't even crack the top ten in baseball. Mazeroski's game 7 walk off in the '60 WS tops my list of "plays" with Larson's perfect game as top performance.

Most famous play in world sports history? Hand of God (infamous)? Or maybe Bannister breaking 4.

the hand of god goal would like a word with you....

Is the "Hand of God" really the most memorable play in soccer? There must be something more exciting, involving skill.

Disagreei wrote:

eh?er? wrote:

disagree with you. The guy was fing disabled, comes out of the locker room and knocks a walk-off home run against the A's closer Eckersley who was unstoppable that season. That was clutch to the extreme. It is one of the most memorable plays in baseball.

Not really clutch. Eck was known to throw that crappy slider on that count and Gibby knew it. Oh, and Gibson wasn't that disabled

If there was a Mount Rushmore of MOST FAMOUS sports plays .... well, you know the rest.

Disagreei wrote:

eh?er? wrote:

disagree with you. The guy was fing disabled, comes out of the locker room and knocks a walk-off home run against the A's closer Eckersley who was unstoppable that season. That was clutch to the extreme. It is one of the most memorable plays in baseball.

Not really clutch. Eck was known to throw that crappy slider on that count and Gibby knew it. Oh, and Gibson wasn't that disabled

No, eh?er? is right. Whatever your rationale, it doesn't matter. The 3-2/2 out count, the hit, the fist pump, the energy, Vin Scully commentating... it truly was 'one of those moments'.

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Disagreei wrote:

Not really clutch. Eck was known to throw that crappy slider on that count and Gibby knew it. Oh, and Gibson wasn't that disabled

No, eh?er? is right. Whatever your rationale, it doesn't matter. The 3-2/2 out count, the hit, the fist pump, the energy, Vin Scully commentating... it truly was 'one of those moments'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4nwMDZYXTI

Unless you were an A's fan...lol.

Absolutely incredible. Nothing short of that.

"One of those moments" describes it perfectly. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing (other than watching the game, of course.)

Anyone who doesn't appreciate that as one of the greatest moments in sports simply just doesn't get it.

Thanks for posting the video. Made my night.

I was 8 years old watching the game in Delaware with my 10 year old brother. We knew the A’s we’re going to kill the Dodgers in the series and Canseco’s early grand slam removed all doubt. We couldn’t believe they actually sent Gibson up there and were laughing at him as he’d take these terrible looking swings and then almost fall over in pain as he fouled off pitch after pitch. We sat there in total stunned silence as the ball left the park and the images of the fist pump and tommy lasorda’s jubilation burned into my memory. Not a dodgers fan, but I’ve watched an unhealthy amount of sports in my life, and of what I’ve actually watched live, that was the most dramatic moment.

I was i Santa Ana, CA. Truly the most famous home run in MLB history.

Your parents let you stay up and watch the end of that game as an 8 year old on the east coast? BAD PARENTS!

Always been a Kirk Gibson fan, and that was a memorable series. Remember when Lasorda had Hershiser pitching relief to help win Game 4?

Also notice how natural and manly staches looked on guys back then??? Nowadays facial hair on a guy looks like an affectation.

Disagreei wrote:

eh?er? wrote:

disagree with you. The guy was fing disabled, comes out of the locker room and knocks a walk-off home run against the A's closer Eckersley who was unstoppable that season. That was clutch to the extreme. It is one of the most memorable plays in baseball.

Not really clutch. Eck was known to throw that crappy slider on that count and Gibby knew it. Oh, and Gibson wasn't that disabled

It's baseball- American history, maybe. World- NO lol